Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol.because_____, but then I soon realize that _____. - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

EternalQ · 11-01-2012, 01:30 PM

Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol, because... I feel lonely.
But then I realize..... Alcohol was never a friend to me anyway!
All it did was use me... And take, take, take!!! And leave me devastated.
What about YOU??

SoberForMySon · 11-01-2012, 01:40 PM

Because I feel anxious and scared, but... then I realize, it won't solve any of my problems and only gives me MORE stuff to worry about!!!!!

Almost all of my major life problems I have/have had, have been caused on some level by drinking. Wow. That's a reality check. I wouldn't have any real worries, except maybe being scared of the dentist lol, if I never had drank!

Elphaba · 11-01-2012, 01:52 PM

Because I feel really good, and if I feel this good sober imagine how I'd feel after a couple of drinks, but then I realize it's just an illusion.

***PaperDolls*** · 11-01-2012, 02:22 PM

Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I'm an alcoholic, but then I soon realize that I don't drink like a normal person. Today, I like my sober life.

Natom · 11-01-2012, 02:55 PM

Sometimes I am wistful for cocaine because....I never had to worry about anything. But then I soon realise that having to worry about stuff is part of life and that I wasn't really living.

Natom.

JayceeL · 11-01-2012, 03:16 PM

Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I felt like it made my life more of an adventure, but then I soon realize what is the point of adventures I don't quite remember or ones I didn't want to have.

carvel · 11-01-2012, 04:40 PM

Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol for a few hours of bliss... but then I realize that I'll be off to the races and might not make it back.

***least*** · 11-01-2012, 04:45 PM

Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because I'm an idiot, but then I realize that I'm not an idiot anymore.

Needsassistance · 11-01-2012, 05:03 PM

Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because it helps me deal with stress, then I realize it almost completely ruined my life...ironically it was the largest stress creator in my life.

Lionhearted1 · 11-01-2012, 05:11 PM

Sometimes iam wistful of alcohol because life feels colourless without it, then I wake up sober and see colour on even the darkest days!!

paks · 11-01-2012, 08:12 PM

Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol, because... it warmed me right down to my soul.
But then I realize..... it was stealing every good part of me.

EternalQ · 11-02-2012, 05:54 PM

Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I want the easy way out...
But then I realize, alcohol was the HARD way, my problems got worse, and sobriety is the EASY way, because I can deal with whatever, and move on!

Fandy · 11-02-2012, 06:07 PM

i'm not wistful for alcohol, i know it will kill me slowly....it almost succeeded.
it wasn't me that used to entertain myself with thoughts of suicide, it was the booze.

i want to live and that means i just dont drink anymore.

Bgh2002 · 11-03-2012, 12:49 AM

Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I tend to get ahead of myself and fear begins to show up or I get a reminder of an actual good time while drinking. Soon I realize though thoughts like that will only put me back into depression. If I keep myself in the future I'm neglecting the present and putting myself at greater odds of becoming unhappy.

corneille · 11-03-2012, 12:54 AM

Thank you Fandy, love the kitty in your avatar, glad you are sober, and I hope you are OK in New Jersey.

Applecrumble · 11-03-2012, 12:58 AM

Because I'm tired and/or stressed but then I realise the sensation I want to get would actually just make me feel a bit confused, out of control and distressed because my brain has found other, more successful ways.

Sazzle · 11-03-2012, 01:05 AM

Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because I've had a bad day at work. And then I realise my bad day at work was because of alcohol.

I've only just made this connection! Thanks EQ

S x

EternalQ · 11-15-2012, 08:34 PM

Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol, because I miss fun times with a friend who likes to drink.
But then, I soon realize that he needs to stop drinking too, and my not drinking may encourage him to try sobriety.

EternalQ · 11-24-2012, 10:57 PM

Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because: my brain isn't fully recovered from years of alcohol dependence,
But then I remember: that the longer I stay sober, the better my brain will recover!!

MidnightBlue · 11-25-2012, 12:07 AM

Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because it "liberates" me from my dark thoughts and painful memories, but then I realize that it is doesn't liberate me, but builds an invisible prison.

11-01-2012, 01:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
EternalQ A Member of the Living Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 7,839	Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol.because_____, but then I soon realize that _____. Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol, because... I feel lonely. But then I realize..... Alcohol was never a friend to me anyway! All it did was use me... And take, take, take!!! And leave me devastated. What about YOU?? __________________ "Nancy paused and, suddenly, the pieces of the mystery fell into place." -Carolyn Keene Sanity restored on 2/09/12

11-01-2012, 02:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
*PaperDolls* Community Greeter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Midwest Posts: 7,830 Blog Entries: 10	Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I'm an alcoholic, but then I soon realize that I don't drink like a normal person. Today, I like my sober life. __________________ Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. --Samuel T. Coleridg

11-01-2012, 02:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Natom Not Alone Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: South East UK Posts: 1,267 Blog Entries: 2	Sometimes I am wistful for cocaine because....I never had to worry about anything. But then I soon realise that having to worry about stuff is part of life and that I wasn't really living. Natom. __________________ Tiny little boxes in a row. Ain't what you want it's what you know. Just happy in the shoes you're wearin.

