Sasha1972

Sasha is originally a nickname I used when I worked at a summer camp where all the staff used nicknames. I chose it for no other reason than it sounded cool to a sixteen-year-old (I thought my given name was totally dorky). Nothing to do with Beyonce (Sasha Fierce) or RuPaul's Drag Race (Sasha Velour - who I do in fact admire).

1972 - well, I was not actually born (or anything else) in 1972, so being the scheming mastermind that I am, I thought that adding a completely irrelevant date would throw my ex off if he ever tried to find me on this site (I don't know if he knew about my camp-counsellor days as Sasha). I also changed a few details (gender of Kid, length of marriage, etc) and made sure I didn't use any geographic references when I first started posting. Covering my tracks is no longer a concern.

CarryOn

Hi all...long time...I love reading about your screen names!

CarryOn came from the song "Carry On" by Fun...the line that really stuck with me from the song was "May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground...Carry On"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7yCLn-O-Y0

And carry on, I have...really not just carried on, but thrived! Thank you for this wonderful thread!

SmallButMighty

Fun thread!

My screen name here started because I was so much smaller than AXH. I'm fairly petite and he has a very large frame.He was a full foot taller and 100+lbs heavier than I was at the time.

But I had the full blown, codependent heart of a mighty warrior and dammit I had every intention of beating back his demons for him because obviously he couldn't do that alone!!!!

Wellllllll....we all know how that worked out. My name here now means something much different and much more personal to me now. Still small, and still mighty, but not in the way I was when I first got here.

ETA: I think my avatar is self explanatory... but when I found it, I thought it very fitting because even though I am extremely connected to the water and the tides, for years I had felt like I was drowning...until I started swimming towards bigger and brighter things.

Gm0824

Sasha - my kids were playing with dolls yesterday and one said, "Hi! My name is Alexandra, you can call me Sasha!" and the other without hesitating held up her doll and said, "Hi! My name is ALSO Alexandra, you can call ME Sasha!" For whatever reason it struck me as very entertaining and we had a great laugh! I thought of you and if your real name was Alexandra!

I was concerned about my online annonmity and picked two random letters and four random numbers - something completely out of the norm from my usual screen names.

Love the thread, guys!

SaveHer

I first started posting here years ago as Rayn3dr0p, which, much like Sasha, was a name I chose in my adolescence because I thought using numbers instead of letter was cool.

I abandoned my old screen name when I was in the process of fighting for custody of my now two-year-old daughter, hence my new name SaveHer. And I did!

abgator

Mine is beyond simple. My initials are ABG. I'm a lifelong Florida Gator and resident of Gainesville.

Gingerpeach

I just became a member but I've been reading and thinking about what I would choose. Ginger peach is my favorite tea and I find the act of brewing and drinking tea calming.

ironwill

I want to thank everyone that has submitted the origin of your screen name. It has been fun reading all of them. I have learned a little bit about each one of you. Thank you all for sharing. I feel truley blessed to find this group. You all keep being strong and have a great night.

Free2bme888

Mine might be self explanatory.

I thought after getting out of a dysfunctional marriage set me free, but it did not. I crossed the threshold in my drinking and I was trapped in my misery, and because I didn’t do the work about why I attracted, and was attracted to, dysfunctional people, I trapped myself to an ABF.

I decided I was NOT trapped. I was free to make choices. From the toxin alcohol ( infinitely), toxic persons (infinitely), and my own toxic thought patterns infinitely. I realized I could CHOOSE!

Its been hard. And easy. I’ve cried. I’ve laughed. I’ve been brave, and scared.

I am me. I am free. Infinitely only limited by my choosing.

Free2bme888

advbike

ADV Bikes are big adventure motorcycles used to go off road, and travel the world. Hence.. Advbike.. I've had several, though not traveled the world,.. however my recovery journey has at times felt like it, with all the ups and downs and rough roads, lol. I joined 10 years ago, dealing with alcohol dependence and later, codependency issues.. Overall my life is good.. if I can keep my ego out of it, haha.. and I still ride motorcycles and camp for a week or two a year. Gets me out of my head, that's for sure.

RunningScared

Mine comes from a book I was reading called "Running Scared". I thought the name was appropriate in so many ways. The book is about Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn.

A year ago in spring right after Covid travel restrictions were lifted, I drove to Vegas and stayed at the Wynn. 5 star hotels are normally out of my price range, but holy heck that place is nice. (Steve Wynn no longer has a financial interest in the resorts he built).

Free2bme888

Very cool stories!

ironwill, if you are still around, thanks!

Happytobehere60

If you are familiar with the writer/humorist and radio show host Garrison Keillor ("A Prairie Home Companion" no longer on the air), then you may know that "Happy To Be Here" is his first book. It's a collection of short stories and the theme of one of them is gratitude for the every day, for being in the day, for being here, despite everything one may have done in the past. So along those same lines, I am truly happy to be here. It also expresses my gratitude for having found, and for being here on SR. I find a lot of the threads really helpful, but because I had cut down to only drinking on weekends near the end of my drinking (but still drinking too much and needed to stop), weekends were particularly hard for me, so the weekenders thread made (and still makes) a huge difference. As for the 60 ... you can guess on that one!

The picture is one part of the Oregon coast, one of my favorite places and where I find a lot of peace when I go.

lmvalentine

I use my oldest Grandson’s first and middle name initials and last name Valentine.

Alpine

I spent many many years climbing technical routes of rock, snow and ice.

Bambee

My friends call me Bambi because I have big eyes like the dear, but that was taken so here we are

ErinGoBragh

I was born in Dublin, hence my screen name.

silentrun

I didn't get that I was an addict. I had this realization forced on me by a situation. When I figured it out I heard a voice in my head scream "Run". The silent part came in because I was good at hiding what I was doing and those around me didn't realize the life/death situation I was in. My family really didn't get that I was on the verge of destroying all our lives.

sage1969

1969 is the year my most recent qualifier was born, and a reminder that ignoring red flags is a slippery slope. Sage is to remember to stay clear in my intentions and clean of all my addictions, both people and substances.