Class of December 2016 Part 4
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Canada
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Hello Decemberites 
Days are passing by and I have to remember why I'm here.
Let me backtrack a little...
In the last years, I found that what used to be just binge-drinking on the weekends had taken a turn.
I started picking up booze bottles after work, then sitting in my room, drinking and watching old The Office episodes.
I was declining invitations to hang out with my friends in order to cloister myself away in my apartment with my bottle of vodka.
My own personal trajectory had flat lined.
Each day was a sad, grey Groundhog Day, where I’d wake up, go to a dead-end permalance job with a crippling hangover, pick up some booze on the way home and drink till I passed out.
A major event happened at the end of November 2016 : I had a severe pneumonia and had to be hospitalized for 8 days.
I was between life and death for the first three days.
Obviously, I was forced to quit smoking and drinking during these 8 days.
I jumped on this incridible opportunity and made myself a promise to never smoke or drink again.
I knew I would need some help to succeed in this challenge.
After I was out of the hospital, I started to go to AA meetings and I found this website “Sober Recovery”.
The rest is history; I’m still sober 18 weeks later.
It’s one day at a time, that AV voice is still screaming very loud sometimes…
I find it sad to see we are just a few who made it that far in our class but I am very grateful for the support my classmates gave me.
Have a good week mes amis, we CAN make it
Days are passing by and I have to remember why I'm here.
Let me backtrack a little...
In the last years, I found that what used to be just binge-drinking on the weekends had taken a turn.
I started picking up booze bottles after work, then sitting in my room, drinking and watching old The Office episodes.
I was declining invitations to hang out with my friends in order to cloister myself away in my apartment with my bottle of vodka.
My own personal trajectory had flat lined.
Each day was a sad, grey Groundhog Day, where I’d wake up, go to a dead-end permalance job with a crippling hangover, pick up some booze on the way home and drink till I passed out.
A major event happened at the end of November 2016 : I had a severe pneumonia and had to be hospitalized for 8 days.
I was between life and death for the first three days.
Obviously, I was forced to quit smoking and drinking during these 8 days.
I jumped on this incridible opportunity and made myself a promise to never smoke or drink again.
I knew I would need some help to succeed in this challenge.
After I was out of the hospital, I started to go to AA meetings and I found this website “Sober Recovery”.
The rest is history; I’m still sober 18 weeks later.
It’s one day at a time, that AV voice is still screaming very loud sometimes…
I find it sad to see we are just a few who made it that far in our class but I am very grateful for the support my classmates gave me.
Have a good week mes amis, we CAN make it
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Missouri, USA
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Chirp Chirp Chirp......... Crickets.
Hope everyone is doing well. Same old business here, working at work and working at home, feeling pretty good with no serious thoughts of drinking.
Have not heard from stepdaughter since she supposedly went into rehab 3+ weeks ago. She has not contacted us nor has she answered our messages. She is however posting on social media and beefing up the friend list with the same unsavory characters. A few pictures/posts have surfaced that appear to be related to partying and/or drugging. I doubt she ever went into rehab. I am guessing she did a brief stint in Medical Detox and bailed out.
The fact that she isn't communicating with her kids that she abandoned kind of implies she isn't giving up the addict life. When she gets this quiet it usually has meant that she isn't doing what she is supposed to be.
This stepdad (and her mother) are gonna let her figure her own mess out at this point!
Shaking my Head!!!!
Please post fellow classmates or I am afraid Class will be dismissed!
Hope everyone is doing well. Same old business here, working at work and working at home, feeling pretty good with no serious thoughts of drinking.
Have not heard from stepdaughter since she supposedly went into rehab 3+ weeks ago. She has not contacted us nor has she answered our messages. She is however posting on social media and beefing up the friend list with the same unsavory characters. A few pictures/posts have surfaced that appear to be related to partying and/or drugging. I doubt she ever went into rehab. I am guessing she did a brief stint in Medical Detox and bailed out.
The fact that she isn't communicating with her kids that she abandoned kind of implies she isn't giving up the addict life. When she gets this quiet it usually has meant that she isn't doing what she is supposed to be.
This stepdad (and her mother) are gonna let her figure her own mess out at this point!
Shaking my Head!!!!
Please post fellow classmates or I am afraid Class will be dismissed!
Rehydrating to Oblivion.
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 1,332
Sorry for not checking in folks, and thanks for the message Quitter 
. I can confirm all is well with me though, I just haven't had much to share. I'm not having any thoughts of drinking at the moment at all, but still can't let my guard down.
