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Old 02-03-2013, 03:30 PM
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Nicky 11 months - wonderful

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Old 02-04-2013, 05:30 AM
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Nicky Grats on 11 months! I worry that someday in the future I'll wake up and decide to go back to drinking or have the strongest urge ever. But I make myself trust in the fact that for the last 8 months it hasn't happened. I've had good times and bad times am I haven't picked back up. I know all we have is today and people relapse after all sorts of amounts of sober time. But I try to think about most thigs in whatever light they help me keep going. I feel like I've read people getting more anxious as they close in on a year. Don't know why. But you're doing a great job. Keep doing what you're doing. And nothing can erase the reason we decided to never drink again.
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Old 02-04-2013, 05:40 AM
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13.30 Monday, cold and windy, but dry

Hi Funday M'undies

Nicky congratulations on 11 months, that is massive. I have every confidence that you won't slip, you're so aware of the A.V and your triggers I just know you would battle through any urges you may get.



Hi TBABP, I hope you're having a good day.

Very quiet here today, so I'll call again later.

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Old 02-04-2013, 06:45 AM
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Nikky congrats on the 11 months!!!!!!
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Old 02-04-2013, 06:48 AM
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Hi, my dear Undies! I'm still here, still sober, almost buried in snow)

Nicky - huge congratulations on 11 months! 2 You are such a great inspiration to me!

I just can't wait till I can post "full time" again)

Love you all!

Have a great day)
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Old 02-04-2013, 08:07 AM
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Hello undies.

MB - sorry you're buried but so glad its sober!

Hello Grace. I was going to wish you good morning but its 11:00am here so if I have it right I think its probably 4:00pm by you so Good Afternoon. I'm doing OK with the exception that my office builidng is once again falling apart. Pipies burst over the weekend and I am SOOOO mad at nmydself for not turning off the water main when I left last week so that we would not come into to EVERYTHING soaking wet. Oh well - just one more thing to deal with. It will all work out - one way or another.

Must get back to drying stuff. I'll check in later
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Congratulations Nicky!
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Old 02-04-2013, 10:30 AM
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Morning Undies:

Monday again, weekends fly by too quickly.

TTBABP: hope nothing important was damaged, what away to start a Monday!

Grace: Glad to hear the weather is a bit better, spring is just around the corner. Trying to be positive.

M.B.: Looking forward to your posts, thanks for the update. Snowed in, but sober! Yes!

OLL: I will remember what you wrote as I go about my day: Nothing can erase the reason we decided to never drink again.

Everyone have a nice Monday
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Old 02-04-2013, 10:42 AM
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Nicky - Congratulations on 11 months of sobriety:day1:day6 That is an awesome accomplishment! I am fearful of drinking again too. Just remember, that fear can also be a good thing in regard to drinking. It means you have forgotten the misery that drinking causes and have a healthy fear of never wanting to go there again. You are a treasured friend and inspiration to us all
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Old 02-04-2013, 03:20 PM
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Well any fears I had as I near one year have been well quashed by you guys. Thank you so much for all your kind words and reassurance.

OLL Love the way you worded your advice it was a great help.You hit the nail right on the head.

TTBABP Nightmare! Hope you manage to get it all cleared up quickly.

Grace I can totally relate to your tecnical difficulties, I'm such a techno phobe and find it so fustrating at times especially when hubby just needs to look at a screen and it *obeys* him.......lol Great to have you back. Missed ya! You such a gem. I sure hope that family of yours appreciate you.x

Tanja Your a pal, thank you. You're sounding stronger day by day, it's lovely to read.

Boozefree How you doing these days? You've had such a difficult time recently and have handled it amazingly.

Midnight Miss ya! Thought we'd managed to escape the snow after our light dusting but it seems to be back tonight with avengance. Stay safe and warm and I do hope you get some relief soon from all this snow. How's the sleep these days?

Bloss As always I really admire the way you stay positive through the trying times within your journey and just love your attitude towards long term soberiety. You rock.

Hi Duane Have you had any more thoughts on dealing with socialising.

Hope life is treating you all kind at the moment.

Way back at the start some of you might remember me telling you of my friend in AA whom was a great help to me in the early days, well she kinda lost her way. Good news is I called her tonight just on the of chance and she came to a meeting with me. Hopefully we can travel this sober journey once more together.

I just know she can do it.

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Old 02-04-2013, 03:47 PM
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30 days today. I blinked and it was here.
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Old 02-04-2013, 05:10 PM
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Congratulations Sober1ck. You're doing brilliantly! Day at a time and baby steps all the way. Great stuff.
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Old 02-04-2013, 05:44 PM
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congrats R1ck

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Old 02-04-2013, 07:10 PM
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Doing my good for you dance sober1ck!!
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Old 02-04-2013, 07:39 PM
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Today was emotional for me as I look at myself and cry because I am an alcoholic, but I didn't drink.
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Old 02-04-2013, 07:41 PM
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I understand it's a painful realisation WWG but I hope, as you go on, you'll not only stop regretting the past but you'll prefer your future sober too

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Old 02-04-2013, 07:52 PM
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I am trying so hard, but I guess the longer I am sober the more I regret. I wasted so much time, money, and sadness being drunk everyday.
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Old 02-04-2013, 07:57 PM
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I think that way lies madness Matt.
We can't change the past.

Wishing that we could, over and over, probably means we're not letting go of a lot of the kinds of things we used to drink over.

I think it's better to think that everything we've been through - good and bad - has bought us to where we are now.

we can't change the past - but we can make amends to our loved ones now and build a great future

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Old 02-04-2013, 10:37 PM
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Sober1ck,

Congratulations, 30 days!
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Old 02-05-2013, 02:27 AM
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Good morning Undies

Well winter has returned with a vengenance. It's 3c, icy cold, keeps trying to snow and we had a spectacular thunder storm last night with hailstones! There were warning notices up this morning when I was driving to work re slippy/skid roads. So back to the hat, scarf and gloves for me, oh and the thermal vest! Sexy lady, me you know!

Hi B.F hope you have a good day.

M.B, sorry you're snowed in but happy you're sober. You've been missed.

Hi TTBABP, oh no, sorry you had to go into work with that greeting you, not the best start to the week. I hope the burst hasn't caused too much damage.

Hi Duane, good to see you posting.

Bloss, I think I tempted fate mentioning the better weather we had! I hope all is well with you and little Blossom.

I Tanja, I'm fearful of drinking again too, I'm fearful of becoming complacent, which is what happened to me last time, but at least I am aware of my demons this time round and I'll be fighting them all the way.

Nicky, that really is good news about your friend joining you in a meeting, fingers crossed she sticks with it this time and she's very lucky in having a friend like you to turn to.


Sober1ck, massive congrats on 30 days, just awesome and of course this is another excuse for the Banana Boys to show off one of their routines.


WWG, you're doing really well, be proud of yourself, I'm proud of you and I bet your lovely wife is too. Does this mean you've beaten your record now, are you on a fortnight!
A big part of the battle is being honest with yourself and accepting that you are an alcoholic, it's not easy I know, I still struggle with it myself. None of us want to be alcoholics, we didn't choose this illness, but neither do people choose to have cancer or any other illnesses or afflictions ,but the good thing is that now we know what we have, we can do something about it. Every single one of us here has regrets about the time and money we have wasted, but we have to draw a line under it and live for today. What is the point in wasting even more time dwelling on something that we can't do anything about. You're luckier than so many people here, you have youth on your side, you have a lovely, supportive wife and a beautiful healthy daughter, so it's time you started looking at how half full your glass is and make a difference to today, no more living in the past and feeling sorry for yourself. Said with love. xxxx
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