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08-31-2006, 04:22 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La.
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|  6 Stages Of Drinking...Write Your Own Sober Discription
Hi Im sharon and Im an alcoholic. Is this about right? 6 STAGES OF DRINKING 1. Sober......(WRITE YOUR OWN DISCRIPTION IN HERE) 2. TIPSY....The usual signs are a flush face, stupid grin, loud voice and a profound love for mankind. The sufferer is incredibley deep, intellegent and insightful, but prone to giggles 3. PLASTERED....Extremely generous, loud, and confident. Suffering from prolonged talkativeness and a belief that he/she can drink anyone under the table. 4. DRUNK.... Suffering vision, hearing & speech impairment, with an insastiable appetite for pizza. Infatuated with anyone and everyone. Possessing an illogical belief that he/she is gorgeous despite dribbling and slobbing. 5. WASTED....Invincible but incapable. Suffering from extreme loss of balance, co-ordination and sex appeal. Liable to sleep anywhere. Babbling incoherently with loss of most body functions. 6. HUNG-OVER.... Suffering from near death like state, offencatatonic and always with a pounding headache. Unbalanced with no sense of humor. Needs total silence and another drink!
__________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON M.  Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 "Made A Decision To Turn My Will And Life Over To The Care Of God As I Understand Him." Last edited by aasharon90; 08-31-2006 at 04:30 PM. Reason: USING CAPITAL LETTERS IN TITLE |
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08-31-2006, 05:11 PM
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That is funny, Fraankie... Thanks... lol
__________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON M. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 "Made A Decision To Turn My Will And Life Over To The Care Of God As I Understand Him." |
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08-31-2006, 07:17 PM
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The way I remember the end. Stage 1. "Sober"-Consumed by an overbearing craving for a drink. Often accompanied by the shakes, sweats, and vomitting. Stage 2 through 4. Drinking at a rapid pace to quench the insatiable desire for booze. Able to function normal again. Able to concentrate on other things besides having a drink. Stage 5. Continue to feed the monster. Stage 6. Come to and awake at Stage 1. The bad thing come to think about it, was Tipsy didn't even exist. |
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08-31-2006, 07:36 PM
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| LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BFOhio but sober
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AMEN Irish you hit the nail on the head It was always to feed the monster step I never even had step 1 I would say if you would of took some alcohol you might of found some blood in it. I know to this day there was neevr a day I would of ever been able to blow in a breathalyzer and passed when I got my last dui I was .32 and the officer just thought I might be at the legal limit cause I was functioning just fine it was the odor that killed. well not anymore. Thanks to everyone in these rooms and in the rooms of AA thanks everyone |
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09-01-2006, 04:12 AM
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| I Can't Take Me Anywhere  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Old Home Terra
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Stage 1: Not drinking: Characteristics include engagement in life, coping with emotions, taking joy in activities and long-term planning. Stage 2: Discovery: Characteristics include experimentation with alcohol's effects and tentative use of alcohol to enhance life's joyful experiences. Stage 3: Sustained Use: Characteristics include integration of alcohol into one's life, increased reliance on alcohol for social functioning or enjoyment and meeting a wide variety of people. Stage 4: Dependence / Denial: Characteristics include maintenance drinking (all forms), binge drinking (all cycles), emotional instability and mentally minimizing the adverse effects of use -- enablers are most "helpful" at this stage. Stage 5: Spiral Drinking: Characteristics include isolation, knowledge that something is wrong but an inability to discontinue or effectively control use, relegation of social aspects to mere excuses to use, and loss of social, health, or financial status -- "breaking out in handcuffs" is common at this stage. Stage 6: Recovery: Characteristics include abstinence, reliance on others for emotional support and stability, spiritual growth, development of coping skills, improved mental and physical health, serenity, and an ability to successfully deal with life and to help others.
