Class of July 2012 part 2
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Congrats on day 12 Smitty & day 6 Mtnseer & Todayisgood& Boozefree
Nearly 3 weeks good stuff auckland
R4R& SBB at weddings-hope all goes well
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tonight we are getting a Chinese takeout, I have HaagenDazs for later and blackcurrant with soda water (new fave tipple!!)
Bit greedy but hey it's better than wine
Day 20 tomorrow and I feel much more positive than last time. I accept that I am now a person who just doesn't drink.Last time it felt more like a battle-this time I've accepted it-don't know if anyone knows what I mean
Hope you are ok Mel.
p.s.Never heard of Don Knotts either!!
Nearly 3 weeks good stuff auckland
R4R& SBB at weddings-hope all goes well
WelcomeObladi
tonight we are getting a Chinese takeout, I have HaagenDazs for later and blackcurrant with soda water (new fave tipple!!)
Bit greedy but hey it's better than wine
Day 20 tomorrow and I feel much more positive than last time. I accept that I am now a person who just doesn't drink.Last time it felt more like a battle-this time I've accepted it-don't know if anyone knows what I mean
Hope you are ok Mel.
p.s.Never heard of Don Knotts either!!
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WOW! Just woke up from a zombie-like sleep (a good thing) and was so happy to see all the great posts from during the night. Congrats to everyone on their milestones (Day 5 starts for me). Welcome newbies, great solid plans for those with upcoming gigs, weddings and other temptations that'll be a breeze, and just a good ol' Happy Friday/weekend to everyone. Mel: hope all is OK.
PS: Barney Fife & Ralph Hurley Rule, Dee!
PS: Barney Fife & Ralph Hurley Rule, Dee!
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Boozefree, I play pop music with lots of vocal harmonies.
July is so intense that I know it's an excellent idea to stay sober, cause if I start drinking I don't think I can manage to do all the things I got to do.
Congrats on day 19 justhadenough!
I hope we hear from Mel soon.
Ok see you later friends, I'm gonna get ready for tonight's gig. And I'll think about you all right after the gig, when the others have a beer!
xo
July is so intense that I know it's an excellent idea to stay sober, cause if I start drinking I don't think I can manage to do all the things I got to do.
Congrats on day 19 justhadenough!
I hope we hear from Mel soon.
Ok see you later friends, I'm gonna get ready for tonight's gig. And I'll think about you all right after the gig, when the others have a beer!
xo
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Hey Sentso! I was just thinking about some of your recent posts and they bring back a lot of memories of days gone by. My ex brother-in-law and a bunch of friends (and exes) were all musicians (I'm going back many years). I remember the alcohol-fuelled days and nights and think now about how all of our lives are today. Most of us are alcoholics but most of us too have or are trying to quit. It was all part of the industry back then and still is now. And will always be. I know you can do this and I'm sure it'll make you an even more creative artist than you already are. Will be thinking about you this weekend. Rock on!!
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Have a great gig Sentso! It gets me thinking too lwb, most of my exes were musicians... never again LOL.
Just checking in quickly, had a crappy afternoon, nothing went right. I ended up just sitting whilst DD was at nursery and feeling despondent. Something on the tele showed a woman drinking a nice chilled lager... I was near foaming at the mouth! I didn't go there. Picked DD up, picked a chinese up, got everybody fed and settled...
and now at nearly 8.30pm on a Friday night - I'm off to bed. Rock on!
Enjoy the rest of Friday all
Just checking in quickly, had a crappy afternoon, nothing went right. I ended up just sitting whilst DD was at nursery and feeling despondent. Something on the tele showed a woman drinking a nice chilled lager... I was near foaming at the mouth! I didn't go there. Picked DD up, picked a chinese up, got everybody fed and settled...
and now at nearly 8.30pm on a Friday night - I'm off to bed. Rock on!
