One Year and Under Club Part 47
Okay if I join this group? I'm on day 26 after years of trying to quit drinking. I feel invisible in the monthly group and know it's because I'm doing really well quitting this time. Feeling like I could use a "Way to go!" All the other times I got too worried about my husband/marriage as he drinks regularly. He's actually pretty much quit too. No booze in the house. He's gone out maybe twice in the last month for beers. He's had one or two in front of me on the weekend but that's it. Guess he doesn't have the same problem as I do because I never only have 1 or 2. Thanks for listening.
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Welcome PHRD to the undies.
Just checking in before work. Had some bad cravings last night after work. I was exhausted and wasn't doing a good job at work. I ended up sitting at the beach for a couple hrs till it passed. Hopefully I won't have more cravings today
Just checking in before work. Had some bad cravings last night after work. I was exhausted and wasn't doing a good job at work. I ended up sitting at the beach for a couple hrs till it passed. Hopefully I won't have more cravings today
Welcome to the Unders, PHRD! 26 days is amazing. I look forward to getting to know you better in this thread.
All is good here. Just got home from a noon AA meeting. Wasn't the best meeting ever, wasn't the worst. Still good to get out of my own head for an hour. I'm off work today and am not planning on leaving the house again today. Bought a big steak at the grocery store on the way home. That's what's for dinner.
Wishing everyone a safe and sober Wednesday!
All is good here. Just got home from a noon AA meeting. Wasn't the best meeting ever, wasn't the worst. Still good to get out of my own head for an hour. I'm off work today and am not planning on leaving the house again today. Bought a big steak at the grocery store on the way home. That's what's for dinner.
Wishing everyone a safe and sober Wednesday!
Thanks you all for the positive vibes and prayers being sent. It has been a rough few days. I have been to the GI doctor twice, had blood drawn, and exams. I am scheduled for an emergency colonoscopy on Friday morning. School is chaotic, basically terrible. I am going to be in a financial bind after all of this testing, but I guess my health is the most important thing. I can't eat or drink anything (except clear liquids) from now until Friday afternoon. Looks like I will for sure be sober another 48 hours. I am not craving any alcohol and somehow managing to hang on to my sanity by a thread. Honestly, I am pretty terrified right now but putting on a big tough front at school. I just hope I can get some answers soon.
((BoozeFree)) - Sorry you had an off day. For me learning how to feel off took a lot of practice. It still takes practice. My sponsor has had a couple issues at work and it's given her the opportunity to be a great role model for asking for support when she feels off. The beach sounds beautiful, but it's important to balance decompressing with asking for help. For me, too much time spent contemplating leads to isolation, which feeds the addiction.
PHRD - Welcome! I never stopped at one or two drinks, either. That's why I'm here! Twenty six days is a wonderful accomplishment, even more so when your partner is drinking. Keep up the good work.
Enjoy your days, Undies, one at a time!
PHRD - Welcome! I never stopped at one or two drinks, either. That's why I'm here! Twenty six days is a wonderful accomplishment, even more so when your partner is drinking. Keep up the good work.
Enjoy your days, Undies, one at a time!
Thanks, Gilmer! Me too! At least I know that I am seeing one of the best specialist that has treated my brother for UC for the last 7 years and knows my family history. He is doing every test imaginable and ruling everything out. It could really be something very simple to something major like cancer, but I am not even going to think about that right now. One day at a time.
One step at a time Angd! Hope all goes well for you.
I just commented this email on my class thread and though I'd share it here too:
Hey guys!
Yesterday I spent a great day out in Tangiers, North Africa. It's an incredibly beautiful place and as you walk around the Medina and the Kasbah it is as if you have stepped into another world. I enjoyed bartering at the stalls over the prices of ceramic, leather goods, etc and while I felt I was getting a deal on everything I bought, I'm sure I was really paying tourist prices! I also had a walk into the new part of the city and was surprised at how vibrant and modern that part of Morocco is.
Another thing I noticed, given that Morocco is a muslim country is that, of course nobody drinks. I remembered my last visit there some years ago in which I was a nervous wreck half of the time always with half an eye open for an international hotel where I may be able to score an alcoholic drink or two at the bar. It was a relief not to have to worry about that. Also nice to find no bars, only tea rooms. It was great to go into a place and see no alcohol anywhere and everyone just having a good time or chilling out. It is amazing what an integrated part of life alcohol is in the west yet, in other parts of the world in is entirely absent and nobody misses it. I must say, I found it very refreshing. All the people we met were very kind and open whether we were shopping, asking for directions or anything else. I was thinking that it's amazing to see a society function entirely in the absence of alcohol but then I thought it would be truer to turn that on it's head and look at how our own societies function (just about) DESPITE access to alcohol.
Anyway, that's my thought for the day. Have a good one, all!!
I just commented this email on my class thread and though I'd share it here too:
Hey guys!
