TOPIC: RED FLAGS. What To Do About Them.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
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TOPIC: RED FLAGS. What To Do About Them.
Many years later, although alcohol is not
part of my life and I no longer have the
compulsion to drink, it can still occur to
me what a good drink tastes like and what
it can do for me, from my stand-at-
attention alcoholic taste buds right down
to my stretched out tingling toes. As my
sponsor used to point out, such thoughts
are like red flags, telling me that something
is not right, that I am stretched beyond
my sober limit. It's time to get back to
basic AA and see what needs changing.
That special relationship with alcohol will
always be there, waiting to seduce me
again. I can stay protected by continuing
to be an active member of AA.
Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR I havent had the
desire to pick up a drink of alcohol
since 8-11-90.
For that and you I am truely grateful.
Sure I have these thoughts every once
in awhile, but not many with a few days
of soberiety behind me.
Having such thoughts of drinking is
dangerous and really not worth it.
Why waste a minute daydreaming about
drinking and how good it taste when all
I have to do is play my tape just a tad
longer to see how dangerous it was to
me. To see the results of my drinking.
The trouble it cause me. To see how when
once it was working for me then finally
it turn on me. The people I hurt esp.
myself. The lies, munipulations. Late
nights at a club while my family slept
silently at home. Running the roads and
going the wrong way on the inter-
state driving irratically.
Thank God I didnt kill anyone.
However time and the drink took
its toll on me and finally caught
up with me causing me to almost
taking my life to end the misery.
The pain I felt inside.
Alcohol...poisonous....
Family intervention and a Power
greater than I saved my life.
28 days in rehab, recieving the tools
and knowledge of my disease....and
yes alcoholism is a disease.....to help
me live one day at a time following
the few steps provided to us thru
a wonderful awesome and life saving
program of AA to help me stay sober.
When thought of the drink inner my head
I quickly use the tools provided to me
and illiminate them and move on to
positive heathier thoughts.
How do you get rid of those unwanted
thoughts of drinking or drugging?
Thanks for letting me share.
part of my life and I no longer have the
compulsion to drink, it can still occur to
me what a good drink tastes like and what
it can do for me, from my stand-at-
attention alcoholic taste buds right down
to my stretched out tingling toes. As my
sponsor used to point out, such thoughts
are like red flags, telling me that something
is not right, that I am stretched beyond
my sober limit. It's time to get back to
basic AA and see what needs changing.
That special relationship with alcohol will
always be there, waiting to seduce me
again. I can stay protected by continuing
to be an active member of AA.
Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR I havent had the
desire to pick up a drink of alcohol
since 8-11-90.
For that and you I am truely grateful.
Sure I have these thoughts every once
in awhile, but not many with a few days
of soberiety behind me.
Having such thoughts of drinking is
dangerous and really not worth it.
Why waste a minute daydreaming about
drinking and how good it taste when all
I have to do is play my tape just a tad
longer to see how dangerous it was to
me. To see the results of my drinking.
The trouble it cause me. To see how when
once it was working for me then finally
it turn on me. The people I hurt esp.
myself. The lies, munipulations. Late
nights at a club while my family slept
silently at home. Running the roads and
going the wrong way on the inter-
state driving irratically.
Thank God I didnt kill anyone.
However time and the drink took
its toll on me and finally caught
up with me causing me to almost
taking my life to end the misery.
The pain I felt inside.
Alcohol...poisonous....
Family intervention and a Power
greater than I saved my life.
28 days in rehab, recieving the tools
and knowledge of my disease....and
yes alcoholism is a disease.....to help
me live one day at a time following
the few steps provided to us thru
a wonderful awesome and life saving
program of AA to help me stay sober.
When thought of the drink inner my head
I quickly use the tools provided to me
and illiminate them and move on to
positive heathier thoughts.
How do you get rid of those unwanted
thoughts of drinking or drugging?
Thanks for letting me share.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: richmond,va
Posts: 307
i think knowledge is power and my only power in the situation of using alcohol or drugs has be proven to myself to be none.therefor i decided i cant drink or use no way, no how.this includes me not entertaining the idea at all.once i got to this place my mind is more clearer .my anxiety about it is gone.i can see people drink,pass the dope dealers,and walk away from people i knew using with no problem.it took a long time to get here but once i was really clear on never doing it agian it shut the demons down in my mind and in my life.i still go to a/a and n/a though the message saved my life and the promises mustve worked i do feel that part of me removed..thank god.
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
Posts: 99,782
Being aware of my triggers/dodgy situations is my armour against picking up. Just recognizing those people/places/things that might give me thoughts of drinking gives me power over them. I see them as they truly are: my alcoholic voice trying to suck me back into the mess I just crawled out of.
The temptation will always be there, tho not as strong in later sobriety, but I will see it for the trap it is.
The temptation will always be there, tho not as strong in later sobriety, but I will see it for the trap it is.
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