Archive for September, 2008
Cure for irritability, anxiety, remorse and depression.
"Even A.A. oldtimers, sober for years, often pay dearly for skimping this Step.
They will tell how they tried to carry the load alone; how much they suffered of irritability, anxiety, remorse, and depression; and how, unconsciously seeking relief, they would sometimes accuse even their best friends of the very character defects they themselves were trying [...]
I’m a Gay Alcoholic in AA
My name is Padric and I’m a gay alcoholic in AA
Seventeen years ago, a bearded stranger sitting next to me in the TV lounge of one of our city’s least elegant hotels suddenly turned to me and asked if I had a drinking problem. “Whatever gave you that idea?” I retorted, knowing I was physically [...]
The Big Book
Nick Name of the Book Alcoholics Anonymous
The basic text of AA is know lovingly as the Big Book. This is how it got that name.
The original 100 members had written the book and …
“We directed Mr. Blackwell [the printer] to do the job on the thickest paper in his shop. The original volume proved to [...]
Normal drinker or real alcoholic?
"We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control….Over any considerable period we get worse, never better.
"Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other [people]. We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a [...]
I’m an Atheist Alcoholic in AA
My name is Ed and I’m an atheist alcoholic in AA
I am addressing this to alcoholics who have had trouble with the religious overtones in the A.A. program. To those who do not accept the idea of a supernatural being, let me assert that it is always people who have strengthened me when I needed [...]
Alcoholics & Addicts Can’t ‘Just Say No’
Brain research shows why long-term drug users just can’t say no
Groundbreaking research from the University of Melbourne has shed new light on why long term drug users find it hard to say no, despite dire consequences to their health.
A study into the frontal cortex, the key region of the brain involved in decision making, [...]
I’m a 15 year Old Alcoholic in AA
My name is Diane and I’m a 15 year old alcoholic in AA
When I first came to A.A., I couldn’t have been an alcoholic. It was impossible at the age of 14!
I had my first drink at the age of six. Being the only girl out of three and being the youngest child, I could [...]
Young drinkers 5 Times More Likely to Be Alcoholic
Early alcohol use in youth increases the likelihood of developing alcohol dependence at a later age, according to an analysis of data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).
Nearly one-half (47%) of persons who began drinking before age 14 were alcohol dependent at some point in their lifetime, and
13% [...]
A SENIOR MOMENT
A SENIOR MOMENT….. I HOPE I HAVE THEM LIKE THIS
A 98 year old woman in the UK wrote this to her bank. The bank manager thought it amusing enough to have it published in the Times.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to thank you for bouncing my cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last [...]
Condoms - Ten lame excuses
Ten reasons why these are lame excuses not to use a condom…
I don’t have any infections
Make sure it stays that way - use a condom every time you have sex
I can’t find one that fits
Condoms can stretch to around 3 feet long and 18 inches wide - don’t boast!
I have superb control
With a condom you [...]
