Class of January 2013 Part 7
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Good morning class,
Congrats Gilmer and Reeny! Awesome!!!
Rosie, I agree staying in a pub all day is boring.
Like2hike, thanks, had a great bike ride. It was beautiful weather except for the wind on the way back. I needed the challenge though.
Ended up having a good night. Couldn't find the Boston owners at Dog Beach, but went with hubby and had a nice walk. Then Sushi with him and his son, then my new favorite, Golden Spoon frozen yogurt. Yumm!!! Highly recommend this place!
Picked up a 12 hour shift today. Never would have been able to do it with a hangover. Feeling grateful today to be able to work clear headed. Also feeling grateful about getting healthy. Down 14 pounds! Yay!!
Have a good Thursday everyone.
Congrats Gilmer and Reeny! Awesome!!!
Rosie, I agree staying in a pub all day is boring.
Like2hike, thanks, had a great bike ride. It was beautiful weather except for the wind on the way back. I needed the challenge though.
Ended up having a good night. Couldn't find the Boston owners at Dog Beach, but went with hubby and had a nice walk. Then Sushi with him and his son, then my new favorite, Golden Spoon frozen yogurt. Yumm!!! Highly recommend this place!
Picked up a 12 hour shift today. Never would have been able to do it with a hangover. Feeling grateful today to be able to work clear headed. Also feeling grateful about getting healthy. Down 14 pounds! Yay!!
Have a good Thursday everyone.
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Originally Posted by Gilmer 
AARGH! All I'm doing is surfing the site! Nobody's even posting! It's 80 degrees outside and I'm sitting in the house! I'm not even working on a paper that's due this week! Somebody slap me!
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Originally Posted by Siesta
Well, breakfast was crummy. My friend took it as an opportunity to tell me he thinks I never had a drinking problem and just had marital issues that needed working out. ...Finally I just told him that he wasn't being helpful to me as a friend and politely excused myself. Really need the bike ride now to unwind.
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Originally Posted by Rosieblue
Yay Gilmer well done
she called me a boring old @@@@ just cos I don't go out now lol. I laughed smiled and walked away ahhhhh.
she called me a boring old @@@@ just cos I don't go out now lol. I laughed smiled and walked away ahhhhh.
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Hi class,
Thank you very much Dee for the link on PAWS. I am not sure if it's PAWS, menopause or depression but I have had waves of anxiety and depression going over me for no reason whatsoever for the past week. It s like one minute I am ok, the next I am enveloped in a veil of sadness or unknown fears and crying for no reason. Going to a meeting helps me get back in balance for a few hours but I am pretty sure this condition is chemical, not because of my "character defects."
This is right where I was at when I started my 3 week binge which led me to recovery but one thing I learned is that alcohol will make it even worst, not better. It was also good to read that if it s PAWS, it s my brain healing itself and any alcohol I put in my body will stop the healing process and bring me back to stage one.
Giving everyone a big hug and wishing you a good and sober day.
Thank you very much Dee for the link on PAWS. I am not sure if it's PAWS, menopause or depression but I have had waves of anxiety and depression going over me for no reason whatsoever for the past week. It s like one minute I am ok, the next I am enveloped in a veil of sadness or unknown fears and crying for no reason. Going to a meeting helps me get back in balance for a few hours but I am pretty sure this condition is chemical, not because of my "character defects."
This is right where I was at when I started my 3 week binge which led me to recovery but one thing I learned is that alcohol will make it even worst, not better. It was also good to read that if it s PAWS, it s my brain healing itself and any alcohol I put in my body will stop the healing process and bring me back to stage one.
Giving everyone a big hug and wishing you a good and sober day.
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Originally Posted by Carlotta
Hi class,
Thank you very much Dee for the link on PAWS. I am not sure if it's PAWS, menopause or depression but I have had waves of anxiety and depression going over me for no reason whatsoever for the past week. It s like one minute I am ok, the next I am enveloped in a veil of sadness or unknown fears and crying for no reason. Going to a meeting helps me get back in balance for a few hours but I am pretty sure this condition is chemical, not because of my "character defects."
This is right where I was at when I started my 3 week binge which led me to recovery but one thing I learned is that alcohol will make it even worst, not better. It was also good to read that if it s PAWS, it s my brain healing itself and any alcohol I put in my body will stop the healing process and bring me back to stage one.
Giving everyone a big hug and wishing you a good and sober day.
