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- Lyn and I stopped off at Winchester Cathedral on our way back from our holiday. We went to the shop to find out which was the gravestone of the Hampshire Grenadier - not surprisingly we were not the first people who had been to ask!!!It was quite...
- I hear a lot people talk about AA as a solution to alcoholism. AA works, AA doesnt work etc. Whilst I understand what people mean by this in a sense I feel it is a bit misleading.AA itself is not a solution to alcoholism. AA is a fellowship of...
- I have been thinking about some things recently, both events in my own life and in the world in general.I was considering the comment that I sometimes hear people make which is taken from a story in the back of the big book - "Nothing happens in...
- One of the ways that I learn is by asking questions. I have been on DS for quite a while now and have noticed that asking questions is often perceived as being judgemental. That if I were to ask a question about someone's motivation for doing...
- My sponsor (serenity94) and I are doing a workshop next Saturday on 12th stepping, arranged by our local intergroup. Am interested to hear what other peoples thoughts on 12th stepping are - what is the purpose of it? How do you do it? What...
- If you left the UK and went to live somewhere else what would you miss most?I would miss all our flavours of crisps as most places I have been to dont have anywhere near the range we do. Also chocolate if I went to the US, has anyone had American...
- Hi all,Does any one know where I can find information on gender and sexual orientation issues in people with BPD? I have read that people with BPD often have identity issues which sometimes relate to gender and sexual orientation but though there...
- To all members,These are the guidelines that the admin team have put together. Deletion of posts:-1) at the request of the person who made the post2) profanities directed at person or what they have posted3) posts expressing generally unacceptable...
- To all members, The admin team would like to apologise for any part that they played in the events on the group on Saturday 18th July. Several posts were made which gave concern to a member of the admin team. In the heat of the moment actions were...
- When i am working with people and they are doing steps 4 - 9 the subject of forgiveness comes up a lot. It isn't something that is talked about specifically in the big book. The guidance we are given about resentments is about thinking of the person...
- Does anyone here have problems feeling their anger or even knowing if they might be angry or not?I here a lot in AA about people being really angry and having to learn how to control anger and express it in healthier ways etc. My problem seems to be...
- The world and lives are made up of three things (as a rough view):-Our own attitudes and behavioursOur relationships with othersOur relationships with a higher powerBy taking the 12 steps we address all three aspects of our lives:-Steps 1, 2, 3 -...
- ..... over people, places and things.I hear this a lot and think that it is a huge generalisation that does not fit with my experience. What do other people think and why?Thanks.
- I have listened over and over again to people in meetings sharing a definition of insanity as "repeating the same behaviour over and over again expecting a different result".I understand the point exactly. It was insane for me to drink for so many...
- I have listened over and over again to people in meetings sharing a definition of insanity as "repeating the same behaviour over and over again expecting a different result".I understand the point exactly. It was insane for me to drink for so many...