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Common to all chat rooms |
| <g> | grin |
| 24/7 | 24 hours a day; 7 days a week |
| AFK | away
from keyboard |
| BBL | be back later |
| BRB | be
right back |
| BTDT | been there; done that |
| BTDTGTTS | been there, done that, got the T-shirt |
| BTDTGTTSSYPC | been
there, done that, got the T-shirt, sending you post card |
| BTW | by
the way |
| F2F | face-to-face |
| FAQ | frequently
asked questions |
| FWIW | for what it's worth |
| FYI | for your information |
| GA | go ahead
(you have the floor) |
| GFU | good for you |
| GFY | good for you |
| GMTA | great minds think
alike |
| IC | I
see |
| IM | instant message |
| IMHO | in
my humble opinion |
| IMNSHO | in my not so humble opinion |
| IRL | in real life |
| ISO | in search of |
| JK | just kidding |
| JWD | job well done |
| L8R | later |
| LOL | laughing out loud |
| NP | no problem |
| OIC | oh, I see |
| OMG | oh my goodness |
| OTOH | on the other
hand |
| PM | private message |
| ROFL | rolling
on floor laughing |
| TMI | too much information |
| TTYL | talk to you later |
| TY | thank you |
| WB | welcome back |
| WTG | way to go |
| WYSIWYG | what you see is what you get |
| YMMV | your
mileage may vary (your experience may differ) |
| YW | you're
welcome |
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Emoticons |
| :) | happy |
| :( | sad |
| :-| | grim
or indifferent |
| :-/ | wry look |
| ;) | wink |
| :~) | tear |
| O:-) | angel |
| ¶:) | smiling with a
cap |
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Common to our fellowship |
| \o/ | praise
God |
| ! | hand raised to request the floor |
| !fb | hand raised to request the floor to provide feedback |
| AO or A/O | acting out |
| BB | AA's Big Book |
| BL | bottom line |
| BS | before sobriety |
| CBP | cunning, baffling, powerful |
| DH | dear/darned
husband |
| DOC | drug (person/behavior) of choice |
| DW | dear/darned wife |
| ESH | experience
strength & hope |
| ESW | easier softer way |
| GO |
growth opportunity |
| FOO | family
of origin |
| GAIUH | God as I understand Him |
| HOW | honesty, openmindedness, and willingness |
| HP | Higher
Power |
| JFT | just for today |
| KCB | keep
coming back |
| KISS | keep it simple sweetie |
| M | masturbation |
| MB | masturbation |
| MO | modus operandi (method of acting out) |
| NEWBIE | newcomer
to program |
| ODAT | one day at a time |
| P | porn |
| RCA | Recovering Couples Anonymous |
| RO | relationship
obsession |
| RP | recovery partner |
| SA | sex
addict / Sexaholics Anonymous |
| SAA | Sex Addicts Anonymous |
| SCA | Sexual Compulsives Anonymous |
| SLA | sex/love
addict |
| SLAA | Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous |
| SO | significant other |
| STR8 | straight |
| TS | trusted servant (provides service work to fellowship) |
| TWYLALTR | take what you like and leave the rest |
| TWYWALTR | take what you want and leave the rest |
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Miscellaneous
fun acronyms |
| ABC | acceptance, belief, change |
| ACTION | any change toward improving one's nature |
| ANGER | any no good energy rising |
| ANONYMOUS | actions,
not our names, yield maintenance of unity & service |
| BIG BOOK | believing in God beats our old
knowledge |
| BUT | being unconvinced totally |
| CALM | can anger leave me |
| CHANGE | choosing
honestly allows new growth everyday |
| CLEAN | completely
leaving every addiction now |
| DENIAL | don't even notice I am lying |
| DETACH | don't even think about changing him/her |
| DUES | desparately using everything but sobriety |
| EGO | edging
God out |
| FAILURE | fearful, arrogant, insecure, lonely,
unsure, resentful, empty |
| FAITH | facing an inner truth
heals |
| FAITH | fear ain't in this house |
| FAITH | for an instant, trust Him |
| FEAR | face everything and recover |
| FEAR | failure expected and received |
| FEAR | false
emotions/expectations/evidence appearing real |
| FEAR | feelings
expressed allow relief |
| FEAR | fighting ego against reality |
| FEAR | forgetting everythings all right |
| FEAR | frantic
efforts to appear recovered |
| FINE |
frustrated, insecure, neurotic, and emotional |
| FINE | frantic, insane,
nuts, and egotistical |
| FROG | fully rely on God |
| GIFT | God is forever there |
| GIFTS | getting
it from the steps |
| GOD | good orderly direction |
| GOD | get out devil |
| GOD | group of drunks/derelicts |
| HALT | hungry, angry, lonely, tired (and sick is also important) |
| HALT | horny, arrogant, lazy, and tragic (get to a meeting!) |
| HELP | hope, encouragement, love, patience |
| HOPE | hang
on, peace exists |
| HOPE | happy our program exists |
| ISM | I, self, me |
| ISM | I sponsor/sabotage
myself |
| LET GO | leave everything to God, Okay? |
| LOVE | living our victories everyday |
| NEW | nothing
else worked |
| NOW | no other way |
| NUTS | not
using the steps |
| P4M2 | pray for me too |
| PACE | positive attitudes change everything |
| PACE | positive
attitudes change everything |
| PAUSE | pay attention! use
step eleven |
| PMS | poor me syndrome |
| PRIDE | personal
recovery involves defeating ego |
| PROGRAM | people relying
on God relaying a message |
| RELAPSE | recovery exists,
life and program seem empty |
| RELATIONSHIP | really endearing
love affair that initiates ongoing nurturing sharing & healthiness in program |
| RELATIONSHIP | really exiting love affair turns into outrageous
nightmare, sobriety hangs in peril |
| SLIP | so long, I'm
perfect |
| SLIP | sobriety losing its priority |
| SOLUTIONS | saving
our lives using the inventory of needed steps |
| SPONSOR | sober
person offering newcomers suggestions on recovery |
| STEPS | solution
to every problem, sober |
| TIME | things I must earn |
| WILLING | when I live life, I need God |
| YET | you're
eligible too |
