Class of May 2012 pt 3
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Houston, Texas
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Welcome, Thursday Night! The non-alcoholic drink aisle of the store is like exploring a whole new world, isn't it?
Hello Zencat -- all the cool kids hang out in this class. Welcome.
I enjoyed the discussion about androgynous/cross-dressing avatars. I thought that Flicked was a guy too, until she said something about someone asking if she was pregnant because she wasn't drinking. In case anyone is wondering, I'm not actually a pink alien looking thing.
Sooooo ... the weekend is here. I don't think I'll be too tempted to drink, but even if I am really tempted, even if everything goes wrong and I feel worn down and desperate for the numbing effect of alcohol, I will not drink. I'll just ride it out, no matter what. I can do this.
What day am I on now? Day 6? Yeah, that's it. Okay, bring it on, day 6.
Hello Zencat -- all the cool kids hang out in this class. Welcome.
I enjoyed the discussion about androgynous/cross-dressing avatars. I thought that Flicked was a guy too, until she said something about someone asking if she was pregnant because she wasn't drinking. In case anyone is wondering, I'm not actually a pink alien looking thing.
Sooooo ... the weekend is here. I don't think I'll be too tempted to drink, but even if I am really tempted, even if everything goes wrong and I feel worn down and desperate for the numbing effect of alcohol, I will not drink. I'll just ride it out, no matter what. I can do this.
What day am I on now? Day 6? Yeah, that's it. Okay, bring it on, day 6.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 256
Originally Posted by GingerBeer 
Amazing: I quit drinking and NOW I'm having Internet conversations with an androgynous elephant with a French horn for a trunk?
I'm not telling anybody in the real world about this...they'll think I'm drunk.
I'm not telling anybody in the real world about this...they'll think I'm drunk.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 256
Originally Posted by Deserto
Is FP a bull, or is FP a cow?
It's a question I've secretly wondered till now.
If we knew would we treat the mammoth the same?
Or are we destined to wonder, as when faced with a name
like Courtney, like Casey, like Mason or Evan?
Such mysteries! They haunt me on Day 27.
P.S. Extra peanuts for working in "amour" the other day, FP!
It's a question I've secretly wondered till now.
If we knew would we treat the mammoth the same?
Or are we destined to wonder, as when faced with a name
like Courtney, like Casey, like Mason or Evan?
Such mysteries! They haunt me on Day 27.
P.S. Extra peanuts for working in "amour" the other day, FP!
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 568
Originally Posted by Jeni26
Welcome to the newcomers. Great to have you here.
How's everybody doing? I'm aware that I post at a completely different time to everyone else. I think you probably all need to emigrate to the UK so we can co-ordinate timings a bit better?!
I'm doing ok. I've had 13 sober days now, it was 2 weeks ago that I had my meltdown and I'm never going back there again!!
Going to start working the AA steps tonight with my sponsor and am ready to move forward with this now. Are any of you with AA?
Have a good Friday everyone and stay sober xxx
How's everybody doing? I'm aware that I post at a completely different time to everyone else. I think you probably all need to emigrate to the UK so we can co-ordinate timings a bit better?!
I'm doing ok. I've had 13 sober days now, it was 2 weeks ago that I had my meltdown and I'm never going back there again!!
Going to start working the AA steps tonight with my sponsor and am ready to move forward with this now. Are any of you with AA?
Have a good Friday everyone and stay sober xxx
It's getting so hot in Houston, the idea of moving anywhere north sounds really appealing. Oh well, one can dream.13 days -- you've come so far! Congratulations and keep it up.
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Originally Posted by ThursdayNight
With all that stuff, I started creating new concoctions - adding twists of lime and sprigs of mint for flair. It was kind of exciting to see all those options in the fridge (rather than just a large bottle of Chardonnay).
..............and will absolutely do some sprucing it up. I'm crazy about lime! and I love your pic......please tell us the story behind it!
