Things I won't miss....
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Things I won't miss....
Just a short list of things I won't miss about drinking...
1. Unbearable hangovers
2. Checking my phone the morning after to see who I texted
3. Missing appointments
4. Hurting my family
5. Hurting myself
.... not necessarily in that order.
Anyone care to add to this list?
1. Unbearable hangovers
2. Checking my phone the morning after to see who I texted
3. Missing appointments
4. Hurting my family
5. Hurting myself
.... not necessarily in that order.
Anyone care to add to this list?
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Location: SF Bay area, CA
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I don't miss waking up feeling like death warmed over.
I don't miss taking crappy care of my dogs due to being drunk or hungover.
I don't miss spending money I can't afford on wine.
I don't miss waking up early in the morning with the shakes so bad.
I don't miss taking crappy care of my dogs due to being drunk or hungover.
I don't miss spending money I can't afford on wine.
I don't miss waking up early in the morning with the shakes so bad.
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Idaho
Posts: 87
Im not going to miss the shaky hangovers.
Im not going to miss making a fool of myself in front of friends and family.
Im not going to miss worrying about getting pulled over and going to jail.
Im not going to miss saying hurtful things that I dont really mean.
Im not going to miss making a fool of myself in front of friends and family.
Im not going to miss worrying about getting pulled over and going to jail.
Im not going to miss saying hurtful things that I dont really mean.
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The right path.
Posts: 94
Shaking so bad in the morning, downing 3 beers/shots/combo....then puking them back up. Only to do it again so the shakes go away and you can finally eat a little.
Pissing the bed.
Arrests
drunken phone calls you have to go back and make amends for.
drunken hook-ups
dealing with shady people (like us..lol)
Trying so hard not to drive, but doing it anyway.
and last call in Pa. is at 2am,that really used to pi$$ me off.
I predict this thread may become HUGE!!
Pissing the bed.
Arrests
drunken phone calls you have to go back and make amends for.
drunken hook-ups
dealing with shady people (like us..lol)
Trying so hard not to drive, but doing it anyway.
and last call in Pa. is at 2am,that really used to pi$$ me off.
I predict this thread may become HUGE!!
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 694
I dont miss having to down the first 6 beers really fast to kick start my buzz, i dont miss wishing i had bought more beer then going back to the store for more, i dont miss laying in the floor after stumbling and falling to drunk to get up.
I dont miss being an a-hole waking everyone up in the middle of the night making my kids and wife cry.
I dont miss being an a-hole waking everyone up in the middle of the night making my kids and wife cry.
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 184
I don't miss thinking that the feeling of a hangover is "normal."
I don't miss feeling anxious if I'm running low on "supplies."
I don't miss sneaking a few here and there, hoping nobody notices.
I don't miss self-loathing.
I don't miss suicidal thoughts.
I don't miss the rotating stores.
I don't miss the excess bloat and weight.
I don't miss the depression and anxiety.
I don't miss the feeling of weakness.
I don't miss the lack of energy and lethargy.
I don't miss chores piling up, undone.
I don't miss... any of it.
I don't miss feeling anxious if I'm running low on "supplies."
I don't miss sneaking a few here and there, hoping nobody notices.
I don't miss self-loathing.
I don't miss suicidal thoughts.
I don't miss the rotating stores.
I don't miss the excess bloat and weight.
I don't miss the depression and anxiety.
I don't miss the feeling of weakness.
I don't miss the lack of energy and lethargy.
I don't miss chores piling up, undone.
I don't miss... any of it.
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Bethlehem, PA.
Posts: 1,781
Toward the end of my drinking days the worst feeling had to be running out of alcohol knowing the living hell of withdrawal that was sure to follow. Being so sick and shakey that you knew you shouldn't be driving but doing it anyhow. Handing the guy at the liquor store the money with trembling hands and the feeling of impending doom that went along with it all. These are some of the things I hope to never experience again.
