... I to had a problem with "turning things over to go ..you know let go let god" well God hadn't really helped in my life til then so I ahd a hard time...
This is for anyone out there willing to help me out on keeping sober. It's been almost three years since I quit drinking and it bothers me to this day. I...
the short and sweet of it? don't... just don't drink for today... then the long if it? call your sponsor, get to meetings and do a fourth on this... find out...
Carmen is right, just dont drink today! The best help I have found for me, is asking God (whoever that might be) to keep me sober for today and to please...
I just wonder what goes through peoples minds when they have been on this site for a(at least) couple go arounds and then tell someone to just not drink....
Morning All, Jay, I can only speak for myself, but just don't drink is what I have had to do for the last 9 years to make it work for me... for some they might...
To "just not drink" is one thing, but to "just not drink for today" is something different and that is what Carmen said here..Today is all that we have and if...
Thanks Susan, maybe I didn't make myself clear on that, could be very possible... as Jay had said, we are powerless over alcohol in the sense that self will,...
I hear that it is against the law in S.C. to get rid of somebody..He just has no idea how lucky he is..Between the law and the dog..Saved for another ...
HELLO SUSAN. HOW DO I KNOW MY GOD REMOVED MY OBSESSION TO DRINK, QUITE SIMPLY I HAD IT I WAS DOING SEVEN MEETINGS A WEEK. I STAYED IN A HOTEL, I WENT WENT BACK...
Dear Brenda, I can tell you what worked for me. I feel 100% certain it will work for you, too, but it's something you'll have to DO, not just read. I don't...
Hi Brenda Have you tried going to a professional counselor? I've noticed in AA meeting that the people who attend the meetings are a bunch of crazy ex-drunks:)...
My name is Heidi and I am an alcoholic! There has been discussion in the beginers meeting on being "normal" and crossing that bridge! I have found for me,...
Welcome back everyone- We're at Page 86, paragraph 2 - "On awakening let's think about the twenty-four hours ahead". "...we ask God to direct our thinking,...
The recent discussion regarding Brenda's difficulty not drinking after three years of sobriety reminds me of the difficulty that legions of sober AA's have in...
mj78@... wrote: Hi Brenda Have you tried going to a professional counselor? I've noticed in AA meeting that the people who attend the meetings are a bunch...
Hi everyone: My name's Mirna. I live in Melbourne, Australia. I've been dry for the last 7 months. I say dry, because I'm having a hard time with anger and...
Mirna, I read what you had to say, I wonder where in all this is your sponsor and her instructing you in how to do the twelves steps to recovery found in...
Mirna my heart is with you as you struggle with acceptance,I was told enough the very first meeting I went to --had I'd been able to put it into practise I...
I haven't found a sponsor yet. I've asked several members, but they don't seem to have the time! The last sponsor I had never got back to me when I rang him to...
Hi, I feel so sad for you. I cannot understand people not having the time to sponsor. This is how we stay sober. I do not know about where you are, but If...
Good morning Mirna! Or rather good evening! Ask God to give you someone who can work with you. You will find someone may just show up! Depression and...
Hi, Mirna, although we would like to think that the depression will pass, sometimes it doesn't... see your doctor about some medication for the depression......
I will take a look at it too.......do you use messenger? I am almost always online in the morning when its evening for you. so I am available. Feel free to...
Good Morning everyone- Chapter 7 starts on page 89- Chapter 7, in its entirety, is dedicated to Step 12. " Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of...