Comments for The LifeRing Home Page

Comment on E-mail Groups by Ann

Ann — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:23:28 +0000

Hi there everyone. My name is Ann I have in the past few days discovered Lifering. I have been in touch with Craig. I live in Ireland have contacted the group in Dublin no response just wondering if anyone out there is from Ireland. I have been sober just for 3 days and nights now I really feel very posative at the moment. Craving in the evenings can be horrible, however, I make myself busy. I really have to start reading again or take out the old knitting. Anyway thanks everyone for this page it’s a great idea. Ann

Comment on E-mail Groups by Chris B

Chris B — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:32:43 +0000

Hola manuel. Bienvenidos. Me llamo Chris y yo tambien tengo un problema grave con el alcohol. Puedes encontrar ayuda aqui. Esribiste que esta asistiendo a Alcoholicos Anoimos? Si desea hay mucho mas ayuda con otras organizacioned come Life Ring, SMART y SOS. SMART Recovery tambien tiene informacion en espanol en su “website”.

Chris B

Comment on E-mail Groups by Craig W

Craig W — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:06:33 +0000

Shelley,
You bet we’re interested! I’ll contact you by email.
– Craig

Comment on E-mail Groups by Shelley Abbott

Shelley Abbott — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:35:10 +0000

Hi,
I am interested in a LifeRing group in the Monterey, California area. I am willing to help getting one started. Please let me know if you’re interested. Email me at scgmanteca@aol.com.
Shelley

Comment on Letter From Pelican Bay Prison by jd

jd — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:37:37 +0000

Hmmm… well I hate to be all cynical but Pelican Bay ain’t some dinky little county lockup. Those old boys in PB aren’t in there for *jaywalking*. Those are some hard, hard men in that place. And the guys in solitary are heavy duty, hardcore people.

I believe that anyone *can* change, but there are people in this world who have gone far enough down a road that, in my experience, they don’t usually change. Not *really* change… just my personal experience.

The guys in these gangs are connected man, and they can reach out of those bars and walls into the real world. I’d be careful, is all i’m saying. Maybe at least use a P.O. box for the correspondence, instead of giving out your home address…

just my two cents, and i sincerely wish arturo well.

Comment on A LifeRing Keeper: When Relapses Keep Happening by Craig W

Craig W — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:30:57 +0000

Ann,
I’ll be in touch by email. You sound like many of us who felt we were slowly shifting from “social drinking” to something more dangerous.
– Craig

Comment on New to LifeRing? by Craig W

Craig W — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:28:48 +0000

We’ll look forward to you, Bobby!
– Craig

Comment on New to LifeRing? by Bobby Plaine

Bobby Plaine — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:31:45 +0000

I am looking forward to attending my first meeting with lifering. I hope it will happen real soon. I am in serious need of a good support group and I am sure this will be on the one! Thanks for hearing me out! SINCERELY bobby PLAINE

Comment on A LifeRing Keeper: When Relapses Keep Happening by Ann

Ann — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:16:49 +0000

I feel I drink too much. in fact every day I would have to have a drink. While I don’t get drunk as I would have perhaps 2 glasses of white wine or 4 vodkas. I feel that I really need help as I don’t think its right that I have to have a drink everyday. I am very energetic and a lot of my behaviour is kind of addictive

Comment on More on addiction is in the brain by JeffK

JeffK — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:50:12 +0000

Interesting, I think deep down all these kinds of addictions are indeed biochemical, and sex addicts can have just as hard a time adapting to “normal” behavior as drug addicts have adapting to the absence of their drug of choice. I no longer wonder why, say, Bill Clinton could put the presidency of the U.S. on the line for a, well, you know, or why a local assembly woman could put her position on the line to shoplift some merchandise. It’s all the same thing, really, and maybe just a matter of degree.