Had to put my cat down today
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Had to put my cat down today
I am an overly sensitive person (as I think a lot of alcoholics are) so this is pretty tough for me. I know I don't want to drink through it, but the craving is definitely there. Alcohol has been my response to every difficulty in the past. Gonna go to an AA meeting tonight and call some people. The most important thing is that I don't drink.
Just wanted to vent, thanks everyone.
Just wanted to vent, thanks everyone.
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I'm so very sorry. My cat is a huge part of my life and I love her more than anything. Stay strong, the only thing that makes a bad situation worse is alcohol. It will make you more sad than you already are. Hang in there.
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Originally Posted by TomSawyer 
I am an overly sensitive person (as I think a lot of alcoholics are) so this is pretty tough for me. I know I don't want to drink through it, but the craving is definitely there. Alcohol has been my response to every difficulty in the past. Gonna go to an AA meeting tonight and call some people. The most important thing is that I don't drink.
Just wanted to vent, thanks everyone.
Just wanted to vent, thanks everyone.
You are doing the right thing in getting an AA meeting and leaning on friends.
There is never a time when life doesn't test our will to stay sober It sucks, hang in there.
Come here often and let us know what your feeling.
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I'm sorry you had to do that, Tom. Alcohol never really helps us cope - just postpones our grieving. We need to let those feelings out so we can heal. Getting numb isn't the answer. I hope your meeting goes well - thinking of you.
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I'm sorry to hear of your loss Tom. I lost my friend (pictured below) 4 months ago and it hit me really hard. I promise it gets better with time. I still think of her a lot but now it's mostly just about the happy times we had together. I think your plan to go to a meeting and talk about it with others is a good idea.
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Dearest Tom,
I know how much this hurts, and I am so very sorry for you and your sweet baby cat.
I have been there too, and right now I have a very sick cat myself.
I am so proud of your resolve not to drink over this ~ let's stay strong together.
Much love to you,
Venus xx
I know how much this hurts, and I am so very sorry for you and your sweet baby cat.
I have been there too, and right now I have a very sick cat myself.
I am so proud of your resolve not to drink over this ~ let's stay strong together.
Much love to you,
Venus xx
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I'm so sorry for the pain you're going thru. I've gone thru it too many times myself and understand completely.
They just don't live long enough.
Fragile Circle
We who choose to surround ourselves with
lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way.
We cherish memory as the only certain immortality,
never fully understanding the necessary plan.
Irving Townsend, "The Once Again Prince," Separate Lifetimes, 1986. Used by permission
We who choose to surround ourselves with
lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way.
We cherish memory as the only certain immortality,
never fully understanding the necessary plan.
Irving Townsend, "The Once Again Prince," Separate Lifetimes, 1986. Used by permission
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I am so sorry to hear this Tom. One of the most devastating losses I have ever endured was when my cat died 4 years ago in May. I had her for almost 20 years and she had been through everything with me.
Our furbabies are our family.
Sending big virtual hugs and understanding your way. I'm so glad that you're going to a meeting.
Our furbabies are our family.
Sending big virtual hugs and understanding your way. I'm so glad that you're going to a meeting.
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Thanks for the support everyone. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.
As someone has mentioned, pets go through everything with us. When I was very low after a drinking bender my cat felt like the only thing that could comfort me.
I was blinking back tears while handing out candy to some trick or treaters tonight but I made it to an AA meeting and feel a lot better. Amazing what a meeting can do sometimes. I even got a phone number of someone my age (struggling with lack of a social life in sobriety at my age!) so at least one thing good came of today.
As someone has mentioned, pets go through everything with us. When I was very low after a drinking bender my cat felt like the only thing that could comfort me.
I was blinking back tears while handing out candy to some trick or treaters tonight but I made it to an AA meeting and feel a lot better. Amazing what a meeting can do sometimes. I even got a phone number of someone my age (struggling with lack of a social life in sobriety at my age!) so at least one thing good came of today.
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