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Old 03-31-2015, 09:54 AM
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Day 6, morning. Crazily I am sleeping well. This has never happened before on attempts to quit. I'm enjoying it. I feel nervous. A lot to do, a lot of potential for screw ups. It will be a tough next month but there is no growth without pain. Bring it on world. Also: four days of rain have turned to sunshine. I must walk.
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:00 AM
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:01 AM
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I wonder if anyone else has this problem?

On days when I'm really down n depressed, I have a really hard time posting my thoughts. I really don't have this problem on anxiety ridden days, just when I'm depressed.
I'm 49yrs old & I've learned how to push & bury my thoughts away so well, that I no idea what to say? I just sit there & stare at the screen.

Does anyone else have this problem?
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Old 03-31-2015, 10:57 AM
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Well Marchers, I made it to day 24 somehow. I did go to the liquor store. I parked the car, turned it off, and sat there. I sat there for a good fifteen minutes going back and forth between leaving with a bottle and just leaving. Eventually, I just left. When I got home it just got worse. Don't know why but there seemed to be something in the air. I found myself thinking, "Damn it. I should've gotten that bottle. I need it." But, lo and behold, I made it.

I hope everyone else is finding some inner strength. Sometimes saying no feels like a losing choice. AV makes you feel defeated but that's not the case.
Whew, that was a close call. I was pulling for you and I"m glad you made it through! Good job Spirit!!
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:02 AM
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Last day of March, Marchers!!! Now we must conquer a new month. Hope you are all coming with me
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:32 AM
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Last day of March, Marchers!!! Now we must conquer a new month. Hope you are all coming with me
me too

me ****** too!
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:55 AM
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Stopping by to say helllloooo!

Day 17 (?) I think. I spent too much time on Google Earth all week: East German open-pit mining; North Korean death camps; South Pacific volcanoes; American dams; Easter Island Moai; et cetera.

Aral Sea in 2013:


Aral Sea 2013 cropped.jpg

Have a great day!
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Old 03-31-2015, 11:59 AM
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pouncer, there is a place i want you to see, can not remember it, ill ask my son. Ill get back to you
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Old 03-31-2015, 12:05 PM
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enter this 50° 0'38.20"N 110° 6'48.32"W in google early. huge picture of an indian in alberta canada somewhere
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Old 03-31-2015, 12:10 PM
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I looked at that yesterday after reading one of those "top 20" Google Earth lists.

I felt idiotic because it took me a good minute to see it.
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Old 03-31-2015, 12:57 PM
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So I tried moderating again and screwed up miserably, but I'm back and ready to give sobriety another shot, on a side note my doctor reduced the dosage of my medication so my mood may improve in the next days I hope. Day 4.
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Old 03-31-2015, 01:58 PM
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So I tried moderating again and screwed up miserably, but I'm back and ready to give sobriety another shot, on a side note my doctor reduced the dosage of my medication so my mood may improve in the next days I hope. Day 4.
We aren't here because we can moderate my friend, but I'm sure you know that too! Good luck carrying it forward. The bright side is you made it back to the light side in time to remain in the class of march 2015, the best class. No bias.

My update on day 6 is that oh my god how am I got to get everything done :o
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Old 03-31-2015, 03:19 PM
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Stopping by to say helllloooo! Day 17 (?) I think. I spent too much time on Google Earth all week: East German open-pit mining; North Korean death camps; South Pacific volcanoes; American dams; Easter Island Moai; et cetera. Aral Sea in 2013: Have a great day!
How have I never realized I could see this stuff?? I know what I'm doing tonight...
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Old 03-31-2015, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by kzaug2014 View Post
I wonder if anyone else has this problem?

On days when I'm really down n depressed, I have a really hard time posting my thoughts. I really don't have this problem on anxiety ridden days, just when I'm depressed.
I'm 49yrs old & I've learned how to push & bury my thoughts away so well, that I no idea what to say? I just sit there & stare at the screen.

Does anyone else have this problem?
I think a lot of us do

It's just one of those things - the times we most don't want to ask for help or support are the times we most need to.

Learning to do that is a skill like anything else, I think. The more times we do it, it gets a little easier

Just write from the heart.

welcome back to you too BlissWithin

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Old 03-31-2015, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by kzaug2014 View Post
I wonder if anyone else has this problem?

On days when I'm really down n depressed, I have a really hard time posting my thoughts. I really don't have this problem on anxiety ridden days, just when I'm depressed.
I'm 49yrs old & I've learned how to push & bury my thoughts away so well, that I no idea what to say? I just sit there & stare at the screen.

Does anyone else have this problem?
Same here. Although now I have gotten into the habit of sharing any and all thoughts with this group or with AA or someone in recovery, regardless of how trivial I think it is. I take no chances.
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Old 03-31-2015, 04:44 PM
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Ty D & Bill,
I appreciate your responses.
Well, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks...or coping skills!
I have a lot to learn, but I'm trying!
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Old 03-31-2015, 05:46 PM
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Ty D & Bill,
I appreciate your responses.
Well, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks...or coping skills!
I have a lot to learn, but I'm trying!
Lifting heavy things up and down or running in one spot like a hamster helps me. Silly things humans do.
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Old 03-31-2015, 06:06 PM
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OK, so if Dee stops posting now, and I post 1 comment per hour everyday, I'll catch up in 12.7 years. Whatever motivates us to stay sober, right?
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Old 03-31-2015, 06:09 PM
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Kinzo, lol! Think I'll stick w/yoga!
But, funny that you should mention it, I did a crap load of heavy lifting today...picked up a bunch of things I bought at auction ( not something I normally do! Hehe! )
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Old 03-31-2015, 06:19 PM
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Bill...you're too funny!
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