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utopia · 12-21-2005, 07:32 PM

i just know that when i have a drink i either feel depressed or gluggy-groggy-meh-bleh or very lonely, i dont drink daily or binge drink, its just while im drinking i feel suave and cultured ha. i find with increased recovery i cant stomach alcohol it tastes more like poison, i used to like some wine with meal but now it makes me feel ill. once in ablue moon i actually like the taste of wine but usally thers this after taste of yuk, yet i still drink it time to time. if they served juice in those pretty wine and cocktail glasses id be drinking them. i tend to do it cos of the cool shape of the glass and colour of the fluid. still i have to say, my three fav drinks are pina colada, choc-nut strawberry margarita and green tea. i had some wine and felt it bubbling in there when i picked up an aa pamphlet,alcohol is evil? hmm

collinsmi · 12-21-2005, 09:54 PM

Well, if you don't like it, maybe it's time to stop. Alcohol evil? A whole lot of people out there who get good things out of drinking.

CAPTAINZING2000 · 12-21-2005, 10:09 PM

Not drinking while eating was a hard one. Pizza and beer. Any Itlaian meal and a bottle of wine.

BTW, it's not the alcohol that's evil, it's what we turn into after we drink that's evil!!!

**CarolD** · 12-21-2005, 10:16 PM

When I started AA recovery...all my fun bottles were gone.

It's not the alcohol that is evil...but
some of my actions and thoughts were certainly bad when I drank.

I am much nicer sober.

brigid · 12-21-2005, 10:42 PM

Alcohol is just a chemical, it can't be evil. It reacts with me and my chemistry to do some pretty tragic things. I don't like the mix so I don't do the mix.

love Brigid

**Peter** · 12-23-2005, 09:20 PM

Alcohol is not evil,,,,,what I did to myself and other people with it was....unlike you I LOVED the taste of alcohol.....if alcohol is no longer doing anything for you perhaps now is a good time to quit for good......

utopia · 12-28-2005, 10:49 PM

i was wondering because i have issues with food these days and was wondering if thats alcoholism or some other numbaholism. an aa member called me a dry drunk because im hooked onto food now rather than alcohol. its confusing to say the least ugh.

**CarolD** · 12-28-2005, 11:28 PM

Well....if anyone told me I was a dry drunk....my retort...

"Better dry than wet" and walk away.

Good to see you again!

utopia · 01-02-2006, 07:00 PM

hehe, good one carol.

Sugah · 01-03-2006, 06:50 PM

I like pretty glasses, too. I just spent an hour this afternoon cleaning wax out of this set of six candle holders of varying heights that are shaped like wine glasses...beautiful, and a pain in the neck to get clean when they're full of wax.

We use depression era goblets for holiday meals...with water, soda, milk or juice in them. If you want a pretty glass, ask for a pretty glass. Who cares if that's what juice is usually served in?

Peace & Love,
Sugah

KelKel · 01-03-2006, 09:00 PM

I hear this at meetings sometimes...

"I used to drink because it made me feel good, today I don't for the same reason" -unknown

fraankie · 01-05-2006, 09:08 PM

wannabe?
how about
an AA guy?
try it
you'll like it

12-21-2005, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
utopia Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 712	wannabe? i just know that when i have a drink i either feel depressed or gluggy-groggy-meh-bleh or very lonely, i dont drink daily or binge drink, its just while im drinking i feel suave and cultured ha. i find with increased recovery i cant stomach alcohol it tastes more like poison, i used to like some wine with meal but now it makes me feel ill. once in ablue moon i actually like the taste of wine but usally thers this after taste of yuk, yet i still drink it time to time. if they served juice in those pretty wine and cocktail glasses id be drinking them. i tend to do it cos of the cool shape of the glass and colour of the fluid. still i have to say, my three fav drinks are pina colada, choc-nut strawberry margarita and green tea. i had some wine and felt it bubbling in there when i picked up an aa pamphlet,alcohol is evil? hmm __________________

12-21-2005, 09:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
collinsmi Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Colorado Springs CO Posts: 889	Well, if you don't like it, maybe it's time to stop. Alcohol evil? A whole lot of people out there who get good things out of drinking. __________________ "I was violating my standards faster than I could lower them!"

12-21-2005, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Psalm 118:24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 9,445 Blog Entries: 1	Not drinking while eating was a hard one. Pizza and beer. Any Itlaian meal and a bottle of wine. BTW, it's not the alcohol that's evil, it's what we turn into after we drink that's evil!!! __________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD J - Jesus first O - Others next Y - Yourself last John 14:6

12-21-2005, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	When I started AA recovery...all my fun bottles were gone. It's not the alcohol that is evil...but some of my actions and thoughts were certainly bad when I drank. I am much nicer sober. __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

12-21-2005, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
brigid body ~ mind ~ spirit Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Geelong, Australia Posts: 582	Alcohol is just a chemical, it can't be evil. It reacts with me and my chemistry to do some pretty tragic things. I don't like the mix so I don't do the mix. love Brigid __________________ Love is ....

12-23-2005, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Peter Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Leaving Sparta Posts: 2,931	Alcohol is not evil,,,,,what I did to myself and other people with it was....unlike you I LOVED the taste of alcohol.....if alcohol is no longer doing anything for you perhaps now is a good time to quit for good......

12-28-2005, 10:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
utopia Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 712	i was wondering because i have issues with food these days and was wondering if thats alcoholism or some other numbaholism. an aa member called me a dry drunk because im hooked onto food now rather than alcohol. its confusing to say the least ugh. __________________

12-28-2005, 11:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	Well....if anyone told me I was a dry drunk....my retort... "Better dry than wet" and walk away. Good to see you again! __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

01-02-2006, 07:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
utopia Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 712	hehe, good one carol. __________________

01-03-2006, 06:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sugah Om, Aum, Ohm... Mini Pool 2 Champion! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Punxsutawney/Pittsburgh Posts: 4,596	I like pretty glasses, too. I just spent an hour this afternoon cleaning wax out of this set of six candle holders of varying heights that are shaped like wine glasses...beautiful, and a pain in the neck to get clean when they're full of wax. We use depression era goblets for holiday meals...with water, soda, milk or juice in them. If you want a pretty glass, ask for a pretty glass. Who cares if that's what juice is usually served in? Peace & Love, Sugah __________________ There's a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done Keep me in your heart for awhile ~WZ ANS 01/29/86 - 08/04/08

01-03-2006, 09:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
KelKel Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Mohave Desert Posts: 2,307	I hear this at meetings sometimes... "I used to drink because it made me feel good, today I don't for the same reason" -unknown

01-05-2006, 09:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
fraankie Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: brooklyn, new york Posts: 1,395	wannabe? how about an AA guy? try it you'll like it

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