How did you come to AA???? - Page 2 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

**Astro** · 03-04-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jimhere

Don't hate what brought you here. Alcohol is our friend. It gets more alcoholics to AA than anything else.

Thanks for sharing that Jim, it was like my mini meeting for this morning, I heard exactly what I needed to hear

dgillz · 03-04-2009, 05:47 PM

Has anyone else noticed that the totals add up to 103% not 100%?

Tazman53 · 03-05-2009, 03:36 AM

You know just like the good alkie that I am I had an alterior motive behind this poll, it was supposed to show that we do on occasion have enough influence on folks here on line to get them to go to AA....................... Well the poll only shows one person and I know of at least 3 others personally since I have been here................ You know that really does not sound like much, but if just one person finds sobriety by us posting our ES&H we have in AA then it is all good.

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-05-2009, 12:57 PM

That in it self makes me choose my words carefully when, posting a response on here.

Been a few threads where, a topic gets really hot. I would encourage people with a drinking problem to attend AA. I'm not saying this is the best course for everyone but, it's made a positive impact in my life and countless other people.

I don't venture into the other sections on here that, use another method of recovery. I'm satisfied in my recovery after all these years.

SoberforME · 03-05-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgillz

Has anyone else noticed that the totals add up to 103% not 100%?

We are more than the sum of our parts.

FightingIrish · 03-05-2009, 07:44 PM

Good topic. After being arrested three times in three consecutive nights while in a blackout, and waking up in jail after the third time with pepper spray in my eyes, bruises all over my body, and an orange jumpsuit, I thought perhaps that was an appropriate time to get some help.

So I went to treatment, and then went to A.A. the day I got out because it had been suggested by the counselors that people who do that have a much better chance of staying sober than people who don't.

M

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-05-2009, 09:29 PM

that tops my story !!!

Rusty Zipper · 03-06-2009, 03:26 AM

tazz

Quote:

For me it was a last resort, I was desperate, I had no answers and saw no solution

Bingo!

those were my footsteps too!

colettely · 03-06-2009, 04:37 AM

during the course of my last few weeks of drinking:
1: my sister came into my room to get a top as I was sleeping and I attacked her and kicked her out of my flat and sent her walking 2 miles in the country side at 4am
2:my older sister then sent me to see a councellor
3:a few weeks later I got in to a fight with my ex and tried to kill myself
4:the next morning I went to my councellor still out of it from the drugs
5:he refered me to rehab, I told him I'd do anything as long as he did'nt send my to a mental ward

A week later I was in rehab thinking that it was my familly that had the problem and not me and by going to rehab (not understanding what it actually was) would make them see sence and own up to their responsibilities...funnily enough I also descovered I was and am an alcoholic...now I get on great with my familly and love them all dearly(something I could not say a year ago) therefore me getting sober,me changing changed the situation....as I can't change others only myself

colettely · 03-06-2009, 04:43 AM

I want to thank you for posting this as it is alway good to be reminded where I came from and how I got here

Zencat · 03-12-2009, 09:40 AM

Rehab ordered me to AA. My rehab group was required to attend AA and NA meetings as a component of the treatment plan. 13 years latter I attend AA meetings on a semi-regular basis mostly on Saturday morning. I like the fellowship at the AlAno Club more so and will hang out there often.

NOMOMERLOTMAMMA · 03-12-2009, 07:52 PM

I joined SR and got sober here..but after 3 months my ex (also sober) wanted to go back to AA and encouraged me to go. I really wanted to change things about myself..not just get sober and she said that was a way to do it.

She was right. I'm still going...she isn't.

There is an even happier ending..she's going back. :-)

mikel60 · 03-14-2009, 05:19 AM

I staggered to my first meeting in a Jameson's induced stupor. Smartest move I've ever made! Go figure.
Mike

View Poll Results: How did you wind up going to AA
Went on my own.	25	53.19%
Went because of what I read on SR (or other board).	2	4.26%
Went because a friend suggested it or took me.	9	19.15%
Went because a rehab or detox suggested it.	12	25.53%
Went because I was court ordered.	4	8.51%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

03-04-2009, 05:47 PM	#27 (permalink)
dgillz Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 3,459	Has anyone else noticed that the totals add up to 103% not 100%? __________________ He should be fine...if he survives the detox process that is..... Any quotes from the big book of AA are from the first edition, or are otherwise exempt from copyright infringement under the "fair use doctrine".

