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TryingSoHard · 02-18-2009, 10:03 PM

...since I could honestly say I wanted to drink.

Tonight, I honestly want to drink.

I'm not going to but I wish that I could. Bummer.

Katie09 · 02-18-2009, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TryingSoHard

...since I could honestly say I wanted to drink.

Tonight, I honestly want to drink.

I'm not going to but I wish that I could. Bummer.

Anything going on you want to talk about?

doorknob · 02-18-2009, 10:17 PM

Just think about puking...

TryingSoHard · 02-18-2009, 10:23 PM

Wouldn't mind talking but I doubt it would do any good. Thanks for asking.

DK - LOL. Thanks for the visual.

Katie09 · 02-18-2009, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TryingSoHard

Wouldn't mind talking but I doubt it would do any good. Thanks for asking.

DK - LOL. Thanks for the visual.

Well, if you change your mind, I'll be up for a while. I am thinking about fried chicken though

, so if I disappear for a bit I might be guilty of going to the store to see if they have any. Then again, maybe just taco bell. Hungry here.

**Dee74** · 02-18-2009, 10:55 PM

it's been a rough couple for me too TSH so I empathise - but I don't want to talk about it either, LOL.

The way I see it...all I am - the person I've become - is predicated on me not drinking.

I like the me I am - I love the life I have, and I adore the partner I gained (who's never seen me drunk, and I never want her to).

sometimes - yeah - I'd like to opt out and goof off a little LOL...but it's not gonna happen

(((TSH)))

D

nordicwalker · 02-18-2009, 11:55 PM

Don't you dare!
How would I remember my wifes sober birthday if you do that ?
A disaster for someone like me with the memory of a goldfish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
N.Walker

allport · 02-19-2009, 03:38 AM

I found to my cost last week that I have no real defence against cravings.

I thought I was doing so well because I hadn't even thought about drinking! Doh

Obviously now I realise its no big deal not to drink when you don't want to.

The cravings came from nowhere and I gave in without even thinking about it, I only drank for one night before I came to my senses, so no physical harm done, but plenty of mental harm.

It has taught me that Im lucky not to suffer constant cravings but that I need to have a plan in place for the times they strike.

Well done TSH for doing the sensible thing and posting here and getting it out in the open, a good tip for me next time. x

Eroica · 02-19-2009, 05:37 AM

Congrats on making it through the night w/o drinking !!!!

yeahgr8 · 02-19-2009, 05:47 AM

Well im coming off the antabuse, it has given me a great 4 months head start and i dont have any cravings at all. It has really helped to reformat my mind to drinking not being an option i would recommend it at any stage.

keep strong everyone:-)

Bamboozle · 02-19-2009, 05:16 PM

Hey, TSH...how are you doing now?

TryingSoHard · 02-19-2009, 09:19 PM

Hi Bam, and thank you for asking.

Yesterday was a tough day. Today was mildly better, but this afternoon I got all depressed and weepy and tonight I had bunco so I was around a bunch of women who were drinking. Last month it didn't bother me, but last month I wasn't wanting to drink. Tonight I realllllllly thought about just grabbing one anyway, especially since the hostess DIDN'T HAVE ANY DIET COKE (the nerve!!! LOL) and I was stuck with Diet Dr. Pepper.

Anyway...

but I'm not really feeling any better. I have a couple of theories, but I don't know what to do to "Fix" things.

I do so appreciate you asking. :ghug

Bamboozle · 02-20-2009, 03:53 PM

Hello, TSH. I've been wanting to drink again lately...I have 70 days sober today and this is the longest I've ever made it.

I can't fix anything that's wrong...

...I got another art magazine in the mail today and I threw it in a pile with the rest. Art is supposed to be my life and I'm not interested.

I don't know what to say...but I'm sorry you're feeling this way. Big hugs.

Mariposa18 · 02-20-2009, 03:55 PM

How are you doing my Sista?