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sydney
Posts: 168
I don't miss
-Seriously worrying if I had given myself brain damage
-Throwing away money on booze and smokes
-Having a puffy face and bloodshot eyes
-Having to eat greasy food to recover
-Wasting my weekend in bed recovering
-Calling in sick to work
-Hiding the drinking and hiding the evidence
-the despair and remorse
-Not living life to the full and not living up to my potential
-Seriously worrying if I had given myself brain damage
-Throwing away money on booze and smokes
-Having a puffy face and bloodshot eyes
-Having to eat greasy food to recover
-Wasting my weekend in bed recovering
-Calling in sick to work
-Hiding the drinking and hiding the evidence
-the despair and remorse
-Not living life to the full and not living up to my potential
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: San francisco,ca
Posts: 112
I won't miss....
1. Not being able to sleep for 70 hr when detoxing
2. Rushing to the store before it closes
3. Not being able to fit into my jeens
4. Sex when I'm only semi-hard
5. Lathering styling moose in my hair, then realizing it's shaving cream
6. Waking up in bed with only one stripper and wondering where the other one went? Then finding out that she couldn't sleep because of all the extacy and acid she was doing, so she thought having breakfast with my mom and sister would be a good idea.
7. Praying to god, that if he can get me out of this I'll never do it again
8. Waking up in bed with someone and feeling like I raped myself with them
9. Breaking up the party because my girlfriend caught me making out with the host.
10. Wishing that I lived on a desert island where there was no alcohol to drink or people that I could hurt , just me and a soccer ball.
11. Going into my friends home while he wasn't there, then stubling into his mom's bedroom while she was having sex with her boyfriend.
12. Looking for clothes to wear, that have been washed.
13. Trying to figure out if it's AM or PM, then trying to figure out what day it is.
14. Dropping a beer bottle in a movie theater (it's like 10x louder that way)
15. Trying to exsplain to the Dr in the ER that I don't have a drinking problem
1. Not being able to sleep for 70 hr when detoxing
2. Rushing to the store before it closes
3. Not being able to fit into my jeens
4. Sex when I'm only semi-hard
5. Lathering styling moose in my hair, then realizing it's shaving cream
6. Waking up in bed with only one stripper and wondering where the other one went? Then finding out that she couldn't sleep because of all the extacy and acid she was doing, so she thought having breakfast with my mom and sister would be a good idea.
7. Praying to god, that if he can get me out of this I'll never do it again
8. Waking up in bed with someone and feeling like I raped myself with them
9. Breaking up the party because my girlfriend caught me making out with the host.
10. Wishing that I lived on a desert island where there was no alcohol to drink or people that I could hurt , just me and a soccer ball.
11. Going into my friends home while he wasn't there, then stubling into his mom's bedroom while she was having sex with her boyfriend.
12. Looking for clothes to wear, that have been washed.
13. Trying to figure out if it's AM or PM, then trying to figure out what day it is.
14. Dropping a beer bottle in a movie theater (it's like 10x louder that way)
15. Trying to exsplain to the Dr in the ER that I don't have a drinking problem
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 144
What a great thread!! Much-needed reminders for those moments when that glass of wine is calling innocently, "Oh come on, what could happen?"
I won't miss horrible hangovers.
I won't miss looking at emails I sent and cringing.
I won't miss worrying about whether people "know."
I won't miss wondering during the day if I smell like alcohol.
I won't miss the shame, guilt, anguish, and constant weight on my back.
I won't miss horrible hangovers.
I won't miss looking at emails I sent and cringing.
I won't miss worrying about whether people "know."
I won't miss wondering during the day if I smell like alcohol.
I won't miss the shame, guilt, anguish, and constant weight on my back.
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This is a variation of a list I wrote myself on the day I decided to quit. I wrote this as motivation to stay focused on recovery when the inevitable "maybe you're not really an alcoholic" voice cropped up.
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Things I won't miss:
The guilt of knowing i drank more than almost anyone i know
Wanting to drink daily
Drinking before eating in the morning on really bad days...that is NO way to treat my body
Hiding how much alcohol i buy
Going to different stores to buy alcohol so i won't be recognized by clerks
Feeling guilty when buying alcohol
Sneaking out bottles or boxes of alcohol
Sneaking in bottles or boxes of alcohol
Taking the chance and driving after drinking...happened only a couple of times but still
Waking up and my first thought being whether there's enough alcohol left in the house
Waking up wondering what was the earliest time i could have my first drink and still pretend i didn't have a problem
Wondering and worrying whether others knew about my drinking
Bracing myself for get togethers with friends and family by downing several drinks before hand
Not remembering what i've done or said sometimes after i've been drinking
Waking up bloated in the mornings and having other alcohol related health problems (heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure)
Needing more and more alcohol to get the same effect
Throwing up around my kids and others when i was drunk...again, only a couple of times but ewwww!
