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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Fredericksburg, Va.
Posts: 9,730
Intro are you tired of being sick and tired of being sick and tired?
You are aware that you are not alone?
Are you ready to do what ever it takes to get and stay sober?
Are you ready to admit you are powerless over alcohol?
If you are, I have a solution, I drank for 40 years, the last 10 years I tried quitting my way..... the only thing quitting my way led to was the last 2 years of my drinking I had to drink every day just to feel normal.
If you would like to know the solution I and thousands of other alcoholics have found to get & stay sober let us know.
There is a by product of this solution...... you will also become happier then you have been in years, I am sober and happier then I have been in over 30 years.
I went through the binge drinking stage myself years ago, it led to daily drinking, alcohlism is a progressive disease, it NEVER gets better, it only gets worse as long as we drink. There is no cure for aloholism, but the progression of it can be stopped by abstinance.
You are aware that you are not alone?
Are you ready to do what ever it takes to get and stay sober?
Are you ready to admit you are powerless over alcohol?
If you are, I have a solution, I drank for 40 years, the last 10 years I tried quitting my way..... the only thing quitting my way led to was the last 2 years of my drinking I had to drink every day just to feel normal.
If you would like to know the solution I and thousands of other alcoholics have found to get & stay sober let us know.
There is a by product of this solution...... you will also become happier then you have been in years, I am sober and happier then I have been in over 30 years.
I went through the binge drinking stage myself years ago, it led to daily drinking, alcohlism is a progressive disease, it NEVER gets better, it only gets worse as long as we drink. There is no cure for aloholism, but the progression of it can be stopped by abstinance.
Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,237
It is sad to see where a talented guitar player like
Jimmy Hendricks is gone...gone for good....but not
forgotten...
What do u think people admire him the most for?
His addiction or his talents....?
Sure we look upon him as huge....like he was
the greatest....yet look what drugs and alcohol
did to his life....to him.....
Of course we will never know him sober or clean....
only as he was....
Always stoned and high....listen to the the lyrics of
his songs..im sure he was singing exactly how he
felt....
Just like Purple Haze....
You know, ive heard time and time again that once u get
sober for awhile that it messes up ur drinking career.
It will never be the same......
You have tried to get sober...just like I had many times...
and each time when i went back out to drink....it was
worse than before.....the rollercoaster ride of ups and
downs....the cravings grew stronger....
I was out of control, unmanageable,,,,,,
What i learned thru rehab and yrs of recovery is that
I have a disease....no its not crippling.......i learned
what alcoholism was and addiction was....and thru
a simple method of sharing my experiences strengths
and hopes with newcomers, i found a solution to help
me stay sober one day at a time.....
When i share with u what alcohol did to me....what happened
before during and afterwards....something happens to me...
it allows me to remember that this disease was and is soooo
cunning baffling and powerful and that it was distroying
my life....
It allows me to see what it can do and still do if i allow it to.
I dont want to go back to that old way of life....so when i
stepped foot into recovery...i learned that my soul purpose
in life now is to help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety by
sharing my ESH with them....Sharing the knowledge and wisdom
that was so freely passed on to me....
I learned that i cant stay sober if i dont give that knowledge
away to the newcomers....
This is my life now....and what a wonderful life it is becoming.....
You are not doomed to die....You like I are chosen to be leaders
in recovery.....how else is the newcomer gonna know about
recovery or what alcohol did to u and i if we dont tell them....
They will continue to drink and die unless we share what this
disease has done to us....
Once u begin to help others by sharing ur ESH with them...
u will see what happens to u...it will be a wonderful transformation.
Today i remain teachable....continueing to learn and share
for the many who will follow. So can you.
Thanks for letting me share.
Jimmy Hendricks is gone...gone for good....but not
forgotten...
What do u think people admire him the most for?
His addiction or his talents....?
Sure we look upon him as huge....like he was
the greatest....yet look what drugs and alcohol
did to his life....to him.....
Of course we will never know him sober or clean....
only as he was....
Always stoned and high....listen to the the lyrics of
his songs..im sure he was singing exactly how he
felt....
Just like Purple Haze....
You know, ive heard time and time again that once u get
sober for awhile that it messes up ur drinking career.
It will never be the same......
You have tried to get sober...just like I had many times...
and each time when i went back out to drink....it was
worse than before.....the rollercoaster ride of ups and
downs....the cravings grew stronger....
I was out of control, unmanageable,,,,,,
What i learned thru rehab and yrs of recovery is that
I have a disease....no its not crippling.......i learned
what alcoholism was and addiction was....and thru
a simple method of sharing my experiences strengths
and hopes with newcomers, i found a solution to help
me stay sober one day at a time.....
When i share with u what alcohol did to me....what happened
before during and afterwards....something happens to me...
it allows me to remember that this disease was and is soooo
cunning baffling and powerful and that it was distroying
my life....
It allows me to see what it can do and still do if i allow it to.
I dont want to go back to that old way of life....so when i
stepped foot into recovery...i learned that my soul purpose
in life now is to help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety by
sharing my ESH with them....Sharing the knowledge and wisdom
that was so freely passed on to me....
