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wallsal55 · wallsal55

"Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the inner disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is hard to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline." W.L. ...

dogscribe · dogscribe

This is so inspiring I wanted to share it with you all. It's long, but worth the read! Carrot, Egg and Coffee A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggli...

dogscribe · dogscribe

THis was posted on one of the dog forums that I go to and I thought the message was very inspiring so I wanted to share it here also. Learning Me and Scooter my 4 month ol' lab have been walking every day for awhile.I was doing this for his benifit surely not mine.But I started to learn somethin...

DanaAngel · DanaAngel

When I am just too caught up in all my "baggage" and issues as I have been the last few days, I always notice how freeing up it is to do a gratitude list. Here is my top ten, just for today: 1) my health 2) that I continue to have a job 3) my kitty, who always brightens my day : ) 4) that I continue to have...

luv123 · luv123

Some thots from meeting last week: What I have been working hardd on are self care tools that I learned here and that I have a new burning need to use. Living with active disease is so hard to bear and requires so darn much work to stay sane and afloat. I feel a little victimized by disease too—sinc...

richard · richard

It is a rainy thunderous morning. I cannot go out to my favorite State park to ride my trail bike the eight hilly miles around the beautiful lake and do a mile and a half heart slow down walk. Thus, I am up at my favorite coffee house drinking coffee, looking out the storefront window at the rain, and playin...

mastiff · mastiff

Hi all!!! I spoke with the main man in charge of registration for the November Yosemite CA conference and was told they would be mailing out registation form in mid-July. To be on the mailing list you need to email Jim at ysc@sti.net tell him you would like registation forms when they come...

gardengal · gardengal

Once again I am to the point of shaking and utter fear. This disease has called me to court for the 4th time, in less than 2 hours

. My insides are in tight knots, as I approach this again,,,,and alone. Most of you know what Hell this disease called alcoholism can create,,and this is it at its finest. D...

cdb · cdb

Hello dot, I emailed you my address so I could get the minutes from the last bussiness meeting. Did you get it? Have you sent any out yet? cdb :)

search41 · search41

i feel so stupid and so guilty venting this, since i have chosen to stay with my a, but he is drunk, and i'm trying to be on the comp, and he's ripping me to shreds... i argued for about a minute, then said, i'm not discussing this with you anymore. you're drunk and unreasonable, and i'm done...

Jeannie · Jeannie

Hi, I am having a problem with letting go and letting God. Don’t get me wrong, I consider myself a very religious person and I love, trust and believe in God with all of my heart. I guess the part that confuses me is the letting God do part. I have been raised to believe that God works through me. I...

jo4 · jo4

((((((((((((((((((sanddie)))))))))))))))))))))))) life is tough for you sanddie and i really feel for you. it is a struggle to be a single parent. but one thing i learned from that experience is....i had to hang up my cape. no more 'supermom'. when i came to alanon,...

megan · megan

I bought a truck A red one. I take the train to the subway to the Bronx in NYC to get it. I bought it from the dealership where my sister in laws sister works at. When I went to my local dealer on Saturday he said so you will bring your husband back on Monday to buy it. then I lost interest in doing bu...

dot · dot

Steo Eleven is posted on the Step Board. Please come and share your thoughts on Step Eleven. The board needs your support. Love in Recovery - Dot -- Edited by dot at 14:07, 2005-04-17

sanddie · sanddie

I wanted to address something that has truly bothered me for quite sometime and the stronger I get in maintaing my boundaries, clarifying my needs and pursuing a life for myself that is successful and peaceful all at the same time the more difficult this matter seems to get. I keep hearing over and ov...

sanddie · sanddie

This is one of my favorite...... just wanted to share because I truly believe that when we persist with prayers of what it is we want God gives it to us. However, it isn't always in the form we expect it to happen. All Gods way of helping us grow as individuals. I Asked F...

cdb · cdb

Hello Sooner, I am so happy to see you on the message board :). I just love this baord. It has helped me so much by posting here. your friend, cdb :)

wyd02 · wyd02

Greetings, I've followed a few threads and topics posted. I suppose I wouldn't be on this board unless I wanted to voice my feelings. I've read several posts from people who were affected from Alcoholics and a few from people looking for support to attend a meeting. Recently I've had a friend go to AA an...