Enjoy the rest of Friday all
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jhe... I saw a commercial last night for some sort of beer - in a wine goblet or something. Yeah, it did look good.... BUT looks can be deceiving.. and they are deceiving in this case!
Just cleaned up from preparing to paint. Six hours of tearing out baseboard, de-nailing everything, taking all the trim off the front door, window and three other rooms... done for the day. Have to fix something to eat and then off to my Friday meeting... all by myself
Social anxiety starts to set in..... it shouldn't - there's like 100 or so people at this meeting so shouldn't be that hard... but it is.... ok deep breath....
Hopefully my would-be sponsor will be there.... since I haven't been able to connect with her yet.
Just cleaned up from preparing to paint. Six hours of tearing out baseboard, de-nailing everything, taking all the trim off the front door, window and three other rooms... done for the day. Have to fix something to eat and then off to my Friday meeting... all by myself
Social anxiety starts to set in..... it shouldn't - there's like 100 or so people at this meeting so shouldn't be that hard... but it is.... ok deep breath.... Hopefully my would-be sponsor will be there.... since I haven't been able to connect with her yet.
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Originally Posted by MyTimeNow 
Something on the tele showed a woman drinking a nice chilled lager... I was near foaming at the mouth! I didn't go there. Picked DD up, picked a chinese up, got everybody fed and settled...
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Thanks for your messages guys!
The gig went very well, and I didn't drink.
The first guy who was playing was drunk on stage, drinking directly from the bottle, and that made me a little sad, for some stupid obvious reason (he's cool and rock'n'roll and you're not, said the bad guy in my head)
Also I was really worried after the show, cause some guys from another band whom we had toured with a couple years ago came backstage, and needless to say we used to drink A LOT together, and of course everyone from both bands started drinking.
I stuck to water till someone said he was going to the hotel, and so I left, saying I was exhausted.
So here I am, at the very beginning of day 5.
Good night everybody, sleep well!
The gig went very well, and I didn't drink.
The first guy who was playing was drunk on stage, drinking directly from the bottle, and that made me a little sad, for some stupid obvious reason (he's cool and rock'n'roll and you're not, said the bad guy in my head)
Also I was really worried after the show, cause some guys from another band whom we had toured with a couple years ago came backstage, and needless to say we used to drink A LOT together, and of course everyone from both bands started drinking.
I stuck to water till someone said he was going to the hotel, and so I left, saying I was exhausted.
So here I am, at the very beginning of day 5.
Good night everybody, sleep well!
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good for you Sentso
I used to think that too...now I think being confident and secure enough to do what I know is right and good for me is probably the coolest anyone can get, y'know?
D
(he's cool and rock'n'roll and you're not, said the bad guy in my head)
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Well yeah, I went to the Dr. and he wouldn't prescribe me anything. I don't even know what there IS to prescribe. He was super judgemental as I mentioned, and I was actually wanting to drink when I came out of there. That was day 11.
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I haven't been on forum for a bit.
Tim, sorry your Dr was judgmental, I hate that.They are supposed to be compassionate! Maybe find another one!
I haven't been able to catch up on posts yet but from what I have surmised in skimming them everyone is doing pretty darn well!
I am PROUD to say tomorrow will be 2 weeks for me! I haven't gone that long since '97 I believe. I just feel so fed up with my habits.
I am going for hypnotherapy next week. Not so much for drinking but issues that may contribute. Has anyone gone through any sessions with this?
Dee, thank you for all you do!
Tim, sorry your Dr was judgmental, I hate that.They are supposed to be compassionate! Maybe find another one!
I haven't been able to catch up on posts yet but from what I have surmised in skimming them everyone is doing pretty darn well!
I am PROUD to say tomorrow will be 2 weeks for me! I haven't gone that long since '97 I believe. I just feel so fed up with my habits.
I am going for hypnotherapy next week. Not so much for drinking but issues that may contribute. Has anyone gone through any sessions with this?
Dee, thank you for all you do!
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