03-05-2009, 03:36 AM	#28 (permalink)
Tazman53 Follow Directions! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, Va. Posts: 9,745	You know just like the good alkie that I am I had an alterior motive behind this poll, it was supposed to show that we do on occasion have enough influence on folks here on line to get them to go to AA....................... Well the poll only shows one person and I know of at least 3 others personally since I have been here................ You know that really does not sound like much, but if just one person finds sobriety by us posting our ES&H we have in AA then it is all good. __________________ All BB quotes are from the First Edition of the BB Follow directions! Sobriety date 18 Sept. 2006 Sober today thanks to AA

03-05-2009, 12:57 PM	#29 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Psalm 118:24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 9,445 Blog Entries: 1	That in it self makes me choose my words carefully when, posting a response on here. Been a few threads where, a topic gets really hot. I would encourage people with a drinking problem to attend AA. I'm not saying this is the best course for everyone but, it's made a positive impact in my life and countless other people. I don't venture into the other sections on here that, use another method of recovery. I'm satisfied in my recovery after all these years. __________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD J - Jesus first O - Others next Y - Yourself last John 14:6

03-05-2009, 07:44 PM	#31 (permalink)
FightingIrish problem with authority Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 873	Good topic. After being arrested three times in three consecutive nights while in a blackout, and waking up in jail after the third time with pepper spray in my eyes, bruises all over my body, and an orange jumpsuit, I thought perhaps that was an appropriate time to get some help. So I went to treatment, and then went to A.A. the day I got out because it had been suggested by the counselors that people who do that have a much better chance of staying sober than people who don't. M __________________ "Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

03-05-2009, 09:29 PM	#32 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Psalm 118:24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 9,445 Blog Entries: 1	that tops my story !!! __________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD J - Jesus first O - Others next Y - Yourself last John 14:6

03-06-2009, 04:37 AM	#34 (permalink)
colettely Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 25 Blog Entries: 2	during the course of my last few weeks of drinking: 1: my sister came into my room to get a top as I was sleeping and I attacked her and kicked her out of my flat and sent her walking 2 miles in the country side at 4am 2:my older sister then sent me to see a councellor 3:a few weeks later I got in to a fight with my ex and tried to kill myself 4:the next morning I went to my councellor still out of it from the drugs 5:he refered me to rehab, I told him I'd do anything as long as he did'nt send my to a mental ward A week later I was in rehab thinking that it was my familly that had the problem and not me and by going to rehab (not understanding what it actually was) would make them see sence and own up to their responsibilities...funnily enough I also descovered I was and am an alcoholic...now I get on great with my familly and love them all dearly(something I could not say a year ago) therefore me getting sober,me changing changed the situation....as I can't change others only myself

03-06-2009, 04:43 AM	#35 (permalink)
colettely Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 25 Blog Entries: 2	I want to thank you for posting this as it is alway good to be reminded where I came from and how I got here

03-12-2009, 09:40 AM	#36 (permalink)
Zencat ٩(-̮̮̃•̃)۶ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ventura Co. California USA Posts: 5,981 Blog Entries: 9	Rehab ordered me to AA. My rehab group was required to attend AA and NA meetings as a component of the treatment plan. 13 years latter I attend AA meetings on a semi-regular basis mostly on Saturday morning. I like the fellowship at the AlAno Club more so and will hang out there often. __________________ My ❀ Name ☯ Is ❤ Will G ☞ 禅 “The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.”― Leo Buscaglia

03-12-2009, 07:52 PM	#37 (permalink)
NOMOMERLOTMAMMA No more merlot, more mamma Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hills, Ct Posts: 2,131 Blog Entries: 36	I joined SR and got sober here..but after 3 months my ex (also sober) wanted to go back to AA and encouraged me to go. I really wanted to change things about myself..not just get sober and she said that was a way to do it. She was right. I'm still going...she isn't. There is an even happier ending..she's going back. :-) __________________ But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things. ~Vincent van Gogh

03-14-2009, 05:19 AM	#38 (permalink)
mikel60 Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Boston MA Posts: 654	I staggered to my first meeting in a Jameson's induced stupor. Smartest move I've ever made! Go figure. Mike

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