Forum: Newcomers To Recovery

Posted this in the new member section.. but this forum seems more appropriate. So..I thought this website was internet, drug, and alcohol...

Hi all! I just wanted to check in and give you all an update. Thank you all so much for your thoughts, prayers and support. Today is day 6...

I had close to five months and for some reason I let things get me down and I welcomed drinking and misery, fear and pain back in my life. It is...

So I was looking for some feedback on this issue. I tend to search around on myspace checking out who is out there from my past and my highschool. ...

Don't Have a New Year's Eve Relapse! 7 Tips for Staying Sober over the Holidays The holidays can be tough for the newly clean and sober, and New...

Every alcoholic will eventually quit drinking, but it's better to do it when we're still alive. RELAPSE WARNING SIGNS Many people new in...

I have not had good experiences with sponsership....They seem to feel I am holding back how I feel . It's hard for me to express how I feel when I'm...

I am new in recovery, 3 months 2 days. I have always been very shy especially in social situations. When I first started drinking, I found that...

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a simple program for complex people. Because something is simple doesn't mean that it's easy---only that it's not...

Greetings to all & happy sobriety. Can someone tell me simply- how this works- for exaple, the time differences and is there capacity to use skype to...

I wanted to add these for beginners. It may seem like I am pushy on God, But I am not. As You get to know me, You'll see. IIf it wasn't for my higher...

I came across this yesterday and thought is was pretty cool.... When our life is filled with the desire to see the holiness in everyday things,...

"How come you don't drink any more?", a renewed acquaintance from long ago asked me the other day. "Any more than who?" "I mean any longer....

Not Perfect "We are not going to be perfect. If we were perfect, we would not be human." Basic Text p. 30 All of us had expectations about...

"Keeping A Journal" Doreene Clement, Author Writing, expressing can heal us. It can focus, support, and enhance our lives and well-being. Whether...

I have made some good progress on my quest for peace. I have been REALLY having a morning time with God :195:- I get in touch with a friend first...

Great reminders: I hate meetings. I hate Higher Powers. I hate anyone who has a program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death and...

I would love to hear what you all have on acceptance. I am all about Dr. Paul and his story, I know I need to change in me and accept - in my head I...

I'm revisiting this site. I haven't been on for awhile because I've been very busy. My sponcer keeps me busy and so does work and family life with my...

Not drinking when everyone else is can be very difficult, but it can be done with careful planning and determination. Here's How: 1. If you are...

I am having a pretty rough time. I am just raging in my spirit. I am trying to come out of it. I have called my sponsor. I am really being fooled...

this was on another board and thought it an important reminder to all of us . The same thing happened to me in early recovery..Therefore one of the...

I have recently been asked for a divorce by my wife who is also an alcoholic but not in recovery. I have been praying all weekend to give it up,...

Hello?!!! Has anyone heard from her? When I first got here she was the first one that asked to be friends with me and I haven't seen her since. ...

I'm sober almost three years and I want to know when do things start to get better. I go to meetings almost every day. I have a great Sponsor and...

I have had a crazy weekend and week this week and just wanted to tell everyone that my brother almost overdosed and I was sober and able to help him...

-Thus started one more trip to the asylum for Jim. Here was the threat of commitment, the loss of family and position, to say nothing of that...

Alcohol's Disastrous Promise I have some promises I'll make to you If you will do what I want you to do. The more that you consume of me The...

12-Step Meetings Why do I need meetings To feel like God is near? Are the many greetings From those that I hold dear A “touchable” reminder...

hi everyone,Im Becki.Im from Ohio and have 10 day's clean today.So far its been very hard,Im having alot of cravings ,coming off of alot of opiats.I...