What I will miss the most....
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What I will miss the most....
I was thinking today, as I reflected that I have 15 days sober today, about all the fun and amazing things I will miss from my alcohol addiction. Here is a reference list for when I get totally sick of being sober:
The debilitating depression, anxiety, and psychotic mood swings will be greatly missed for sure.
Alcoholic insomnia is such a blast. How will I ever live without it? This sleeping through the night and feeling rested in the morning is for the birds.
I will for sure miss the craptastic hangovers that left me feeling like death with the only relief being more booze. That sweet relief from the next drink gave me the warm and fuzzies for sure.
That lovely irritable bowel syndrome was so much fun! Who needs solid poop anyway??
The swelling, water retention, and puffy face added years to my looks! Just what I always wanted!
That ridiculously cool high blood pressure though! I will miss the comfort of my heart beating in my ears with the expectation of a stroke any minute. Good times!
I am really, really going to miss wasting tens of thousands of dollars. Really. What in the world could I possibly do with all that saved money?
That total lack of sex drive and nonexistent orgasms was an especially good time as well. Ahhhhh . sweet memories.
The 60-pound weight gain has made me nice and fluffy. Watching the scale go down is no fun at all. Boring!
That whole not being able to function at work thing though!
And lastly, I will certainly miss lying to my husband and sneaking around behind his back while drunk driving to get my fix. Oh, what a riot that was!
I have no idea what I will do without these amazing times I had with booze. How can I ever replace all that fun???
The debilitating depression, anxiety, and psychotic mood swings will be greatly missed for sure.
Alcoholic insomnia is such a blast. How will I ever live without it? This sleeping through the night and feeling rested in the morning is for the birds.
I will for sure miss the craptastic hangovers that left me feeling like death with the only relief being more booze. That sweet relief from the next drink gave me the warm and fuzzies for sure.
That lovely irritable bowel syndrome was so much fun! Who needs solid poop anyway??
The swelling, water retention, and puffy face added years to my looks! Just what I always wanted!
That ridiculously cool high blood pressure though! I will miss the comfort of my heart beating in my ears with the expectation of a stroke any minute. Good times!
I am really, really going to miss wasting tens of thousands of dollars. Really. What in the world could I possibly do with all that saved money?
That total lack of sex drive and nonexistent orgasms was an especially good time as well. Ahhhhh . sweet memories.
The 60-pound weight gain has made me nice and fluffy. Watching the scale go down is no fun at all. Boring!
That whole not being able to function at work thing though!
And lastly, I will certainly miss lying to my husband and sneaking around behind his back while drunk driving to get my fix. Oh, what a riot that was!
I have no idea what I will do without these amazing times I had with booze. How can I ever replace all that fun???
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This is a great list.
In my experience, stopping the booze doesn't 'cure' IBS, but it sure as heck makes it easier to manage. Unforunately while I no longer drink beer because it triggers my IBS, I still drink cider and occasionally wine, because I am an idiot.
In my experience, stopping the booze doesn't 'cure' IBS, but it sure as heck makes it easier to manage. Unforunately while I no longer drink beer because it triggers my IBS, I still drink cider and occasionally wine, because I am an idiot.
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Originally Posted by Ustacallmelola 
I was thinking today, as I reflected that I have 15 days sober today, about all the fun and amazing things I will miss from my alcohol addiction. Here is a reference list for when I get totally sick of being sober:
The debilitating depression, anxiety, and psychotic mood swings will be greatly missed for sure.
Alcoholic insomnia is such a blast. How will I ever live without it? This sleeping through the night and feeling rested in the morning is for the birds.
I will for sure miss the craptastic hangovers that left me feeling like death with the only relief being more booze. That sweet relief from the next drink gave me the warm and fuzzies for sure.
That lovely irritable bowel syndrome was so much fun! Who needs solid poop anyway??
The swelling, water retention, and puffy face added years to my looks! Just what I always wanted!
That ridiculously cool high blood pressure though! I will miss the comfort of my heart beating in my ears with the expectation of a stroke any minute. Good times!
I am really, really going to miss wasting tens of thousands of dollars. Really. What in the world could I possibly do with all that saved money?
That total lack of sex drive and nonexistent orgasms was an especially good time as well. Ahhhhh . sweet memories.
The 60-pound weight gain has made me nice and fluffy. Watching the scale go down is no fun at all. Boring!
That whole not being able to function at work thing though!
And lastly, I will certainly miss lying to my husband and sneaking around behind his back while drunk driving to get my fix. Oh, what a riot that was!
I have no idea what I will do without these amazing times I had with booze. How can I ever replace all that fun???
The debilitating depression, anxiety, and psychotic mood swings will be greatly missed for sure.
