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walt55054life · 11-20-2008, 11:05 PM

I found this site accidently when I was googling Bob Dylans alcoholic life, and thought it was cool because will have been sober for 6 months on the 29 of Nov. (one day at a time!)--doesn't that one day at a time make it so simple if I thought I had to quit drinking the rest of my life I could not do it.

I am a member of AA and read a few post in the thread about the "real alcoholic" and I just know that an alcholic is only an alcoholic if he deems himself an alcoholic and that is what my Big Book of AA says.
My dad drank like an alcoholic but wasn't one because he didn't think he was. I am an alcoholic no matter how often or how much or how long I drank that's what my Big Book tells me.

I'm not sure if I'll stay on this site too long as I am comfortable in AA and think there might be some weird people here(not saying there are not any in AA) but it's a new experience which I will talk with my sponser about tomorrow.
It might be another oppurtunity to work with others.....just saying hi!

***ANGELINA243*** · 11-20-2008, 11:34 PM

Welcome! Glad you are here!

I have found much support here as well as AA. This place has helped me grow in my recovery journey.

Dean62 · 11-21-2008, 02:04 AM

Welcome to SR. My sponsor knows about my online recovery and thinks it's great. I recently bumped into an old councilor of mine at an AA meeting and she was interested in sending some of her clients to online recovery boards like this one.

Good luck with whatever you try and congrats on your sober time.

Tazman53 · 11-21-2008, 03:23 AM

Hey Walt, welcome to SR, congrats on almost 6 months! I find this site an excellent addition to AA, not a substitute, but addition.

This site reminds me so much of AA, there are some awesome folks here with a good mix of ES&H.

sugErspun · 11-21-2008, 09:03 AM

Welcome Walt.

Yes - there are some strange people here (myself included).

Mostly harmless though.

**CarolD** · 11-21-2008, 10:03 AM

Congratulations on your new sober life....

Welcome to our recovery community

walt55054life · 11-21-2008, 10:26 AM

Thanks everyone--and I don't like the congrats b/c I believe it's like congragulating some1 from running out of a burning building....it was a matter of life or death for me

**Astro** · 11-21-2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tazman53

I find this site an excellent addition to AA, not a substitute, but addition.

This site reminds me so much of AA, there are some awesome folks here with a good mix of ES&H.

Ditto! I attend AA meetings almost every night, but SR is a great place for me to share and hear from others in recovery. Much better than surfing the net for things that don't mix well with recovery!

Welcome Walt! Hope you stick around.

Ago · 11-21-2008, 11:34 AM

Welcome, and Grats

there are strange people here lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by sugErspun

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Mostly harmless though.

people who always have their towel with them, mine is actually on my chair as I type

50 points for anyone besides sugah who recognizes sug's quote and the reply

RufusACanal · 11-21-2008, 12:06 PM

I truly get paranoia when you guys talk about me when I am here and not here, or don't talk about me when I am anywhere else.

"I don't know why,
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell,
I know, right now you can't tell,
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see,
A different side of me."

***nandm*** · 11-21-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RufusACanal

I truly get paranoia when you guys talk about me when I am here and not here, or don't talk about me when I am anywhere else.

"I don't know why,
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell,
I know, right now you can't tell,
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see,
A different side of me."

And I thought they were talking about me! Darn it.

Welcome to SR and our alcoholism forum. It is great to see someone starting a new life. Good for you:ghug

navysteve · 11-21-2008, 04:29 PM

Welcome to SR Walt. We have a wide variety of people here with a varying amount of experience. Feel free to jump in anytime

Pam08 · 11-21-2008, 10:06 PM

Welcome to SR. glad you are checking this forum out. I go to AA also. I go 1 or 2 times a day to AA and fill in here when I can. I have found this forum very interesting and helpful..I have had issues that I have been able to reveal here which I have a hard time doing in person for now..and have gotten great support. I am probably one that would be deemed weird...But I like to be a bit different. I still have a good heart either way and trying to improve my life..and hopefully sometime I can help someone else with my posts. Hope ya come back and visit.

