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Hello family, ... ... What I present here is a request for your help. This request and your response to it does not and will not effect Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums. It is a personal request for financial help. Please allow me a m...
Hi everyone... Like many others on here, I am a huge fan of the book series "Getting Them Sober" (particularly volume one), written by Toby Rice Drews. This book is said to be one of THE best resources for those living around active alcoh...
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... Why is it that I read all the insightful, inspiring messages here and feel strong and no longer alone and ready to tackle these problems and then get home and get sucked right into my Abf's constant, daily drama? He is a dry drunk that has pret...
today has been a really bad one. emotionally. i have witnessed my AH removing any possessions he had left in his home that we shared and putting them in the Biffa bin not 20 feet from where i live. the temptation to run out and claim anything i wa...
Hi, ... ... I am new to this site so I thought I would share a little about me. I was raised in an alcoholic home. Mum was quite functional, went to work during the week, got smashed on the weekends and that was the "norm". I married an ...
So the ex AH just left about 3 weeks ago after staying with me almost 3 months. I said in the beginning "NEXT" in regard to the new /old girlfriend (knew from childhood and reunited on facebook) and him trying so desperately to find someon...
Where do I begin? It has been hectic past couple of weeks and not being able to get here hasn't helped. The first trauma/drama was husband having chest pains and being admitted to the hospital and getting a 2nd stint put in his heart. He had a blocka...
I've posted quite a bit about confusion. I've been completely loaded down with it. Infact, if my posts have a common theme, it is CONFUSION. ... ... I am trying to sort through all my feelings and intentions and hopes and needs and wants and try t...
Well to make a long story short........the guy I was dating and I broke up today. As I wrote this am I had been thinking about it for my reason, he had been for his. ... ... It didn't happen the way I had wanted it too, but it was a good thing. T...
I just got home from my meeting and found AH more drunk than he has been in months. When I walked in the door, he was at the bottom of the stairs, hauling a bag of stuff into the garage. I noticed something on the wall, so I went downstairs and loo...
It seems that many of us on this site try to be friends with our exes. Just questioning the wisdom of those choices and how that works out for everyone....?...
... this post is aimed mainly at the girls amongst us (sorry boys - no disrespect intended) ... ... when i was in therapy i was asked to read Women who l...
One of the three C's, anyway. ... ... Hi. I'm new, sponsorless, and hoping for a little guidance. ... ... I think I've got the "can't control it" and "can't cure it." It's just a matter of making it habitual in my day-to-day lif...
... That means that since I found the doors of the Al-Anon Family Groups on this same ... day in 1979...for 31 years I've never missed a blessing. I am most of all grateful ... beyond my wildest expression and to stay that way I will keep coming ba...
Well as most of you know this time of year is hard for me, and I'm working my program hard, but still struggling. Still trusting though that even though this waiting and being still is HARD, that is is what I am meant to be doing. ... ... Valentine...
My ex A boyfriend is drinking again. Since he left we have become friends, chat, talk etc. He is binging weekend with his new girlfriend and its become a disaster. Sounds totally crazy. I am trying to distance myself from it but I can't hellp but wor...
I just realized that this is February and that means Valentine's day is coming. S I wanted to post something about love. ... ... I proposed to my wife in a parking lot. It wasn't very romantic. and I know you find that shocking because I'm a very ro...
... "If we could extract the "I" from our thoughts, some of us would lose our focus. We have a tendency to think only of our comfort, our convenience, our point of view,...
Briefly... my ah is a member of a church band. Needless to say lying and bs are common while he is among these folks. ... during a very stressful month about 6 mos ago, I e-mailed the church and fessed up to the real guy they were dealing with. Th...
I've heard it said that if we stay in the alcoholic situation long enough, we become as sick as the alcoholic. I have found that to be true. What is disturbing to me is that I seem to be experiencing PTSD symptoms some 6 months after the divorce. Min...
I am new here and looking for those who can offer experience, strength and hope for dealing with an affair. My AH is 8 years sober. When we met, he was very active with meetings and sponsorship. Actually, one of the things which attracted me was the ...
... hiya all...i have returned...my trip to my daughter's was just great and just what i needed. however, since being back i have sunk into a real low...lower th...
I posted about this a year ago or so but I have found it very interesting to ponder -- in our English language we use expressions like, 'you are giving me a head ache' , 'you are making me feel this or that' or 'you are making me crazy'. It is like ...
If anyone from AA or Al-Anon happens to find themselves in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with nothing to do on the weekend of Feb. 19-21, feel free to drop in to the Holid...
The past few days I have been struggling....Grateful but struggling somewhat.<BR><BR>For some reason EXABF has been in my thoughts over and over again and I have been praying to HP to please remove any thoughts or feelings I have left for...
