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Women Suffer Too p200-207

Good evening fellas,
This wednesday we will be reading Women Suffer Too p200-207 of the Big Book. Maybe a bit ironic for a men's meeting but hey... such is life!
I may not be a women, last time I checked anyways, but I certainly relate with one of the major themes in the story; blackouts!  Although alcohol-induced blackouts or drug-induced ones aren't considered a definitive indicator of whether or not someone is alcoholic -as we like to say- It's a red flag!

I looked around a bit to learn some more about blackouts and found this explanation satisfying:

Blackouts are periods of amnesia caused by excessive rapid spikes in a person's Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), which cause an interference in the brain's normal memory creating functions. During a blackout a person may actively engage in a wide range of behaviors but the brain is unable to create memories for what transpires. This leaves holes in a person's memory that can range from spotty recall for the events of the previous night (known as fragmentary blackouts) to the utter absence of memory for large portions of an evening (known as en bloc blackouts).

Personally I had few of the "spotty recall" type of blackouts. Most were of the "utter absence" variety (or at least the one's I could remember lol). The human mind is such an amazing piece of creation, such a marvelous machine - It takes a licking and keeps on ticking!!

One of my personal absolute favorite moments in recovery is that feeling I get waking up early after a night "out on the town" with no hangover, no headache and no sense of regret or fear for what I might have done - just that wonderful Happy, Joyous & Free sensation!
By the way, please continue to pray for Ann & her family as they enter the 2nd week of her trial. 

Best regards,
David t.



2015 Meeting Dates

01/29/14  Speaker Meeting <Shane B>
02/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Fred D>
03/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Pete T>
04/30/14  Speaker Meeting <Clive T>
05/28/14  Speaker Meeting <Todd P>
07/30/14 Speaker Meeting <Dave W>
08/27/14 Speaker Meeting <Edwin H>
09/24/14 Speaker Meeting <Larry H>
10/29/14 Speaker Meeting <David t>
11/26/14 Speaker Meeting <Roy M>
-->Book: Being Sober and Becoming Happy
01/28/15 Speaker Meeting <Steve W.>
02/25/15 Speaker Meeting <Gerard P>
03/25/15 Speaker Meeting <Mark D.>
--> Book: A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. 
04/29/15 Speaker Meeting <Russ W.>
05/27/15 Speaker Meeting <Omar P.>
06/24/15 Speaker Meeting <Ricardo A.>

--> New Book: Personal Stories back of Big Book of AA <--
07/22/15 Dr.Bob's Nightmare p171-181
07/29/15 Speaker Meeting 

08/05/15 Alcoholics Anonymous Number Three p182-192
08/12/15 Gratitude in Action  p193-199
08/19/15 Women Suffer Too p200-207
08/26/15 Speaker Meeting
09/02/15 Our Southern Friend p208-218
09/09/15 The Viscous Cycle p219-231
09/16/15 Jim's Story p232-245
09/23/15 The Man Who Mastered Fear p246-257
09/30/15 Speaker Meeting
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