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Users activity: 28 posts per thread
Forum activity: 25 active threads during last week
 

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islandchild2002
12
user's latest post:
Can you add to the gratitude list?
Published (2009-11-27 19:57:00)
Wow - what a great thread!!? I am so grateful for ALL of you - newcomers and old-timers alike.? This board has been an intregal part of my recovery.? Whenever I feel lonely, or angry, or just need to reach out - I log on and become grounded in my recovery once more. Thank you - ALL of you, for helping me stay sober one day at a time.? God bless!
cl-swt16mentally
12
user's latest post:
I am here
Published (2009-11-28 16:19:00)
Hi and welcome.? Do you have a good friend that might go with you the first time?? I went by myself the first time and it was not what I thought it would be.....I understand the fear/nervousness that comes with that first move toward help.? Remember, we ALL have to walk into that FIRST meeting.? Let us know how it goes.? God bless....
misssy2
8
user's latest post:
I am here
Published (2009-11-28 21:22:00)
Hi...friend... Try to look at it this way...I dont know about you...but I could do anything when I was drinking.? I bet if you were drunk you could walk in a meeting?? I bet when you were drunk you could sit in a bar alone? Go to a liquor store alone?? Those place are MUCH more scary than an AA meeting. The people in AA are there to get better.? The people in AA will welcome you.? You have nothing to be afraid of...I know its different...but...
cl-wifemomteacher
6
user's latest post:
Can you add to the gratitude list?
Published (2009-11-26 07:03:00)
Yesterday I ran into a grocery store for a moment and bought a last minute item. There was a lady collecting for the Salvation Army. Immediately I heard my mom's voice, "Never pass a red kettle without putting something in." And I know that, despite this recession, I have fewer monetary worries than Mom and Dad did raising us.
zejayge
5
user's latest post:
Can you add to the gratitude list?
Published (2009-11-26 07:45:00)
...I am grateful that I woke up sober this morning...I don't have to worry about how much wine I have...will it last me through the day and evening...until the liquor stores open tomorrow...I won't have any moments from today that I won't remember...I won't wake up at 0200 wondering where the boys are, what time did they go to bed...is my husband mad at me?...I am thankful that I am in such a happy place...I hope that you...
shanman422
4
user's latest post:
I'm new - my story
Published (2009-11-23 20:10:00)
Thanks so much for all your kind words!? I am so much happier sober, I wish I would have been strong enough a few weeks ago to know better!!!!? Thankfully, I was able to recognize right away that drinking was not the answer but the enemy.? I can tell myself over and over not to dwell on the fact that my alcoholic brain won, but it won't do me any good... all I can do is move forward.? As much as it sucks that I no longer can say I am 1...
mom2ppg
3
user's latest post:
How are you going to handle...
Published (2009-11-22 11:22:00)
I got a sort of "get out of jail free" card this year.? Like Monica, I was not one for a "just a glass" at a family get together.? If I could have stuck a straw in a bottle of wine, I would have.? And trust me, there were plenty of family get togethers where I would skip the food and hang out by the bar the whole night!? Start with wine, switch?to vodka, and when that was put away, start in on the "dessert"...
gardenmom2005
3
user's latest post:
Can you add to the gratitude list?
Published (2009-11-25 22:06:00)
Opal--great post.? I'm going to keep it to one item. I am thankful for this board and?ALL the women who have been faithful to help?me stay sober over the last 10 months.? ?For Brenda's positive attitude, for Beth's words of experience, for Leslie's faithfulness to cheer us on, ?for Missy's?honest sharing(and the tip about MMs), for Monica's consistency at reminding me how good it is to be a sober mom, for...
girlyone2001
3
user's latest post:
Very depressed and overwhelmed
Published (2009-11-23 19:58:00)
I think that I did so well so long and I am disapointed yet again. No one around me thinks I am an alcoholic which is weird for me. They think that I am using it as a coping mechanism and that once I learn how to live with my life stress I will not even think of reaching to alcohol to numb myself. It is hard...I cannot tell who is right and who is wrong. All I know is that my mom has been wearing me out lately and with getting married, the...
bocaraton72
2
user's latest post:
Detoxing
Published (2009-11-21 04:52:00)
How long have you been drinking to get withdrawals. I am just curious...not trying to offend anyone.
 

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Started 2 days, 9 hours ago (2009-11-28 16:19:00)  by cl-swt16mentally
Hi and welcome.  Do you have a good friend that might go with you the first time?  I went by myself the first time and it was not what I thought it would be.....I understand the fear/nervousness that comes with that first move toward help.  Remember, we ALL have to walk into that FIRST meeting.  Let us know how it goes.  God bless....
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-21 08:58:00)  by cl-swt16mentally
Hi boca and welcome to the board.  I felt just like you when I first went to AA.  I was so desperate to stop drinking that I did not even hear the word God the first six months.  I know they said it, but I had selective hearing...and I am grateful for that!  One of the things I learned after I had a bit of sobriety under my belt was that AA is not a religious based program...it is spiritual.  ...
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Started 5 days, 3 hours ago (2009-11-25 22:06:00)  by gardenmom2005
Opal--great post.  I'm going to keep it to one item. I am thankful for this board and ALL the women who have been faithful to help me stay sober over the last 10 months.    For Brenda's positive attitude, for Beth's words of experience, for Leslie's faithfulness to cheer us on,  for Missy's honest sharing(and the tip about MMs), for Monica's consistency at reminding me how good it is to ...
