Class of March 2017 Support Thread Part 4
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Thanks guys and congrats to you as well Sandy!
Lol Tiles. I'm not sure exactly what Chris Cornell meant with those lyrics, but I am starting to look California a little. I'm down 20 pounds and getting tan from being outdoors so much.
Lol Tiles. I'm not sure exactly what Chris Cornell meant with those lyrics, but I am starting to look California a little. I'm down 20 pounds and getting tan from being outdoors so much.
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Pretty long bike ride today. I went on a route that I used a lot when I was drinking and riding. I can't believe some of the things I did, including once I basically took a nap by the side of the trail and used my bike as a pillow. I'm sure people riding and walking past were amused by that if they figured out I was hammered.
I'm glad those days are over.
I'm glad those days are over.
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Originally Posted by JCNY 
Thanks guys and congrats to you as well Sandy!
Lol Tiles. I'm not sure exactly what Chris Cornell meant with those lyrics, but I am starting to look California a little. I'm down 20 pounds and getting tan from being outdoors so much.
Lol Tiles. I'm not sure exactly what Chris Cornell meant with those lyrics, but I am starting to look California a little. I'm down 20 pounds and getting tan from being outdoors so much.
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Yes, Tiles a HUGE waste of time. Your story reminded me of the times I've ridden home absolutely plastered. I shudder at what could have happened to me in at those times. I can't even bare to think what people thought of me. I'm loving the smile on my face, Almost a smirk about how proud I am of myself. These feelings were few and far between but becoming a daily part of my life. A sober life is the best life for me without question!
Have a great day all 😊
Have a great day all 😊
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50 days for me too today!! Sitting in the airport departure lounge heading to a work conference. Oh how different my other work trips have been. I definitely would have had a drink at the airport. Feeling really strange. This is going to be a really weird trip. But I'm definitely not drinking NO WAY! love to everyone and congratulations on the milestones. xxx
Happy for you, Mish!
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CONGRATULATIONS to everyone celebrating milestones!!! And high fives to everyone on this board.
I had a pretty good feat of Ninjadom on Saturday. Drove to Philly to see an all-day metal show with a friend after starting the day with an argument with my wife. In the car on the way down, I was having severe "F it" thoughts and almost resolved to drink - and drink heavily - all day. I gave myself the gift of taking a time out, thinking things through, going through some prayer/meditation exercises in my head, and when we got to the show, I really had no desire to drink at all.
Alcohol was everywhere and drunkenness was out in full force, but I enjoyed the hell out of the show sober and drove home happy.
I was later bothered by my default "F it" mechanism going off in response to the argument with my wife + knowing that I'm going to an alcohol-fueled all-day-show. I felt like I was lucky that I was in a car and not actually near alcohol at the time. But, the bottom line is that I didn't drink, didn't actually come close to drinking, and learned about work I need to do in terms of my response to things.
With that said, however, an all-day metal show with alcohol everywhere isn't likely the best event to attend early in sobriety.
I had a pretty good feat of Ninjadom on Saturday. Drove to Philly to see an all-day metal show with a friend after starting the day with an argument with my wife. In the car on the way down, I was having severe "F it" thoughts and almost resolved to drink - and drink heavily - all day. I gave myself the gift of taking a time out, thinking things through, going through some prayer/meditation exercises in my head, and when we got to the show, I really had no desire to drink at all.
Alcohol was everywhere and drunkenness was out in full force, but I enjoyed the hell out of the show sober and drove home happy.
I was later bothered by my default "F it" mechanism going off in response to the argument with my wife + knowing that I'm going to an alcohol-fueled all-day-show. I felt like I was lucky that I was in a car and not actually near alcohol at the time. But, the bottom line is that I didn't drink, didn't actually come close to drinking, and learned about work I need to do in terms of my response to things.
With that said, however, an all-day metal show with alcohol everywhere isn't likely the best event to attend early in sobriety.
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Congrats on 51 days Mish.
Betterisbetter, good job going into the lions den and emerging in one piece. I think the key to maintaining sobriety is to know how to be around booze and drinking and mayhem and not be hermits and live our lives, but not give and drink. I'll bet you felt great at the end of the day and seeing a lot of pathetic drunk idiots running around while you remained in control of your life. For me, it's a great feeling to come home from a social event completely sober.
Betterisbetter, good job going into the lions den and emerging in one piece. I think the key to maintaining sobriety is to know how to be around booze and drinking and mayhem and not be hermits and live our lives, but not give and drink. I'll bet you felt great at the end of the day and seeing a lot of pathetic drunk idiots running around while you remained in control of your life. For me, it's a great feeling to come home from a social event completely sober.
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I saw Fleetwood Mac and Foo Fighters before I got sober on Feb. 3 last year, but already I was slowing down and I didn't drink during either show, and it was really nice not having to worry about being pulled over, and nice to be able to enjoy the shows and remember the performances. Being wasted at a concert is such a cliche and such an embarrassing, amateur thing to do.
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Way to go Mish and BetterIsBetter!
I went to a concert recently and didn't drink. Nice not to even think about it. Should I wait on that long line again to buy another $12 beer before the show starts? F that!
I went to a concert recently and didn't drink. Nice not to even think about it. Should I wait on that long line again to buy another $12 beer before the show starts? F that!
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Originally Posted by JCNY
Way to go Mish and BetterIsBetter!
I went to a concert recently and didn't drink. Nice not to even think about it. Should I wait on that long line again to buy another $12 beer before the show starts? F that!
I went to a concert recently and didn't drink. Nice not to even think about it. Should I wait on that long line again to buy another $12 beer before the show starts? F that!
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Originally Posted by Outonthetiles
For me, it's a great feeling to come home from a social event completely sober.
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Still feeling weird not drinking on this work trip. Weird good though. I went out last night with work friends and had a non alcoholic mocktail with lychees in it. Everyone else was drinking cocktails. A few were a little worse for wear today. I've got a bit of a brain fog..fuzzy cotton wool brain thing going on at the moment. Hopefully it's temporary. Finding it harder recalling words, people names and my short term memory had taken a hit. I think it happened last time around the month mark. Love to all...I'm off to sleep xxx
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