Class of April 2015 Part 12
Thanks Dee, and thanks to everyone here for all the support.
Just saw something that has reminded me that I never EVER want to get drunk again. Try searching for "the dance of the drunk" on YouTube. OMG!!!
Just saw something that has reminded me that I never EVER want to get drunk again. Try searching for "the dance of the drunk" on YouTube. OMG!!!
Watching those videos, I couldn't both help laughing out loud and being equally horrified because I am sure I had gotten pretty sloppy from time to time. Especially in my college days. By my end, I just drunk at home alone and it was a short walk to the bed.
I went to a Billy Idol concert recently. And very drunk lady, stripped and started giving a lap dance to the guy she was with. He wasn't having any of it. She tipped over and couldn't figure out which way was up. I felt horrible for her. The cops escorted them out and the next day it was all on YouTube uncut. We all have memories we want to forget let alone have on YouTube when we are at our lowest. Least I do........big motivator for sobriety....
Thank you for swinging by and sharing free. We all love the company.
Swung by the house were moving into. Was hoping to have time to move, but isn't coming. I'll have one day to empty out where we are now and clean it in hopes of getting deposit back.
Gonna be one heck of a day. I could use some help. Wish I had friends right about now!
Swung by the house were moving into. Was hoping to have time to move, but isn't coming. I'll have one day to empty out where we are now and clean it in hopes of getting deposit back.
Gonna be one heck of a day. I could use some help. Wish I had friends right about now!
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Hi everyone,
Sorry I wasn't able to mark the soberversaries but you have all been in my thoughts! Lots to be very proud of here. We are are much stronger, wiser and living our lives in ways none of us really thought would happen. Plus handling all the stuff that life deals us. I mean, seriously! This is amazing! Like SG said I don't crave on daily basis any more. I do reminisce a bit, but like my wife said - what exactly am I missing? Funny - I texted one of my closest former drinking buddies who I used to see weekly (and now almost never see), that I was 2 years in. I thought he would say so it's time to have a drink then. Instead he said well you're probably wishing you had a drink from time to time, but if I were you I would just carry on as you are. Obviously I know that's right but it's a good reminder.
Onwards and upwards!
OMD
Sorry I wasn't able to mark the soberversaries but you have all been in my thoughts! Lots to be very proud of here. We are are much stronger, wiser and living our lives in ways none of us really thought would happen. Plus handling all the stuff that life deals us. I mean, seriously! This is amazing! Like SG said I don't crave on daily basis any more. I do reminisce a bit, but like my wife said - what exactly am I missing? Funny - I texted one of my closest former drinking buddies who I used to see weekly (and now almost never see), that I was 2 years in. I thought he would say so it's time to have a drink then. Instead he said well you're probably wishing you had a drink from time to time, but if I were you I would just carry on as you are. Obviously I know that's right but it's a good reminder.
Onwards and upwards!
OMD
I'm just the same as the rest of you really. Occasional nostalgia, mostly in social situations, but I wouldn't really describe that as a craving. I sometimes wish I wasn't an alcoholic so that I could enjoy a glass of wine or cold beer, but then I think about how many more important things there are and how unimportant what I drink or don't drink at any given time is.
I have mentioned that my work life is being really challenging this year, but I'm dealing with it pretty well. I now have a quiet a kind of confidence about me that would have spiralled away from me into depression and fatalism when I was drinking. So... What if my business folds?
I'll do something else. I now know that I am capable of reinventing myself, so let's just see what life has in store!
Take care all of you! Good luck with the move, Inc. How are you keeping, Cauliflower?
I have mentioned that my work life is being really challenging this year, but I'm dealing with it pretty well. I now have a quiet a kind of confidence about me that would have spiralled away from me into depression and fatalism when I was drinking. So... What if my business folds?
I'll do something else. I now know that I am capable of reinventing myself, so let's just see what life has in store!
Take care all of you! Good luck with the move, Inc. How are you keeping, Cauliflower?
No more vids please guys.
that could easily be one of us had we not grabbed this second chance.
If we can't drag up some compassion for our fellow drunks here, we're in trouble,
D
that could easily be one of us had we not grabbed this second chance.
If we can't drag up some compassion for our fellow drunks here, we're in trouble,
D
Point taken, Dee, but I don't think it's so much a lack of compassion that made me share the "dance of the drunk" video as a warning of where we have come from and don't wish to return to. I can think of a couple of times when I could have starred in that video myself if I had been unfortunate enough to have been caught on film :/
Have a good Sunday everyone!
Have a good Sunday everyone!
You guys are all amazing! Congrats on two years+ and Canguay 77+ days. Thanks SG for asking how I'm doing a while back. I didn't have the heart to say I just can't get it. Not sure my next step. I've never failed at anything in my life. My husband quit four months ago. He can't understand why I can't stay stopped. I don't know if it's self-sabotage or what. Gonna look into some professional help of some sort.
Anyway, always love following you guys. You give me hope!
All the best.
Olivia
Anyway, always love following you guys. You give me hope!
All the best.
Olivia
Olivia, you may want to spend 15 minutes looking over the Short Course on rational.org. AVRT is what allowed me to recognize my alcoholic thoughts and stop myself before acting upon them. It puts you in control of your drinking thoughts.
Best wishes for you and your husband moving forward!
Best wishes for you and your husband moving forward!
Hi! So funny SG, I was just doing that last night! Going to order two Trimpey books on Amazon today. Was just looking at the books! And gonna look into the crash course. I've got a better attitude today than I've had in a long time.
Hi Amp and everyone! Thanks guys! Have a great week!
Olivia
Hi Amp and everyone! Thanks guys! Have a great week!
Olivia
The beauty of AVRT is in its' simplicity. Once you recognize that the Addictive Voice is not you, it is only your simpler animal brain, you have a leg up in beating this illness. There are some good threads here on SR talking about AVRT and a couple of posters who explain things very clearly. In the Big Book, one is said to be powerless over alcohol. In Rational Recovery, you are empowered by never taking the first drink and losing control. Our AV can not make us pick up a drink no matter how hard it tries. Our human brain is in control as long as alcohol doesn't pass our lips.
Inc, how did the move go? Have you pursed your next line of work any further?
Amp, you seem to have a great attitude after an extremely challenging year for yourself and your business. I think that you can easily reinvent yourself if needed to. It is amazing what we can do when not chained to drinking all of the time.
Cauli, your two year is in a day or two, isn't it? We miss ya!
Safe travels OMD if you are on the road again this week.
Inc, how did the move go? Have you pursed your next line of work any further?
Amp, you seem to have a great attitude after an extremely challenging year for yourself and your business. I think that you can easily reinvent yourself if needed to. It is amazing what we can do when not chained to drinking all of the time.
Cauli, your two year is in a day or two, isn't it? We miss ya!
Safe travels OMD if you are on the road again this week.
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