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findingout · 12-02-2005, 05:59 AM

Jo,

My interpretation of "a dry drunk" is someone who is still at least partially stuck in the life just won't be worth it if alcohol is not part of the picture mode. I think this comes out conciously or unconciously in behaviour that trys to suggest that things were just better for everyone when the drunk was drunk. Short temper, depression, frustration, and unreasonable expectations were feelings I went through in my early sobriety. For me, these feelings did lessen and were, in fact, replaced by patience, happiness and serenity the longer I remained sober. On one level, 70 days seems like a long time but recovery is an ongoing process and it took most of the first year before I realized that my life was quite simply better all around as long a I left the alcohol in the bottle, on the shelf, at the store.

I think it's great that your partner is using A.A. and N.A. as part of her recovery because that is what worked for me. The suggestions in the programs gave me positive actions that I could perform to help in the transition and the people in the programs gave me the hope and the examples that I could actually do it.

One Love, One Heart,
Tony

12-02-2005, 05:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
findingout Not the center of the Universe Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Orchard Lake, Michigan Posts: 909	Jo, My interpretation of "a dry drunk" is someone who is still at least partially stuck in the life just won't be worth it if alcohol is not part of the picture mode. I think this comes out conciously or unconciously in behaviour that trys to suggest that things were just better for everyone when the drunk was drunk. Short temper, depression, frustration, and unreasonable expectations were feelings I went through in my early sobriety. For me, these feelings did lessen and were, in fact, replaced by patience, happiness and serenity the longer I remained sober. On one level, 70 days seems like a long time but recovery is an ongoing process and it took most of the first year before I realized that my life was quite simply better all around as long a I left the alcohol in the bottle, on the shelf, at the store. I think it's great that your partner is using A.A. and N.A. as part of her recovery because that is what worked for me. The suggestions in the programs gave me positive actions that I could perform to help in the transition and the people in the programs gave me the hope and the examples that I could actually do it. One Love, One Heart, Tony __________________ Yes, I am an alcoholic. But that's not all that I am...