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Be123 04-10-2020 10:39 AM

I'm going to do a quick sum:

Three pints + four cans = £15 * 5 days a week = £75.

Add a really 'good drink' a week = £25

£100 a week

Multiplied by 52 weeks multiplied by 20 years

(This is conservative and doesn't include benders, cocaine, pizzas and fry ups)

£104,000

I need a lie down

venuscat 04-10-2020 11:04 AM

I did that....and I swear to God it added up to $104 000 (AUD) for 20 years.
Different currency but wow and :fright: huh. xxxxx

venuscat 04-10-2020 11:07 AM

I think more people are drinking. This is triggering. People who might only drink on holidays and such are probably thinking well I need a bloody holiday. Or something of the sort.

Sorry to be quiet today.....rough day for me.

:grouphug:

Hi dear ff. :hug: s xxx ❤️

Bilr44 04-10-2020 12:35 PM


Originally Posted by venuscat (Post 7422213)
I think more people are drinking. This is triggering. People who might only drink on holidays and such are probably thinking well I need a bloody holiday. Or something of the sort.

Sorry to be quiet today.....rough day for me.

:grouphug:

Hi dear ff. :hug: s xxx ❤️

Based on what I am seeing on Facebook, yes people are drinking more. Plus all the ads I see on there for delivering liquor. Seeing others drinking to excess is not a trigger for me, actually the opposite. My trigger is thinking I enjoy drinking when that was really just an excuse.

I’m not going to add up all my years of drinking $$$, too depressing!

I hope your rough day gets better.

venuscat 04-10-2020 12:39 PM

Thanks dear Bil. :) :hug: s
How is your day going? xx

Bilr44 04-10-2020 01:06 PM


Originally Posted by venuscat (Post 7422265)
Thanks dear Bil. :) :hug: s
How is your day going? xx

Feeling agitated at everything today. Need to get some normalcy back in my life. This too shall pass, I guess. Nobody said this was going to be easy.

Be123 04-10-2020 01:13 PM


Originally Posted by venuscat (Post 7422210)
I did that....and I swear to God it added up to $104 000 (AUD) for 20 years.
Different currency but wow and :fright: huh. xxxxx

Thats uncanny...I hope and fully intend to match your long-term sobriety too

venuscat 04-10-2020 01:16 PM


Originally Posted by Bilr44 (Post 7422295)
Feeling agitated at everything today. Need to get some normalcy back in my life. This too shall pass, I guess. Nobody said this was going to be easy.

It's pretty understandable. I know I sure understand. Sending huge hugs. :hug: xx ❤️

venuscat 04-10-2020 01:18 PM

Just stick close to SR Be.....that's what I did. As you can see by my post count. He he. I only played games for a few months.....this is all me talking and responding on here. :) :hug: s xx ❤️

Tinkerbeau 04-10-2020 01:40 PM


Originally Posted by venuscat (Post 7422213)
I think more people are drinking. This is triggering. People who might only drink on holidays and such are probably thinking well I need a bloody holiday. Or something of the sort.

Sorry to be quiet today.....rough day for me.

:grouphug:

Hi dear ff. :hug: s xxx ❤️

Sorry your having a bad day venus, hope you feel better soon xx

venuscat 04-10-2020 02:15 PM

I feel better now....lots of frayed nerves right now I guess. And tempers are short and stuff. And thank you honey.....how are you today? xxxx :hug: s ❤️

Tinkerbeau 04-10-2020 02:23 PM

Yes its certainly a testing time. Im ok thanks, this lockdown is learning me how to relax and switch off a little which was something i was never very good at xx

venuscat 04-10-2020 04:51 PM

Well that's good. :) :hug: s ❤️

bradley26 04-10-2020 05:24 PM

Im in a bit of a mess tonight. sober but mentally exhausted. This coronavirus is doing me in.

I wish i could just get a normal state of mind. I feel like im only moments away from a mental breakdown.

venuscat 04-10-2020 05:44 PM

Hi Bradley....I hear you love....I have not had an easy day of it myself. This is hard. Big time. Only thing I know to do is share our feelings and support each other. :hug: s

I hope it helps to know that you are not alone in this. We are all struggling. :hug: s xx ❤️❤️

Dee74 04-10-2020 05:45 PM

Hope tomorrow is better for you Suze and Bradley :)

D

venuscat 04-10-2020 05:52 PM

Thank you Dee....I am hoping that tomorrow will bring sunshine and a better day for all of us. xx :hug: s ❤️

....it got real cold again in a lot of places here, and I guess the grey and rain made it hard for a lot of us.....we will do better with some sun. :)

Bilr44 04-10-2020 06:17 PM


Originally Posted by venuscat (Post 7422459)
Thank you Dee....I am hoping that tomorrow will bring sunshine and a better day for all of us. xx :hug: s ❤️

....it got real cold again in a lot of places here, and I guess the grey and rain made it hard for a lot of us.....we will do better with some sun. :)

I will blame this on the recent red full moon. Hopefully we all feel better tomorrow. I may have been agitated today but it was nothing compared to how I awful I felt when dreaming. I guess I have remember my brain is still processing sobriety and not producing endorphins.

venuscat 04-10-2020 06:20 PM

Yep. Tomorrow. And a good sleep I hope....for all of us on this side of the planet. :hug: s xx ❤️

Bilr44 04-10-2020 07:07 PM


Originally Posted by Bilr44 (Post 7422468)
I will blame this on the recent red full moon. Hopefully we all feel better tomorrow. I may have been agitated today but it was nothing compared to how I awful I felt when dreaming. I guess I have remember my brain is still processing sobriety and not producing endorphins.

Drinking, not dreaming, lol


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