24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 500
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Join Date: May 2018
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Originally Posted by kenton 
Erica, when my AV shows up these days, I get quite angry with it. Actually, sometimes I get furious with it. When I think about all the lies it's told me over the years....
- you won't have fun sober - LIE
- sober people are weirdos who don't know how to have fun - LIE
- of course you deserve another glass of wine - LIE
- drinking relaxes you - BIG LIE
- you weren't that drunk - HUGE LIE
- only children and pregnant people don't drink on Xmas/easter/birthdays/holidays/Mondays/Tuesdays/wednesdays/thursdays/Fridays/weekends - LIE
- alcohol won't make you ill and even if it does, who wants to live to be old anyway? - LIE
- anyone who says I've got a problem with my drinking is just jealous of all the awesome fun I'm having -LIE... How did I ever believe this one??
It freaks me out how my biggest enemy is my AV and my AV is .... Me. But, it's not really me. It's just the voice of self-sabotage that we all share. It lies to us and it wants to see us ruined. It wants us dead. But we don't have to listen. We can hear the lies and we can accept them as lies and then we can go back to doing what we were doing before. Sober and safe. My AV can rant and it can yell- but it has no control over me unless I give it control. Without that, it's powerless. It's just an irritating, whining, lying voice. No match for us. Love to everyone and 24 more for me please xxx
- you won't have fun sober - LIE
- sober people are weirdos who don't know how to have fun - LIE
- of course you deserve another glass of wine - LIE
- drinking relaxes you - BIG LIE
- you weren't that drunk - HUGE LIE
- only children and pregnant people don't drink on Xmas/easter/birthdays/holidays/Mondays/Tuesdays/wednesdays/thursdays/Fridays/weekends - LIE
- alcohol won't make you ill and even if it does, who wants to live to be old anyway? - LIE
- anyone who says I've got a problem with my drinking is just jealous of all the awesome fun I'm having -LIE... How did I ever believe this one??
It freaks me out how my biggest enemy is my AV and my AV is .... Me. But, it's not really me. It's just the voice of self-sabotage that we all share. It lies to us and it wants to see us ruined. It wants us dead. But we don't have to listen. We can hear the lies and we can accept them as lies and then we can go back to doing what we were doing before. Sober and safe. My AV can rant and it can yell- but it has no control over me unless I give it control. Without that, it's powerless. It's just an irritating, whining, lying voice. No match for us. Love to everyone and 24 more for me please xxx
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Originally Posted by abcowboy
“Someday we will find what we're looking for. Or maybe not... Maybe we'll find something much greater than that.” – Unknown
5:10am in Alberta, another 24 please, and thanks...
Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!
5:10am in Alberta, another 24 please, and thanks...
Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!
And I’ll have another 24 hours sober too please
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Burien WA.
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Well got through work, lucky I worked alone all day and nobody saw I was shaky, well they may have thought it was old age since they are all half my age. Smoke is bad here but no fires too close to Seattle. Fires get worse every year, really feel for the loss of life and homes. to anyone having a hard time of it don't give in, take my word for it, it's not worth the temporary relief you get.
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Location: Texas, US
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Originally Posted by kenton
Erica, when my AV shows up these days, I get quite angry with it. Actually, sometimes I get furious with it. When I think about all the lies it's told me over the years....
- you won't have fun sober - LIE
- sober people are weirdos who don't know how to have fun - LIE
- of course you deserve another glass of wine - LIE
- drinking relaxes you - BIG LIE
- you weren't that drunk - HUGE LIE
- only children and pregnant people don't drink on Xmas/easter/birthdays/holidays/Mondays/Tuesdays/wednesdays/thursdays/Fridays/weekends - LIE
- alcohol won't make you ill and even if it does, who wants to live to be old anyway? - LIE
- anyone who says I've got a problem with my drinking is just jealous of all the awesome fun I'm having -LIE... How did I ever believe this one??
It freaks me out how my biggest enemy is my AV and my AV is .... Me. But, it's not really me. It's just the voice of self-sabotage that we all share. It lies to us and it wants to see us ruined. It wants us dead. But we don't have to listen. We can hear the lies and we can accept them as lies and then we can go back to doing what we were doing before. Sober and safe. My AV can rant and it can yell- but it has no control over me unless I give it control. Without that, it's powerless. It's just an irritating, whining, lying voice. No match for us. Love to everyone and 24 more for me please xxx
- you won't have fun sober - LIE
- sober people are weirdos who don't know how to have fun - LIE
- of course you deserve another glass of wine - LIE
- drinking relaxes you - BIG LIE
- you weren't that drunk - HUGE LIE
- only children and pregnant people don't drink on Xmas/easter/birthdays/holidays/Mondays/Tuesdays/wednesdays/thursdays/Fridays/weekends - LIE
- alcohol won't make you ill and even if it does, who wants to live to be old anyway? - LIE
- anyone who says I've got a problem with my drinking is just jealous of all the awesome fun I'm having -LIE... How did I ever believe this one??
It freaks me out how my biggest enemy is my AV and my AV is .... Me. But, it's not really me. It's just the voice of self-sabotage that we all share. It lies to us and it wants to see us ruined. It wants us dead. But we don't have to listen. We can hear the lies and we can accept them as lies and then we can go back to doing what we were doing before. Sober and safe. My AV can rant and it can yell- but it has no control over me unless I give it control. Without that, it's powerless. It's just an irritating, whining, lying voice. No match for us. Love to everyone and 24 more for me please xxx
Magsie
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: UK
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Originally Posted by Erica375
Another day, please! The weekend went well but today the AV has already started. I intend to stay busy (but with breaks so I don't get overwhelmed). I will ignore the stupid voice. It will eventually give up, and then I'll have another 24 hours of sobriety!
Kenton, great post! You nailed it. xx
Magsie
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Location: UK
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First thoughts ......
I’m tired and stressed, fires are up on the ridge again tonight. I trust our firefighters , I just want these fires to POOF go away — just STOP everywhere! COVID BE GONE! Overdose Deaths STOP! Whew ... other side of the same me right now ....
I’m grateful I’m where I AM Today.
I’m Grateful I have a home with 2 men in recovery, sharing this life. I’m Grateful for my Sober Recovery Family. I’m Grateful for my Sober “Family” that I haven’t seen in the flesh since February — I’m Grateful for technology to be able to reach out and “see” them . I’m Sober and FEELING, thank you Universe, thanks for reminding me. 💙🌌💙🌌💙🌌
Absolutely I’m in for the next 24 ....
I’m tired and stressed, fires are up on the ridge again tonight. I trust our firefighters , I just want these fires to POOF go away — just STOP everywhere! COVID BE GONE! Overdose Deaths STOP! Whew ... other side of the same me right now ....
I’m grateful I’m where I AM Today.
I’m Grateful I have a home with 2 men in recovery, sharing this life. I’m Grateful for my Sober Recovery Family. I’m Grateful for my Sober “Family” that I haven’t seen in the flesh since February — I’m Grateful for technology to be able to reach out and “see” them . I’m Sober and FEELING, thank you Universe, thanks for reminding me. 💙🌌💙🌌💙🌌
Absolutely I’m in for the next 24 ....
xxxx
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