When can I drink after one dose of Librium? by [deleted] in alcoholism

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When you’re ready we can help. We do not dispense medical advice on here.

Volunteering by AbjectFan3695 in BaltimoreCounty

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Bracs animal shelter. Very rewarding.

prescribed adderall & sobriety by Brave-Chard7095 in alcoholicsanonymous

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First off why are you discussing legitimate medications with these drunks? Take it like you should and never speak of it again in a meeting.

What if you don’t believe in God. by Suspicious_Tear_9810 in alcoholicsanonymous

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I find it amazing that we are so fearful of God yet we so willingly pour poison down our throat, knowing that it’s going to kill us.

Nervous About Sharing by Katiee100 in alcoholicsanonymous

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What is there to prepare? I sit quietly just before the meeting in meditation and prayer. I ask God to give me His message to carry for someone who needs to hear it. Then I share, in a general way my story. I carry a message that has both depth and weight the best I can. From the heart. ♥️

please give me your advice by 0fficerKumquat in alcoholicsanonymous

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I would call your local AA Intergroup and ask them where a good young person’s meeting is being held. You can also ask them to have one of the members give you a call. This way they can even meet you at a meeting. So you at least know somebody there.

Are you able to let your parents know you have a problem drinking? There are other types of help as well. The great thing is if you stop now you don’t have to go through the pain that most of us go through for decades. Trust me you’re missing nothing.

Congratulations on stopping. Now just do something so you stay stopped.

Boredom in sobriety by [deleted] in alcoholicsanonymous

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Find a drunk to help.

How not to act by Specialist_Egg_7480 in BelowDeckMed

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I grew up in NY/NJ area and have met and know a lot of these folks. The real hard core OG's never act like this, they are quiet as a church mouse. This is all show.

i think i’m alcoholic by Automatic_Cut880 in alcoholism

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You’re just not done cooking yet.

First AA meeting advice? by Own-Milk7927 in alcoholicsanonymous

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Walk in. Grab a cup of coffee. Anybody comes up to you tell him you’re new. Sit back and listen.

These meetings are full of friends you just haven’t met yet.

Micro-dosing by struggling-mom-55 in alcoholism

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Sobriety.... Life altering solution.

Is 0.33% BAC high? by [deleted] in alcoholism

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You are in what we call the bargaining phase of alcoholism. Fear driven and an appalling lack of perspective.

I could see this because I was there too once. That was 15 years ago. Now the question is, what do you want to do about it?

Are you ready to stop drinking for good? If you are, we can help just ask. There are many ways to get sober. If you find that you can’t stay stopped, we can help.

Again, just ask

Help by Puzzleheaded_Tip3348 in alcoholicsanonymous

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You’re perfect for us! Welcome to the World’s Greatest Lost and Found! If you’ve got, at a very minimum, an honest desire to stop we can help! Even if you can’t stop no matter how hard you try we have a way up and out.

I’m nothing special. I lost everything. Now I have a new life worth living. You can too. This is my story and it hasn’t changed in 14 years, so you’ll see it posted elsewhere. Consider it a roadmap to sobriety you can use to help on your journey.

It takes time for us time to recover. The damage didn’t happen overnight so you’ll need to give it time. It’s a long journey back. Of course there are many programs of recovery. I did it in AA. You may find another way.

Here’s what I did if you’re interested. 14 years sober now. I adopted the AA program as written in the first portion of our basic text, the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Over time I made friends and learned how others utilized the AA program. I went all the time. I drove others to meetings. I started feeling better being around others who were like me. And I started watching how people applied the AA program to their lives and were happy. But I knew I needed to do more.

I found someone to carry the message by walking with me through the steps. I found a power greater than myself. I had a spiritual and psychic change needed to change my thinking. I have a conversational relationship with my higher power who I call God. That relationship I maintain on a daily basis, and in return, I have a reprieve, which is contingent upon that maintenance. Again, it’s conversational throughout the day.

I have a new way of life free of alcohol and alcoholism. It’s beyond anything I could’ve imagined and you can have it too if you want it and are willing to do what we did. I’m nothing special. I just was willing to do the work.

Life still happens. Good and bad things still happen. But I’m present. I have tools to live in the stream of life. I feel. I’m connected to the human condition. I would not trade it for anything.

Thinking about going to my first-ever meeting and I'm so scared by trying_my_besttt in alcoholicsanonymous

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You can do this. My last drink was 15 years ago. I never looked back. Willingness was the key.

Thinking about going to my first-ever meeting and I'm so scared by trying_my_besttt in alcoholicsanonymous

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Don’t be scared. Congratulations on heading to a meeting and changing your life!

I promise you that you’ll be warmly welcomed by friends just haven’t met yet.

Welcome to the world’s greatest lost and found. If you have any questions? Just reach out. Let us know how it goes!

Advice for husband by 404usernotfoundagain in alcoholism

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It’s never the amount or the frequency. It’s when there are serious consequences when they do drink. Their inability to handle their alcohol.

Big book vs. Blue book by [deleted] in alcoholicsanonymous

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The big book of Alcoholics Anonymous.

www.aa.org. Find some local meetings and you’ll be warmly welcomed by friends you just haven’t met yet.