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Hi
Bob H. SOD Halloween 1994. Home group Young and Free St. John's Newfoundland. Lived in Vancouver BC 1996 to 2010. Live and work in Alberta oil sands (Fort McMurray) last 4 years (John Deere.) I was a member of Lamplighters in 1995, think I was number 75. Life is good. thanks for being here. Bob

Welcome Jesse, to the site from a neighbor across the border in Ontario. Hope you will continue to come and share your journey with us.

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Hi my name is Ronnie (hippie girl). I'm really struggling. Quit drinking for a year and thought I could handle drinking again. I got drunk again last night!! Feeling the shame and disappointment. Feel like I'm not in control anymore.:/ Glad to be here.

Welcome Hippie Girl. Thank you for signing in and sharing. The fact that you are looking for control and wanting to be in control would be the key, we need to surrender to the program and to the God of our understanding in order to win over this disease of addiction. Control is an illusion. It is already out of control if we have to control it. When we surrender and turn it over, we are empowered to do what we need to do each day to stay clean and sober each day.

It is a one day at a time program. It isn't forever. It isn't for a year or a month or even 3 months or ten years. It is just for today, I choose not to use.

It is a program of suggestions (go to meetings, get a home group, get a sponsor, work with others, work and apply the steps, take your program out of the rooms of recovery and apply it to your daily life at home, at work and in the community), or you will go back to where you came from, and for me, that was not an option. For me, that was not an option. For me, to use is to die.

All you have lost is your dry date. It is up to you as to whether you want to lose more. You said you thought you could handle drinking again. I am sorry that gave me a little smile. It was my thoughts that got me to the doors of recovery in the first place.

Hope you will choose to stay. It is not easy, but it is so much better than going back there.

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Hello to you...
My name is Sandy. I have the disease of alcoholism to the bone, and God has graced me with recovery. Without others who know it's power, I know that without my God and AA I would not "be" today. I humbly thank you all.
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Welcome Sandy, so glad to have you with us. Look forward to sharing with you.

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Hi Sandy, :17: Glad to have you join us. I hope you will continue to come and share with us here. Have a great weekend! :)

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I'm Susan, aka Suzie. I will have 90 days clean on November 22. Thank you, God.

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Hi Suzie, It is great hearing from you. Congratulations on your sober time! :29: I hope you will continue to come and share with us. Have a great Sunday! :42:

Welcome Suzie, so glad to have you join us. Congratulations, many more one day at a time. Looking forward to sharing with you.

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Grateful to be here
 

Hi...my name's Rachel and I'm an alcoholic from Orange County, California. I've been sober since 9-1-09 and i thank you for allowing me to join in everyone's recovery here, including my own. God bless you.

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hi all I am known as finbarr I am an alcoholic and drug user I had my last drink in July 2005 - but recently I have just quit pain med - I am 30 + days clean and sober- I am from the Republic of Ireland-

Welcome Rachael and Finbarr, so glad to have the both of you join us. Hope you will continue to come and share your journey with us.

We are doubly blessed.

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Congrats on 30 days off pain meds! That's a serious achievement. Keep it up! You're in my prayers

Indeed it is, I know I went through a living hell detoxing alone in my room at the YWCA for 5 days. I didn't know about AA and detox, and so grateful that they had a social worker back then that got me into a recovery house, which introduced me to the 12 Step programs. Endorse yourself! We do this one day at a time. Just for today, I choose not to use.

Thanks for sharing Rachel.

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