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B-rad started the topic 12 Steps of PTSD in the forum
Dual Diagnosis 8 years, 7 months agoTwelve 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]
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B-rad started the topic Forum and Meeting Rules in the forum Dual Diagnosis 8 years, 7 months 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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B-rad started the topic Forum and Meeting Rules in the forum Dual Diagnosis 8 years, 7 months 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]
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B-rad started the topic Forum and Meeting Rules in the forum
Dual Diagnosis 8 years, 7 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…[Read more]
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Maude posted an update in the group
Women in Recovery 8 years, 8 months agoI wanted to share this quote that I love:
“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”It makes me think of Step 4. I’m not quite ready yet to move from Step 3 but this quote reminds me that I must move forward with thi…[Read more]
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David Tassn posted an update in the group
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 8 months agoYes Jess your 100% right. There’s nothing that will ensure peaceful sobriety as much as helping out another drunk. Or any other goodwill effort towards the world that you may encounter. As in my case it’s my elderly family and my dog.
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Maude posted an update in the group
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David Tassn replied to the topic How can we not regret the past. in the forum
Men in Recovery 8 years, 9 months agoWell, regret is basically defined as feeling sorry and or guilty and frustrated about the past. Regretting the past would be my only recourse if i believed that all of the people i hurt was due to a simple lack of willpower … THIS..is where the fault lies. But this wreckage isnt just when drunk..the ‘disease’ is present even when theres no…[Read more]
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B-rad posted an update in the group
Friends and Family 8 years, 9 months agoThis is an excellent read for those friends, family and loved ones of an alcoholic. The path is not always an easy one. This article shows how great life can be in sobriety. https://emptyingthejunkdrawer.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/what-i-learned-by-staying-the-other-side-of-alcoholism/
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B-rad started the topic Disease of mind AND body in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 9 months agoI 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 didn’t understand it either. It was unexplainable. I had been in the program of AA for over a decade, with several long stretches of…[Read more]
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B-rad started the topic Disease of mind AND body in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 9 months agoI 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 didn’t understand it either. It was unexplainable. I had been in the program of AA for over a decade, with several long stretches of…[Read more]
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B-rad started the topic Disease of mind AND body in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 9 months agoI 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 didn’t understand it either. It was unexplainable. I had been in the program of AA for over a decade, with several long stretches of…[Read more]
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B-rad started the topic Disease of mind AND body in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 9 months agoI 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 didn’t understand it either. It was unexplainable. I had been in the program of AA for over a decade, with several long stretches of…[Read more]
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B-rad started the topic Disease of mind AND body in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 9 months agoI 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 didn’t understand it either. It was unexplainable. I had been in the program of AA for over a decade, with several long stretches of…[Read more]
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B-rad replied to the topic How can we not regret the past. in the forum
Men in Recovery 8 years, 9 months agoThe 9th step promises DO come true. “We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.” Nobody came to AA on a winning streak. Our past is our past. I am grateful for the hand of AA for helping me to learn more about myself in recovery than I ever knew about myself before recovery.
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B-rad started the topic Easing God Out in the forum
Alcohol Recovery Group 8 years, 9 months agoMy ego has gotten me into a lot of trouble throughout my life. Its said that most alcoholics, myself included, are egomaniacs with an inferiority complex. How true that statement is.
Ever since I can remember, I just wanted to be liked. I wanted to be accepted. I wanted to have what other people had. So everything I did, I did for me. Rarely did…[Read more]
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