my name is dora I'm an alocoholic,
I have been basicly reading your emails but
keeping my simpel mouth shut.I had to cause I have not been able to
get to a computer very offten . Also deleated some as much as I could
to keep it simpel .I to sobered up In the rooms of aa I did this
because treatment never Worked for me. I CALL IT SPIN DRY ! I had to
committ to stay sober and work the steps and I had to trust someone or
I 'd die drunk. SO I GOT A SPONSER ALMOST RIGHT AWAY. I KNEW THAT TO
HAVE A SPONSER IS TO HAVE A GUIDED NOT A PAL SO I ASKED MINE TO NOT BE
MY FRIEND BUT TO GET ME THROUGH THE STEPS AND WE DID JUST THAT! NOWI'M
2 YEARES OLD IN MY FINALLY WORKED FOR SOBERITY MY BIRTHDAY WAS JUNE 03
2005! IM SO GRATFULL BUT NO SAINT YET!!
my name is dora I'm an alocoholic, I have been basicly reading your emails but keeping my simpel mouth shut.I had to cause I have not been able to get to a...
A belated happy birthday Dora. "Sainthood" comes not for me or for many, thank God! Larry C. joycomesintheam <joycomesintheam@...> wrote: my name is dora...
Congratulations, Dora! I like what you said about wanting your sponsor to help you through the steps, you did not need a pal! That describes this 21 month...
i am new to aa i have been sober 60 days and have been going to aa meetings about 4 times a week. i really enjoy the meetings and i find the bb very ineresting...
i am new to aa i have been sober 60 days and have been going to aa meetings about 4 times a week. i really enjoy the meetings and i find the bb very ineresting...
... Hi Tracey and welcome to AA. Besides the Big Book we have another book called The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions which is good supplemental reading. I...
Joe , there'll always be discussions /arguments/misleading statements in AA . But I take your point ,enough of the discussion . AA says disease or not is an...
Hey Tracey and everyone else. I am new to this post, however have been sober for quite a while(time isn't that important to me-all I have is NOW).  It is...
From an opening statement at my home group. "Here, we believe that everything you need to know about recovery from the disease of alcoholism can be found in...
Rhine I have to disagree with part of what u said. Nowhere in the basic text does it say that alcoholism is a disease Les Hymel 678-936-1080 ... From:...
Would the term Malady qualify?? Mark M ... From: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of les hymel Sent:...
The term malady would suit the problem, I agree. Joe From: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark...
Les, Sorry, but I should have been more through and considerate in my questioning. I see the term malady used rather liberally in the text and see that as...
Sorry for butting in ,but I have read the longest (fifty pages) about the subject of "disease or not" by Ernst Kurtz who is a friend of AA . And he has come to...
Actually from what i read on the history, Bill wanted to call it a disease, however, he didn't want to offend the medical community, who didn't think it as a...
Your last para says what I wanted to say ,better . I knew there was something amiss when I had grown tired of hearing that we have a disease and i thought...
The AMA says it is a Disease. The program has not changed but what we know about alcoholism and the meetings have changed over the years. Also the idea of what...
Thanks Francis. I agree. When the medical profession labeled it a disease, it enabled treatment to be covered by insurance.  I hope our trusted servants...
Alcoholism is covered under the American Disabities Act as a dibilitating disease. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
How do you know that?? ... From: Kitty <medickat37@...> Subject: RE: [BBS_Open_Discussion] Re: hello everyone To: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com ...
It doesnt really matter what any member says IN AA . Its the FACT that AA doesnt proclaim it as a disease . Thats the issue at hand here , isnt it . But...
hey im greatful to be a part of this as we know ,left to my own devices i "WILL" drink again down to brass tacks the doc explains i have an allergy to the drug...