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CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 06:47 AM

Was curious

I've not had a drink since, I got into AA. I briefly stopped drinking in my early 20's for 2 or 3 months. Never tried to stop until, I joined AA.

Pinkcuda · 03-27-2009, 07:10 AM

When is a "Relapse" not a relapse?
I quit for 6 months in 1982 and returned to drinking for 22 more years.
Was that a "Relapse" or did I just Unquit?

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 07:16 AM

How long have you gone now, without taking a drink?

sugErspun · 03-27-2009, 09:01 AM

I am not sure which to pick. I had attended AA meetings, but I never considered myself a member...that went on for years...sober up, go to AA (and/or rehab) start feeling better, move into a life run on self will ~ get drunk, repeat.

From the time that I gave up and decided to do what was suggested, I have not taken a drink.

nelco · 03-27-2009, 09:40 AM

I also have not had a drink since, I got into AA. i used to say i was going to stop on monday/ after easter/ after christmas/ after paddy's day/ after that wedding/ birthday etc etc but it never lasted,. Since I admitted I was an alcoholic and got into A.A I have not drank. So this is really an A.A question??

Kallista · 03-27-2009, 09:59 AM

I went to AA in March 1993. I stayed for around 6 weeks and then went back out. Then I came back in June 1993 and have stayed since.

bballdad · 03-27-2009, 10:34 AM

I attended AA for one year in 1987 and did nothing but sit in a chair...had plenty during that time....

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 11:41 AM

I should have tossed out, open, honest and willing.

What a ride it's been so far

Sugah · 03-27-2009, 12:32 PM

No vote--flawed question. Must be a Sug thing. Since considering myself a member, I have not taken a drink--though that was fifteen years after my first meeting.

Peace & Love,
Sugah

Believe808 · 03-27-2009, 12:35 PM

Came into AA in 1986 stayed sober 15 yrs went out and came back in Sept 2008

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 12:52 PM

I should've worded that third option better. The words disappeared on my screen didn't know if, I could only put a selected amount on the options or not

Sugah · 03-27-2009, 12:53 PM

pssst...zing...I was giving you a hard time.

Peace & Love,
Sugah

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 12:56 PM

I have a hard time keeping

hey look a robin

tiburon88 · 03-27-2009, 01:27 PM

I have had hundreds of "relapses" since joining AA. I also had some periods of sobriety since I joined AA. I use to hate when people asked the question, "how much time do you have?" I was always ashamed. However, today I am proud to say I have almost 3 months. I was convinced that I was going to die an alcoholic. "Life on life terms" sucks some times but at least it's real.

tib

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 01:49 PM

Got every reason to be proud of those 3 months. Just remember to pick up a phone and not a drink the next time things get overwhelming

Ago · 03-27-2009, 03:22 PM

I picked the third option because.....

look...a shiny object.....

/wanders away

(Congratulations on 3 months Tib, just remember, nothing is so bad that a good bender can't make it worse, trust me on this one lolol)

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ago

I picked the third option because.....

look...a shiny object.....

/wanders away

Short term memory loss can be what was it??

trucker · 03-27-2009, 04:41 PM

i voted "yes ive relasped since joining AA"

BUT....i havent returned to drinking since picking up the book....doing what it suggests and using a sponsor that does the same...

Something dramatic needed to happen and i found that in the steps..

Dont get me wrong ..i found alot of helpful stuff in AA...friendship...warmth love and compassion.....but for me that alone wont keep me sober..

I find very few meetings here that talk of the solution....but i still go for the above...and hopefully come across a newcomer.

I also found god........without him i am lost...............trucker

***Freedom1990*** · 03-27-2009, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CAPTAINZING2000

I have a hard time keeping

hey look a robin

First walked into the halls of AA in 1986, stayed sober for 4 years. Went back out to try the 'social drinking' experiment for 2 months. Failed miserably. Been clean/sober since August 5, 1990.

Rusty Zipper · 03-27-2009, 07:38 PM

i relapsed every day for over 18 years after saying i have a problem...

eveyday i said i would stop, and didn't...

just another spin on it as i hace come to see...

Midas · 03-27-2009, 08:17 PM

What was the topic again? Oh yeah, relapse.

I went to my first AA meeting in CA in 1989. The program didn't stick because I wasn't ready to quit. I proceeded to go on a 15 year bender and literally crawled back into the rooms of AA in 2002. I've been drip-dry (not counting the cough syrup incident) since 11/14/02.

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-27-2009, 08:28 PM

I'm real careful to take medicine as prescribed today!

