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once someone gets about eight or ten beers in them, they can't see the computer screen anymore, (my friend told me that and they can't post any lonnger) so, just a tid bit of knowlagdege...
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This is what caused me to stop drinking. I remember laying in bed trying to watch Diners, Drive ins & Dives & I was seeing double. And I wanted to keep drinking.
I had a moment of clarity. I thought it will never be enough. I can't even watch TV.
I was soooo mad at myself. That was my last night of drinking. January 13.
Ha 13 has always been my lucky number
I had a moment of clarity. I thought it will never be enough. I can't even watch TV.
I was soooo mad at myself. That was my last night of drinking. January 13.
Ha 13 has always been my lucky number
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Originally Posted by Purplecatlover 
This is what caused me to stop drinking. I remember laying in bed trying to watch Diners, Drive ins & Dives & I was seeing double. And I wanted to keep drinking.
I had a moment of clarity. I thought it will never be enough. I can't even watch TV.
I was soooo mad at myself. That was my last night of drinking. January 13.
Ha 13 has always been my lucky number
I had a moment of clarity. I thought it will never be enough. I can't even watch TV.
I was soooo mad at myself. That was my last night of drinking. January 13.
Ha 13 has always been my lucky number
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The secret is wanting to quit more than you want that next drink. After 14 months of this 'philosophy' I can say that so far it's working for me.
The next secret is change...if you don't change yourself nothing will change. Change is scary but it was the last alternative for me to try!
The next secret is change...if you don't change yourself nothing will change. Change is scary but it was the last alternative for me to try!
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Originally Posted by OCDDan
I wanna sai i love you guys, but, im just not putting two and two together
and fwiw, poor reading/posting skills on another message board I used to be part of yeeeeeeeears ago never concerned me enough to deal with my drinking. It's usually pretty tough to scare an alkie into sobriety.
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Originally Posted by Purplecatlover
This is what caused me to stop drinking. I remember laying in bed trying to watch Diners, Drive ins & Dives & I was seeing double. And I wanted to keep drinking.
I had a moment of clarity. I thought it will never be enough. I can't even watch TV.
I was soooo mad at myself. That was my last night of drinking. January 13.
Ha 13 has always been my lucky number
I had a moment of clarity. I thought it will never be enough. I can't even watch TV.
I was soooo mad at myself. That was my last night of drinking. January 13.
Ha 13 has always been my lucky number
I can remember so many times where I was watching TV, and I just figured "Oh well, I can just watch with one eye shut". I think my favorite to watch at the time was King of the Hill.
Not to get too much into war stories, but yea... I remember all those times of "one eye watching" where I ended up on the most redicilous television programs... My favorite on the food channel was "Two Fat Ladies".
Looking back now, I realize how pathetic I was sitting there on the couch with one eye open watching stupid television... I am glad I am in a better place now.
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Originally Posted by OCDDan
I sincerily wish you the best, wait five months and see what happens.. tell me your secret please.
Or, for some, the secret is when they hurt a family member due to their alcoholism/drug addiction.
Or - the secret is when an individual finds themselves spending a few days in jail due to DUI..
The list goes on and on. Until you have "that moment" you might not really find the secret. Good luck finding your secret.. If you do not stop drinking, I promise you, eventually you will find your secret.
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I appreciate all the good advice, and will read it again, but just remember, when alcohol had it's grips around your neck, and you had to deal with it. I'm stupid about this, but the brain, dictates all.. from what i can tell.. prehistorically, i don't know... but thank you very much, i actually can still type.. yeahhh
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Try spending the last 6 years of your loved one's life while he spends 6 hours 4 times a week in dialysis.......becoming more septic and watching other organ systems get ill, too......now that's an eye-opener!
Ever just type a journal into your word program and read it the next day?
Dude, go to sleep.
Try not drinking tomorrow. How bad do you need it to get?
Ever just type a journal into your word program and read it the next day?
Dude, go to sleep.
Try not drinking tomorrow. How bad do you need it to get?
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Originally Posted by sugarbear1
Try spending the last 6 years of your loved one's life while he spends 6 hours 4 times a week in dialysis.......becoming more septic and watching other organ systems get ill, too......now that's an eye-opener!
Ever just type a journal into your word program and read it the next day?
Dude, go to sleep.
Try not drinking tomorrow. How bad do you need it to get?
Ever just type a journal into your word program and read it the next day?
Dude, go to sleep.
Try not drinking tomorrow. How bad do you need it to get?
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yea, I guess that's why i don't want to go to sleep yet,... but let's compare, since you are better at math than me at this point, I used to put (2) shot glasses of scocth (not to minimize but i am, ok two shots in each glass five times) a shot being a good size shot... each night compared to five 24 oz of labatts, sorry dee...
that's ten shot of scotch, compareded to five twenty four ounce labates
that's ten shot of scotch, compareded to five twenty four ounce labates
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Moderate Drinking - Alcohol Alert No. 16-1992
"U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2) define moderate drinking as no more than one drink a day for most women, and no more than two drinks a day for most men. A standard drink is generally considered to be 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits."
5 24 oz = 10 drinks
5 2 shots = about 15 drinks?
I dunno, I'm tired. Is a shot 2 oz or 1.5 oz? I assume you were heavy handed with the shots..
Basically, you are drinking way too much! If it's working... I have a friend who has been having work and family problems, is in out patient rehab due to work, has a situation at work and keeps getting the facts confused, and claims to have stopped drinking, then she was drinking, then it was a couple, then up to 6, I assume she's on her way back to 12 beers a night (although she's had some at work). A very dangerous person, in my opinion....
I drank a 6 pack a night. No work? I drank up to 10-12. Sometimes 18. It would fluctuate depending on how ill I felt the next day. It was still too much.
I dunno, Dan. I just don't know. I hope you give it up. I know I will wake up without a headache tomorrow....
"U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2) define moderate drinking as no more than one drink a day for most women, and no more than two drinks a day for most men. A standard drink is generally considered to be 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits."
5 24 oz = 10 drinks
5 2 shots = about 15 drinks?
I dunno, I'm tired. Is a shot 2 oz or 1.5 oz? I assume you were heavy handed with the shots..
Basically, you are drinking way too much! If it's working... I have a friend who has been having work and family problems, is in out patient rehab due to work, has a situation at work and keeps getting the facts confused, and claims to have stopped drinking, then she was drinking, then it was a couple, then up to 6, I assume she's on her way back to 12 beers a night (although she's had some at work). A very dangerous person, in my opinion....
I drank a 6 pack a night. No work? I drank up to 10-12. Sometimes 18. It would fluctuate depending on how ill I felt the next day. It was still too much.
I dunno, Dan. I just don't know. I hope you give it up. I know I will wake up without a headache tomorrow....
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I used to play computer games and watch a movie while drinking, I play RTS's which require a lot of paying attention and fast reaction time combined with actual strategic thought. By about beer 9 I wasn't really able to keep up anymore so I would switch to a turn based game so I had time to collect my thoughts by beer 12 I wasn't interested in that anymore and 13-whenever I stoped was usually just watching the movie, and surfing the internet. I used to read a lot when drinking and after 7-9 I would find myself reading but not comprehending when I discovered that I had to read the same page three times to remember what happened I would put the book down. Alcohol takes away all the pleasure these things used to bring us and replaces it with a dimwitted drunken fog. That is why it is so easy to entertain a drunk they are simpler than a child because they don't have the compacity to be more so anymore.
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