Originally Posted by AnvilheadII

when i first got sober ('87) i had a hard time with the whole reality thing......as in i didn't really trust MY OWN concept.

i remember being in the kitchen with my roommate and banging on the fridge, asking:

is this a refrigerator????

yes he replied.

and it's not BLUE right?

no, it's not blue.

it's WHITE, right?

yes.

ok this is good, i could now identify a kitchen appliance AND it's color. when things got a bit sticky, as they do in early recovery, i often gave the ole fridge a good solid pat.....yup, still a fridge. it helped to ground me......give me a starting point, one thing i could rely upon.