11-01-2012, 04:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 29,246 Blog Entries: 31	Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because I'm an idiot, but then I realize that I'm not an idiot anymore. __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

11-02-2012, 05:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
EternalQ A Member of the Living Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 7,839	Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I want the easy way out... But then I realize, alcohol was the HARD way, my problems got worse, and sobriety is the EASY way, because I can deal with whatever, and move on! __________________ "Nancy paused and, suddenly, the pieces of the mystery fell into place." -Carolyn Keene Sanity restored on 2/09/12

11-01-2012, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
SoberForMySon Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,045	Because I feel anxious and scared, but... then I realize, it won't solve any of my problems and only gives me MORE stuff to worry about!!!!! Almost all of my major life problems I have/have had, have been caused on some level by drinking. Wow. That's a reality check. I wouldn't have any real worries, except maybe being scared of the dentist lol, if I never had drank!

11-01-2012, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Elphaba Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 136	Because I feel really good, and if I feel this good sober imagine how I'd feel after a couple of drinks, but then I realize it's just an illusion.

11-01-2012, 03:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
JayceeL Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 21 Blog Entries: 3	Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I felt like it made my life more of an adventure, but then I soon realize what is the point of adventures I don't quite remember or ones I didn't want to have.

11-01-2012, 04:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
carvel Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 28	Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol for a few hours of bliss... but then I realize that I'll be off to the races and might not make it back.

11-01-2012, 05:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Needsassistance Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 218	Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because it helps me deal with stress, then I realize it almost completely ruined my life...ironically it was the largest stress creator in my life.

11-01-2012, 05:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lionhearted1 Been there, done that! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: London Posts: 353	Sometimes iam wistful of alcohol because life feels colourless without it, then I wake up sober and see colour on even the darkest days!!

11-01-2012, 08:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
paks Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 9	Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol, because... it warmed me right down to my soul. But then I realize..... it was stealing every good part of me.

11-02-2012, 06:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
Fandy Enlighten and Expurgate Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 14,447	i'm not wistful for alcohol, i know it will kill me slowly....it almost succeeded. it wasn't me that used to entertain myself with thoughts of suicide, it was the booze. i want to live and that means i just dont drink anymore. __________________ I've seen too much to go back and pretend

11-03-2012, 12:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
Bgh2002 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Southwest Ohio Posts: 103	Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because I tend to get ahead of myself and fear begins to show up or I get a reminder of an actual good time while drinking. Soon I realize though thoughts like that will only put me back into depression. If I keep myself in the future I'm neglecting the present and putting myself at greater odds of becoming unhappy. __________________ Hope is what makes us strong. It is why we are here. Its what we fight with when all else is lost.

11-03-2012, 12:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
corneille Call Me "Cor" Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Georgia, US Posts: 15	Thank you Fandy, love the kitty in your avatar, glad you are sober, and I hope you are OK in New Jersey.

11-03-2012, 12:58 AM	#16 (permalink)
Applecrumble Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 479	Because I'm tired and/or stressed but then I realise the sensation I want to get would actually just make me feel a bit confused, out of control and distressed because my brain has found other, more successful ways.

11-03-2012, 01:05 AM	#17 (permalink)
Sazzle Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: London Posts: 858	Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because I've had a bad day at work. And then I realise my bad day at work was because of alcohol. I've only just made this connection! Thanks EQ S x

11-15-2012, 08:34 PM	#18 (permalink)
EternalQ A Member of the Living Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 7,839	Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol, because I miss fun times with a friend who likes to drink. But then, I soon realize that he needs to stop drinking too, and my not drinking may encourage him to try sobriety. __________________ "Nancy paused and, suddenly, the pieces of the mystery fell into place." -Carolyn Keene Sanity restored on 2/09/12

11-24-2012, 10:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
EternalQ A Member of the Living Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 7,839	Sometimes I am wistful for alcohol because: my brain isn't fully recovered from years of alcohol dependence, But then I remember: that the longer I stay sober, the better my brain will recover!! __________________ "Nancy paused and, suddenly, the pieces of the mystery fell into place." -Carolyn Keene Sanity restored on 2/09/12

11-25-2012, 12:07 AM	#20 (permalink)
MidnightBlue Sober since October Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: On the way to my true self... Posts: 1,438 Blog Entries: 19	Sometimes I'm wistful for alcohol because it "liberates" me from my dark thoughts and painful memories, but then I realize that it is doesn't liberate me, but builds an invisible prison. __________________ Be bold. Mighty forces rush to your aid. When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. When you fear something you are giving your energy to the thing that you fear....

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