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Welcome to the forum. Am glad you are here. Below is the link to request for a sponsor. You will get assigned on based on your gender. Good luck. Sponsorship: Welcome to all our new members and especially to those of you new to AA. To help guide you towards the Twelve Steps, we provide a Temporary S...

was that Eddie T of chicago?

I believe so. The story also highlights the importance of working the steps rest of our lives. The protagonist gets drunk few months later because his wife doesnt "respect him". LOL.

Below is from Power of now. There are other ideas in the book, you can google the free pdf version. This technique is very apt for the current situation. The body loves your attention. It is also a potent form of self healing. Most illnesses creep in when you are not present in the body. If the mast...

Do you have any ideas? I want them to do some kind of presentation on ONE of the Steps. If you look at direction on page 92, they talk about the peculiar mental twist that leads us to the first drink. They suggest we refer to chapter to alcoholism. So I generally use those 3 (i skip the jaywalker) ...

I blocked his number even though he won't reach out anyway. I'm trying not to reach out because at this point it's pathetic. But I am an emotional wreck. I feel like I was used for two years and then disposed of. I am in a lot of pain, which was why I used to reach out to him, but he would always m...

Welcome back. Hope you are getting all the support to help you in the recovery.

Welcome to the forum Janders. The chapter "More About Alcoholism" includes some key information about how the alcoholic mind operates, just prior to the first drink. From your title "Fourth time trying" I could imagine, you could relate to the Car Salesman story. The is to illustrate the peculiar me...

A year for step 4??? Yeah its crazy. Many dont understand the need for a quick inventory so the person can start working on it, so they dont hit the blind spots. I heard one person share that their sponsor asked them to read the 12 and 12 to have a thorough understanding of step 6 and 7 because the...

Probably percentage wise little more than any other congregation.

I did. but that also I’ve relapsed and need to start my sobriety date again. Is this true? I know a person who got a DUI for abusing Xanax. He lost 18 years of his sobriety. It all starts with a pill. But mainly because we are letting our guard down amidst excitement or misery and our drinking/othe...

Just want to say, you are responding to a post that was not active. "Betrayed" posted her question on March 15th under this old title. Paige responded to it but others have been responding to the OP.

I want to learn how to play the tape through and resist the temptation. How do other people do it? By realizing its not possible. Its a cliche that is killing alcoholics. Alcoholics hit a blind-spot and they pick up. They dont look at the consequences at that moment. All they are looking for is the...

Welcome to the group Emmanuel. Glad you are here. Its better to go into the steps with the right understanding of step one. What does it mean to be powerless and life has become un-manageable. For me, When I try to stay stopped, I get into that state where life is not fun any more. I get restless ir...

I have tried few options. Conscious breath for few minutes, Being aware of the silence and occasional dog bark or honking of a car, listening to birds chirp. You can also try binaural beats on youtube with head-phones on. If you are tired of ads in-between, you can convert those audio into mp3 there...

At the core of our program is the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was the main medium to get the program out, until meetings and working with others were established in great numbers. Agree. Its going to be tough for the meeting makers make it philosophy holders. It will be a rude awakening. O...