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Rancho Cucamonga
When I return to Southern California, to the inland empire, I feel at home. In my body. It’s not an emotional thing. It’s not a relief. I just remember it. The air. Dry and warm. Soft even, with smog. Air … Continue reading
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Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, California, home, Rancho Cucamonga, recovery, sobriety, Southern California
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far
Before I went to rehab, I went to AA to hear people’s stories. I would listen to people who ended up homeless, all of their “yets” having by then transpired. They talked about shooting up under a bridge, selling themselves, … Continue reading
Posted in what it was like
Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, drinking, meeting, meetings, recovery, rehab, sober, sobriety, trauma
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Minnesota
I went back to Minnesota last week, to visit the treatment center I went to a year and a half ago. When I was in treatment, it was April and it was still snowing. All the branches were bare. In … Continue reading
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Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, meeting, meetings, Minneapolis, Minnesota, recovery, rehab, sobriety, travel, treatment
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Cancún
I went to Cancún, Mexico 3 months out of rehab. I had booked the trip with my boyfriend and two friends, impulsively, and there were no refunds. It was low season for tourists, or rather, it was not spring break, … Continue reading
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Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Cancun, drinking, DUI, meetings, Mexico, recovery, sobriety, travel
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Long Beach, CA
I walked down the middle of the street with my friend, who I think of as my brother, who I used to live with, in college, when I started drinking. We were walking slow, because he had just had knee surgery … Continue reading
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Tagged AA, AA meetings, addiction, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, drinking games, Long Beach, recovery, sobriety
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for my sister, part I
A few weeks ago, my sister sent me an email about my one year. She said she loved me and I said it, too. I hadn’t heard from her in a while. I left her a voicemail on her birthday … Continue reading
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Tagged 9th step, AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, amends, family, gratitude, meetings, ninth step, recovery, rehab, siblings, sister, sober, sobriety, Southern California, sponsor, trauma, treatment, using, verbal abuse, writing
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stopped working
The other day I heard someone say: “I didn’t come to AA because of the consequences. I came because the party was over.” Last night, at a meeting, the speaker said that her rock bottom wasn’t blacking out every night. … Continue reading
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Tagged AA, AA meetings, alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, college, consequences, consequences of alcoholism, drinking, meeting, meetings, what it was like
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in real life
On Wednesday, I will have had a year sober. It makes me anxious. Not for fear of relapse, though that’s there, but something else. I’m afraid I’m not doing it right. I still think I’m supposed to be someone else. … Continue reading
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Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, fear, fears, home group, meeting, meetings, one year sober, recovery, relapse, sober, sobriety
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out
Last night, I went to a bar. I ordered a diet coke and the bartender said “One of those nights?” and I said “Yeah,” with a sigh, even though I didn’t really know what he meant. Even though it had … Continue reading
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Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Dublin, going out, holidays, meeting, meetings, relapse, St. Patrick's Day
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etiquette
I have a lot of friends who are not alcoholics or who are not in recovery. Most of my friends are not. A lot of them ask me, or they did in the beginning, “Is the goal to drink in … Continue reading
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Tagged AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, etiquette, friends of alcoholics, meetings, right way to act
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