My reward for 6 months of abstinence
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congrats!!. the good news is I dont think it will be too much longer and I think you'll see its getting better. I was still in a good funk myself at 6 months! I think you'll slowly start to snap out of it soon. Your maken some good steps with the walking wall pushups etc.. just keep moving forward is all.
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Originally Posted by ScottFromWI 
Many people have congratulated you on your sober milestones all along these 6 months Sleepie, every step of the way. To suggest that no one has done so is frankly quite a slap in the face to the community here, regardless of whether you think so or not. You receive more support and responses to your threads than just about anyone here in this forum and have for years. Please be a little more respectful of that fact.
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Originally Posted by sleepie
And today is my official 6 month date.
Not that anyone said.
Not that anyone said.
I know my wife for example may loose 10lbs and tends to be very upset if people dont notice her hard work etc...
Now being a man I'm not going to try and explain this and dig my grave. But i do know women tend to like it when people take notice of there achievements without them having to point it out to others.
I'm not saying I understand this agree with it if its right or wrong I dunno. But I think its a women thing guys. and us men might not ever understand this.
feel free to flame me sleepie if i'm way out of line *gulp*
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thanks sleepie yeah I find myself ins ituations like this all the time with my wife. New hair style and I dont notice it or something. You'd think after all these years of marriage i'd have it figured out? nope lol. its always AFTER my wife is upset at me that i realize oh gee yeah but she typically has to smack me upside the head with it lol
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Originally Posted by Anna
I was also introduced to that kind of reality as a young child. Fortunately, years ago, I learned about the Law of Attraction. Positive thinking can create life-changing results. What you put out there is what you will get back. 
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Zjw may I suggest giving her random but genuine compliments... like something you like that is specific to her, she will feel special. Yesterday bf said he likes when I am sleeping and look peaceful, I think he likes that I am quiet lol also disagree, I think I look like a hobo when I sleep but it was still sweet.
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Originally Posted by sleepie
Zjw may I suggest giving her random but genuine compliments... like something you like that is specific to her, she will feel special. Yesterday bf said he likes when I am sleeping and look peaceful, I think he likes that I am quiet lol also disagree, I think I look like a hobo when I sleep but it was still sweet.
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sleepie, how does this sound to you:
my reward for 9 years of abstinence: got hassled at work and bullied. weird tingling in my arms - turned out i needed a laminectomy because i had developed bone spurs and the spinal column had narrowed so much it was pressing on my nerves and there wasn't much room left. a couple of years later i developed elevated blood pressure, though i do "everything right" diet wise, exercise wise, don't drink don't smoke. need pills for that daily. what else? oh yeah, my heart some troubles there. arrhythmias, tachycardia, getting an Insertable Loop Recorder next week which will go under my skin and is the size of a USB stick. never ever sleep well.
lets see....those are the majors.
does it make sense to you to link this to quitting drinking?
no??
didn't think so.
no causality, not even correlation.
just life, happening.
my reward for 9 years of abstinence: got hassled at work and bullied. weird tingling in my arms - turned out i needed a laminectomy because i had developed bone spurs and the spinal column had narrowed so much it was pressing on my nerves and there wasn't much room left. a couple of years later i developed elevated blood pressure, though i do "everything right" diet wise, exercise wise, don't drink don't smoke. need pills for that daily. what else? oh yeah, my heart some troubles there. arrhythmias, tachycardia, getting an Insertable Loop Recorder next week which will go under my skin and is the size of a USB stick. never ever sleep well.
lets see....those are the majors.
does it make sense to you to link this to quitting drinking?
no??
didn't think so.
no causality, not even correlation.
just life, happening.
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Originally Posted by sleepie
And today is my official 6 month date.
Not that anyone said.
Not that anyone said.
I'm sorry I missed the point of this thread. It was posted yesterday and I thought your emphasis was on your diabetes....frankly the 6 month celebration got lost for me in all the other stuff. I'm not diabetic so I don't have any experience to share. And I don't know what to say to you that could possibly shine any hope on your misery. I'm sorry for this
I did however see your thread today, which is your 6 month mark right? That was clear to me, you seemed optimistic and I was glad for you. Guess I'm a bit slow
I can share that it's taken me a long time to learn that sometimes I need to ask very clearly for what I need. Not assume that someone will figure it out. Anyway, again, congrats on 6 months.
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