__________________ Ego is the root of all evil. |
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09-01-2006, 04:38 AM
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| I Can't Take Me Anywhere Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Old Home Terra
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Stage 1... probably hungover... white-knuckling... sadness... delusions of control. Stage 2... initial drinking establishment... first few beers... still able to successfully socialize... thoughts of responsibility held in abeyance. Stage 3... decisions whether to stay at the current place or to move on to another place... mulling over financial situation while finishing first "six pack"... consumption of food may occur at this point... capacity for judgement deteriorates as desire for continued enjoyment increases... isolation within a crowd. Stage 4... sloppy now as beer starts to taste like water... frequent relocation to other drinking establishments... false perception of ability to socialize... strangers become long-lost friends... shots may ensue... capacity for judgement non-existant... responsibility and time concerns non-existant... Stage 5... "its what time already?!?"... fear of last call... concerns over transportation... reality held in abeyance... more beers as you pretend to decide what to do... dangerous relocations to places that stay open later... frantic recriminations over not pre-stocking the refrigerator... teleportation is common ("how did I get home?")... Stage 6... Attempts at time dilation ("I'm still okay if I can get at least one hour of sleep")... innovative uses of furniture, floor and clothing... inadvertant rescheduling is common as are telephone calls and poorly constructed fabrications ("are you coming in today?" or "ummm, I really feel like crap today -- stomach flu or something")... heavy sleep during daytime hours... apprehension over receipts found in pockets... attempts at damage control... Return to stage 1.
__________________ Ego is the root of all evil. |
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09-01-2006, 09:14 PM
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| Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: brooklyn, new york
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| 6 Stages Of Drinking...Write Your Own Sober Discription 1. friday morning "i'm not drinking this weekend" 2. friday night at the bar "i'll only have one" 3. drink, drink, drink, drink, buy a round for the bar, drink, drink, drink, run out of money, no one buys a round for you, leave 4. saturday morning 4am drink the 6 pack in your cat, get stopped by the man, get a dwi, walk home saying "why did that cop stop me"" 5. saturday night at the bar drink, drink, drink, drink, tell everyone you got a dwi last night because the cop had to fill his quota, it wasn't me, drink, drink, drink, no one is listening to you anymore, drink, drink, drink till you can't think, drink, drink 6. you tell the judge "your honor,, i'm innocent, the cop had a quota to fill" the judge says "guilty, one year in jail" lol |
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09-02-2006, 10:10 AM
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7th stage get out of jail still claim you are innocent of dwi the judge had a quota to fill so he sent you to jail it was john barleycorn drink, drink, drink, drink, drink drive home from bar see red light flashing in rearview mirror pull over...................................... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
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09-08-2006, 08:38 PM
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1. Buzzed 2. Thirsty 3. Quest for adventure 4. Never never land 5. No, they cant tell that I'm hung over....... can they?
__________________ "I was violating my standards faster than I could lower them!" |
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09-09-2006, 07:31 AM
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1. Thinking of drinking. "I just need to go home and chill out, I had a long day, I deserve this! What would I do otherwise, I'll be miserable if I don't drink!" 2. Rush in the door, pour the drink, turn on my computer game, "I'll just have this one and then I'll do stuff". 3. Look up at the clock, it's 8:30 and I'm so drunk I can barely get to bed. 4. Wake up at 4 am wanting to die. "I did it again, oh God why aren't you helping me?" 5. Decide the only way out is to mix a bunch of pills with the booze and not wake up. Wake up anyway. 6. Call for help. (it gets better from 7. on) |
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09-10-2006, 06:44 AM
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| Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La.
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1. Feb.90 car accident. 10 day hospital stay. Remove punctured spleen are i would have bled to death. Recoverying nicely in next few months. 2. It's ok to drink now. Im healed. Cured. Insane thinking. 3. Back right where i left off drinking in Feb. 90. Progression of alcoholism very rapid. EXTREMELY RAPID. 4. Didn't learn my lesson. Back at local club drinking. Come home, tried to commit suicide with a hand full of pills and alcohol. 5. Aug. 90 Family intervention. Police take me away to rehab. Embarrassed, ashamed, angry, disgraced. I HATE EVERYONE....28 DAYS in rehab. Recieve tools and set on the path of recovery. 6. Sept. 2006....Sober 16 yrs later by the Grace of my Higher Power whom I chose to call God and people like you here in SoberRecovery. For that im truely grateful.
__________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON M. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 "Made A Decision To Turn My Will And Life Over To The Care Of God As I Understand Him." |
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09-11-2006, 05:00 AM
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| Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La.
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Fraankie....that is my personal experience. Thank you for recognizing it that way. There's an Eagle eye in our mist.... : )
__________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON M. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 "Made A Decision To Turn My Will And Life Over To The Care Of God As I Understand Him." |
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