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AA in another place perhaps…

May 16, 2012

Hi.. new posts here.

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Hope

April 13, 2012

Hi, I’m Larry, a grateful alcoholic. I remember committing temporary suicide every night by drinking myself to passing out. I remember thinking I’m having fun, although people were looking at me funny, and never mind that I was speaking with a thick tongue smelling like booze. I remember when it really started to take over [...]

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Understanding Compulsion

April 10, 2012

Protecting Sobriety Often called a “compulsive illness,” alcoholism is still a baffling mystery to most people. All we really know is that a single drink, a pleasant beverage for many, becomes a deadly trigger for alcoholics. We may even think it’s unfair that we’re unable to enjoy the pleasant customs of social drinking. If we [...]

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Dr. Acceptance

April 9, 2012

Dr. Paul O. (Dr. Acceptance) During my visit to Sheridan State Prison this week we discussed “Acceptance”, a topic which – go figure – really seems to resonate with inmates, particularly those that are starting to “get it. Naturally I had to read from Page 417 in the current Big Book, and it got me [...]

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Always hopeful

April 7, 2012

I’m Denisa, an alcoholic. Thank you all for being here. I did not feel worthy when I got to the program. I felt hopeless and worthless, and I was ok with that. I knew I was going to drink every day for the rest of my life and I had surrendered to that. I was [...]

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Sustaining recovery

April 3, 2012

“Studies have shown that AA involvement is a strong predictor of sustained recovery.” Haven’t I heard that somewhere before? I recently read an article about AA’s results. The gist of it is that it works for those who work it! Who’d have thunk it?! Me, for one, and millions more. One of the main principles [...]

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