De Anna · De Anna

My approach to a "God Box". I have a shallow planter, basket. I write on a tree leaf my negative that I wish to leave to my HP (such as control, detachment, anger). I place it in my planter, basket. Usually the next day, it has blown away, my HP has taken it away from ...

AlbertaCowboy · AlbertaCowboy

Well it happened. Just as I predicted. Friday was a great day. Saturday too, and Sunday kicked butt as well. Ok, maybe not quite as I predicted. Friday evening started off pretty scary as my wife and I got into a fairly big argument almost as soon as she got in the door.&nb...

melanieL · melanieL

Well so much for not arguing.......have really tried not to argue with my ex husband who is an A. He has been trying to provoke me for week and had so far managed to keep my cool and not take the bait. Well yesterday I had just had enough. I dumped his dog on me again to look after for the da...

nmike · nmike

This post is for my sanity. I do go to f2f meetings, read my Alanon books, meditate but the pain just seems to hang in there. My recovering A is moving out on June 1. He has a new job in a different state. He said that he doesn't want to work on the relationship any more after 31 years. He is so negative about me (...

sno · sno

Hello, I am new to this forum. If someone would have told me a week ago that I'd be looking for a group like this, I'd have laughed it off. I am frustrated, angry, deeply hurt, scared...you name it... I am feeling it. I guess what I am looking for right now is validation for my f...

abbyal · abbyal

HELLO JOHN , THIS IS THE PAIN IN THE BUTT AGAIN ,SOMEONE HAS MADE THE PRINT SMALLER IN THE CHAT ROOM AND BOARD AGAIN. CAPS ARE THE ONLY THING I CAN READ. HEHE THANKS LOUISE

Weez · Weez

Hello all! I've been thinking about going to an Alanon meeting for about 12 months, I almost went to one...I pulled into the drive at 7:15pm for a 7:30 meeting and I waited until 7:25 and I chickened out and went home and came to this website! What can I expect? I guess I am afraid of rej...

AlbertaCowboy · AlbertaCowboy

Today is going to be a great day!! I will see my children (I get them every other weekend). I will see my wife's children (haven't seen them in over 2 months since all hell broke loose) My wife will be home and sober. The sun is shining......somewhere. It's payday. It's Friday. I have Al-a...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

"There are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going." --Beverly Sills

Jeannie · Jeannie

All of you, Thank you soo much for all of your support. It made me feel so much more at ease. I just got home. I can't believe I spent all day worrying about this. It went very well. The counselor was wonderful, and my husband was not drinking. My husband started out with his list and the counselor p...

Jeannie · Jeannie

My husband called sober on his lunch break, so stuipid me talked to him. According to him I am a wonderful Mother but a lousy Wife. He wants to know what the big deal is? Why can't I just let him drink and enjoy himself, why can't I do the things he asks. He says cleaning and laundry are my jobs as a Wife, he sa...

cah · cah

I am back on that roller coaster again. I am not sure I can handle this for much longer. My h went for a week to AA, and I got my darn hopes up. I have a problem with expectations, and I am working on it. But he has stopped going, and has started drinking heavily again, and I lost it...

DanaAngel · DanaAngel

I have felt the need to start a post on this subject and see what others thoughts are on it. There have been a few times I have been in the chat room and a joke or comment has came across which in my own opinion would be of questionable use in a recovery chatroom. Please be mindful of people in the...

amplext · amplext

Hi all, I know it's been a while since I've been here. I am experiencing problems with the chat room. It allows me to log on but nothing comes up. Just the message "server messages".

Mark S · Mark S

Well its challenge time for me. Have a week trip with the air guard I have to go on and return for two days and have to spend another 3 days in Dallas for my full time job. Typically this is when things such as the DWI, the gambling, drinking and the leaving the kids home alone have generally occurred. I hate t...

odaat · odaat

A few days ago I posted that a friend of mine from work is getting married in May. I wasn't going to go to the wedding for fear of being embarrassed by my husbands drinking and silliness. I want to thank all of you who encouraged me to live my life for me. I decided today that I a...

trumpetchic18 · trumpetchic18

I thought I had it all figured out, I made plans, expected them to come through because I had done everythign that I had thought possible to make them happen. I have one year of school left, and I have to find $3000 somewhere. I was planning on getting a job I had interviewed for on campus that woul...