Avoiding hugging/kissing loved ones because i didn't want them to smell alcohol on my breath
Being haunted by the dawning realization that despite all of my self-denial, my day-to-day actions (as outlined above) clearly revealed i was alcoholic
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Things I won't miss:
The guilt of knowing i drank more than almost anyone i know
Wanting to drink daily
Drinking before eating in the morning on really bad days...that is NO way to treat my body
Hiding how much alcohol i buy
Going to different stores to buy alcohol so i won't be recognized by clerks
Feeling guilty when buying alcohol
Sneaking out bottles or boxes of alcohol
Sneaking in bottles or boxes of alcohol
Taking the chance and driving after drinking...happened only a couple of times but still
Waking up and my first thought being whether there's enough alcohol left in the house
Waking up wondering what was the earliest time i could have my first drink and still pretend i didn't have a problem
Wondering and worrying whether others knew about my drinking
Bracing myself for get togethers with friends and family by downing several drinks before hand
Not remembering what i've done or said sometimes after i've been drinking
Waking up bloated in the mornings and having other alcohol related health problems (heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure)
Needing more and more alcohol to get the same effect
Throwing up around my kids and others when i was drunk...again, only a couple of times but ewwww!
Avoiding hugging/kissing loved ones because i didn't want them to smell alcohol on my breath
Being haunted by the dawning realization that despite all of my self-denial, my day-to-day actions (as outlined above) clearly revealed i was alcoholic
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sunny FL
Posts: 647
I don't miss
1. Making up excuses why I couldn't visit my daughters because I was too embarrassed and too drunk to drive.
2. Hoping no one at work would notice how bad the shakes were.
3. Waking up in the morning realizing how much self control I lost the night before
4. Hiding my vodka bottles so my boyfriend couldn't find them
5. Getting pi$$ed off because I couldn't remember where I hid them
6. Waking up in the morning knowing it was too early to drink but taking a shot just to stop the violent tremors
7. Not eating because it would ruin my buzz or I forgot to because I was buzzed
8. Praying every morning for God to help me quit drinking
9. Thanking God the next day for keeping me safe and not getting a DUI
10. Guilt, hopelessness and utter loneliness from hiding my secret. (I wasn't hiding anything)
The list could go on for days
1. Making up excuses why I couldn't visit my daughters because I was too embarrassed and too drunk to drive.
2. Hoping no one at work would notice how bad the shakes were.
3. Waking up in the morning realizing how much self control I lost the night before
4. Hiding my vodka bottles so my boyfriend couldn't find them
5. Getting pi$$ed off because I couldn't remember where I hid them
6. Waking up in the morning knowing it was too early to drink but taking a shot just to stop the violent tremors
7. Not eating because it would ruin my buzz or I forgot to because I was buzzed
8. Praying every morning for God to help me quit drinking
9. Thanking God the next day for keeping me safe and not getting a DUI
10. Guilt, hopelessness and utter loneliness from hiding my secret. (I wasn't hiding anything)
The list could go on for days
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Originally Posted by DUNE 
I won't miss....
1. Not being able to sleep for 70 hr when detoxing
2. Rushing to the store before it closes
3. Not being able to fit into my jeens
4. Sex when I'm only semi-hard
5. Lathering styling moose in my hair, then realizing it's shaving cream
6. Waking up in bed with only one stripper and wondering where the other one went? Then finding out that she couldn't sleep because of all the extacy and acid she was doing, so she thought having breakfast with my mom and sister would be a good idea.
7. Praying to god, that if he can get me out of this I'll never do it again
8. Waking up in bed with someone and feeling like I raped myself with them
9. Breaking up the party because my girlfriend caught me making out with the host.
10. Wishing that I lived on a desert island where there was no alcohol to drink or people that I could hurt , just me and a soccer ball.
11. Going into my friends home while he wasn't there, then stubling into his mom's bedroom while she was having sex with her boyfriend.
