Class of March 2016 Support Part 17
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Kiki - I can only speak for myself - I get little whispers from time to time that nudge me to take a night off. Not telling me that I can moderate persay, just that I deserve a break then back on the wagon. Goodness I don't know if that makes me an even worse addict of sorts lol. I'm slightly OCD - not like legit diagnosed or anything- but my whispers come around milestones or even numbers. Something congratulatory. These have definitely let up but for me it's not always easy bc hubby still drinks but he is not a problem drinker. But I have to step around that. Life isn't perfect. But it's eons better this way. 
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Enjoy your ice cream-induced coma, beerbgone.
Applekat--I definitely understand those "night off" urges. It's a good way to describe how my last few periods of drinking started. Maybe it's a step forward that even when we're thinking of drinking, we know it's only a "night off" that we're looking for, that we know deep down and are acknowledging that we still really need to not be drinking regularly? Of course, truth is there's no such thing as a night off. My last night off led to five months of misery. That first drink, that first night off, is the one that causes all the problems for me.
Going to go put on some television myself. Gotta watch last night's Archer for some laughs and then I think I'll watch some more Jessica Jones and Orphan Black. I'm sure I'll check in here and there throughout the evening.
Hope everyone is doing OK out there. Remember you don't have to take that first drink tonight no matter what.
Applekat--I definitely understand those "night off" urges. It's a good way to describe how my last few periods of drinking started. Maybe it's a step forward that even when we're thinking of drinking, we know it's only a "night off" that we're looking for, that we know deep down and are acknowledging that we still really need to not be drinking regularly? Of course, truth is there's no such thing as a night off. My last night off led to five months of misery. That first drink, that first night off, is the one that causes all the problems for me.
Going to go put on some television myself. Gotta watch last night's Archer for some laughs and then I think I'll watch some more Jessica Jones and Orphan Black. I'm sure I'll check in here and there throughout the evening.
Hope everyone is doing OK out there. Remember you don't have to take that first drink tonight no matter what.
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Also not sure if this happens to other people but anything I call a "craving" or "trigger" on here....usually now that is all it takes is for me to pop on here and tell on myself - and I don't act on it. Just need to vent and it fizzles. That's been nice this "time around". Bc I feel like I still report triggers/AV rationalizations a lot. But it helps me.
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Originally Posted by CaseyW 
Applekat--I definitely understand those "night off" urges. It's a good way to describe how my last few periods of drinking started. Maybe it's a step forward that even when we're thinking of drinking, we know it's only a "night off" that we're looking for, that we know deep down and are acknowledging that we still really need to not be drinking regularly? Of course, truth is there's no such thing as a night off. My last night off led to five months of misery. That first drink, that first night off, is the one that causes all the problems for me.
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Originally Posted by Applekat
Also not sure if this happens to other people but anything I call a "craving" or "trigger" on here....usually now that is all it takes is for me to pop on here and tell on myself - and I don't act on it. Just need to vent and it fizzles. That's been nice this "time around". Bc I feel like I still report triggers/AV rationalizations a lot. But it helps me.
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Well, I decided to check out a meeting. Got here 15 minutes early and all I see are older men. I will give it until starting time, but if this is it, I'm not going in and will try another location next time.
Baby steps.
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Originally Posted by beerbgone
Spoon? Whut spoon?
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Hope you end up going in but good for you for taking this step forward either way, clearlyheaded. I don't know what suburb of Chicago you're in, but most areas have a few women's only meetings as well. Wishing you the best tonight.
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Im great! Quiet weekend. Hubbys away with my 10yr old son so its just me and the 9 year old. Trying to ignore that my house is a pigsty and I have some serious housework to do. Have you heard of Geocatching? I used to take the boys geocatching on the weekends in Perth but haven't done it since we've been in Kununurra. For fear of snakes and crocs...oh and random drop bears. Its sooooooo much fun. Might see if anyones hidden any geocatches around here and go hunting for them.
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