Class of November 2014 Part9
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Class of November 2014 Part9
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Hi! Any November people out there? Still going strong here. Coming up on five months sober. Pretty sure I couldn't handle my current, busy life if I wasn't. I have more energy now that I am used to working. But I still go to bed pretty early.
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Originally Posted by GroundhogDay 
Hi! Any November people out there? Still going strong here. Coming up on five months sober. Pretty sure I couldn't handle my current, busy life if I wasn't. I have more energy now that I am used to working. But I still go to bed pretty early.
Congratulations, GHD!! 5 months is fantastic!
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Originally Posted by Fluffer
Congrats on 5 months, Groundhog!
Still here and doing fine at 6 months! I still feel a little lethargic, but maybe that's just my true nature shining through.
Can't really complain.
Still here and doing fine at 6 months! I still feel a little lethargic, but maybe that's just my true nature shining through.
Can't really complain.
I am not far behind you. 
Yeah, I've had a lazy weekend even for me.
Happy to say I really don't think about drinking at all these days. It just doesn't fit into my lifestyle anymore.
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GHD - Glad to hear you sound like you are pretty much over it. I don't feel much temptation these days, although the summer and an upcoming trip to the East Coast may present some challenges. We're visiting a lot of family including my sister and brother-in-law who are non-stop party people - he just got his 2nd DUI. 
It's actually kind of sad to hang out with them these days seeing how they are hurting themselves. The joys of family!
I don't feel much temptation these days, although the summer and an upcoming trip to the East Coast may present some challenges. We're visiting a lot of family including my sister and brother-in-law who are non-stop party people - he just got his 2nd DUI. It's actually kind of sad to hang out with them these days seeing how they are hurting themselves. The joys of family!
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Originally Posted by Fluffer
GHD - Glad to hear you sound like you are pretty much over it. I don't feel much temptation these days, although the summer and an upcoming trip to the East Coast may present some challenges. We're visiting a lot of family including my sister and brother-in-law who are non-stop party people - he just got his 2nd DUI. It's actually kind of sad to hang out with them these days seeing how they are hurting themselves. The joys of family!
I don't feel much temptation these days, although the summer and an upcoming trip to the East Coast may present some challenges. We're visiting a lot of family including my sister and brother-in-law who are non-stop party people - he just got his 2nd DUI. It's actually kind of sad to hang out with them these days seeing how they are hurting themselves. The joys of family!Member
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Been gone; am drinking. No big drunks (or even little drunks), but the progression is building again. Don’t know what to say.
My wife notices the change in behavior—but I didn’t ask her until I thought I started to notice it: become louder, more vociferous, insistent in whatever I am saying, then fall asleep (or stay up half the night drinking and arguing on an internet debate site that I should avoid). She will support me and be my friend in whatever I do—but will not be my faux-rescuer. I asked her how many drinks before she noticed the difference: she said, “Two.” That was my guess, too. How many do I average a day? My guess is four to six, mostly brandy and wine.
Anyway, I’m not committing to anything, not trying anything—just re-thinking it “out loud”, so to speak.
Having a glass of wine as I write this—lasagna for lunch, don’tcha know?
My wife notices the change in behavior—but I didn’t ask her until I thought I started to notice it: become louder, more vociferous, insistent in whatever I am saying, then fall asleep (or stay up half the night drinking and arguing on an internet debate site that I should avoid). She will support me and be my friend in whatever I do—but will not be my faux-rescuer. I asked her how many drinks before she noticed the difference: she said, “Two.” That was my guess, too. How many do I average a day? My guess is four to six, mostly brandy and wine.
Anyway, I’m not committing to anything, not trying anything—just re-thinking it “out loud”, so to speak.
Having a glass of wine as I write this—lasagna for lunch, don’tcha know?
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Hi Kensho,
By the time I quit I was rarely getting wasted and having major F-ups any more. But still, next time you drink think about the experience you are having. Are you really enjoying yourself in that state? Do you want to be dependent on a buzz that makes you a different and less likable person? And keep wasting all that time and energy and experiencing all the negative that come with it?
Hope you'll give sobriety another try! Thanks for checking in.
By the time I quit I was rarely getting wasted and having major F-ups any more. But still, next time you drink think about the experience you are having. Are you really enjoying yourself in that state? Do you want to be dependent on a buzz that makes you a different and less likable person? And keep wasting all that time and energy and experiencing all the negative that come with it?
Hope you'll give sobriety another try! Thanks for checking in.
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So, Kensho, I'm thinking that you are at least thinking about quitting again since you posted.
My life wasn't in shambles from drinking, but my husband and I are both glad I quit. And, as we have seen from others' posts, it can get worse over time without us realizing it until something bad happens. Quit before something bad happens.
My life wasn't in shambles from drinking, but my husband and I are both glad I quit. And, as we have seen from others' posts, it can get worse over time without us realizing it until something bad happens. Quit before something bad happens.
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