luna · luna

Hello all. I feel kinda selfish for asking for support my very first time here, but I am suffering, and have nowhere else to go at the moment. This past Tuesday we had to use the Marchman Act to have my 42 year old sister put into rehab. She has gone from the top to the very very bottom in the last three years. I...

megan · megan

taxes They are due. We all know it. My A did them. He said they were ready for my final review and it would be quick. So we went for a bike ride and had a barbeque and then he put a movie on. Then he brought the laptop with the taxes on it out from his office I started reviewing the taxes and became...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

The side effects of alcoholism on us results in Perfectionism, Procrastination and Paralysis. [oooo Ouch for me! Especially the last two!) The three P's came up (that I never heard of before!) at a meeting where we read the topic: Progress, not perfection-...

Mad4stevie · Mad4stevie

I saw the link above to music to listen to while on this site, and it made me wonder, if you listen to music, what types of music or artists do you find to be inspirational in your recovery? About seven years ago, I saw Stevie Nicks with Fleetwood Mac and have been inspired by her heart-felt lyrics...

AlbertaCowboy · AlbertaCowboy

well another day, another change of heart. I am on such an emotional roller coaster. One minute I want her to come home so we can start rebuilding our relationship, the next I want her to stay away for ever and let me move on with my life. She has been away for the past 10 days, barely calls, and wh...

Jeannie · Jeannie

Hi, It is not starting out to be a good day. We have the awaited counseling tonight. My husband told me about it last night. The appointment is for 8PM and he picked one forty minutes away. I am a nervouse wreck. Then I woke with a headache and ended up having a minor accident with the bus this morning. T...

sonador_hermosa · sonador_hermosa

do any of you believe that a person really can recover? from what i read, almost everyone on here believes that all alcoholics are the same and that none of them can ever recover or become healthy again. i think it is a very subjective thing. i think that it totally depends on the pe...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Sitting at your table, desk, wherever... When stressed, grab the upper top of your nose with your thumb and forefinger, right smack dab between the middle of your eyes. (A little pressure with the fingers if you want) Close your eyes, lower your head, perhaps elb...

sonador_hermosa · sonador_hermosa

hi everyone :) i've been lurking around this board for about a week now, and i'm ready to post. it seems like every time i try, my computer crashes, but i'm in a computer lab right now, so hopefully that won't happen...*knock on wood*...hehehe my name's amy, and my fiance' is a recoverin...

AlaMom · AlaMom

to keep my head in the moment. Recently been preapproved to buy a home. Something I have always looked forward to. While I am happy and excited at the prospect - I am finding myself getting far ahead of myself. I'm finding that I am going beyond just doing the legwor...

missyg · missyg

When my husband "decided" he needed rehab one month ago, and he went and admitted himself to a veteran's hospital, I really convinced myself and let him convince me that this would be the end to all of our problems. He spent 20 days there, detoxed his system and got himself clean and sober. ...

search41 · search41

i can't belive this! i just typed this whole share, and when i went to preview it, it disappeard! what i want to share is that my a finally went back to normal driving hours today, after being off work for 4 weeks because of a dui. he went back to work last week from 430 am to 9 am, helping l...

jj · jj

Why is it that I get to a point of feeling great about me and my recovery and then I so easily get sucked into the feeling out of control. My home is my life as I am blessed to stay home and raise my beautiful kids. So I feel invaded I guess you could say why my AH brings this disease home. What I mean by that is he br...

Weez · Weez

Hello! I've just started with Alanon, and it has done wonders for me. However, my family is totally against my "A" they are rude to him, and when I talk about him in front of my family, all I get are negative comments, and things like "You can do so much better" "Why do you put yourself through...

megan · megan

Hello, Does anyone know of a board like MIP where the wife of a sex addict (my sister) can go to for experience, strength, hope? Her husband is "in recovery" but continues to cheat with everyone and anyone including prostitutes. I spoke to her this morning and she has the same sort of c...

khadejah · khadejah

i have been going to f2f meetings for about 3 months now, i read al-anon literature all the time due to limited babysitting etc. I am not always able to go to f2f meetings although i try to make at least one a week. That being said i need a sponsor don't know how to ask who to ask etc. Any suggestions I am in New y...