Alcoholic insomnia is such a blast. How will I ever live without it? This sleeping through the night and feeling rested in the morning is for the birds.
I will for sure miss the craptastic hangovers that left me feeling like death with the only relief being more booze. That sweet relief from the next drink gave me the warm and fuzzies for sure.
That lovely irritable bowel syndrome was so much fun! Who needs solid poop anyway??
The swelling, water retention, and puffy face added years to my looks! Just what I always wanted!
That ridiculously cool high blood pressure though! I will miss the comfort of my heart beating in my ears with the expectation of a stroke any minute. Good times!
I am really, really going to miss wasting tens of thousands of dollars. Really. What in the world could I possibly do with all that saved money?
That total lack of sex drive and nonexistent orgasms was an especially good time as well. Ahhhhh . sweet memories.
The 60-pound weight gain has made me nice and fluffy. Watching the scale go down is no fun at all. Boring!
That whole not being able to function at work thing though!
And lastly, I will certainly miss lying to my husband and sneaking around behind his back while drunk driving to get my fix. Oh, what a riot that was!
I have no idea what I will do without these amazing times I had with booze. How can I ever replace all that fun???
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Originally Posted by sortofhomecomin
This is a great list.
In my experience, stopping the booze doesn't 'cure' IBS, but it sure as heck makes it easier to manage. Unforunately while I no longer drink beer because it triggers my IBS, I still drink cider and occasionally wine, because I am an idiot.
In my experience, stopping the booze doesn't 'cure' IBS, but it sure as heck makes it easier to manage. Unforunately while I no longer drink beer because it triggers my IBS, I still drink cider and occasionally wine, because I am an idiot.
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Congrats on 15Days and the list Ustacallmelola! The stuff I could add to that list is depressing. The other day I started thinking about the last time I vomited bile or whatever green stuff that was into my sink once or twice a day. I used to do that daily? I guess so. Not missing that.
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I'm on day 5 and honestly that is spot on.
Also those nights of complete blackouts when you wake up with severe anxiety not knowing what you did or said last night, just looking around the room hoping you're in your own bed. That guessing game was always a laugh and a half!!
Thanks for that list! And congrats on 15 days sober
Also those nights of complete blackouts when you wake up with severe anxiety not knowing what you did or said last night, just looking around the room hoping you're in your own bed. That guessing game was always a laugh and a half!!
Thanks for that list! And congrats on 15 days sober
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Originally Posted by Ustacallmelola
I was thinking today, as I reflected that I have 15 days sober today, about all the fun and amazing things I will miss from my alcohol addiction. Here is a reference list for when I get totally sick of being sober:
That is your Addictive Voice.
Pay close attention to the word choice, and to the pronouns. It didn't even use an "if" there, but instead, a "when" -- practically predicting a struggle, and possible drinking. It also took possession of the pronoun, "I", and attributed ITS sickness of staying sober to you.
Are you going to get sick of being sober, or is your Beast?
Your list, while certainly interesting, is essentially a reminder that drinking 'doesn't feel good anymore' at this point in the game. The AV is implying that if drinking did feel good, it would be party time!
It's always party time to your Beast, though, so if you were to buy into ITS 'drinking doesn't feel good anymore' argument for conditional abstinence, all it would have to do is to convince you that drinking might feel good.
Can you see this?
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Originally Posted by Algorithm
When you get 'totally sick' of being sober?
That is your Addictive Voice.
Pay close attention to the word choice, and to the pronouns. It didn't even use an "if" there, but instead, a "when" -- practically predicting a struggle, and possible drinking. It also took possession of the pronoun, "I", and attributed ITS sickness of staying sober to you.
Are you going to get sick of being sober, or is your Beast?
Your list, while certainly interesting, is essentially a reminder that drinking 'doesn't feel good anymore' at this point in the game. The AV is implying that if drinking did feel good, it would be party time!
It's always party time to your Beast, though, so if you were to buy into ITS 'drinking doesn't feel good anymore' argument for conditional abstinence, all it would have to do is to convince you that drinking might feel good.
Can you see this?
That is your Addictive Voice.
Pay close attention to the word choice, and to the pronouns. It didn't even use an "if" there, but instead, a "when" -- practically predicting a struggle, and possible drinking. It also took possession of the pronoun, "I", and attributed ITS sickness of staying sober to you.
Are you going to get sick of being sober, or is your Beast?
Your list, while certainly interesting, is essentially a reminder that drinking 'doesn't feel good anymore' at this point in the game. The AV is implying that if drinking did feel good, it would be party time!
It's always party time to your Beast, though, so if you were to buy into ITS 'drinking doesn't feel good anymore' argument for conditional abstinence, all it would have to do is to convince you that drinking might feel good.
Can you see this?
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Originally Posted by Horn95
I think she was joking.
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