Thank you very much Dee for the link on PAWS. I am not sure if it's PAWS, menopause or depression but I have had waves of anxiety and depression going over me for no reason whatsoever for the past week. It s like one minute I am ok, the next I am enveloped in a veil of sadness or unknown fears and crying for no reason. Going to a meeting helps me get back in balance for a few hours but I am pretty sure this condition is chemical, not because of my "character defects."
This is right where I was at when I started my 3 week binge which led me to recovery but one thing I learned is that alcohol will make it even worst, not better. It was also good to read that if it s PAWS, it s my brain healing itself and any alcohol I put in my body will stop the healing process and bring me back to stage one.
Giving everyone a big hug and wishing you a good and sober day.
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Actually I am going to be completely honest, yesterday was so bad, on my way to my meeting "Emotional Recovery" the AVs started their nonsense saying:"well if you are feeling depressed and back to square one, f.. AA they cannot do anything for you and you might as well drink" but that article from Dharma that Dee gave us popped in my head and I was able to debunk them by thinking:"well if it is PAWS, my brain is healing and last thing I need is to stop the healing process." Shut them right up! I made it to the meeting and felt better afterward.
So Dee, you saved my bacon yesterday and this is why I listed you again as my sponsor. Thanks a bunch, because that's probably the closest I came to drinking since I got sober.
Dee
AVs:
Ps: I have to be careful because Avs will get any amunition they can. For example, while I am a big fan of AA and work the steps I do not believe that my character defects are what makes me drink (I believe in doing step 4, becoming a better person and cleaning house is a good idea) so of course AVs seize it and tell me that my problem is chemical and AA is a waste of time. The beast wants me isolated and hates meetings.
So Dee, you saved my bacon yesterday and this is why I listed you again as my sponsor. Thanks a bunch, because that's probably the closest I came to drinking since I got sober.
Dee
AVs:
Ps: I have to be careful because Avs will get any amunition they can. For example, while I am a big fan of AA and work the steps I do not believe that my character defects are what makes me drink (I believe in doing step 4, becoming a better person and cleaning house is a good idea) so of course AVs seize it and tell me that my problem is chemical and AA is a waste of time. The beast wants me isolated and hates meetings.
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Thanks for sharing, Carlotta. That is a powerful testimony. i first learned of PAWS a couple weeks ago and was totally disappointed. Same as you, there was that moment of "why the **** am I doing this again?" and then logic kicked in with the answer. Ever notice how the AV whine is an emotional one and easily bested by logic?
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Hi All -- Wow, lots of positive life events going on! Congratulations to all. 
Day 75 here and also feeling a tad "blah." For the first time since quitting, I've been wondering about celebrating 90 days with "just one glass ...". I know this is very dangerous and I have no real desire to drink, but I'm perplexed how I could possible think that the reward for abstaining is precisely what got me to this Forum in the first place!? grrr ...
Day 75 here and also feeling a tad "blah." For the first time since quitting, I've been wondering about celebrating 90 days with "just one glass ...". I know this is very dangerous and I have no real desire to drink, but I'm perplexed how I could possible think that the reward for abstaining is precisely what got me to this Forum in the first place!? grrr ...
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To clarify what i said, I didn't mean that we should underestimate the power of the AV--I was talking about handling temptations, random strong thoughts. A wise priest once told me to not struggle too much emotionally with wayward thoughts--just focus on God (or your goal, whatever it is) and shrug the thoughts off. They're only thoughts unless you take them in and entertain them. Get them out of your head right away and you're far less likely to act on them.
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The thing that gets me about the PAWS symptoms is the intensity of everything I'm feeling. There is some truth in the saying, "drown your sorrows"! Like lots of us, I'm just hanging in there anyway and listening to the wise words of Dee. Wouldn't be here without you as a role model, Dee, and without all my January friends. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Carlotta
Actually I am going to be completely honest, yesterday was so bad, on my way to my meeting "Emotional Recovery" the AVs started their nonsense saying:"well if you are feeling depressed and back to square one, f.. AA they cannot do anything for you and you might as well drink" but that article from Dharma that Dee gave us popped in my head and I was able to debunk them by thinking:"well if it is PAWS, my brain is healing and last thing I need is to stop the healing process." Shut them right up! I made it to the meeting and felt better afterward.
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Originally Posted by Carlotta
Thank you very much Dee for the link on PAWS.
Hope everyone has a great, sober weekend.
Best,
W
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