MsChief · 03-28-2009, 06:22 AM

I stopped drinking for 6 months on my own, about 13 years ago after the doctor told me I would die if I continued to drink, but at that point I knew nothing about alcoholism. After 6 months I started drinking again and carried on for approximately 2 years, thinking that I was the only person in the world who drank like me. I went from feeling superior to others, to feeling like someone had scraped me off their shoe - daily.

I am not saying that knowledge of my condition is enough to stay sober. I am still learning about my condition daily through the AA Fellowship and through other support sources such as this forum/website. Unity, Service and Recovery is what I gained in AA and I haven't picked up a drink since my first meeting, despite many problems throughout my sobriety. I will be 10 years sober on 24 April 2009.

Dime · 03-28-2009, 07:53 AM

I voted no relapse since I became a member of AA sixteen months ago. I did get a Sponsor and engaged the steps right away.

I did attend a few meetings nine years ago but did not consider myself a member. I had no desire to stop drinking, did not consider myself to be alcoholic and only went to appease my family.

jimhere · 03-28-2009, 08:14 AM

I don't count the countless times in and out through the revolving door during the ten years between 1980 and 1990. I guess I was what I would call a chronic relapser, but you know, you really can't relapse from what you haven't recovered from.

Contrary to the lies sold to us by those who claim to be our friends, relapse is not a part of recovery. Permenant sobriety is possible.
Jim

View Poll Results: RELAPSE
I've not had a relapse in AA	26	55.32%
Had a relapse since I joined AA	15	31.91%
Joined AA years ago went back out came back sober now	6	12.77%
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

03-27-2009, 06:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Thankful for our Veterans Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 8,161 Blog Entries: 1	Relapse Was curious I've not had a drink since, I got into AA. I briefly stopped drinking in my early 20's for 2 or 3 months. Never tried to stop until, I joined AA. __________________ 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

03-27-2009, 07:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Thankful for our Veterans Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 8,161 Blog Entries: 1	How long have you gone now, without taking a drink? __________________ 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

03-27-2009, 09:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
sugErspun Thumper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,604	I am not sure which to pick. I had attended AA meetings, but I never considered myself a member...that went on for years...sober up, go to AA (and/or rehab) start feeling better, move into a life run on self will ~ get drunk, repeat. From the time that I gave up and decided to do what was suggested, I have not taken a drink. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Soren Kierkegaard

03-27-2009, 10:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
bballdad Is my work solid so far? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albemarle,N.C. Posts: 2,024	I attended AA for one year in 1987 and did nothing but sit in a chair...had plenty during that time.... __________________ Faith should not stand in the wisdom of men,but in the Power of God

03-27-2009, 07:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pinkcuda Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Prairie Posts: 1,188	When is a "Relapse" not a relapse? I quit for 6 months in 1982 and returned to drinking for 22 more years. Was that a "Relapse" or did I just Unquit?

03-27-2009, 09:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
nelco Living in sobriety Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,456	I also have not had a drink since, I got into AA. i used to say i was going to stop on monday/ after easter/ after christmas/ after paddy's day/ after that wedding/ birthday etc etc but it never lasted,. Since I admitted I was an alcoholic and got into A.A I have not drank. So this is really an A.A question??

03-27-2009, 09:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kallista Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 163	I went to AA in March 1993. I stayed for around 6 weeks and then went back out. Then I came back in June 1993 and have stayed since.

03-27-2009, 11:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Thankful for our Veterans Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 8,161 Blog Entries: 1	I should have tossed out, open, honest and willing. What a ride it's been so far __________________ 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

03-27-2009, 12:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sugah Om, Aum, Ohm... 12 Many Champion! Blast Billiards Champion! Mah Jongg Solitaire Champion! mahjong Champion! Mini Pool 2 Champion! MiniPool Champion! Pool Jam Champion! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Punxsutawney/Pittsburgh Posts: 3,691	No vote--flawed question. Must be a Sug thing. Since considering myself a member, I have not taken a drink--though that was fifteen years after my first meeting. Peace & Love, Sugah __________________ There's a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done Keep me in your heart for awhile ~WZ ANS 01/29/86 - 08/04/08

03-27-2009, 12:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Believe808 Miracles Happen Mahjongg Champion! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,849	Came into AA in 1986 stayed sober 15 yrs went out and came back in Sept 2008 __________________ She believed she could so she did.... FAITH makes all things possible...not easy Last edited by Believe808; 03-27-2009 at 12:36 PM. Reason: added wrong http

03-27-2009, 12:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Thankful for our Veterans Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 8,161 Blog Entries: 1	I should've worded that third option better. The words disappeared on my screen didn't know if, I could only put a selected amount on the options or not __________________ 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

