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- So, I have been sober almost three years now and in AA...Recently my niece, who is 17 years old has come to stay with me. Her mother (my step sister) is an addict and in an abusive relationship...my niece could not handle it anymore. Her father is...
- So, life is good, I have been sober for 2.5 years, would be 3.5, but had a brief relapse. I have been single the whole time sober, almost 4 years, and I starting to feel lonely. But I also find it hard and scary to date sober...I mean I always did...
- What does the third step mean to you? "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives our to the care of God as we understand Him." How do you know you are in God will and not your own? How do you practice this step?It often confuses me...
- Hi everyone, I have been on here in awhile...but thought I would stop by...I miss reading post mainly because they give me different perspectives AND because this is the site that a few years ago put up with all of my questions while I considered...
- I have been sober for a little over a year, and I would have 2 had it not been for one week out...only saying that because I have been "in the rooms" for about 2 years. My problem is I still don't know how to make friends, outside of AA...
- So I was wondering how you all find peace? I am struggling with going to school, working, finding time for meetings, doing some extra side jobs to pay bills and it is stressful....I know something needs to change and I am sure I need to start...
- Just looking for opinions here...When do you tell someone you are an alcoholic? I mean like co-workers? Bosses? professors? new friends?I am also in school and we have to write a "who I am" paper, is it appropriate to put it in there, being that I...
- I was looking back on 2012 and I am SO blessed!! I if I am honest with myself, it is only because of AA that I was able to face everything sober and to accomplish so much!!Last year I....- got accepted into a small social work program at the local...
- I was glad to see the 8th step post when I logged on...I read it and some of it helped but I am struggling with doing the last of my 8th step...they are ones left over from my first time through the steps, the "hard" ones....the people I am not that...
- Figured I would share this to just help myself get it out some more...not sure...be one thing amazed me....I never thought of drinking! Amazing!!The other day I found out my mother has breast cancer...I think I am still in shock a little bit. We go...
- I am working on my fourth step...did the inventory, and getting to start on fears...this is my second time working them and the first time was very hard to go through...not just the writting but it seemd to make me more sensitive, emotional,...
- I haven't been on here in awhile, but reading some of the posted just made me think of how grateful I am to be a part of AA.I came to this site like so many, looking for ansawers on how to fix my drinking problem. I didn't want to have to go to AA...
- I havent been on in awhile and need some advice...I was sober for a little over a year, and relapsed, not I have about 4 months and I am struggling. I am not liking being sober, I am going through the motions of life but not happy...I a m in AA but...
- I like many otherd here, relapsed! And like every other alcoholic thought I could control it....thought that after a year of being sober, that maybe I was different, that maybe I could just "take a break from recovery". So, that was what I did...and...
- I was sober for a little over a year...or 15 months...I drank tonight with my sister...she is telling me not to say anything to those in AA....I can see her point of view...and I know you are all going to highly object, lol...BUT I am considering,...