Tommyh · 11-22-2008, 05:55 AM

welcome Walt

keep coming back

Tommyh · 11-22-2008, 06:01 AM

ago
a whiter shade of pale

Although my eyes were open, they might have just as well've been closed....

walt55054life · 11-22-2008, 10:09 PM

thanks every1

11-20-2008, 11:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
walt55054life My name is alcoholic&Im a Walt Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 48	New to sober recovery I found this site accidently when I was googling Bob Dylans alcoholic life, and thought it was cool because will have been sober for 6 months on the 29 of Nov. (one day at a time!)--doesn't that one day at a time make it so simple if I thought I had to quit drinking the rest of my life I could not do it. I am a member of AA and read a few post in the thread about the "real alcoholic" and I just know that an alcholic is only an alcoholic if he deems himself an alcoholic and that is what my Big Book of AA says. My dad drank like an alcoholic but wasn't one because he didn't think he was. I am an alcoholic no matter how often or how much or how long I drank that's what my Big Book tells me. I'm not sure if I'll stay on this site too long as I am comfortable in AA and think there might be some weird people here(not saying there are not any in AA) but it's a new experience which I will talk with my sponser about tomorrow. It might be another oppurtunity to work with others.....just saying hi!

11-20-2008, 11:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
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11-21-2008, 02:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dean62 Adjusting my Sails Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,029 Blog Entries: 5	Welcome to SR. My sponsor knows about my online recovery and thinks it's great. I recently bumped into an old councilor of mine at an AA meeting and she was interested in sending some of her clients to online recovery boards like this one. Good luck with whatever you try and congrats on your sober time. __________________ I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but my chief duty is to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble - Helen Keller

11-21-2008, 03:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tazman53 Follow Directions! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, Va. Posts: 9,745	Hey Walt, welcome to SR, congrats on almost 6 months! I find this site an excellent addition to AA, not a substitute, but addition. This site reminds me so much of AA, there are some awesome folks here with a good mix of ES&H. __________________ All BB quotes are from the First Edition of the BB Follow directions! Sobriety date 18 Sept. 2006 Sober today thanks to AA

11-21-2008, 09:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
sugErspun Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,694	Welcome Walt. Yes - there are some strange people here (myself included). Mostly harmless though. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Soren Kierkegaard

11-21-2008, 10:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	Congratulations on your new sober life.... Welcome to our recovery community __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

11-21-2008, 10:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
walt55054life My name is alcoholic&Im a Walt Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 48	Thanks everyone--and I don't like the congrats b/c I believe it's like congragulating some1 from running out of a burning building....it was a matter of life or death for me __________________

11-21-2008, 12:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
RufusACanal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,927	I truly get paranoia when you guys talk about me when I am here and not here, or don't talk about me when I am anywhere else. "I don't know why, I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell, I know, right now you can't tell, But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see, A different side of me." __________________ "It is what you learn after you know it all that counts." John Wooden Excerpts from Original Manuscript of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

11-21-2008, 04:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
navysteve Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,870	Welcome to SR Walt. We have a wide variety of people here with a varying amount of experience. Feel free to jump in anytime

11-21-2008, 10:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Pam08 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 469	Welcome to SR. glad you are checking this forum out. I go to AA also. I go 1 or 2 times a day to AA and fill in here when I can. I have found this forum very interesting and helpful..I have had issues that I have been able to reveal here which I have a hard time doing in person for now..and have gotten great support. I am probably one that would be deemed weird...But I like to be a bit different. I still have a good heart either way and trying to improve my life..and hopefully sometime I can help someone else with my posts. Hope ya come back and visit.

11-22-2008, 05:55 AM	#14 (permalink)
Tommyh Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: N.C. Posts: 18,391	welcome Walt keep coming back

11-22-2008, 06:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
Tommyh Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: N.C. Posts: 18,391	ago a whiter shade of pale Although my eyes were open, they might have just as well've been closed....

11-22-2008, 10:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
walt55054life My name is alcoholic&Im a Walt Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 48	thanks every1 __________________

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