... I just tried to get in the chat room and it says I have been added to the channels Auto Kick Ban List?? I was there earlier with no problems. Will someone please tell me how to fix this please. I dont want ...
I have a speech class and wanted to do one of my speeches on Al-Anon (I have been in the program 2+ years). I want to speak only on my personal experience and of course, not anything that anyone else has said in a meeting or anything like that, bu...
It seems that every milestone I reach, something changes in me. I guess that is the way it is supposed to be. One of my friends, actually my sponsor is celebrating 40 years this weekend. I hope she doesn't mind me saying so. I have been able to refl...
when I was with the ex A I really jumped full throttle into his stories of what he was going to do. I would rage and rail and rage some more about what he didn't do and I would really put a lot into all the things he "promised'. ... ... Recen...
A few weeks back I asked the members of Miracles In Progress for financial help so the needs of the newcomer into the MIP Recovery Homes could be better met by Rose and I during such a ...
I'm catching up on reading this morning and have gotten through only a few topics when two things jumped out at me and almost SMACKED me they were so relevant... th...
Hi all. ... ... I am new here and my brother is an alcoholic. He has drank for many years (it never was a problem till about 6 years ago). He is only 34, but I am wondering if he has signs of the so called "wet brain' It is like his whole per...
... Hi Everyone! In the chatroom the other day I mentioned I was looking for books/websites etc... to help me with the 12 steps, and a member mentioned a "Blue Print" book that helped with step 4. Ano...
So here I am again on this same topic. I have been married to my recovering A for 6 years. In those 6 years it has always been our house rule that there is no smoking in our house. In the last week, I came hoe to find a cigarette butt floating in ...
Left me a message saying he was doing well. He sorta admonished me that he didn't like the fact that I only texted him and didn't ever answer my phone and perhaps that was why he had been out of touch. I did not call rehab about possible drug use. ...
Hi Everyone, ... ... I have never done this before, and I am new to Al-Anon, that being said, I am no stranger to Alcoholics and their behavioral and emotional tendencies. So here is my story and subsequent question. ... ... I share a long and var...
MY ABF has accepted he is an alcoholic he has been in AA since May 2009 and had a slip in Nov went straight back to AA. He has moved into his mums and is fighting hard to beat this disease. He lost his job when he had the slip also. He says he nee...
So my sons father is supposedly in treatment. He says he's doing it so when court comes and I bring up his past habits it wont matter anymore. Or is it really court ordered from his DUI in Sept that he insists was dropped weeks later after a piss tes...
... I am sort of relapsing I guess. I have this Step Sister.Her personality type as I see it is of convinces. When I am in town everything is great, everyone is family.<...
... ... Help me out on this please. All feedback is welcomed. I'm revisiting an old reaction ... (Don't react!! LOL my bestest slogan personally given by an early sponsor) to another ... person's innate practice of power and control. My stomach...
Glad to meet everyone, Im from Ohio Just found the online site, Trying to get back into the local meetings been out for while so much going on with my son. ... ... Nice meeting you all ... ... ... ...
We are expecting around 2 feet of snow today and tomorrow.. I will be stuck in the house all weekend but I am being positive about it. I have some new Wii games to learn how to play, lots of Alanon literature to read and of course there is always Lif...
Which is worse? Leaving him and missing him. Or him leaving and missing him. He left me and our marriage five years ago. When I have clarity, I realize that he was gone "mentally" many times before he actually left. I fight my obsession of ...
Are there any sites that are dedicated just to codependents? I know a lot of my stuff is alanon, but some of it is straight codependency sickness...? Just can't seem to find a site that is anywhere near what we have here. :)...
I texted the A tonight...just real casual...couldn't stand it...hadn't talked to him in a week. He didn't respond and now I feel weak and bad that I gave in....
the above quote is from Jenny Sanford. Some of you may remember her husband then Governor of South Carolina had a very public issue. I have to say I admire her detachment, focus and clarity. ... ... If you are interested she will be on 20/20 on ...
I will be attending my first al-anon meeting tomorrow night. I'm really looking forward to it. ... ... Because I haven't been to a meeting yet, I don't know much about enabling, trying to control an alcoholic's drinking, codependency, etc. ... ....
... CAN WE GET A COUPLE OF OPS IN THE ROOM ABOUT 10--ISH AT NITE - IN COGNITO WOULD WORK. WE HAVE THIS WHACKO WHO COME IN ABOUT 9-12AM LATELY WHO LOVES TO DISRUPT EVERYONE AND SENDS NASTY REMARKS INTO THE ROOM . KEEPS CHANGING NICK NAM...
Okay, friends ... today I need to take a look at my motives! I just had a conversation with my AH. During the conversation, I told him that I was worried he may be getting sick again. It seems like a good thing to be able to convey how I feel, and...
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