Let it go, or suffer the consequences

In my last post I mentioned that my husband lost his job a few weeks back.  I panicked and freaked out and wanted to drink that night...briefly.  The desire to drink was really a fleeting feeling, it came and went and I didn't act on it, thank God.  The panic and freaking out lasted longer, evidenced …

Dance, anyone?

Recently, I have had to deal with a family member that has always brought out the worst in me, pushed all my buttons, and has been able to make me feel completely inadequate and unloved since my teenage years. This family member contacted me about a week and a half ago via text, and because …

Follow the rules, or change your thinking?

This morning, on our way home from a meeting, my husband and I were talking about a woman that we know in the program.  She has been sober for a long time, over 30 years, I think, so she is obviously doing something right.  But to hear her in meetings, you would think she was …