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B-rad started the topic Forum and Meeting Rules in the forum
Christian Recovery Group 7 years, 4 months agoAs 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…
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B-rad replied to the topic fear of failure, lack of confidence, self loathing in the forum Group Forums 7 years, 5 months ago
@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.
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B-rad wrote a new post, Disease of mind and body 7 years, 5 months ago
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 […]
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B-rad wrote a new post, More About Alcoholism 7 years, 5 months ago
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 […]
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B-rad wrote a new post, Made a Decision 7 years, 5 months 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 […]
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B-rad wrote a new post, Came to Believe 7 years, 5 months 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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Maude changed their profile picture 7 years, 10 months ago
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B-rad replied to the topic Should I stop drinking? in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 7 years, 11 months agoI 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]
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B-rad replied to the topic Looking for help, for the first time in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 7 years, 11 months agoI’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]
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Maude started the topic On Complex PTSD in the forum
Dual Diagnosis 7 years, 11 months agoHere’s some information on complex PTSD. My complex ptsd was misdiagnosed for a few years as Borderline Personality Disorder.http://childhoodtraumarecovery.com/2015/03/31/complex-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-and-misdiagnosis/
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B-rad started the topic Made a Decision in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 2 months agoOur 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]
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Maude and
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Lisa are now friends 8 years, 3 months ago
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Maude started the topic Trauma and Addiction in the forum
Dual Diagnosis 8 years, 4 months ago -
Maude started the topic Step 1 in AA-Why you aren't powerless. in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 4 months ago”
So once you get sober and involved in a program of recovery, you are the only one responsible for success. And the crucial ingredient is willingness.
In an age where others are always to blame for problems, it can be difficult to recognize personal responsibility in a program…[Read more]
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Maude started the topic Trauma and the 4th Step in the forum
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Maude replied to the topic Difficulties W/ mental disorders and alcoholism in the forum
Dual Diagnosis 8 years, 4 months agoFor twenty five years I wasn’t properly medicated for my bipolar. Alcohol was my quick fix for the symptoms. I was in and out of therapists and shrinks all those years. But I couldn’t let any of the medication work because of my binge drinking. I would be hypomanic too and gun ho about getting help but then I would come crashing down. It wasn…[Read more]
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