I was at a football game last night. It was a 7.45pm kick off on a bank holiday. Lots of people had clearly been out drinking since morning, as some were pretty much incoherent by the time the game kicked off. I imagine some of them can't even remember what the score was! At no point did I envy them. It didn't look fun, sociable, or any of the other things I told myself that drinking gave me. It just made me want to go home and have a cup of tea. I woke up this morning at 8am, feeling refreshed and ready for another day. No more cowering in bed wanting the earth to open up and swallow me.
. I can confirm all is well with me though, I just haven't had much to share. I'm not having any thoughts of drinking at the moment at all, but still can't let my guard down.I was at a football game last night. It was a 7.45pm kick off on a bank holiday. Lots of people had clearly been out drinking since morning, as some were pretty much incoherent by the time the game kicked off. I imagine some of them can't even remember what the score was! At no point did I envy them. It didn't look fun, sociable, or any of the other things I told myself that drinking gave me. It just made me want to go home and have a cup of tea. I woke up this morning at 8am, feeling refreshed and ready for another day. No more cowering in bed wanting the earth to open up and swallow me
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Hi there! I originally tried to quit last march so have bee listing in that group only. My official month was December though so I thought I'd join you here.
I'm on sober day 121 today!
Since I quit dec till now I have grown so much and have changed in many ways. I still have bad days where I really want to drink. But the chances j have madebdont allow for any drinking. More like I run and eat healthy and it's not in the plan anymore. I was using exercise and running as a distraction from drinking and love it.
Anyways I am needing a few new people in my support group. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
I'm on sober day 121 today!
Since I quit dec till now I have grown so much and have changed in many ways. I still have bad days where I really want to drink. But the chances j have madebdont allow for any drinking. More like I run and eat healthy and it's not in the plan anymore. I was using exercise and running as a distraction from drinking and love it.
Anyways I am needing a few new people in my support group. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Missouri, USA
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Welcome Keets!!!!!
Our class has slowed a bit recently but hope it picks back up soon. There are a few of us still hanging in there from December. 19 weeks, 133 days for me here. I am feeling pretty strong but still keeping my guard up. Feel free to post here anytime!
I stay busy working around the house in my spare time. I substituted Root Beer as my drink of choice, probably not the healthiest thing but better than drinking beer for sure!
Our class has slowed a bit recently but hope it picks back up soon. There are a few of us still hanging in there from December. 19 weeks, 133 days for me here. I am feeling pretty strong but still keeping my guard up. Feel free to post here anytime!
I stay busy working around the house in my spare time. I substituted Root Beer as my drink of choice, probably not the healthiest thing but better than drinking beer for sure!
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Originally Posted by quitter62 
Welcome Keets!!!!!
Our class has slowed a bit recently but hope it picks back up soon. There are a few of us still hanging in there from December. 19 weeks, 133 days for me here. I am feeling pretty strong but still keeping my guard up. Feel free to post here anytime!
I stay busy working around the house in my spare time. I substituted Root Beer as my drink of choice, probably not the healthiest thing but better than drinking beer for sure!
Our class has slowed a bit recently but hope it picks back up soon. There are a few of us still hanging in there from December. 19 weeks, 133 days for me here. I am feeling pretty strong but still keeping my guard up. Feel free to post here anytime!
I stay busy working around the house in my spare time. I substituted Root Beer as my drink of choice, probably not the healthiest thing but better than drinking beer for sure!
Rehydrating to Oblivion.
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 1,332
Hi guys,
Quick check in for me to say i'm still going strong. Still sober, no thoughts of drinking.
I was thinking the other day, why it is that this feels different this time? I don't want to tempt fate... but it doesn't feel like I have been battling against 'not drinking' anymore. I just don't want to drink... period.
I came to the conclusion it could either be 1) Being utterly fed up of the withdrawal and shame one too many times, 2) A book that I read just after coming through withdrawal (Jason Vale - Kick the drink easily), or 3) A combination of the two. I know that the book really helped change some of my perceptions of booze. To the degree in which I will straight up tell anyone now that I don't drink, and I don't really care what their reaction is. I used to be terrified of that situation.
Who knows... all I know is that I like it, and long may it continue.
Take care all
Quick check in for me to say i'm still going strong. Still sober, no thoughts of drinking.
I was thinking the other day, why it is that this feels different this time? I don't want to tempt fate... but it doesn't feel like I have been battling against 'not drinking' anymore. I just don't want to drink... period.
I came to the conclusion it could either be 1) Being utterly fed up of the withdrawal and shame one too many times, 2) A book that I read just after coming through withdrawal (Jason Vale - Kick the drink easily), or 3) A combination of the two. I know that the book really helped change some of my perceptions of booze. To the degree in which I will straight up tell anyone now that I don't drink, and I don't really care what their reaction is. I used to be terrified of that situation.
Who knows... all I know is that I like it, and long may it continue.
Take care all
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