Insanity /Humorous
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Insanity /Humorous
I know this is a deadly serious illness, but I wanted to start a thread illustrating the insanity of alcoholism, with some of the funny, outrageous, ridiculous things that we thought due to our illness.
Last night I was driving with my daughter in the passenger seat of the car, and there is a light on the dash indicating when the airbag is activated.
I used to curse that thing, and wanted to find a way to disable it. It's a pressure activated switch in the seat, and a twelve pack of bottles will set it off. Problem is, with no person there, the seatbelt alarm bell would drive me crazy! It really bummed me out that I couldn't drive around with a case of beer in arms reach!
Last night I was driving with my daughter in the passenger seat of the car, and there is a light on the dash indicating when the airbag is activated.
I used to curse that thing, and wanted to find a way to disable it. It's a pressure activated switch in the seat, and a twelve pack of bottles will set it off. Problem is, with no person there, the seatbelt alarm bell would drive me crazy! It really bummed me out that I couldn't drive around with a case of beer in arms reach!
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Kids used to go to bed at ten pm and I had this crazy idea that the neighbours enjoyed hearing me sing along to music but I didn't want to disturb my kids. I'd open the kitchen windows and put the stereo speakers facing outwards then stand in the back garden and give it the big licks. I actually believed that this made me considerate.
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The list of insane things I did as an active alcoholic/addict is absurd. Even years in, things continue to bubble up and I think, "How on earth could I have done that? What was I thinking?" My thinking and my actions were way out there. They put my life in danger, the lives of others in danger, and they rang up an enormous bill that I paid for later in anger, guilt and shame. Then those resentments had the power to destroy me too. I feel very blessed to have found a way out, with ways of cleaning up the wreckage of the past.
But for me the heart of the insanity of alcoholism does not begin with those stories.
The most insane thing I ever did as an alcoholic was to take another drink/drug, stone cold sober.
But for me the heart of the insanity of alcoholism does not begin with those stories.
The most insane thing I ever did as an alcoholic was to take another drink/drug, stone cold sober.
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Originally Posted by KnowHope 
The list of insane things I did as an active alcoholic/addict is absurd. Even years in, things continue to bubble up and I think, "How on earth could I have done that? What was I thinking?" My thinking and my actions were way out there. They put my life in danger, the lives of others in danger, and they rang up an enormous bill that I paid for later in anger, guilt and shame. Then those resentments had the power to destroy me too. I feel very blessed to have found a way out, with ways of cleaning up the wreckage of the past.
But for me the heart of the insanity of alcoholism does not begin with those stories.
The most insane thing I ever did as an alcoholic was to take another drink/drug, stone cold sober.
But for me the heart of the insanity of alcoholism does not begin with those stories.
The most insane thing I ever did as an alcoholic was to take another drink/drug, stone cold sober.
Sometimes you gotta laugh. I believe its therapeutic.
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Learned pretty quickly that it's not a good idea to sell margaritas in your backyard to golfers even if you live on a golf course. The golf cart chick did not take kindly to this and I spent the whole afternoon trying to talk (while spitting of course) myself out of it. The "plan" was so foolproof too! ha
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I was sure all my friends were spying on me. so I took a bus, to a tram, to another tram, to a subway, just to get a double Stoly and 7 at Union Station in downtown LA (about a 50 mile round trip) man, that bartender pours very nice.
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The most insane thing I did:
Got out of my car in a random parking lot (my husband was driving & two friends in the back), ran full speed into my car about three or four times before rolling across the parking lot with my butt crack showing (unintentionally of course).
Got out of my car in a random parking lot (my husband was driving & two friends in the back), ran full speed into my car about three or four times before rolling across the parking lot with my butt crack showing (unintentionally of course).
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