cdb · cdb

Hello friends, I do not want to post this because I really think that dad will be fine. But then, I cannot get myself to think the other way. He is such a positive person and everyone is surprised he is still alive and kicking. Well, I found out yesterday that he is in congestive heart failure. He i...

debilyn · debilyn

How does a post disappear? I am curious? I responded and wondered if they responded back and it is gone. I am guessing there may be more to this than I know? I don't need to know what it is, but may I know the criteria if something is missing? love,debilyn

odaat · odaat

I have visited this board, and watched for a long time. I am back and really hope to help myself this time. I am feeling sorry for myself and feel as if I am on a roller coaster to hell with no return ticket. Living with my "A" gets harder by the day. I try to understand the disease,...

odaat · odaat

Today my "A" and I discussed his problem with drinking. I feel he has a major problem with alcohol and he feels that I imagine it all. I expressed my need to call an end to our marriage because he has a right to what he considers happiness and I too have rights. I feel extremely lonely an...

Meth User · Gary

Hello...I am new to Al-Anon so please forgive my ignorance. My problem is my 31 year old divorced daughter who is addicted to Meth. I was told that Al-Anon is for families of any addictions, not just alcoholics, is this true? My wife and I are really searching for some support to dea...

mastiff · mastiff

Hi all, Someone sent me this quote and I thought I'd share it. "The future is not some place we are going to, but the one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination." That has really helped me to re...

Jeannie · Jeannie

Well it has been a week and still no counseling. My husband is being a sarcastic jerk telling me he is looking for just the right counselor. Meanwhile my In-Laws are getting edgy. My MIL says she feels like she has lost her son, that he is so bitter and angry over what I am doing to him. She says she underst...

De Anna · De Anna

I need a little help on boundaries. Could someone further explain this? Or tell me if the following would apply. I am not sure of this. I don't have too many things to set boundaries for because he brings home the $; stays home; helps out; is respectful; isn't abusive.&nbs...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

"Babe Ruth hit more home runs than anyone, but he also struck out more often than anyone." Anonymous

