• As with any open forum, there are rules. We have four very simple ones. Since this website was built for the purpose of finding recovery through the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, we also recognize ALL of the 12 Traditions as a foundation of how we operate.

    1. Be respectful: We’re all at different stages of recovery. As such, we all have…

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  • @Haven you don’t have to feel alone because you’re not alone. Get to meetings – here and face to face. Get plugged in and do service work! I can’t stress that enough how important that is. Glad you’re here.

  • I recall distinctly, after going out on another binge, my wife and in-laws asking me, “I don’t understand, when your life and family and all you love is on the line, why you CHOOSE to drink.” The truth is, I […]

  • I have read the Alcoholics Anonymous book “The Big Book” several times over and have spent countless hours pondering and relating to the ideas in it. Bill W., one of the AA founders, was the author of the majority […]

  • B-rad wrote a new post, Made a Decision 8 years ago

    Our lives are full of daily decisions – some critical, some not so critical. Some have lasting impacts. Some don’t. Each are treated differently depending on the situation and various other factors while other […]

  • B-rad wrote a new post, Came to Believe 8 years ago

    This is such a difficult concept for some to take, myself included. I was born and raised as a Sunday and Holiday’s Catholic as a child and the Catholic faith left a bad taste in my mouth. I thought they were all […]

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  • I am a little late to this thread, but so happy you made it here. I would encourage you to read the chapter in our basic text (The book of Alcoholics Anonymous – or what we AA’s refer to as “The Big Book”) title “More About Alcoholism“. It might help you draw some conclusions and learn some facts about yourself. Only YOU can diagnose yourself as…[Read more]

  • I’m really happy you’re here. Being an active alcoholic is not easy. If you’re anything like I was, you’re either:

    Busy drinking
    Busy planning when you’ll drink next
    Busy trying to get money to drink
    Busy making excuses about why your drinking is OK
    Busy being hung over
    Etc…

    It’s a full time job. But, you’ve taken the first plunge…[Read more]

  • Our lives are full of daily decisions – some critical, some not so critical. Some have lasting impacts. Some don’t. Each are treated differently depending on the situation and various other factors while other decisions are instinctual. For example, I discovered that I always put my left leg into my pants first when I get dressed. This is not a…[Read more]

  • Hi Beth! Welcome. I am so happy yo hear that you’re interested in some service work here. Start coming to the tables regularly. After about 30 days of regular attendance, we can get you setup to start serving. If you want to serve now, the best way would be to start getting involved in the forums. Links are…[Read more]

  • B-rad started the topic Came to Believe in the forum Group logo of AA Recovery GroupAlcohol Recovery Group 9 years ago

    This is such a difficult concept for some to take, myself included. I was born and raised as a Sunday and Holiday’s Catholic as a child and the Catholic faith left a bad taste in my mouth. I thought they were all hypocrites. And I was right. None of us are perfect – people in church included. I had no idea that there was a difference between…[Read more]

  • I have read the Alcoholics Anonymous book “The Big Book” several times over and have spent countless hours pondering and relating to the ideas in it. Bill W., one of the AA founders, was the author of the majority of it. Being new to recovery and accepting the fact of alcoholism as a disease can be a hard concept for many newcomers to…[Read more]

  • I have read the Alcoholics Anonymous book “The Big Book” several times over and have spent countless hours pondering and relating to the ideas in it. Bill W., one of the AA founders, was the author of the majority of it. Being new to recovery and accepting the fact of alcoholism as a disease can be a hard concept for many newcomers to…[Read more]

  • I have read the Alcoholics Anonymous book “The Big Book” several times over and have spent countless hours pondering and relating to the ideas in it. Bill W., one of the AA founders, was the author of the majority of it. Being new to recovery and accepting the fact of alcoholism as a disease can be a hard concept for many newcomers to…[Read more]

  • B-rad started the topic 12 Steps of PTSD in the forum Group logo of Dual Diagnosis Recovery GroupDual Diagnosis 9 years ago

    Twelve Steps

    1. We admitted we were powerless over our trauma and the effects of the trauma–that our lives had become unmanageable.
    2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

    3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

    4. Made a searching and fearless…[Read more]

  • B-rad started the topic Forum and Meeting Rules in the forum Dual Diagnosis 9 years ago

    As with any open forum, there are rules. We have four very simple ones. Since this website was built for the purpose of finding recovery through the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, we also recognize ALL of the 12 Traditions as a foundation of how we operate.

    Be respectful: We’re all at different stages of recovery. As such, we all have…[Read more]

  • B-rad started the topic Forum and Meeting Rules in the forum Dual Diagnosis 9 years ago

    with any open forum, there are rules. We have four very simple ones. Since this website was built for the purpose of finding recovery through the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, we also recognize ALL of the 12 Traditions as a foundation of how we operate.

    Be respectful: We’re all at different stages of recovery. As such, we all have…[Read more]

  • B-rad started the topic Forum and Meeting Rules in the forum Group logo of Dual Diagnosis Recovery GroupDual Diagnosis 9 years ago

    As with any open forum, there are rules. We have four very simple ones. Since this website was built for the purpose of finding recovery through the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, we also recognize ALL of the 12 Traditions as a foundation of how we operate.

    Be respectful: We’re all at different stages of recovery. As such, we all have…[Read more]

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