Class of March 2016 Part 26
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I found an old book I bought 20 years ago when I was starting my recovery library. The Road Less Traveled I opened the book and it was what I needed to read, it was about addressing problems head on and no matter how elementary that statement is so many people ignore problems thinking they might go away and they don't. So starting right now it is time for me to start packing again and get ready for the inevitable move even though I have no idea where I might end up.
have a wonderful sober day everyone
have a wonderful sober day everyone
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Originally Posted by PeacefulRain 
Good job Kiki!!! It will be a busy day here and probably won't get to check in or even read much here today. My wee one has a Dr. appointment and getting hubby ready for a trip to Vegas......just as I predicted, a miraculous recovery today! He can't make himself toast but can jump on a plane to Vegas. 
Hope you all have a great day!!
Hope you all have a great day!!
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Originally Posted by Applekat
I LOVE your ice story Kiki. It really is so much easier this way huh. Drinking is dumb. I hear you on the insurance. I required home nurse visits after my 1st c-section bc the wound opened up - yup - call me shark bite Kat - and the insurance eventually ran out on the visits so my husband had to learn how to take care of the incision which included cleaning and packing it with seaweed gauze. I don't understand how insurance sometimes doesn't cover things we really need in the moment. Or it makes us rise to the occasion I dunno lol.
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Originally Posted by fred59
Kayak nice poem Bobbieka sounds like a rowdy soccer game Casy 136 days nice Kiki I also like going to the liquor store to buy lotto tix and the owner always asks no vodka I say not today and then he says good job drinking is not good for you, funny thing for a liquor store owner to say. Lake Tahoe is such a beautiful and peaceful place it was great hangin out with my dad watching golf.
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Originally Posted by fred59
I found an old book I bought 20 years ago when I was starting my recovery library. The Road Less Traveled I opened the book and it was what I needed to read, it was about addressing problems head on and no matter how elementary that statement is so many people ignore problems thinking they might go away and they don't. So starting right now it is time for me to start packing again and get ready for the inevitable move even though I have no idea where I might end up. have a wonderful sober day everyone
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: St. Louis, Mo
Posts: 7,334
Positives of sobriety:
My skin looks healthier
Have been told I look younger
Have more energy
House is cleaner
Am present to help my daughter get ready to leave for school
Was present in the middle of the night when my other daughter needed me
Not fighting with my husband
Not fighting with my kids
Not doing stupid things like driving with my granddaughter after drinking
Only fighting on soccer field (lol)
Playing soccer again
Running again
Not worried about breath smelling like alcohol
Not calling in sick because of hangover
Just happy overall
My skin looks healthier
Have been told I look younger
Have more energy
House is cleaner
Am present to help my daughter get ready to leave for school
Was present in the middle of the night when my other daughter needed me
Not fighting with my husband
Not fighting with my kids
Not doing stupid things like driving with my granddaughter after drinking
Only fighting on soccer field (lol)
Playing soccer again
Running again
Not worried about breath smelling like alcohol
Not calling in sick because of hangover
Just happy overall
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: St. Louis, Mo
Posts: 7,334
Positives of drinking alcohol:
I have none. Alcohol had no longer become fun. It no longer masked my depression, it made it worse. It no longer hid the anxiety, it increased it. I could not just get a buzz, I drank until I passed out. Day or night, social or alone.
I have none. Alcohol had no longer become fun. It no longer masked my depression, it made it worse. It no longer hid the anxiety, it increased it. I could not just get a buzz, I drank until I passed out. Day or night, social or alone.
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,197
Hi everyone! Checking in on my way home from work sipping a Mango Madness iced tea. 
It was a desk day for me today which I always find frusterating....its the lack of movement that drives me crazy!! But I got a lot done and feel like I was pretty productive. I will catch up on everyone's posts tonight and Kiki I will do the homework....promise!!
It was a desk day for me today which I always find frusterating....its the lack of movement that drives me crazy!! But I got a lot done and feel like I was pretty productive. I will catch up on everyone's posts tonight and Kiki I will do the homework....promise!!
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Positives of Sobreity
I remember my nights
I enjoy my days
I feel proud of myself
I smile more
I laugh easier
I like who I am
I love being alive
I am a better and more present mother, wife, friend, employer, employee....human being.
It's a strange list to write - there are no negatives but it is such a hard road to travel.
I remember my nights
I enjoy my days
I feel proud of myself
I smile more
I laugh easier
I like who I am
I love being alive
I am a better and more present mother, wife, friend, employer, employee....human being.
It's a strange list to write - there are no negatives but it is such a hard road to travel.
