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HereIAm321 · 01-18-2013, 01:45 PM

to take a drink,....

I turn up the music, drown out my AV, and chug the melody deepppp down into my body.

LadyinBC · 01-18-2013, 02:08 PM

I will play with my dogs, my granddaughter, and sometimes I'll play a video game.

hypochondriac · 01-18-2013, 02:09 PM

That's my tactic too

x

Coldfusion · 01-18-2013, 03:18 PM

Well, I'm going to start sounding like a Big Book thumper here...

Going to meetings has meant that I rarely hear my addictive voices (and 321, you know I have trouble with "voices"). I'm unemployed right now, which is bad on our budget but good for my recovery--it isn't inconvenient for me to go to meetings every day. So today, there is a noon meeting. I went to town and got a haircut (no more dope-addict hairdo), and went to the meeting which was really good today. This open meeting is held at the Community Church. The chairperson reads approved literature and calls on people to speak, then we close with the Lord's prayer. It was my first local meeting out of detox, but I would consider NA my home group. Which brings up another point: last night's NA meeting was okay, but there was some politics at the end. AA and NA are not museums of perfect people, by any means.

I would go so far as to say that meetings have kept me sober.

mecanix · 01-18-2013, 03:22 PM

I'm gonna rock forever !

Bestwishes, M

soberlicious · 01-18-2013, 03:46 PM

Music...<3
Can be an instant mood lifter for me.
A little booty dancin' never hurts either.

01-18-2013, 01:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
HereIAm321 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 394	When my AV tells me to take a drink,.... I turn up the music, drown out my AV, and chug the melody deepppp down into my body.

01-18-2013, 02:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
LadyinBC Jumping towards freedom! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 971 Blog Entries: 2	I will play with my dogs, my granddaughter, and sometimes I'll play a video game. __________________ Sobriety Date: July 21, 2012 *"God has a plan for you...and what it is is none of your business." (A Buddhist Monk)* *“You can make mistakes, but you are not a failure until you blame others for those mistakes.” -John Wooden*

01-18-2013, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
hypochondriac Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 4,274	That's my tactic too x __________________ “The future you have tomorrow, won't be the same future you had yesterday.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Rant

01-18-2013, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Coldfusion Sobriety is Traditional Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Northwest Washington Posts: 1,595	Well, I'm going to start sounding like a Big Book thumper here... Going to meetings has meant that I rarely hear my addictive voices (and 321, you know I have trouble with "voices"). I'm unemployed right now, which is bad on our budget but good for my recovery--it isn't inconvenient for me to go to meetings every day. So today, there is a noon meeting. I went to town and got a haircut (no more dope-addict hairdo), and went to the meeting which was really good today. This open meeting is held at the Community Church. The chairperson reads approved literature and calls on people to speak, then we close with the Lord's prayer. It was my first local meeting out of detox, but I would consider NA my home group. Which brings up another point: last night's NA meeting was okay, but there was some politics at the end. AA and NA are not museums of perfect people, by any means. I would go so far as to say that meetings have kept me sober. __________________ When I accept the whole range of gifts from my creator, I am ready for the school of life. --Anne Wilson Schaef

01-18-2013, 03:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
mecanix Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uk Posts: 1,389 Blog Entries: 8	I'm gonna rock forever ! Bestwishes, M __________________ Ups and downs still happen, it's how we deal with them that counts. gave up 3rd sept 2011. I post because i have some experience , not because i have any answers for you .

01-18-2013, 03:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
soberlicious Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: "I'm not lost for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost ..." Posts: 3,109	Music...<3 Can be an instant mood lifter for me. A little booty dancin' never hurts either.

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