My Bottom
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My Bottom
My bottom was a vertigo type of attack after a 6 day dry spell.
I had my son in the car w me, and managed to limp home. The next day , I had another one, while driving, in front of my drinking buddy. He drove part of the way home. That night I drank a 750 ml of whisky. Genious.
Haven't drank since. Recovered, just about, except for some anxiety while driving. Imagine that.
So some might argue that was a high bottom. I imagine not.
I pretend I had a vertigo attack, and swerved into a bus stop and killed 5 people. I was arrested, lost my job, my family and am in jail for 30 years.
Why? Because that could have easily happened. I would not be taking up drinking again in prison.
That is how am approaching the next 30 years. I have been given so many chances. I am never drinking again.
Thoughts?
I had my son in the car w me, and managed to limp home. The next day , I had another one, while driving, in front of my drinking buddy. He drove part of the way home. That night I drank a 750 ml of whisky. Genious.
Haven't drank since. Recovered, just about, except for some anxiety while driving. Imagine that.
So some might argue that was a high bottom. I imagine not.
I pretend I had a vertigo attack, and swerved into a bus stop and killed 5 people. I was arrested, lost my job, my family and am in jail for 30 years.
Why? Because that could have easily happened. I would not be taking up drinking again in prison.
That is how am approaching the next 30 years. I have been given so many chances. I am never drinking again.
Thoughts?
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Well, yes, for sure things are always going to get worse. I know there are many times when I wish I had stopped drinking and believed that I couldn't or didn't need to.
I'm glad you appreciate that you've been given a opportunity to change.
I'm glad you appreciate that you've been given a opportunity to change.
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Sounds like a good enough reason to me. I don't know why alcoholism's nasty little voice needs to be such a drama queen, honestly, and tell us that this "rock bottom" has a definition, and just being sick and tired isn't it. How bad or dramatic does it need to be?
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A lot of us have had scary moments in our drinking careers. I vaguely remember rolling end over end when the truck I was riding in with a friend went off an embankment. Somehow we magically landed upright and walked away ( literally ) with not much more than some cuts and bruises. Both I and my buddy swore off drinking right then and there, but I was back at it within a few days.
The point is....use this as an opportunity to really change and make a serious/formal sobriety plan. The scare always wears off, and you need to be ready when it does. SR can help with that plan.
The point is....use this as an opportunity to really change and make a serious/formal sobriety plan. The scare always wears off, and you need to be ready when it does. SR can help with that plan.
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True. That could easily have happened. It still can if you pick up again so that is a great reason to continue sobriety.
That could have been me too. I just got lucky but many don't. I try to remember that someone is in prison doing my time while I'm free. I don't know why but I'm grateful for that.
That could have been me too. I just got lucky but many don't. I try to remember that someone is in prison doing my time while I'm free. I don't know why but I'm grateful for that.
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