Day Three and holding up well! - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

barb dwyer · 10-02-2007, 10:49 PM

... and the only thing I'm doing different - is ...

I changed how I'm saying my prayer to HP.

All I changed was , "Please help me want this."

that's it. The results in just 72 hours is AMAZING!

I thought I'd pass it on, because stopping *was* kinda put upon me ... in that 'I did it to myself' kind of way we addicts love to blame, but .... the APPROACH was wrong ... for me.

I mean, *I* wield the second - strongest willpower in the proven universe - I'm an alcoholic, right? But - I didn't WANT to quit. Just look at my other posts. I had to change what was UNDER the WANT, before even wanting it.

*typical Barb-speak, there*

Anyway - it's great so far. Like I said on another thread - I've got about four 'hard' urges during the day ... and that's it. And I knew getting away from work was the thing to do. So I've put it out to the Universe that maybe I need to move on now?

We'll see what happens.

Thansk everyone for the company!

barb dwyer · 10-03-2007, 01:42 AM

wow.

a man just cam in inquiring about availability .. we're booked - he REEKED of smoke.

wow.

reckon *I* smelled like that?

barb dwyer · 10-03-2007, 04:52 AM

and - I've been calculating - the 300.00 a month I am saving .... is plenty for a new(er) vehicle.

stone · 10-03-2007, 04:57 AM

keep It Up Barb!

barb dwyer · 10-03-2007, 05:15 AM

thanks {{{Stone}}}

citychick · 10-03-2007, 06:43 AM

Thanks barb...I'm gonna try your prayer..I've got the patches but have been putting off the inevitable.

SoberKev · 10-03-2007, 04:53 PM

For so many years of going to AA meetings, I have heard over and over again: "Ya gotta wanna". How true that statement is, no matter the addiction.

barb dwyer · 10-03-2007, 09:43 PM

day FOUR!!! wooHOO!!!! FOUR!!! other than once when i had pneumonia years ago - I don't know I've GONE four days totally nicotine free.
I realy struggled last night - bad - then when I got home - I saw - I hadn't taken my evening dose of chantix.

DUH!!!!!

tok it - did a P&M on it - 'thank you for helping me not cave this time) and went to bed. dreamed .... some of these greams - are gonna make great movies.

Soberkev - I like yer signature!

city chick - man - it truly worked for me....

10-02-2007, 10:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	Day Three and holding up well! ... and the only thing I'm doing different - is ... I changed how I'm saying my prayer to HP. All I changed was , "Please help me want this." that's it. The results in just 72 hours is AMAZING! I thought I'd pass it on, because stopping was kinda put upon me ... in that 'I did it to myself' kind of way we addicts love to blame, but .... the APPROACH was wrong ... for me. I mean, I wield the second - strongest willpower in the proven universe - I'm an alcoholic, right? But - I didn't WANT to quit. Just look at my other posts. I had to change what was UNDER the WANT, before even wanting it. typical Barb-speak, there Anyway - it's great so far. Like I said on another thread - I've got about four 'hard' urges during the day ... and that's it. And I knew getting away from work was the thing to do. So I've put it out to the Universe that maybe I need to move on now? We'll see what happens. Thansk everyone for the company! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

10-03-2007, 01:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	wow. a man just cam in inquiring about availability .. we're booked - he REEKED of smoke. wow. reckon I smelled like that? __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

10-03-2007, 04:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	and - I've been calculating - the 300.00 a month I am saving .... is plenty for a new(er) vehicle. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

10-03-2007, 04:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
stone Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 18,303	keep It Up Barb! __________________ . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads

10-03-2007, 05:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	thanks {{{Stone}}} __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

10-03-2007, 06:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
citychick Member Arkanoid Flash Champion! Rat Trap Champion! SD-Pong Champion! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NSW Posts: 2,908	Thanks barb...I'm gonna try your prayer..I've got the patches but have been putting off the inevitable. __________________ " Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain."

10-03-2007, 04:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
SoberKev Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Westborough, MA Posts: 63	For so many years of going to AA meetings, I have heard over and over again: "Ya gotta wanna". How true that statement is, no matter the addiction.

10-03-2007, 09:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	day FOUR!!! wooHOO!!!! FOUR!!! other than once when i had pneumonia years ago - I don't know I've GONE four days totally nicotine free. I realy struggled last night - bad - then when I got home - I saw - I hadn't taken my evening dose of chantix. DUH!!!!! tok it - did a P&M on it - 'thank you for helping me not cave this time) and went to bed. dreamed .... some of these greams - are gonna make great movies. Soberkev - I like yer signature! city chick - man - it truly worked for me.... __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

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