Weekenders Warriors, Weekenders 17 - 20 July 2020
Magsie
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Weekenders Warriors, Weekenders 17 - 20 July 2020
to the WeekendersWeekend Warriors?
Some days it does feel it can be a battle to get sober and stay sober.
How do we win this battle?
I was never good at standing up for myself, it was much easier to run, thing is I was still there when I got to my destination.
What do we need to get and stay sober?
I didn’t know
who does? The People who have fought the battle and have conquered. We can learn from them.We went to school to educate us and prepare us for the future. Surely we can educate ourselves to know what we need to conquer to beat this addiction?
With the help of other, like minded Warriors, we can win this battle.
If this is your first weekend sober, or many, come join us for support and chat...as we know the weekends can be a struggle sometimes. (We’re here all week too!)
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Alfie looks like he has a great well-fitting harness.
Yes, it seemed easier to let the issues fade into oblivion, although they would still be there, usually worse than before, with new issues resulting from something done or said during the previous weekend's fade-out process. So glad that is over.
Yes, it seemed easier to let the issues fade into oblivion, although they would still be there, usually worse than before, with new issues resulting from something done or said during the previous weekend's fade-out process. So glad that is over.
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Retrain our minds to be sober. Yes we can.
I’m still figuring it out, but reading and posting here on SR is a big part of retraining my mind to stay sober. I learn so much here. And I can come here for support when I’m not feeling strong enough to do it on my own.
Thanks Mags and thanks everybody for being here.
I’m still figuring it out, but reading and posting here on SR is a big part of retraining my mind to stay sober. I learn so much here. And I can come here for support when I’m not feeling strong enough to do it on my own.
Thanks Mags and thanks everybody for being here.
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thanks Mags. 
great topic - changing my thinking was absolutely what it was about for me. if I hadn't changed my thinking I would've kept doing what I was doing. or at least kept wanting to do what I'd been doing & white-knuckling it doesn't work for me, so that wouldn't have lasted long.
great topic - changing my thinking was absolutely what it was about for me. if I hadn't changed my thinking I would've kept doing what I was doing. or at least kept wanting to do what I'd been doing & white-knuckling it doesn't work for me, so that wouldn't have lasted long.
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I’m in for a third sober weekend, thanks Mags.
Good to see you soberclover and of course Willow, Cityboy and andyh.
Kaily, nice pic of Alfie on the old thread. I just hope he doesn’t turn fully arboreal. Good to see that you are still taking those walks.
Good to see you soberclover and of course Willow, Cityboy and andyh.
Kaily, nice pic of Alfie on the old thread. I just hope he doesn’t turn fully arboreal. Good to see that you are still taking those walks.
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That tree house is so romantic, isn't it? With some fresh bread baking, that would be a perfect life I think.
Warrior. I've often said, "Alcohol won. I waved the white flag." I don't have any problem admitting that it won. I got out of the ring and let it bounce off the ropes without me. I was tired of being knocked down, unconscious, flat on my back. It won and that's fine with me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC5bHPAL30Q
Thanks, Mags.
Warrior. I've often said, "Alcohol won. I waved the white flag." I don't have any problem admitting that it won. I got out of the ring and let it bounce off the ropes without me. I was tired of being knocked down, unconscious, flat on my back. It won and that's fine with me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC5bHPAL30Q
Thanks, Mags.
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IN!
Thanks Mags, getting in the right frame of mind was the difference between having to endure cravings every evening and deep down knowing that I would cave in to them sooner or later - the white knuckling that Andy referred to - and being able to elimate some of the cravings and mitigate others.
The right mindset gets you to that point, which for me was sometime in month two, where things get easier and the cravings subside and you don't dread the evenings. I suppose it was not having the right mindset that caused be to have so many failed attempts, that and the depth of my addiction, a half to 2/3rds of a bottle of whisky every weekday, more at weekends.
Being in the right frame of mind is why I would generally suggest choosing a promising day a few days in the future to quit even though technically the best time to quit is always now because a half-hearted attempt that fails is a greater setback than leaving it for a few days before giving it a 100%
Congratulations on shotgun Willow!
Good to see you BigShoe, fresh bread and coffee - olfactory heaven!
This is about the history of alcoholism in Kendrick Lamar's own family. I don't usually play cleaned up versions but since it is almost identical to the original it makes no difference. The video won't trigger anyone either.
https://youtu.be/8-ejyHzz3XE
Thanks Mags, getting in the right frame of mind was the difference between having to endure cravings every evening and deep down knowing that I would cave in to them sooner or later - the white knuckling that Andy referred to - and being able to elimate some of the cravings and mitigate others.
The right mindset gets you to that point, which for me was sometime in month two, where things get easier and the cravings subside and you don't dread the evenings. I suppose it was not having the right mindset that caused be to have so many failed attempts, that and the depth of my addiction, a half to 2/3rds of a bottle of whisky every weekday, more at weekends.
Being in the right frame of mind is why I would generally suggest choosing a promising day a few days in the future to quit even though technically the best time to quit is always now because a half-hearted attempt that fails is a greater setback than leaving it for a few days before giving it a 100%
Congratulations on shotgun Willow!
Good to see you BigShoe, fresh bread and coffee - olfactory heaven!
This is about the history of alcoholism in Kendrick Lamar's own family. I don't usually play cleaned up versions but since it is almost identical to the original it makes no difference. The video won't trigger anyone either.
https://youtu.be/8-ejyHzz3XE
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