12. Looking for clothes to wear, that have been washed.
13. Trying to figure out if it's AM or PM, then trying to figure out what day it is.
14. Dropping a beer bottle in a movie theater (it's like 10x louder that way)
15. Trying to exsplain to the Dr in the ER that I don't have a drinking problem
1. Not being able to sleep for 70 hr when detoxing
2. Rushing to the store before it closes
3. Not being able to fit into my jeens
4. Sex when I'm only semi-hard
5. Lathering styling moose in my hair, then realizing it's shaving cream
6. Waking up in bed with only one stripper and wondering where the other one went? Then finding out that she couldn't sleep because of all the extacy and acid she was doing, so she thought having breakfast with my mom and sister would be a good idea.
7. Praying to god, that if he can get me out of this I'll never do it again
8. Waking up in bed with someone and feeling like I raped myself with them
9. Breaking up the party because my girlfriend caught me making out with the host.
10. Wishing that I lived on a desert island where there was no alcohol to drink or people that I could hurt , just me and a soccer ball.
11. Going into my friends home while he wasn't there, then stubling into his mom's bedroom while she was having sex with her boyfriend.
12. Looking for clothes to wear, that have been washed.
13. Trying to figure out if it's AM or PM, then trying to figure out what day it is.
14. Dropping a beer bottle in a movie theater (it's like 10x louder that way)
15. Trying to exsplain to the Dr in the ER that I don't have a drinking problem
i won't miss:
1. $pending (on Average) $60 a week on booze
2. going to work feeling like a might die at any moment
3. spilling food all over myself when trying to eat while drunk
4. not remembering the phone conversation from last night
5. saying really stupid things at the drop of a hat
6. wishing it would stop.. then doing more of it
Great Thread! thanks for posting!
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Join Date: May 2011
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things i won't miss
-displaying the puffy face
-carrying visine in my handbag
-hiding alcohol in a water bottle when out & about
-spraying massive perfume to mask the alcohol smell
-waking up thinking about the first drink
-wondering if i'll make it alive from the drunken stupor
-displaying the puffy face
-carrying visine in my handbag
-hiding alcohol in a water bottle when out & about
-spraying massive perfume to mask the alcohol smell
-waking up thinking about the first drink
-wondering if i'll make it alive from the drunken stupor
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sunny FL
Posts: 647
Originally Posted by rebuildinglife
things i won't miss
-displaying the puffy face
-carrying visine in my handbag
-hiding alcohol in a water bottle when out & about
-spraying massive perfume to mask the alcohol smell
-waking up thinking about the first drink
-wondering if i'll make it alive from the drunken stupor
-displaying the puffy face
-carrying visine in my handbag
-hiding alcohol in a water bottle when out & about
-spraying massive perfume to mask the alcohol smell
-waking up thinking about the first drink
-wondering if i'll make it alive from the drunken stupor
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 1
I won't miss worrying that my mother is going to find my bottles every time I hear her go anywhere near my room.
I won't miss the Sunday mornings. Or the Monday mornings. Or the Thursday mornings. Or the Saturday mornings.
I won't miss the Sunday mornings. Or the Monday mornings. Or the Thursday mornings. Or the Saturday mornings.
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: toronto canada
Posts: 181
i wont missthe total emotional despair that followed every binge,and the heartbreak i caused my sweet sweet gf.
i wont miss throwing up in the shower when i brushed my teeth/on all fours in the bottom of the shower throwing up bile///bitter tasting yellow bile.
i wont miss looking in the bathroom mirror and looking like absolute hell,and knowing i have to drive an hour on one of the busiest highways in the world..only then to have to climb 30 foot ladders...with my stomach so queasy that i thought i was going to mess myself..
i wont miss being a denizen in the realm of mad king alcohol..
.i wont miss the fear of impending doom.
i wont miss the knowledge that i have to do it over again a few hours later.
i wont miss throwing up in the shower when i brushed my teeth/on all fours in the bottom of the shower throwing up bile///bitter tasting yellow bile.
i wont miss looking in the bathroom mirror and looking like absolute hell,and knowing i have to drive an hour on one of the busiest highways in the world..only then to have to climb 30 foot ladders...with my stomach so queasy that i thought i was going to mess myself..
i wont miss being a denizen in the realm of mad king alcohol..
.i wont miss the fear of impending doom.
i wont miss the knowledge that i have to do it over again a few hours later.
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