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Quote for the Day (Preview) "Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the inner disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is hard to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline." W.L. ...	wallsal55	2	821	Apr 21, 2005 by melanieL
	Another inspiring story to share (Preview) This is so inspiring I wanted to share it with you all. It's long, but worth the read! Carrot, Egg and Coffee A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggli...	dogscribe	4	1029	Apr 21, 2005 by cdb
	Learning (Preview) THis was posted on one of the dog forums that I go to and I thought the message was very inspiring so I wanted to share it here also. Learning Me and Scooter my 4 month ol' lab have been walking every day for awhile.I was doing this for his benifit surely not mine.But I started to learn somethin...	dogscribe	3	809	Apr 21, 2005 by cdb
	Things to be grateful for (Preview) When I am just too caught up in all my "baggage" and issues as I have been the last few days, I always notice how freeing up it is to do a gratitude list. Here is my top ten, just for today: 1) my health 2) that I continue to have a job 3) my kitty, who always brightens my day : ) 4) that I continue to have...	DanaAngel	4	894	Apr 21, 2005 by cdb
	self-care we r worth it! (Preview) Some thots from meeting last week: What I have been working hardd on are self care tools that I learned here and that I have a new burning need to use. Living with active disease is so hard to bear and requires so darn much work to stay sane and afloat. I feel a little victimized by disease too—sinc...	luv123	3	962	Apr 21, 2005 by cdb
	Rainy day... (Preview) It is a rainy thunderous morning. I cannot go out to my favorite State park to ride my trail bike the eight hilly miles around the beautiful lake and do a mile and a half heart slow down walk. Thus, I am up at my favorite coffee house drinking coffee, looking out the storefront window at the rain, and playin...	richard	3	962	Apr 21, 2005 by cdb
	Yosemite Conference Update (Preview) Hi all!!! I spoke with the main man in charge of registration for the November Yosemite CA conference and was told they would be mailing out registation form in mid-July. To be on the mailing list you need to email Jim at ysc@sti.net tell him you would like registation forms when they come...	mastiff	0	723	Apr 20, 2005 by mastiff
	I am scared ,going to face this disease , again (Preview) Once again I am to the point of shaking and utter fear. This disease has called me to court for the 4th time, in less than 2 hours. My insides are in tight knots, as I approach this again,,,,and alone. Most of you know what Hell this disease called alcoholism can create,,and this is it at its finest. D...	gardengal	10	1727	Apr 20, 2005 by Jeannie
	dot,,,minutes from business meeting (Preview) Hello dot, I emailed you my address so I could get the minutes from the last bussiness meeting. Did you get it? Have you sent any out yet? cdb :)	cdb	3	751	Apr 19, 2005 by DanaAngel
	just a vent (Preview) i feel so stupid and so guilty venting this, since i have chosen to stay with my a, but he is drunk, and i'm trying to be on the comp, and he's ripping me to shreds... i argued for about a minute, then said, i'm not discussing this with you anymore. you're drunk and unreasonable, and i'm done...	search41	15	1161	Apr 19, 2005 by abbyal
	Leg go and Let God (thoughts) very long (Preview) Hi, I am having a problem with letting go and letting God. Don’t get me wrong, I consider myself a very religious person and I love, trust and believe in God with all of my heart. I guess the part that confuses me is the letting God do part. I have been raised to believe that God works through me. I...	Jeannie	5	1084	Apr 19, 2005 by jfoy
	hi sanddie (Preview) ((((((((((((((((((sanddie)))))))))))))))))))))))) life is tough for you sanddie and i really feel for you. it is a struggle to be a single parent. but one thing i learned from that experience is....i had to hang up my cape. no more 'supermom'. when i came to alanon,...	jo4	1	689	Apr 19, 2005 by sanddie
	Freedom machine purchased (Preview) I bought a truck A red one. I take the train to the subway to the Bronx in NYC to get it. I bought it from the dealership where my sister in laws sister works at. When I went to my local dealer on Saturday he said so you will bring your husband back on Monday to buy it. then I lost interest in doing bu...	megan	4	952	Apr 19, 2005 by Jeannie
	Step Board (Preview) Steo Eleven is posted on the Step Board. Please come and share your thoughts on Step Eleven. The board needs your support. Love in Recovery - Dot -- Edited by dot at 14:07, 2005-04-17	dot	1	763	Apr 19, 2005 by luv123
	Unhealthy Relationships Long Term Effect.... (Preview) I wanted to address something that has truly bothered me for quite sometime and the stronger I get in maintaing my boundaries, clarifying my needs and pursuing a life for myself that is successful and peaceful all at the same time the more difficult this matter seems to get. I keep hearing over and ov...	sanddie	5	1339	Apr 18, 2005 by sanddie