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Posts: 3,197
Positives of Drinking
There aren't a lot but the ones I can name are often powerful and all consuming;
Forgetting
Numbing
Stops the pain (temporarily)
Sleep (aka - passing out)
Weird positives but they are still very real for me and very much things to watch for. Luckily my positives to sobriety far outweigh these. Drinking was never about the alcohol or the fun....it was always a really poor coping mechanism.
There aren't a lot but the ones I can name are often powerful and all consuming;
Forgetting
Numbing
Stops the pain (temporarily)
Sleep (aka - passing out)
Weird positives but they are still very real for me and very much things to watch for. Luckily my positives to sobriety far outweigh these. Drinking was never about the alcohol or the fun....it was always a really poor coping mechanism.
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It is pretty quiet in here - hello (hello...hello...hello....)
Kayak - some beautiful poems this morning - thank you!!
Pelagic - it's grossly (is that a word?) hot here too - yuck!!
Ladybug - I hope you had fun at the pool - definately the right weather for it!!
Hi BBG!! Hope you've had a great day!!
Bobbie - your soccer games sounds like chaos....and a lot of fun...lol!!!
Casey - congrats on day 136....getting so close!!
Kiki - your trip to the store story made me giggle - great job!! Insurance is "free" here - we pay for it with taxes etc. It seems so weird to me to pay to see a doctor or go to a hospital. As for the Fitbit - I don't know the magic behind it but it monitors heartrate and resting heartrate as well as how many times I am awake and hoe many times I am restless through the night. And thank you for the homework assignments....they really help me remember what's important!!
PR - hope the Dr's appointment went well!!
Hi Fred and Apple!! (waving!!)
Also sending a shout out to 1Stepup, Clearlyheaded, immri, Jemma, Keets, LillianGish, LostLilly, Mish, Missy7, Purplrks, Spacegoat, and Thirteenth!!! Love you all!!
Kayak - some beautiful poems this morning - thank you!!
Pelagic - it's grossly (is that a word?) hot here too - yuck!!
Ladybug - I hope you had fun at the pool - definately the right weather for it!!
Hi BBG!! Hope you've had a great day!!
Bobbie - your soccer games sounds like chaos....and a lot of fun...lol!!!
Casey - congrats on day 136....getting so close!!
Kiki - your trip to the store story made me giggle - great job!! Insurance is "free" here - we pay for it with taxes etc. It seems so weird to me to pay to see a doctor or go to a hospital. As for the Fitbit - I don't know the magic behind it but it monitors heartrate and resting heartrate as well as how many times I am awake and hoe many times I am restless through the night. And thank you for the homework assignments....they really help me remember what's important!!
PR - hope the Dr's appointment went well!!
Hi Fred and Apple!! (waving!!)
Also sending a shout out to 1Stepup, Clearlyheaded, immri, Jemma, Keets, LillianGish, LostLilly, Mish, Missy7, Purplrks, Spacegoat, and Thirteenth!!! Love you all!!
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Location: USA
Posts: 5,250
Positives of sobriety: (in no particular order)
-I like myself better
-I'm not depressed & suicidal
-I'm not on the verge of an anxiety attack
-Weight loss (a little at a time)
-saving a lot of $
-I'm here for my family
-my life is organized
-I feel more rested
-no shame or guilt
-no hangovers
-I don't drink & drive
-I don't go to bars alone like a loser
-I don't smoke cigs b/c I only smoke when I drink
-better mom
-better wife
-better person
-clean house
-don't lie
-can look in the mirror without hating myself
-I have hobbies
-I enjoy the people in AA
-my health is better and I'm not damaging it
-I'm not gaining more weight
-my car doesn't smell like cigarette smoke
-wonderful people on SR! :-)
-no more wasted days!
-I have a future
-I keep my promises
-I don't pass out
-I don't vomit
-no night sweats
-better memory
-I look younger
-I'm happier
-my worst day sober is still better than my best day drunk
-I don't disappear & make my husband & kids wonder where I am
-I have more confidence
-I don't hide & isolate
-I'm less angry
-I'm less negative
-I can drive my car and not be scared of cops pulling me over because I'm sober!!!
-I have more self-worth
-I don't have to say I'm sorry a hundred times a day
-I'm out of the hellish cycle!
-I don't black out or brown out
-I care about myself
-I don't sneak around
-I don't miss my kids events
-no broken promises
-I eat normally
-I sleep normally
-I don't have to take taxi cabs home from bars & puke on the side of the road
-I'm regaining interest in things I once enjoyed
-my cravings are getting less and less with each passing day
-I am learning how to feel my feelings. I have to feel the bad but I also get to feel the GOOD
-I am FREE!!!
