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Monthly Archives: November 2011
whole and perfect
I told my friend she didn’t have to sit in a corner alone and figure herself out and then come back to the community and present herself, whole and perfect. She could ask questions. She could read. She could have … Continue reading
Posted in what it's like now
Tagged addiction, advice, alcoholism, community, intense emotions, loneliness, messing up, perfection, recovery, sponsor
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geographics
A man at this meeting said he was going to move to Minnesota to get away from his high stress job and all the people he knows that he parties with and all the places he’d go to score or … Continue reading
Posted in what it's like now
Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, geographic, geographics, hopelessness, identity, meeting, Minnesota, putting recovery first, recovery, rehab, speaking, treatment
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D.C.
A short time ago, I went to a meeting in Washington D.C. I was glad to have found a meeting and my way to it so easily, and the people were genuine and welcoming. It was also the first meeting … Continue reading
Posted in travel, what it's like now
Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, being human, D.C., emotions, labels, meetings, recovery, resentments, travel, Washington D.C.
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New York
Recently I took a trip to New York City. I went to a meeting in SoHo. I still haven’t decided if I should name the meetings I go to, or leave the names out to increase the chances for anonymity. … Continue reading
too high a bottom
Sometimes I feel like I had too high a bottom. I’ve heard people in meetings say this, too. I haven’t had a machete in one hand and shotgun on the counter next to me as I drank straight from a … Continue reading
Posted in what it was like, what it's like now
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, DUI, recovery, rehab, rock bottom, sponsor, timeline, treatment
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the holidays
I’ve been thinking about rehab. Dreaming about it. Today I thought of my best friend from rehab. He sent me a text a few days ago asking me to call him and I did and he didn’t answer and he … Continue reading
Posted in what it's like now
Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Easter, holidays, meetings, motivation, recovery, rehab, thanksgiving, treatment
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