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Carol87 · 06-07-2006, 01:12 PM

EIGHT SYMPTOMS OF UNTREATED ALCOHOLISM*

(SOBER BUT NOT IN RECOVERY)

1. Having trouble with personal relationships.

2. Couldn't control our emotions.

3. Prey to misery and depression.

4. Couldn't make a living.

5. Had feeling of uselessness.

6. Filled with all sorts of fears.

7. Were very unhappy.

8. Couldn't seem to be of real help to others.

* Page 52 Big Book -- Alcoholics Anonymous

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Fly-er found at my morning meeting.

free2bunme · 06-07-2006, 05:22 PM

HMMM...thanks for this...i still have problems with 1 and 2.

ErikaD981 · 06-09-2006, 11:06 AM

I really like this. My experience was when I finally got sober this last time I around, I knew I didn't want to drink or drug any more because I couldn't live with the consequences. But I sat around for a while without doing anything to change myself. I was the same person just without drugs and alcohol. I was miserable. I didn't get clean to be miserable. I might as well drink and drug. The solution for me was to work the steps. They were a guildeline for a new life. A way to look at myself and change myself on the inside. I am a much happier person today. I learn how to live life, how to live with myself, how to like myself and how to handle life on life's terms. What a difference!

06-07-2006, 01:12 PM	#1
Carol87 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 100	Untreated Alcoholism EIGHT SYMPTOMS OF UNTREATED ALCOHOLISM* (SOBER BUT NOT IN RECOVERY) 1. Having trouble with personal relationships. 2. Couldn't control our emotions. 3. Prey to misery and depression. 4. Couldn't make a living. 5. Had feeling of uselessness. 6. Filled with all sorts of fears. 7. Were very unhappy. 8. Couldn't seem to be of real help to others. * Page 52 Big Book -- Alcoholics Anonymous **************************************** Fly-er found at my morning meeting. __________________ Your last chance to do anything about today is right now. If it's a need... ... God will supply it!

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06-07-2006, 05:22 PM	#2
free2bunme Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,542	HMMM...thanks for this...i still have problems with 1 and 2.

06-09-2006, 11:06 AM	#3
ErikaD981 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Parsippany, NJ Posts: 50	I really like this. My experience was when I finally got sober this last time I around, I knew I didn't want to drink or drug any more because I couldn't live with the consequences. But I sat around for a while without doing anything to change myself. I was the same person just without drugs and alcohol. I was miserable. I didn't get clean to be miserable. I might as well drink and drug. The solution for me was to work the steps. They were a guildeline for a new life. A way to look at myself and change myself on the inside. I am a much happier person today. I learn how to live life, how to live with myself, how to like myself and how to handle life on life's terms. What a difference!