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Originally Posted by Zencat
[img]I'm dual-diagnosed, I take crazy pills and have caused lasting brain damage because of my occasional epic relapse on mass quantities of everything I can get my grubby hands on at the time...Lock downs, emergency rooms, concrete jail floor detox psychotic abundance ride to the Happy Hospital.
Anywhoo, I'm looking for a new class, mind if I join this one? I hope its cool.
Anywhoo, I'm looking for a new class, mind if I join this one? I hope its cool.
Hope you've read through our May posts...you'll fit right in and we welcome you with open arms.
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And welcome Tnight also and a giant congrats on 30 days!!!
I want to say a whopping THANK YOU to everyone for your sympathy concerning my ex. When I lost it at about 11:30 (again) last night, I realized that I've been on a real emotional rollercoaster not just since he died, but for the past 4 weeks of sobriety... and WHAM then I remembered that crazy emotions are part of the PAWS (post anxiety withdrawal syndrome) list of things you brain can put you through in the weeks, and much more likely, months, after getting sober.
Post Acute Withdrawl - Relapse Prevention Specialists - TLC The Living Center
So perhaps I'm not losing my marbles. This is normal. I thought all I was experiencing was the forgetfulness...forgetting words when writing/talking and so on, but it appears I'm a much more vulnerable person than I thought!
We've all come so far in this past month or so, and it's great to re-read the early entries, not just as a reminder of what it was like and where we were then, but to go through the entries and see how the content has changed. I think of Payton and Flicked especially...I can see your growth, changes and mindsets really changing through your writing, and it's inspiring.
And to our newer folks, like Saskia, I'm so glad you're here because in our few short weeks of sobriety it's great for us to be able to actually help others. I always thought I'd have to have at least a year sober before I could be part of someone's solution and do any "helping" of any sort.
I really love SR. All of y'all have been such an integral part of my staying sober and the new mindset I have towards recovery. I can't WAIT to tell my shrink about SR next week. She's been on my tail for not wanting to go to a "meeting"' of any sort. I think SR is a fine substitute, for me.
And for the record...I am not a tree. But I am looking at a fine old pair of magnolias as I write every day on SR.
I want to say a whopping THANK YOU to everyone for your sympathy concerning my ex. When I lost it at about 11:30 (again) last night, I realized that I've been on a real emotional rollercoaster not just since he died, but for the past 4 weeks of sobriety... and WHAM then I remembered that crazy emotions are part of the PAWS (post anxiety withdrawal syndrome) list of things you brain can put you through in the weeks, and much more likely, months, after getting sober.
Post Acute Withdrawl - Relapse Prevention Specialists - TLC The Living Center
So perhaps I'm not losing my marbles. This is normal. I thought all I was experiencing was the forgetfulness...forgetting words when writing/talking and so on, but it appears I'm a much more vulnerable person than I thought!
We've all come so far in this past month or so, and it's great to re-read the early entries, not just as a reminder of what it was like and where we were then, but to go through the entries and see how the content has changed. I think of Payton and Flicked especially...I can see your growth, changes and mindsets really changing through your writing, and it's inspiring.
And to our newer folks, like Saskia, I'm so glad you're here because in our few short weeks of sobriety it's great for us to be able to actually help others. I always thought I'd have to have at least a year sober before I could be part of someone's solution and do any "helping" of any sort.
I really love SR. All of y'all have been such an integral part of my staying sober and the new mindset I have towards recovery. I can't WAIT to tell my shrink about SR next week. She's been on my tail for not wanting to go to a "meeting"' of any sort. I think SR is a fine substitute, for me.
And for the record...I am not a tree. But I am looking at a fine old pair of magnolias as I write every day on SR.
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Good Morning All,
Welcome Thursnight and Will. Will - I love your posts and your kind support You mentioned that you have had significant amounts of sobriety. How long have they been? For me, the longest period has been three months. But, this was a pretty long time ago and I was doing it on my own. So, I tell myself that I did 3 months on my own, imagine what I can accomplish with support! Jeni - I am doing AA also. I have signed up for service work in an effort to get more involved and meet people. I am pretty socially awkward, but am hoping this will improve with time. Wishing everyone a happy sober Friday!