	I Asked For and God Gave..... (Preview) This is one of my favorite...... just wanted to share because I truly believe that when we persist with prayers of what it is we want God gives it to us. However, it isn't always in the form we expect it to happen. All Gods way of helping us grow as individuals. I Asked F...	sanddie	4	1090	Apr 18, 2005 by sanddie
	Sooner,,hello :) (Preview) Hello Sooner, I am so happy to see you on the message board :). I just love this baord. It has helped me so much by posting here. your friend, cdb :)	cdb	1	633	Apr 18, 2005 by sooner
	newbie post (Preview) Greetings, I've followed a few threads and topics posted. I suppose I wouldn't be on this board unless I wanted to voice my feelings. I've read several posts from people who were affected from Alcoholics and a few from people looking for support to attend a meeting. Recently I've had a friend go to AA an...	wyd02	5	985	Apr 18, 2005 by sanddie
	My version of "God Box" (Preview) My approach to a "God Box". I have a shallow planter, basket. I write on a tree leaf my negative that I wish to leave to my HP (such as control, detachment, anger). I place it in my planter, basket. Usually the next day, it has blown away, my HP has taken it away from ...	De Anna	3	1144	Apr 18, 2005 by cdb
	Today is going to be a great day, Part II (Preview) Well it happened. Just as I predicted. Friday was a great day. Saturday too, and Sunday kicked butt as well. Ok, maybe not quite as I predicted. Friday evening started off pretty scary as my wife and I got into a fairly big argument almost as soon as she got in the door.&nb...	AlbertaCowboy	7	830	Apr 18, 2005 by cdb
	Dissappointed in myself (Preview) Well so much for not arguing.......have really tried not to argue with my ex husband who is an A. He has been trying to provoke me for week and had so far managed to keep my cool and not take the bait. Well yesterday I had just had enough. I dumped his dog on me again to look after for the da...	melanieL	4	977	Apr 18, 2005 by wallsal55
	Husband leaving (Preview) This post is for my sanity. I do go to f2f meetings, read my Alanon books, meditate but the pain just seems to hang in there. My recovering A is moving out on June 1. He has a new job in a different state. He said that he doesn't want to work on the relationship any more after 31 years. He is so negative about me (...	nmike	8	1076	Apr 18, 2005 by TLC2
	the right place for me?? (Preview) Hello, I am new to this forum. If someone would have told me a week ago that I'd be looking for a group like this, I'd have laughed it off. I am frustrated, angry, deeply hurt, scared...you name it... I am feeling it. I guess what I am looking for right now is validation for my f...	sno	6	1180	Apr 18, 2005 by abbyal
	JOHN HELP!!!!! AGAIN (Preview) HELLO JOHN , THIS IS THE PAIN IN THE BUTT AGAIN ,SOMEONE HAS MADE THE PRINT SMALLER IN THE CHAT ROOM AND BOARD AGAIN. CAPS ARE THE ONLY THING I CAN READ. HEHE THANKS LOUISE	abbyal	2	966	Apr 18, 2005 by abbyal
	What can I expect at face to face meeting? (Preview) Hello all! I've been thinking about going to an Alanon meeting for about 12 months, I almost went to one...I pulled into the drive at 7:15pm for a 7:30 meeting and I waited until 7:25 and I chickened out and went home and came to this website! What can I expect? I guess I am afraid of rej...	Weez	10	1249	Apr 16, 2005 by whitie
	Today Is Going To Be A Great Day (Preview) Today is going to be a great day!! I will see my children (I get them every other weekend). I will see my wife's children (haven't seen them in over 2 months since all hell broke loose) My wife will be home and sober. The sun is shining......somewhere. It's payday. It's Friday. I have Al-a...	AlbertaCowboy	7	963	Apr 16, 2005 by TLC2
	Quote for Today (Preview) "There are no shortcuts to anyplace worth going." --Beverly Sills	wallsal55	2	840	Apr 16, 2005 by AlbertaCowboy
	Counseling (Preview) All of you, Thank you soo much for all of your support. It made me feel so much more at ease. I just got home. I can't believe I spent all day worrying about this. It went very well. The counselor was wonderful, and my husband was not drinking. My husband started out with his list and the counselor p...	Jeannie	14	1319	Apr 16, 2005 by lin0606
	King Husband! (Preview) My husband called sober on his lunch break, so stuipid me talked to him. According to him I am a wonderful Mother but a lousy Wife. He wants to know what the big deal is? Why can't I just let him drink and enjoy himself, why can't I do the things he asks. He says cleaning and laundry are my jobs as a Wife, he sa...	Jeannie	10	1804	Apr 16, 2005 by bonnierose333
	so confused (Preview) I am back on that roller coaster again. I am not sure I can handle this for much longer. My h went for a week to AA, and I got my darn hopes up. I have a problem with expectations, and I am working on it. But he has stopped going, and has started drinking heavily again, and I lost it...	cah	9	855	Apr 16, 2005 by search41
	Appropriate jokes or comments in chat room (Preview) I have felt the need to start a post on this subject and see what others thoughts are on it. There have been a few times I have been in the chat room and a joke or comment has came across which in my own opinion would be of questionable use in a recovery chatroom. Please be mindful of people in the...	DanaAngel	4	3596	Apr 16, 2005 by Gault