Yesterday I spent a great day out in Tangiers, North Africa. It's an incredibly beautiful place and as you walk around the Medina and the Kasbah it is as if you have stepped into another world. I enjoyed bartering at the stalls over the prices of ceramic, leather goods, etc and while I felt I was getting a deal on everything I bought, I'm sure I was really paying tourist prices! I also had a walk into the new part of the city and was surprised at how vibrant and modern that part of Morocco is.
Another thing I noticed, given that Morocco is a muslim country is that, of course nobody drinks. I remembered my last visit there some years ago in which I was a nervous wreck half of the time always with half an eye open for an international hotel where I may be able to score an alcoholic drink or two at the bar. It was a relief not to have to worry about that. Also nice to find no bars, only tea rooms. It was great to go into a place and see no alcohol anywhere and everyone just having a good time or chilling out. It is amazing what an integrated part of life alcohol is in the west yet, in other parts of the world in is entirely absent and nobody misses it. I must say, I found it very refreshing. All the people we met were very kind and open whether we were shopping, asking for directions or anything else. I was thinking that it's amazing to see a society function entirely in the absence of alcohol but then I thought it would be truer to turn that on it's head and look at how our own societies function (just about) DESPITE access to alcohol.
Anyway, that's my thought for the day. Have a good one, all!!
Hey all! Just trying to catch up. I have to go back and read yet that's my next thing. Gotta get the coffee going first!
Day 39 and 1st day of my 10 day vacation. Not much planned. A small trip away with my hubby and we are renewing our vows Saturday. Just the two of us. It was my anniversary gift to him. 19 years this past May. We just can't give up on each other. Thank God he just never let me be. I'm one of the lucky one to have a "hang in there" type like him.
I've been a little more quiet than usual but things have been good. I have to get used to things being good. I lived with bad so long that good is very unfamiliar. I'll be hanging around.
Those doing well, good for you! Those in need of an extra prayer, I got you! Don't give up!
Day 39 and 1st day of my 10 day vacation. Not much planned. A small trip away with my hubby and we are renewing our vows Saturday. Just the two of us. It was my anniversary gift to him. 19 years this past May. We just can't give up on each other. Thank God he just never let me be. I'm one of the lucky one to have a "hang in there" type like him.
I've been a little more quiet than usual but things have been good. I have to get used to things being good. I lived with bad so long that good is very unfamiliar. I'll be hanging around.
Those doing well, good for you! Those in need of an extra prayer, I got you! Don't give up!
Andg extra prayers for you. ((Hug))
Amp, wow! Great trip! Wish it were more like that here too. Instead there's a bank and a bar on every corner it seems. I live in a very small town and swear to you there are 4 bars, one bank, five star, dollar general, and a consignment shop. That's it. Guess they want these small town country raised kids to be good at one thing...knowing the right kind of booze to drink. Sheesh. (There are several churches but who in their right mind would choose God, right?.....)
Amp, wow! Great trip! Wish it were more like that here too. Instead there's a bank and a bar on every corner it seems. I live in a very small town and swear to you there are 4 bars, one bank, five star, dollar general, and a consignment shop. That's it. Guess they want these small town country raised kids to be good at one thing...knowing the right kind of booze to drink. Sheesh. (There are several churches but who in their right mind would choose God, right?.....)
Good to see a new face PHRD, and congrats on 26 years. It's true that sometimes we focus our energies on helping those who are struggling, but on this thread especially, and I believe it is because we are all at different stages of sobriety, we do tend to acknowledge that recognising achievements matter.
BeFree remember HALT hungry, angry lonely tired, all triggers ( I add an s on the end for stressed!)! I hope you have a better day at work today x
BeFree remember HALT hungry, angry lonely tired, all triggers ( I add an s on the end for stressed!)! I hope you have a better day at work today x
Amp, I went to Egypt years ago with a friend, at that time I was controlling my drinking, but she had a problem she hadn't acknowledged ( or realised) on a couple of occasions we had to go to some dodgy places to buy bottles of rotgut just to see her through. After the holiday she accepted that she had a problem, went into a clinic and has been sober since. She was the absolute last person anyone who knew her, would have thought would manage to sober up, now she has a job,moans her house, retook her driving licence and has a car and works with people in recovery. She is my role model and my hero. She proved to me that anyone can do anything if it matters enough to them.
Angd, good luck with your tests and results. Being sober will help you to deal so much better with whatever news they hold.mand remember we are all here rooting for you.
I hope you all have good, sober weekend plans xx
Angd, good luck with your tests and results. Being sober will help you to deal so much better with whatever news they hold.mand remember we are all here rooting for you.
I hope you all have good, sober weekend plans xx
Selling alcohol big business in the US. Look at all the bars, brands and types of alcohol, new microbreweries popping up everywhere. My husband and I are saving tons of money not keeping booze in the house or going out for drinks. At DAY 28, I'm starting to really see how stupid people look on tv saying "Party!!!", taking shot after shot, being stupid and then hungover and that's all they did. No adventure, trip, challenge,interesting experience except that same scenario. Happy Friday! Hope all goes well Angd. Keep us posted.
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