squirrelly77

I just got back from my first AA meeting in the past 2 years--which was TOTALLY awesome, and the leader said that what helped him was thinking about that tiny voice ODAP as being this ugly, gnarly, warty troll sitting on his left shoulder telling him to "drink drink drink!" I thought that that was really helpful. I mean, why would I want to listen to this nasty thing telling me to drink or even about anything ELSE??? I'm not putting my life in the hands of some troll. :uzi2:

Chy

*LOL*, yup that little demon ain't gonna be bothering me anymore, today anyway!

KelKel

I picture my nasty demon as a wild, drunken calamity Jane. She is out for herself and is no friend of mine, though she pretends to be my best friend.
I have to tell her to go back to her grave....she did in fact die of alcoholism.
We don't ride together anymore :uzi2:

MootPoint

I call it my "itty bitty sh!tty committee" and see it as a bunch of little men whispering in my ear. luckily, they go away when I tell them to get effed.

Chy

I've been curious.... ODAP?? I would sure like to know what it stands for, I was thinking maybe you meant ODAT, one day at a time, but that's not a demon voice! *LOL*

squirrelly77

ODAP= Other Drunken A$$hole Personality...according to him. lol
I know...it was the first time I've ever heard that either.

Dan

I fubared my odap when I joined AA

squirrelly77

He he he he HAW!!!




Very funny Danger Dan!

Music

Hey Moot,
Don't you mean "men/women?"

Peter

Mine is the "committee of a$$holes".

They usually sit quietly at the back of the bus but every now and then they try to make a ruckus to tell my Higher Power and me how to drive.......

squirrelly77

Music--

Equal opportunity doesn't apply to the fairer sex...when it's a bad thing. LOL.

Music

That's what I figured!! LOL!

Chy

Lmao!!

squirrelly77

Thought I was gonna get in trouble for that one. LOL

tryinagain

I call mine things too but being a gentleman, I will not say them here!!
Roy

squirrelly77

Roy--

Isn't it easier to look at that voice in such vulgar, and unpleasant ways? It is for me anyway. Otherwise, it'll warp your thinking--promises of paradise, roads paved with gold, and all that other good stuff that is actually a gilded hell.
This disease wants me dead...so that voice is no friend of mine!

Danielle

tryinagain

You obviously see the light my friend and that is a truly beautiful thing. I see so many come to these boards and meetings once asking for help only to never see or hear from them again. I think it is critical for us to know the evil of that voice and what it truly intends for us. As long as we continue to recognize that "voice", then we can devise our own ways of dealing with it until it passes instead of secumbing to it. You are doing great!! If you get a chance I wrote a poem a short time ago on the newcomers boards that is titled "hello my old friend". It is something I did when the little *^$ was sitting on my shoulder one day. I wrote the poem instead of going to the store and buying the very thing that it was trying to talk me into. Thank you for your thread, it truly helps!!
Peace and Prayers,
Roy

squirrelly77

Thank you Roy, that was truly kind of you. I'm glad to know that I'm helping in some way. In fact, I've always known that to be my "calling" in life. I'm taking things one day at a time, and not trying to think about "why this or why that"...such as, why did I spend the last 6 years on a Communications Major (the ultimate NON major LOL), when I knew that's not what I really wanted to do? But...everything happens for a reason...

Danielle