	Chat room problems (Preview) Hi all, I know it's been a while since I've been here. I am experiencing problems with the chat room. It allows me to log on but nothing comes up. Just the message "server messages".	amplext	4	846	Apr 16, 2005 by amplext
	challange time for me (Preview) Well its challenge time for me. Have a week trip with the air guard I have to go on and return for two days and have to spend another 3 days in Dallas for my full time job. Typically this is when things such as the DWI, the gambling, drinking and the leaving the kids home alone have generally occurred. I hate t...	Mark S	10	1157	Apr 15, 2005 by jj
	Wedding Problem Solved! (Preview) A few days ago I posted that a friend of mine from work is getting married in May. I wasn't going to go to the wedding for fear of being embarrassed by my husbands drinking and silliness. I want to thank all of you who encouraged me to live my life for me. I decided today that I a...	odaat	5	1005	Apr 15, 2005 by abbyal
	just when you think you've got it all figured out (Preview) I thought I had it all figured out, I made plans, expected them to come through because I had done everythign that I had thought possible to make them happen. I have one year of school left, and I have to find $3000 somewhere. I was planning on getting a job I had interviewed for on campus that woul...	trumpetchic18	4	1084	Apr 15, 2005 by nmike
	First Time~Need Some Support (Preview) Hello all. I feel kinda selfish for asking for support my very first time here, but I am suffering, and have nowhere else to go at the moment. This past Tuesday we had to use the Marchman Act to have my 42 year old sister put into rehab. She has gone from the top to the very very bottom in the last three years. I...	luna	8	1191	Apr 15, 2005 by nmike
	procrastination and taxes (Preview) taxes They are due. We all know it. My A did them. He said they were ready for my final review and it would be quick. So we went for a bike ride and had a barbeque and then he put a movie on. Then he brought the laptop with the taxes on it out from his office I started reviewing the taxes and became...	megan	8	1311	Apr 15, 2005 by nmike
	The Three P's ! (Preview) The side effects of alcoholism on us results in Perfectionism, Procrastination and Paralysis. [oooo Ouch for me! Especially the last two!) The three P's came up (that I never heard of before!) at a meeting where we read the topic: Progress, not perfection-...	wallsal55	1	2673	Apr 15, 2005 by megan
	Inspirational Music (Preview) I saw the link above to music to listen to while on this site, and it made me wonder, if you listen to music, what types of music or artists do you find to be inspirational in your recovery? About seven years ago, I saw Stevie Nicks with Fleetwood Mac and have been inspired by her heart-felt lyrics...	Mad4stevie	5	1129	Apr 15, 2005 by AlbertaCowboy
	completely frustrated (Preview) well another day, another change of heart. I am on such an emotional roller coaster. One minute I want her to come home so we can start rebuilding our relationship, the next I want her to stay away for ever and let me move on with my life. She has been away for the past 10 days, barely calls, and wh...	AlbertaCowboy	9	1172	Apr 15, 2005 by AlbertaCowboy
	Bad day. (Preview) Hi, It is not starting out to be a good day. We have the awaited counseling tonight. My husband told me about it last night. The appointment is for 8PM and he picked one forty minutes away. I am a nervouse wreck. Then I woke with a headache and ended up having a minor accident with the bus this morning. T...	Jeannie	12	811	Apr 14, 2005 by jj
	just wonderin' (Preview) do any of you believe that a person really can recover? from what i read, almost everyone on here believes that all alcoholics are the same and that none of them can ever recover or become healthy again. i think it is a very subjective thing. i think that it totally depends on the pe...	sonador_hermosa	7	1010	Apr 14, 2005 by lin0606
	Relaxation Technique - This Works! (Preview) Sitting at your table, desk, wherever... When stressed, grab the upper top of your nose with your thumb and forefinger, right smack dab between the middle of your eyes. (A little pressure with the fingers if you want) Close your eyes, lower your head, perhaps elb...	wallsal55	1	1011	Apr 14, 2005 by Lanchas
	newbie here (Preview) hi everyone :) i've been lurking around this board for about a week now, and i'm ready to post. it seems like every time i try, my computer crashes, but i'm in a computer lab right now, so hopefully that won't happen...knock on wood...hehehe my name's amy, and my fiance' is a recoverin...	sonador_hermosa	8	1096	Apr 13, 2005 by sonador_hermosa
	Working Hard... (Preview) to keep my head in the moment. Recently been preapproved to buy a home. Something I have always looked forward to. While I am happy and excited at the prospect - I am finding myself getting far ahead of myself. I'm finding that I am going beyond just doing the legwor...	AlaMom	1	747	Apr 13, 2005 by debilyn
