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Aug 1, 19983 min read
The “Just-One Genie”
By Diane J. Pauli, you wrote well about the “Just-One Genie”: <snip>Rest of the family knows I’m in a program and either not drinking or...
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Jul 17, 19982 min read
Breaking a Lifelong Pattern
by Jane D. [Jan had posted: Sorry couldn’t take it any longer. Had to drink, poor judgment but felt good (actually bad). How can I stop,...
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Jul 12, 19981 min read
Woke Up Thankful
By Colleen C. Hi gang: Well my cousin who lives here in Nashville asked me to go the stock car races last night so she could peruse the...
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Jul 8, 19983 min read
Big Stuff Going On
By Laura L. Dear Group: I don’t know what I might accomplish by doing this, maybe I will get lucky and help myself, as well as someone...
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Jul 5, 19982 min read
Sober Is Better
By Paula B. Dear Jan, I’ve had a delightful 4th, followed by a decadent night eating fresh raspberries, blueberries & watermelon while...
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Jun 29, 19982 min read
Why I Drank Like I Did
by Tom S. I spent a lot of time, most of it drinking, trying to “figure out” why I drank like I did. I assumed, owing to circumstances in...
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LifeRing
Jun 19, 19982 min read
The Most Positive Action I Have Ever Taken
By Lorne L. [Lynn posted that she was one day sober.] Hey, Greetings Lynn and welcome aboard the good ship RECOVERY!! One day – that’s...
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LifeRing
Jun 5, 19981 min read
A Chance to Start Over
By Shirlee B. [Don wrote: Plus, I tend to get angry more than I liked and that is a drag and so I did not want to practice getting mad.]...
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May 27, 19981 min read
Survival In the Air
by Carolyn, Bob, Alice, Leigh, Mark, Marianne & Carol. Any advice?? Carolyn Bob When the stewards come by the inconvenience should...
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May 22, 19982 min read
No, No, I Don’t! Cancel That!
by Alice I. My husband, daughter and I arrived in Ft. Myers FL on Saturday at 3:30 PM. After 20 minutes in the car with my parents I knew...
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LifeRing
May 7, 19983 min read
I want a life much more than I want a drink
By Diane J. L. wrote: > I can really relate to this thread. At 5:30 pm I celebrated 5 months. Not bad for the first time in over 10 years...
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LifeRing
Feb 8, 19982 min read
Drinking “At”
By CA, Marianne H., Laura L., Marty N., Carol H. CA began it: … I couldn’t sleep because I thought I was going to have to suspend a...
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Dec 31, 19972 min read
Reach Out and Touch
by Jane D. Spent my Xmas with family — some of my most dangerous buttons. Got through it. And it really was OK. The same old conflicts, a...
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Dec 28, 19972 min read
Smirnoff Memories
by Craig M. Marty wrote: >We’ve been going to movies on this vacation. Just saw the new Bond flick, something about Tomorrow. There’s a...
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Dec 8, 19972 min read
Thirty Days Sober and What Do You Get?
By Jim S. Thirty days and what did I get? I found my self-respect, so long lacking. I found my business again and am enjoying it. I found...
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Nov 11, 19975 min read
That Trip Out of Town
Diane posted: I have to attend a professional meeting this upcoming weekend, and I am looking for any suggestions people might have on...
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Oct 14, 19974 min read
A Letter From My Father
By Robert B. This date is a strange anniversary for me. I went down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and some time around noon my...
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Aug 5, 199710 min read
WRITERS AND ALCOHOL
By Ann Waldron Special to The Washington Post – March 14, 1989, pp. 13-15 (c) The Washington Post Many giants in American literature have...
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Aug 5, 199734 min read
Warner v. Orange County Department of Probation
115 F.3d 1068 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ————- No. 1760——August Term, 1994 (Argued: July 20, 1995 Decided:...
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Aug 5, 199710 min read
TO ALL CONCERNED WITH THE DRUG-CRIME EPIDEMIC
By James R. Milam, Ph.D. November 17, 1995 “In my opinion, interdisciplinary work does not mean the meeting of specialists in different...
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