AugustWest11

I called 2 minutes early and they had there damn answering machine still on .. Grrrr I just want to get the ball rolling ... Tired of my life and what it has become ..

AugustWest11

Left a message but have errands to run today & no answering machine .. Yea I know we live in the dark ages :p

AW

Anna

You can still make the choice to have a sober day, August.

I hope you get through to the counsellor.

AugustWest11

Thanx Anna; Yes it will be a sober day just gonna be tough passing all the store s :P

AugustWest11

Will check in from the coffee store :p

ScottFromWI

The stores are still going to be there whether you see the counselor or not AW. You voluntarily choose to go in or not.

I thought you already had an appt by the way?

ImperfectlyMe

You can do this! Stick to your plan

happyhour

good to hear from you this am AW...be persistent with them today, it's a matter of your life.

ImperfectlyMe

How you doing? Any call backs?

AugustWest11

Just got in from my Job ..My boy just called about the Meeting tomorrow .. As for the counselor; No Scott spoke w\ one briefly at the hospital yesterday and setting one up for a more perm basis since My reg doc has been useless ..

ImperfectlyMe

How's your headspace today?

AugustWest11

It's all over the place IM lol But I am sober and still here posting ..

Twofish

Hi to you, Sometimes addiction type clinics are so overwhelmed with the number of clients they are trying to help, you may have to wait a bit longer for that call. Keep busy, try to stay healthy, eat something. Your world is about to get a shock in the sober direction! Call the clinic, be persistent. The ball is rolling...TF

AugustWest11

I am keeping busy waiting for a worker again and talking to my cats :p

EndGameNYC

How about keeping busy by calling them until a real, live person picks up?

Carlotta

Absolutely.
Also AW, just a head up that sometime this is a little game those people will play to weed out those who are not willing to go to any length from those who are serious (especially if they do not have that many beds open).
Get on the phone and keep calling then once they give you a time, show up right on time. Those people are used to dealing with addicts who change their minds and have heard all the excuses under the sun. (and let's face it when it comes to excuses and bs stories us addicts and alcoholics are real good at it.) The counselors are therefore bound to be blase and will NOT go out of their ways to get you.
Call them and show them you are serious, they might not be calling you back on purpose.

Twofish

AW, Sounds like a good plan to me. Sometimes in life WE have to work alittle harder to get what we need. Keep calling, they will call you back. Have some faith, ignore that AV in your head for now. Ok?

Carlotta

Also have your suitcase ready and make sure your friend has a key to cat sit. Sometimes there will be an immediate opening and those people do not deal well with the "Yeah buts..."
If they say come in right now, then be ready to come in right now.

AugustWest11

This is not detox; so no beed will be needed.. This is for out patient counsling .. I decided to make another call to my Primary as well That APPT. is tomorrow at 330 .. Not sure how I will stay awake after working all night .. but it has to be done ..

AW

AugustWest11

I have spoken w\ the counsling service .. the Detox is off the table b\c you have to start calling 7am and I wasn't sure of m,y work schedule; or even if I had a job this am .. Not that I am aware I do have a job, my anxiety level is down I am gonna start calling the counslin again, then go see my Doc. tomorrow have some test done then get home and crash and burn lol

AW