-I like myself better
-I'm not depressed & suicidal
-I'm not on the verge of an anxiety attack
-Weight loss (a little at a time)
-saving a lot of $
-I'm here for my family
-my life is organized
-I feel more rested
-no shame or guilt
-no hangovers
-I don't drink & drive
-I don't go to bars alone like a loser
-I don't smoke cigs b/c I only smoke when I drink
-better mom
-better wife
-better person
-clean house
-don't lie
-can look in the mirror without hating myself
-I have hobbies
-I enjoy the people in AA
-my health is better and I'm not damaging it
-I'm not gaining more weight
-my car doesn't smell like cigarette smoke
-wonderful people on SR! :-)
-no more wasted days!
-I have a future
-I keep my promises
-I don't pass out
-I don't vomit
-no night sweats
-better memory
-I look younger
-I'm happier
-my worst day sober is still better than my best day drunk
-I don't disappear & make my husband & kids wonder where I am
-I have more confidence
-I don't hide & isolate
-I'm less angry
-I'm less negative
-I can drive my car and not be scared of cops pulling me over because I'm sober!!!
-I have more self-worth
-I don't have to say I'm sorry a hundred times a day
-I'm out of the hellish cycle!
-I don't black out or brown out
-I care about myself
-I don't sneak around
-I don't miss my kids events
-no broken promises
-I eat normally
-I sleep normally
-I don't have to take taxi cabs home from bars & puke on the side of the road
-I'm regaining interest in things I once enjoyed
-my cravings are getting less and less with each passing day
-I am learning how to feel my feelings. I have to feel the bad but I also get to feel the GOOD
-I am FREE!!!
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Benefits of drinking:
ZERO!!! I despise alcohol! It's poison. It's caused so much pain in my life! I never want to touch it ever again. It wants to kill me and it wants it to be a slow, torturous, painful death.
F you alcohol!
ZERO!!! I despise alcohol! It's poison. It's caused so much pain in my life! I never want to touch it ever again. It wants to kill me and it wants it to be a slow, torturous, painful death.
F you alcohol!
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: New York
Posts: 3,241
Positives of sobriety:
Easier to get up all night with a kiddo
Being present completely for kids
No sneaking daytime drinks for before hubby is home
No worrying about having cash in order to buy a daytime drink so hubby doesn't see the liquor store on the credit card
"Better" sleep
No 4 AM jolt
No panic attack the next morning
Positives of drinking:
My one rule I break to not conform to Betty Crocker living. But this is not acceptable anymore. AND NOT WORTH IT AT ALL.
Easier to get up all night with a kiddo
Being present completely for kids
No sneaking daytime drinks for before hubby is home
No worrying about having cash in order to buy a daytime drink so hubby doesn't see the liquor store on the credit card
"Better" sleep
No 4 AM jolt
No panic attack the next morning
Positives of drinking:
My one rule I break to not conform to Betty Crocker living. But this is not acceptable anymore. AND NOT WORTH IT AT ALL.
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 5,250
Originally Posted by Applekat
Positives of sobriety: Easier to get up all night with a kiddo Being present completely for kids No sneaking daytime drinks for before hubby is home No worrying about having cash in order to buy a daytime drink so hubby doesn't see the liquor store on the credit card "Better" sleep No 4 AM jolt No panic attack the next morning Positives of drinking: My one rule I break to not conform to Betty Crocker living. But this is not acceptable anymore. AND NOT WORTH IT AT ALL.
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Originally Posted by Bobbieka
Positives of sobriety: My skin looks healthier Have been told I look younger Have more energy House is cleaner Am present to help my daughter get ready to leave for school Was present in the middle of the night when my other daughter needed me Not fighting with my husband Not fighting with my kids Not doing stupid things like driving with my granddaughter after drinking Only fighting on soccer field (lol) Playing soccer again Running again Not worried about breath smelling like alcohol Not calling in sick because of hangover Just happy overall
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Originally Posted by bobbieka
positives of drinking alcohol: I have none. Alcohol had no longer become fun. It no longer masked my depression, it made it worse. It no longer hid the anxiety, it increased it. I could not just get a buzz, i drank until i passed out. Day or night, social or alone.
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Originally Posted by samantha14
Positives of Sobreity I remember my nights I enjoy my days I feel proud of myself I smile more I laugh easier I like who I am I love being alive I am a better and more present mother, wife, friend, employer, employee....human being. It's a strange list to write - there are no negatives but it is such a hard road to travel.
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