	shocked back into reality (Preview) When my husband "decided" he needed rehab one month ago, and he went and admitted himself to a veteran's hospital, I really convinced myself and let him convince me that this would be the end to all of our problems. He spent 20 days there, detoxed his system and got himself clean and sober. ...	missyg	7	1220	Apr 13, 2005 by jo4
	freed from prison! (Preview) i can't belive this! i just typed this whole share, and when i went to preview it, it disappeard! what i want to share is that my a finally went back to normal driving hours today, after being off work for 4 weeks because of a dui. he went back to work last week from 430 am to 9 am, helping l...	search41	4	936	Apr 13, 2005 by Jeannie
	Am I a Door Matt (Preview) Why is it that I get to a point of feeling great about me and my recovery and then I so easily get sucked into the feeling out of control. My home is my life as I am blessed to stay home and raise my beautiful kids. So I feel invaded I guess you could say why my AH brings this disease home. What I mean by that is he br...	jj	12	1266	Apr 13, 2005 by jj
	How can I get my family to accept my "A"? (Preview) Hello! I've just started with Alanon, and it has done wonders for me. However, my family is totally against my "A" they are rude to him, and when I talk about him in front of my family, all I get are negative comments, and things like "You can do so much better" "Why do you put yourself through...	Weez	9	1390	Apr 13, 2005 by De Anna
	Sex addict recovery board (Preview) Hello, Does anyone know of a board like MIP where the wife of a sex addict (my sister) can go to for experience, strength, hope? Her husband is "in recovery" but continues to cheat with everyone and anyone including prostitutes. I spoke to her this morning and she has the same sort of c...	megan	8	1298	Apr 13, 2005 by DanaAngel
	desperate need for a sponsor (Preview) i have been going to f2f meetings for about 3 months now, i read al-anon literature all the time due to limited babysitting etc. I am not always able to go to f2f meetings although i try to make at least one a week. That being said i need a sponsor don't know how to ask who to ask etc. Any suggestions I am in New y...	khadejah	2	842	Apr 13, 2005 by luv123
	Prayer request for my dad.... (Preview) Hello friends, I do not want to post this because I really think that dad will be fine. But then, I cannot get myself to think the other way. He is such a positive person and everyone is surprised he is still alive and kicking. Well, I found out yesterday that he is in congestive heart failure. He i...	cdb	12	1107	Apr 13, 2005 by jj
	What happened to Odaat's post? (Preview) How does a post disappear? I am curious? I responded and wondered if they responded back and it is gone. I am guessing there may be more to this than I know? I don't need to know what it is, but may I know the criteria if something is missing? love,debilyn	debilyn	2	926	Apr 12, 2005 by odaat
	Need to Heal (Preview) I have visited this board, and watched for a long time. I am back and really hope to help myself this time. I am feeling sorry for myself and feel as if I am on a roller coaster to hell with no return ticket. Living with my "A" gets harder by the day. I try to understand the disease,...	odaat	11	1182	Apr 12, 2005 by odaat
	Things are UGLY! (Preview) Today my "A" and I discussed his problem with drinking. I feel he has a major problem with alcohol and he feels that I imagine it all. I expressed my need to call an end to our marriage because he has a right to what he considers happiness and I too have rights. I feel extremely lonely an...	odaat	9	1356	Apr 12, 2005 by odaat
	Meth User (Preview) Hello...I am new to Al-Anon so please forgive my ignorance. My problem is my 31 year old divorced daughter who is addicted to Meth. I was told that Al-Anon is for families of any addictions, not just alcoholics, is this true? My wife and I are really searching for some support to dea...	Gary	9	3546	Apr 12, 2005 by cloud
	a quote (Preview) Hi all, Someone sent me this quote and I thought I'd share it. "The future is not some place we are going to, but the one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination." That has really helped me to re...	mastiff	5	962	Apr 12, 2005 by Smeep61
	Update (Preview) Well it has been a week and still no counseling. My husband is being a sarcastic jerk telling me he is looking for just the right counselor. Meanwhile my In-Laws are getting edgy. My MIL says she feels like she has lost her son, that he is so bitter and angry over what I am doing to him. She says she underst...	Jeannie	7	1016	Apr 12, 2005 by bcanuck
	please clarify boundaries.... (Preview) I need a little help on boundaries. Could someone further explain this? Or tell me if the following would apply. I am not sure of this. I don't have too many things to set boundaries for because he brings home the $; stays home; helps out; is respectful; isn't abusive.&nbs...	De Anna	7	1074	Apr 12, 2005 by wallsal55
	Quote for Today (Preview) "Babe Ruth hit more home runs than anyone, but he also struck out more often than anyone." Anonymous	wallsal55	3	677	Apr 11, 2005 by De Anna
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