BigSis

So Patrick... for today... without consideration of anyone elses thoughts or feelings... what do YOU want?

((hugs))

CarolD

I have not given up on you Patrick
I will never do that.

Mega Hugs

Tazman53

Patrick, no one has given up on you, you simply love the way you are right now. You are not ready to get sober, you want to drink and cry "Woe is me, I can not stop drinking!".

When you are ready to stop you will begin to take actions other then saying I can not stop.

Patrick it took me 40 years of drinking to finally do something other then cry "I can't stop!".

I took action when I was ready, you have done nothing but cry, when you are ready and start taking action I will bend over backwards to share my experience in getting and staying sober.

chris k

Homer,
I hope you get sober. I had to drink til I was done. Do what you will, don't drink, drink, whatever. We will be here when you are done.
Good luck

Debaucher

I think to be able to help another alcoholic we first have to not judge them... that is for their higher power to do.

miss communicat

Hey, Homer

Theres an AA convention in New Haven this weekend. All day all night ,meetings, parties, food and speakers.

Check it out
http://newhavenspringconference2007...._schedule.html

doorknob

It beats a row of fools on a row of stools...

best

What I find is people don't give up on others...They give over.

I can stand in your face and tell you every way I know... stop now and do it this way or that. What I realized as do others... we share the message, you accept it now or you will accept it later. Our repeating things between the now and later doesn't serve any purpose. Just as I kept trying things my way till I reached the point of "me" saying stop now, every other person is going to do the same....till they are ready, they will continue.

teej

Hang in there homer! You can do this thing. And you are NOT a chicken!!!!!!!! I found that statement rude and immature! JMO

came2believe

"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear..."

Right? It might not even be us. It might be a former bar buddy who's sobered up. Who knows.....

fraankie

holy cow,
just got back
been away a week
but
i posted the challenge
from personal experience

i was in Holliswood Hospital
yet anot detox
and
i opened my door to a knock
it was Dr. M
"oh, you again", he said
like wow
it took time to sink in
but
nobody, but nobody says i can't do it
i was up half the night writing
some sort of explanation
of why i couldn't stop drinking
and
of course, who knows,
but
i left the detox and went to AA
long story short
it's 12 years later
so
my only intention
was to give him a quest

a sort of
"to dream the impossible dream
to go where no one has gone............."
ooops, i'm beginning to sing the lyrics


best
to Homer
I LOVE YOU

best
to all
fraankie

collinsmi

Couldn't hurt, Fraankie. Sponsor always says "can't hurt a drunk". Always wanted to crack him one in the mouth when he said that....

Tazman53

You know when I first read that I felt like you, wanting to smack him, but looking back on myself, that is so very sadly true, I was invincible, until I was beaten down by alcohol like a mangy dog, I had no feelings to hurt, maybe some one saying something like that may have helped me to see that light, but some how I doubt it.

I had to hit my bottom, every ones bottom is different, I thank God daily that my bottom was not the gates of hell, hust a short distance up from there.

TINLIZZY

Has anyone "seen" Homer??

TinLizzy

Missymae737

I was wondering the same thing...Homer, where are you???

chip

This has been a very interesting thread.

When I came to SR, I had some burning questions on my mind. Until I found answers, there was no way I'd have the guts to do the right thing.

For me, some told me things I didn't want to hear. It made me angry at myself, and that helped me quit.

I tried the whole "moderation thread" here. I was honest. I failed, and others pointed certain truths out to me. I knew I had to quit, and I became accountable to certain individuals here. It helped me pull myself out of the mud far enough to let AA & God do the rest.....

Where are you Homer?

We won't give up on you. I'm not going to tell you that you are doing the right thing by drinking. I certainly wouldn't turn my back on you. It could just as easily be me posting here, drunk. I've done it before. I've sat in a dark room, drunk, on SR. It's a miracle I havn't drank today....

Patrick, please come back. We care for you. Keep coming back, and one day you might find what you need to stop this insanity.
chip

IO Storm

The only requirement for AA membership?

The DESIRE TO STOP DRINKING.

My 2 cents.

10 month c/s yesterday btgog

HOMER I WANT TO KNOW YOU.

Love,

:

Sherry

Tazman53

Homer you know deep down inside of you that you could quit if you really wanted to, you have people who love you, reach down there and grab that inner strength and do what you need to do to get and stay sober. Reach out for help, admit that alcohol has kicked your butt like it kicked mine.

For this old drunk I have found no shame in a butt kicking as long as I got myself back up and did some thing about. Alcohol had me down almost for the count, but I reached deep within me and admitted that I had no control over alcohol and I got help, I reached out my hand for help and there were many hands reaching out for me to help me, those same hands are there for you Patrick, just reach out for them.

Cathy31

Patrick's not ready, leave him be. We are ready when we're ready. And I think Patrick knows better than anyone that he's really loved here.
Cathy31
x

fraankie

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