**Dee74** · 02-20-2009, 03:56 PM

(((TSH))) (((Bam)))

D

02-18-2009, 10:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
TryingSoHard I'm just a little unwell Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,182	It's been a while ...since I could honestly say I wanted to drink. Tonight, I honestly want to drink. I'm not going to but I wish that I could. Bummer. __________________ Being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things. ~ Sober since October 1, 2008

02-18-2009, 10:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
doorknob Knucklehead Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davenport, WA Posts: 4,015	Just think about puking... __________________ Get in where you fit in. - Too $hort

02-18-2009, 10:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
TryingSoHard I'm just a little unwell Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,182	Wouldn't mind talking but I doubt it would do any good. Thanks for asking. DK - LOL. Thanks for the visual. __________________ Being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things. ~ Sober since October 1, 2008

02-18-2009, 10:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 42,620	it's been a rough couple for me too TSH so I empathise - but I don't want to talk about it either, LOL. The way I see it...all I am - the person I've become - is predicated on me not drinking. I like the me I am - I love the life I have, and I adore the partner I gained (who's never seen me drunk, and I never want her to). sometimes - yeah - I'd like to opt out and goof off a little LOL...but it's not gonna happen (((TSH))) D __________________ “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”Lao Tzu

02-18-2009, 11:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
nordicwalker Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: FRANCE Posts: 56	Don't you dare! How would I remember my wifes sober birthday if you do that ? A disaster for someone like me with the memory of a goldfish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! N.Walker __________________ "The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train!"-Groucho Marks

02-19-2009, 03:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,900	I found to my cost last week that I have no real defence against cravings. I thought I was doing so well because I hadn't even thought about drinking! Doh Obviously now I realise its no big deal not to drink when you don't want to. The cravings came from nowhere and I gave in without even thinking about it, I only drank for one night before I came to my senses, so no physical harm done, but plenty of mental harm. It has taught me that Im lucky not to suffer constant cravings but that I need to have a plan in place for the times they strike. Well done TSH for doing the sensible thing and posting here and getting it out in the open, a good tip for me next time. x __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

02-19-2009, 05:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Eroica Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Htown, baby! Posts: 384	Congrats on making it through the night w/o drinking !!!! __________________ "If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightening." Frederick Douglass

02-19-2009, 05:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
yeahgr8 Member Pacman Turbo Champion! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3,950 Blog Entries: 8	Well im coming off the antabuse, it has given me a great 4 months head start and i dont have any cravings at all. It has really helped to reformat my mind to drinking not being an option i would recommend it at any stage. keep strong everyone:-)

02-19-2009, 05:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bamboozle I got nothin' Duck Hunt 2 Champion! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My house. Posts: 4,776 Blog Entries: 14	Hey, TSH...how are you doing now? __________________ A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

02-19-2009, 09:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
TryingSoHard I'm just a little unwell Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,182	Hi Bam, and thank you for asking. Yesterday was a tough day. Today was mildly better, but this afternoon I got all depressed and weepy and tonight I had bunco so I was around a bunch of women who were drinking. Last month it didn't bother me, but last month I wasn't wanting to drink. Tonight I realllllllly thought about just grabbing one anyway, especially since the hostess DIDN'T HAVE ANY DIET COKE (the nerve!!! LOL) and I was stuck with Diet Dr. Pepper. Anyway... but I'm not really feeling any better. I have a couple of theories, but I don't know what to do to "Fix" things. I do so appreciate you asking. :ghug __________________ Being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things. ~ Sober since October 1, 2008

02-20-2009, 03:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
Bamboozle I got nothin' Duck Hunt 2 Champion! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My house. Posts: 4,776 Blog Entries: 14	Hello, TSH. I've been wanting to drink again lately...I have 70 days sober today and this is the longest I've ever made it. I can't fix anything that's wrong... ...I got another art magazine in the mail today and I threw it in a pile with the rest. Art is supposed to be my life and I'm not interested. I don't know what to say...but I'm sorry you're feeling this way. Big hugs. __________________ A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

02-20-2009, 03:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mariposa18 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,045	How are you doing my Sista? __________________ *~ Be Happy, Love Life ~*

02-20-2009, 03:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 42,620	(((TSH))) (((Bam))) D __________________ “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be”Lao Tzu

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