Class of November 2015
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Arizona
Posts: 184
Originally Posted by Dallow 
My downhill spiral really started spinning when I realised I could jazz up everything like that! Cooking, cleaning, watching a movie, writing job applications (yeah, I know...)
Maybe it's because I've always been a bit of a loner and done all kinds of things by myself - going to the cinema, dining out, going to football games...
I never had a problem doing anything alone, except of course, when I realised I no longer had the choice to drink alone - it became a necessity.
Maybe it's because I've always been a bit of a loner and done all kinds of things by myself - going to the cinema, dining out, going to football games...
I never had a problem doing anything alone, except of course, when I realised I no longer had the choice to drink alone - it became a necessity.
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Posts: 100
Haven't checked in much this week. Should be Day 7 but it's Day 1. The weekend got me again. Went shopping on Friday, finally loaded the wine into the trolley - last thing I got - then spent twenty minutes going back and forth trying to make myself put it all back. Didn't make it. All gone now. I've been reading some of the posts I've missed and picked up the idea that we often give in for what seem to be really stupid reasons. Mine was I had to take an online tutorial with my students on Friday - one hour out of my life but I really hate them - that's what made me feel I just couldn't take those bottles out of the trolley. So, Saturday, no run, Sunday, no church, no run. At least I haven't had anything today and can go to work knowing I'm safe. Day 2 tomorrow. I will do this.
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 120
We still have a bottle of Jameson and a bottle of brandy in the house. My boyfriend was going to dump them out to be supportive of me, but I told him I didn't want him to waste the money and that I wouldn't mind if he finished them. I think that was a huge mistake. Now, he's at work and they seem to be calling my name. I refuse to drink them, but every time I see the bottles, I get the urge to. I need to remind myself of what would happen if I did. My AV is trying to kill me.
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Arizona
Posts: 184
Originally Posted by learntofly
We still have a bottle of Jameson and a bottle of brandy in the house. My boyfriend was going to dump them out to be supportive of me, but I told him I didn't want him to waste the money and that I wouldn't mind if he finished them. I think that was a huge mistake. Now, he's at work and they seem to be calling my name. I refuse to drink them, but every time I see the bottles, I get the urge to. I need to remind myself of what would happen if I did. My AV is trying to kill me.
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 3
Day one
today is my first day. I have binge drinking issues and I don't think I have any alternative but to quit completely and forever. I have a ton of hobbies, great supportive wife and a great 5yo daughter, but for some reason I still screw up all the time. Lately, it's been a bit more frequent. I enjoy reading all this stuff. It really helps.
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 258
Made it through the football game and a huge dinner surrounded by great friends and a ton of good wine, not tempted by it at all. In my pj's reading posts to continue to focus on sobriety and the evils of alcohol use. Going to bed early!
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 268
Day 3 and I've got a friend that's gonna loan me some bus fare tomorrow for the week, let's hope I don't try to catch a free ride from another friend so I can pocket the money and go you know where. Positive thoughts, prayers, and the knowledge that where I was a week ago is not where I wanna be tomorrow night. Especially starting a new job, this could be reckless! Maybe I should just ask if he could supply me bus passes instead? My AV is telling me not to ask him that...which is stupid because he's a freakin BUS DRIVER!!! Wowsers!
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Oh, god......feeling like sh*t. Threeday weekend just totally blown. Today could not get into work.....will be ok because I rarely miss. But the comedowns really do get worse....not hangovers anymore, its withdrawal. Takes at least 3/4 days to feel human again. Just quietly topping it up today to try and keep the edge off until its late enough to maybe get some sleep. For a few hours until the sweating starts.....
This is how it goes people.....for any of you new guys who think you've a problem.....get onto it now. While you've still got ya partners, kids, jobs. Don't get to here....this is awful.
Here is having to face a week of withdrawals, cravings, isolation. Or topping up ...a quietly ruminative afternoon doing what I love doing.....later a long curry cook and then bed. Hell's back in the morning.
This is hard to do....
This is how it goes people.....for any of you new guys who think you've a problem.....get onto it now. While you've still got ya partners, kids, jobs. Don't get to here....this is awful.
Here is having to face a week of withdrawals, cravings, isolation. Or topping up ...a quietly ruminative afternoon doing what I love doing.....later a long curry cook and then bed. Hell's back in the morning.
This is hard to do....
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 5,250
Originally Posted by Ambuler
I know, right? My husband is still giving me crap over me crying about that....jerkface...
We'll get through this. One day at a time, that's what they say, right?
We'll get through this. One day at a time, that's what they say, right?
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Join Date: Nov 2015
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Originally Posted by Ambuler
SwimKim, stomping out of the house and walking furiously around the block sounds like great advice. I'm more of a tantrum type of girl so I would probably be able to go for that tool way before I could calmly sit down and meditate lol. I will definitely be adding that to my tool box!
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: USA
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Originally Posted by Gifford
Back again 3 more wasted years and still not sober. It has cost me my marriage and now the love of somebody else. I hope to get inspiration here, I have to stop. It is destroying my life
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Originally Posted by fullhouse
today is my first day. I have binge drinking issues and I don't think I have any alternative but to quit completely and forever. I have a ton of hobbies, great supportive wife and a great 5yo daughter, but for some reason I still screw up all the time. Lately, it's been a bit more frequent. I enjoy reading all this stuff. It really helps.
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: USA
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Originally Posted by canguy
Oh, god......feeling like sh*t. Threeday weekend just totally blown. Today could not get into work.....will be ok because I rarely miss. But the comedowns really do get worse....not hangovers anymore, its withdrawal. Takes at least 3/4 days to feel human again. Just quietly topping it up today to try and keep the edge off until its late enough to maybe get some sleep. For a few hours until the sweating starts..... This is how it goes people.....for any of you new guys who think you've a problem.....get onto it now. While you've still got ya partners, kids, jobs. Don't get to here....this is awful. Here is having to face a week of withdrawals, cravings, isolation. Or topping up ...a quietly ruminative afternoon doing what I love doing.....later a long curry cook and then bed. Hell's back in the morning. This is hard to do....
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