Welcome Thursnight and Will. Will - I love your posts and your kind support
You mentioned that you have had significant amounts of sobriety. How long have they been? For me, the longest period has been three months. But, this was a pretty long time ago and I was doing it on my own. So, I tell myself that I did 3 months on my own, imagine what I can accomplish with support! Jeni - I am doing AA also. I have signed up for service work in an effort to get more involved and meet people. I am pretty socially awkward, but am hoping this will improve with time. Wishing everyone a happy sober Friday!
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Aussie
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Hi everyone a quick check in becuase I'm still on holidays.
Im 28 days sober. The big party is tomorrow. I'm ready not to drink. I've been anxious today about the past and drunken memories but I'm trying to work through it.
I'm proud of everyone's achievement so far!
Im 28 days sober. The big party is tomorrow. I'm ready not to drink. I've been anxious today about the past and drunken memories but I'm trying to work through it.
I'm proud of everyone's achievement so far!
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: springfield, va
Posts: 1,385
Good Morning All,
Welcome Thursnight and Will. Will - I love your posts and your kind support You mentioned that you have had significant amounts of sobriety. How long have they been? For me, the longest period has been three months. But, this was a pretty long time ago and I was doing it on my own. So, I tell myself that I did 3 months on my own, imagine what I can accomplish with support! Jeni - I am doing AA also. I have signed up for service work in an effort to get more involved and meet people. I am pretty socially awkward, but am hoping this will improve with time. Wishing everyone a happy sober Friday!
Welcome Thursnight and Will. Will - I love your posts and your kind support
You mentioned that you have had significant amounts of sobriety. How long have they been? For me, the longest period has been three months. But, this was a pretty long time ago and I was doing it on my own. So, I tell myself that I did 3 months on my own, imagine what I can accomplish with support! Jeni - I am doing AA also. I have signed up for service work in an effort to get more involved and meet people. I am pretty socially awkward, but am hoping this will improve with time. Wishing everyone a happy sober Friday!
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Join Date: May 2012
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Good Friday morning, May boaters! A huge Class of May welcome to all new joiners! You are in one of the best classes on SR. Big cheers for the weekend. Here's to all making it through with sober flying colors.
What price to pay
for a small stray?
Just one drink, okay?
Disastrous replay.
The Beast to slay
this 27th day.
You know we've got this covered, lyrical lambaster.
Speaking of, it's close to that time again with only a handful of posts to go. I'm thinking that Shotgunning Saguaro, our respected Cactus Cruncher, is pining and poised for Part 4 passenger seat prominence. Save a spot on the back bench for me, boaters. No time for station wagon square dancing as it's off to work.
Stay strong, everyone. Full-trigger Friday looms... only if you let it. Make sure to have a few backup plans to curb your urges. So many wonderful posts to comment on. I'll be looking for you later today. Have a great one.
What price to pay
for a small stray?
Just one drink, okay?
Disastrous replay.
The Beast to slay
this 27th day.
Originally Posted by Deserto
It suddenly strikes me that the elephant and I have painted ourselves into a corner... how the heck will we keep things original through the 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond? There's only so many words that rhyme with one through nine... 
Speaking of, it's close to that time again with only a handful of posts to go. I'm thinking that Shotgunning Saguaro, our respected Cactus Cruncher, is pining and poised for Part 4 passenger seat prominence. Save a spot on the back bench for me, boaters. No time for station wagon square dancing as it's off to work.
Stay strong, everyone. Full-trigger Friday looms... only if you let it. Make sure to have a few backup plans to curb your urges. So many wonderful posts to comment on. I'll be looking for you later today. Have a great one.
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actually FP...because I'm going to bed I'm calling this thread done now
We continue on here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...12-pt-4-a.html
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