Class of March 2016 part 31
Okay so day one is once again in the books.....although today didn't feel like a day one....it just felt like a continuation of the journey after a slight detour....progress maybe??
I am drinking a peppermint tea, snuggled with Charlie while DH plays some new video game he was super excited about....lol.... Note to self - this is what evenings are supposed to look like - calm, happy and sober
Thank you to each and every one of you for being here and for your unwavering love, support and encouragement. I am so proud to be a member of the family. Love you all!!
I am drinking a peppermint tea, snuggled with Charlie while DH plays some new video game he was super excited about....lol.... Note to self - this is what evenings are supposed to look like - calm, happy and sober
Thank you to each and every one of you for being here and for your unwavering love, support and encouragement. I am so proud to be a member of the family. Love you all!!
And MITA and Missy and Mish and Kayak and fred and...
The hell with this, I'm cheating and using the list, my memory is leaving people out:
Thank you to
*1Stepup:
*AppleKat
*Beerbgone (BBG)
*Bobbie
*Casey
*Clearlyheaded
*Fred
*immri
*Icarus2
*Jemma
*Kayak63
*Keets
*Kiki
*Ladybug2
*LillianGish
*LostLilly
*ManInTheArena (MITA)
*Mish
*Missy7
*PeacefulRain
*Pelagic263
*Purplrks
*Sam
*Spacegoat
The hell with this, I'm cheating and using the list, my memory is leaving people out:
Thank you to
*1Stepup:
*AppleKat
*Beerbgone (BBG)
*Bobbie
*Casey
*Clearlyheaded
*Fred
*immri
*Icarus2
*Jemma
*Kayak63
*Keets
*Kiki
*Ladybug2
*LillianGish
*LostLilly
*ManInTheArena (MITA)
*Mish
*Missy7
*PeacefulRain
*Pelagic263
*Purplrks
*Sam
*Spacegoat
For me drinking was a control mechanism - however odd that might sound. I used drinking to stop feeling and to escape.
For much of my drinking life, I knew the parameters of my drinking and was ok with the consequences.
It was only towards the end that those parameters shifted and my perceived 'control' became so obviously out of control that even I couldn't rationalise it anymore.
I didn't want change, but I didn't want to die either.
Fortunately all you guys still struggling can jump off the crazy train before you get to that point.
I didn't need understanding, I just needed faith that action would save me.
I was well rewarded
D
For much of my drinking life, I knew the parameters of my drinking and was ok with the consequences.
It was only towards the end that those parameters shifted and my perceived 'control' became so obviously out of control that even I couldn't rationalise it anymore.
I didn't want change, but I didn't want to die either.
Fortunately all you guys still struggling can jump off the crazy train before you get to that point.
I didn't need understanding, I just needed faith that action would save me.
I was well rewarded
D
Thirteenth - Did you ever watch the show Romper Room - when they would look through the magic mirror and call kids names out....and you hoped and hoped they would call your name...lol....that's what your post reminded me of
I hated Romper Room (I don't remember the name call thing). Why? I was a bad kid, a bad seed. Yet I did like Mr. Rogers.
I chose punishment because it was familiar and comfortable...it fitted in with my low self esteem and self hatred and because, basically, I could.
^ There's a year of counselling right there.
But I got better - I learned who sober me was, found out I actually liked the guy and gradually the idea of beating myself up became more and more absurd...
D
^ There's a year of counselling right there.
But I got better - I learned who sober me was, found out I actually liked the guy and gradually the idea of beating myself up became more and more absurd...
D
I have to go point by point here.
That sounds all too familiar. Who wants to feel when we can run away?
Yup, what's the big deal with unpleasant physical aspects? Or lost connections with friends and family. Who cares that it's not normal to drink rather than eat?
I think I'm getting there but driving myself crazy by not getting there, if that makes sense. I can rationalize almost anything, but drinking is not one of them. Instead I just say screw it. I don't care. A form of rationalization I'm sure, but there's no real thought there.
OK, not point by point exactly, but I got a lot out of this post. Putting it into full action is the next step.
OK, not point by point exactly, but I got a lot out of this post. Putting it into full action is the next step.
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