03-27-2009, 12:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sugah Om, Aum, Ohm... 12 Many Champion! Blast Billiards Champion! Mah Jongg Solitaire Champion! mahjong Champion! Mini Pool 2 Champion! MiniPool Champion! Pool Jam Champion! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Punxsutawney/Pittsburgh Posts: 3,691	pssst...zing...I was giving you a hard time. Peace & Love, Sugah __________________ There's a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done Keep me in your heart for awhile ~WZ ANS 01/29/86 - 08/04/08

03-27-2009, 12:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Thankful for our Veterans Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 8,161 Blog Entries: 1	I have a hard time keeping hey look a robin __________________ 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

03-27-2009, 01:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
tiburon88 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 734	I have had hundreds of "relapses" since joining AA. I also had some periods of sobriety since I joined AA. I use to hate when people asked the question, "how much time do you have?" I was always ashamed. However, today I am proud to say I have almost 3 months. I was convinced that I was going to die an alcoholic. "Life on life terms" sucks some times but at least it's real. tib

03-27-2009, 01:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Thankful for our Veterans Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 8,161 Blog Entries: 1	Got every reason to be proud of those 3 months. Just remember to pick up a phone and not a drink the next time things get overwhelming __________________ 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

03-27-2009, 03:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
Ago Rawr!!!!!! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Marin County Posts: 2,029	I picked the third option because..... look...a shiny object..... /wanders away (Congratulations on 3 months Tib, just remember, nothing is so bad that a good bender can't make it worse, trust me on this one lolol) __________________ If you go back to drinking and you haven’t written a Fourth Step inventory, don’t say that you tried A.A. and it failed, because you never tried A.A.

03-27-2009, 04:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
trucker Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: england Posts: 1,322	i voted "yes ive relasped since joining AA" BUT....i havent returned to drinking since picking up the book....doing what it suggests and using a sponsor that does the same... Something dramatic needed to happen and i found that in the steps.. Dont get me wrong ..i found alot of helpful stuff in AA...friendship...warmth love and compassion.....but for me that alone wont keep me sober.. I find very few meetings here that talk of the solution....but i still go for the above...and hopefully come across a newcomer. I also found god........without him i am lost...............trucker

03-27-2009, 07:38 PM	#20 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 20,961	i relapsed every day for over 18 years after saying i have a problem... eveyday i said i would stop, and didn't... just another spin on it as i hace come to see... __________________ *Rule 62*

03-27-2009, 08:17 PM	#21 (permalink)
Midas Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: It's a Dry Heat, AZ. Posts: 438	What was the topic again? Oh yeah, relapse. I went to my first AA meeting in CA in 1989. The program didn't stick because I wasn't ready to quit. I proceeded to go on a 15 year bender and literally crawled back into the rooms of AA in 2002. I've been drip-dry (not counting the cough syrup incident) since 11/14/02.

03-27-2009, 08:28 PM	#22 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Thankful for our Veterans Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 8,161 Blog Entries: 1	I'm real careful to take medicine as prescribed today! __________________ 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

03-28-2009, 06:22 AM	#23 (permalink)
MsChief Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greater Manchester, England Posts: 79	I stopped drinking for 6 months on my own, about 13 years ago after the doctor told me I would die if I continued to drink, but at that point I knew nothing about alcoholism. After 6 months I started drinking again and carried on for approximately 2 years, thinking that I was the only person in the world who drank like me. I went from feeling superior to others, to feeling like someone had scraped me off their shoe - daily. I am not saying that knowledge of my condition is enough to stay sober. I am still learning about my condition daily through the AA Fellowship and through other support sources such as this forum/website. Unity, Service and Recovery is what I gained in AA and I haven't picked up a drink since my first meeting, despite many problems throughout my sobriety. I will be 10 years sober on 24 April 2009.

03-28-2009, 07:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
Dime Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Soberland, USA Posts: 930	I voted no relapse since I became a member of AA sixteen months ago. I did get a Sponsor and engaged the steps right away. I did attend a few meetings nine years ago but did not consider myself a member. I had no desire to stop drinking, did not consider myself to be alcoholic and only went to appease my family.

03-28-2009, 08:14 AM	#25 (permalink)
jimhere Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 2,322	I don't count the countless times in and out through the revolving door during the ten years between 1980 and 1990. I guess I was what I would call a chronic relapser, but you know, you really can't relapse from what you haven't recovered from. Contrary to the lies sold to us by those who claim to be our friends, relapse is not a part of recovery. Permenant sobriety is possible. Jim __________________ "I used to be good for nothing. Now I do good for nothing." ~ Chuck C.

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