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Jeremy: What about those of us who are dry drunks? Do you think there is any difference? I am a dry drunk. My lack of empathy and lack of maturity has ruin...

: I was on methadone for 10 years and recently (3 months ago) switched to suboxone with no ill effects. Ive gained weight with a swollen stomach and don...

Mary: I saw this today and it really struck a note. I am on the other end of the stick. My husband is the one who does not have comfort. All I know is that ...

Timber Windows: Every human being driven by the spirit and that invisible spirit is truly called divine, every creature is driven by the divine force and that's calle...

Angie: I have come back to find you here one year after you had stopped writing in your blog. I wanted to let you know that what you wrote has sustained me i...

lori: I am going through a horrible break up with my ex boyfriend. He has shown signs of Dry Drunk Syndrome for a while now but I did not put the pieces tog...

: Eleanor I have just reached 25 years married and my husband has been sober for the past 4 years. The first 2 years after he undertook a programme ...

The Junky's Wife: Hang on to your integrity, sweet girl. All you've got in this life is you and God. If this man won't wait for you, then he's not worthy of the treasur...

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Steve E: Ginger, Mr/Dr Dempsey wrote about all that is GooooD! So I guess I can be BAD! OK? Each time we have talked--I called YOU...when I am on my "pot". You...

Riiight: You think these signs are heavy? We just got through coming through montana and were shocked by some of the signs. "I used to have a daughter, now I h...

Sponsoring

Nov 19, 08
(by Syd)
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Family and Friends, Pros and Pro's

“Being a sponsor has been an important part of my recovery from growing up with alcoholism. In fact, as a sponsor I never give as much as I get…When I have the privilege of hearing the secret of a sponsee expected to carry in silence for a lifetime, I am reminded of how relieved I was to finally lay down the burden of my secrets with my sponsor…In becoming a sponsor, I cultivate a listening heart for others as well as for myself.”..Hope for Today – August 23.

There are no musts in Al-Anon, except the purpose states that you are…

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Another sponsee gone

I got a call from a sponsee last night. He started about 4 weeks ago with me. He seemed willing and wanting to work but for a couple of weeks I had begun to notice that he wasn’t doing much of what was suggested.

I like to have daily contact with a sponsee for a while. That happened at first but then there would only be a call if he was down. And then there was the reading of the first four chapters of the BB. That wasn’t happening nor was he reading over the printed material that I had given…

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Working with others

Sep 13, 08
(by Syd)
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Family and Friends

There is a chapter in the Big Book of AA that addresses working with those who drink, basically with the idea of practicing the Twelfth Step. From reading this chapter, I’ve thought about some of the co-dependence issues that face spouses and parents of the alcoholic or addict.

What the BB says is that we don’t waste time trying to persuade people to stop their destructive behavior if they don’t want to stop. This is where detachment with love is necessary. We have to practice our Step One in Al-Anon to realize that we are powerless and that no amount of…

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