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Started 5 days, 3 hours ago (2009-11-25 21:56:00)  by gardenmom2005
Leslie, Thanks.  Having the week off for Fall Break I find myself watching more TV than usual and boy, do the senses get bombarded with what the holidays are suppossed to be like according to the media.  Lots of food and happy people and lots and lots of wine showing up all over the place!  Your post helped me to refocus that this holiday really is a spiritual one and not one catering to ...
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Started 1 week, 4 days ago (2009-11-19 13:47:00)  by cl-swt16mentally
Hi Emily,   My name is Brenda and 12 1/2 years ago I was you.  I was looking in the mirror and knowing that alcohol was my master and I needed to change.  I did not know how.  I did wind up (I say that because I did not intend to go to AA) in an AA meeting that night...scared, silent, crying, and knowing that nobody could ever help me.  I did not hear a lot.  What I did hear was that I was not ...
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Started 6 days, 8 hours ago (2009-11-24 17:48:00)  by islandchild2002
Ain't that the truth???
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-23 19:02:00)  by islandchild2002
I have a couple of suggestions.... First, I would try and find a counselor to talk to about these issues with your mother.  As long as they are unresolved, she will be a constant source of irritation and anger.  I also know that AA may have been suggested to you before - why not try it now?  What do you have to lose?  I could not deal with my family issues and triggers until I had a little bit...
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-23 15:24:00)  by cl-wifemomteacher
Welcome Shannon! You have a powerful message!
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-22 19:11:00)  by cl-wifemomteacher
Hello Heidi Please know I have you in my thoughts and prayers. I have not been where you are, but have wanted to drink so badly I was in tears. You can stay sober tonight, you can, you can, you can. I once shredded page by page a phone book until I fell asleep (by the way...shredded by hand) Please keep in touch. 
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-20 09:01:00)  by cl-swt16mentally
Marcy...YOU understand AA.  Your husband is just not willing to stop yet.  Not everyone that goes to AA stops.  The ones that do are the ones that finally see where their drinking is killing them.  Alcohol is a strange and dangerous disease.  It tells the person with the disease that they are different, unique, and that they dont have it THAT bad...so they continue to drink.  That is why it is ...
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Started 5 days, 3 hours ago (2009-11-25 22:06:00)  by gardenmom2005
Opal--great post.  I'm going to keep it to one item. I am thankful for this board and ALL the women who have been faithful to help me stay sober over the last 10 months.    For Brenda's positive attitude, for Beth's words of experience, for Leslie's faithfulness to cheer us on,  for Missy's honest sharing(and the tip about MMs), for Monica's consistency at reminding me how good it is to ...
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-22 19:11:00)  by cl-wifemomteacher
Hello Heidi Please know I have you in my thoughts and prayers. I have not been where you are, but have wanted to drink so badly I was in tears. You can stay sober tonight, you can, you can, you can. I once shredded page by page a phone book until I fell asleep (by the way...shredded by hand) Please keep in touch. 
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Started 1 week, 4 days ago (2009-11-19 06:44:00)  by zejayge
...I'm a lucky ducky as my I am the only drunk in my family...and, extended family...alcohol has NEVER been a daily part of my family life or celebrations until I added it in...we do have a few friends who have parties but I did not drink outside of the home (how silly is that...during my 18 months of serious imbibing...if I couldn't drink the bottle, I wasn't interested in the glass and I knew...
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-22 15:27:00)  by gardenmom2005
Hi, For me, I tried for years to drink in a controlled manner and while I did at times have some temporary success, it always ended up out of control.  I have found the only way to stay sane is to stay completely sober.  The mental freedom and peace I now have is wonderful.  Keep us posted.  Personally, I would get the alcohol out of the house. Frances
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-23 19:02:00)  by islandchild2002
I have a couple of suggestions.... First, I would try and find a counselor to talk to about these issues with your mother.  As long as they are unresolved, she will be a constant source of irritation and anger.  I also know that AA may have been suggested to you before - why not try it now?  What do you have to lose?  I could not deal with my family issues and triggers until I had a little bit...
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-21 08:58:00)  by cl-swt16mentally
Hi boca and welcome to the board.  I felt just like you when I first went to AA.  I was so desperate to stop drinking that I did not even hear the word God the first six months.  I know they said it, but I had selective hearing...and I am grateful for that!  One of the things I learned after I had a bit of sobriety under my belt was that AA is not a religious based program...it is spiritual.  ...
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-23 15:24:00)  by cl-wifemomteacher
Welcome Shannon! You have a powerful message!
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Started 5 days, 3 hours ago (2009-11-25 21:56:00)  by gardenmom2005
Leslie, Thanks.  Having the week off for Fall Break I find myself watching more TV than usual and boy, do the senses get bombarded with what the holidays are suppossed to be like according to the media.  Lots of food and happy people and lots and lots of wine showing up all over the place!  Your post helped me to refocus that this holiday really is a spiritual one and not one catering to ...
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Started 2 days, 9 hours ago (2009-11-28 16:19:00)  by cl-swt16mentally
Hi and welcome.  Do you have a good friend that might go with you the first time?  I went by myself the first time and it was not what I thought it would be.....I understand the fear/nervousness that comes with that first move toward help.  Remember, we ALL have to walk into that FIRST meeting.  Let us know how it goes.  God bless....
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Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-20 09:01:00)  by cl-swt16mentally
Marcy...YOU understand AA.  Your husband is just not willing to stop yet.  Not everyone that goes to AA stops.  The ones that do are the ones that finally see where their drinking is killing them.  Alcohol is a strange and dangerous disease.  It tells the person with the disease that they are different, unique, and that they dont have it THAT bad...so they continue to drink.  That is why it is ...
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