Squid68
Status: Dealing w/ some wonderful DEPRESSION again. My life is GOOD but I do NOT feel it. I am grateful to be Clean & SOBER!
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"The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success. On that basis we are almost always in collision with something or somebody, even though our...
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"We alcoholics are sensitive people. It takes some of us a long timeto outgrow that serious handicap."~Alcoholics Anonymous, "Big Book"; 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 125~
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"Some of us first saw the effects of addiction on the people closest to us. We were very dependent on them to carry us through life. We felt angry, disappointed, and hurt when they found other...
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When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest, or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with...
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I got here (desperate, eating compulsively) by doing things on my own. I stay here (abstaining) by fostering relationships with my Higher Power (God) and OA members.OA: Voices of Recovery p. 97;
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"We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are in a short time as bad as ever."Alcoholics...
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"Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunityfrom drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics."~Alcoholics Anonymous, "Big Book", 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg....
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I Can't, But We Can:"From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..."NA: Basic Text,...
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"Fill your life with service to others. As you lose your life in the service of Father in Heaven’s children, Satan’s temptations lose power in your life."—Elder Richard G. Scott
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"In meditation, we ask God what we should do about each specific matter. The right answer will come if we want it." Alcoholics Anonymous, "Big Book", p.69;
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March 20 NA: "JFT":Higher Power (God)"Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and...
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"When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is EVERYTHING or else He is nothing. God either...
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"Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house." Alcoholics Anonymous,"Big Book" p.98;
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So very depressed right now. Wife is stressing & we are having $$ issues. Just getting over 2 weeks of serious FLU. Truck is breaking down & NO $$ for repairs. Bonus broke a tooth. But I didn't have...
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Overeaters Anonymous, "Thought of day": Don’t forget that when the heart is heavy and resistance is low, and the mind is troubled and confused, there is much comfort in a true and understanding...
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