I learned that i cant stay sober if i dont give that knowledge
away to the newcomers....
This is my life now....and what a wonderful life it is becoming.....
You are not doomed to die....You like I are chosen to be leaders
in recovery.....how else is the newcomer gonna know about
recovery or what alcohol did to u and i if we dont tell them....
They will continue to drink and die unless we share what this
disease has done to us....
Once u begin to help others by sharing ur ESH with them...
u will see what happens to u...it will be a wonderful transformation.
Today i remain teachable....continueing to learn and share
for the many who will follow. So can you.
Thanks for letting me share.
Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Japan
Posts: 59
Hi intro.
I'm new to all of this so I don't really know how much advice I can give you, just support.
You've posted on my thread a couple of times and your kind words are a source of comfort.
Keep trying buddy, you'll make it.
I'm new to all of this so I don't really know how much advice I can give you, just support.
You've posted on my thread a couple of times and your kind words are a source of comfort.
Keep trying buddy, you'll make it.
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Back in the USA
Posts: 2,661
Sharon,
Thank you so very much for ur invigorating testimony of encouragement. It reached deep inside me, grabbed my by the scruff of the neck, slapped me around, kicked me in the butt and helped me realize, I've been kidding myself.
I have a renewed determination to beat this.......
Thanks a million. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for being there.
Pickle, glad ur here and may u be lifted from the bottoms and carried to the height of victory!
Thanks all,
Introvrtd1
Thank you so very much for ur invigorating testimony of encouragement. It reached deep inside me, grabbed my by the scruff of the neck, slapped me around, kicked me in the butt and helped me realize, I've been kidding myself.
I have a renewed determination to beat this.......
Thanks a million. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for being there.
Pickle, glad ur here and may u be lifted from the bottoms and carried to the height of victory!
Thanks all,
Introvrtd1
Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: A big city in, CA
Posts: 82
Hi Intro,
I just wanted to wish you well. I'm back on my path too, and have been dealing with the horrors of detox for the past 3 days but it is starting to get better. The thing you and sobergirl77 were saying about "poison" is so true. I haven't ever gotten as sick or had as bad w/d symptoms before this time, my insides STILL hurt (although much better than yesterday) from my last binge, and it really scared me because I realized I've been poisoning myself, that I will damage my organs (and so much more) if I continue.
Hang in there, I'm right there with you.
N
I just wanted to wish you well. I'm back on my path too, and have been dealing with the horrors of detox for the past 3 days but it is starting to get better. The thing you and sobergirl77 were saying about "poison" is so true. I haven't ever gotten as sick or had as bad w/d symptoms before this time, my insides STILL hurt (although much better than yesterday) from my last binge, and it really scared me because I realized I've been poisoning myself, that I will damage my organs (and so much more) if I continue.
Hang in there, I'm right there with you.
N
Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Southeastern US
Posts: 34
Intro, I'm using exercise to help with all this too. Lifting a little weights again (used to be my main hobby before Miller Lite reared it's ugly head). Some treadmill work too. It seems to be helping alot. I know I'm a short-timer here, but the days, even hours, seem to be getting more bearable as they go on. Hope you are starting to experience the same.
Tom
Tom
Late stage optimist
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Auburn, WA
Posts: 306
Intro:
You said "....be strong and don't stop quitting." "Stop quitting", now that is an oxymoron if I ever heard one. How about "quit stopping"? Just plain STOP? Well, the words you chose are there for a reason. God has already heard what you are about to say. The insanity of the disease is in charge here, not you.
Quitting is the easy part, anyone can do that. Anyone. It proves nothing. Fact is, this does not even come close to being sober. It is the same thing all alkys and addicts do: quit. The trouble we all have (before we become sober) is we can't stay stopped. We can't avoid starting all over again. Sure, we have the illusion of control, as in: "I can binge less now", or "it is not as bad as it used to be". You still can't stay away from it. When you can stop and not start again, then you have a start (not to sound redundant) on getting better. Until then, your best hope is group membership in the solution to the problem (AA), face to face with recovering persons (not the ones who keep quitting, the ones who quit and stay that way...). Anything short of this is, well, more insanity for you.
And stay with the exercise.
You said "....be strong and don't stop quitting." "Stop quitting", now that is an oxymoron if I ever heard one. How about "quit stopping"? Just plain STOP? Well, the words you chose are there for a reason. God has already heard what you are about to say. The insanity of the disease is in charge here, not you.
Quitting is the easy part, anyone can do that. Anyone. It proves nothing. Fact is, this does not even come close to being sober. It is the same thing all alkys and addicts do: quit. The trouble we all have (before we become sober) is we can't stay stopped. We can't avoid starting all over again. Sure, we have the illusion of control, as in: "I can binge less now", or "it is not as bad as it used to be". You still can't stay away from it. When you can stop and not start again, then you have a start (not to sound redundant) on getting better. Until then, your best hope is group membership in the solution to the problem (AA), face to face with recovering persons (not the ones who keep quitting, the ones who quit and stay that way...). Anything short of this is, well, more insanity for you.
And stay with the exercise.
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