Maybe it was for the best!
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Maybe it was for the best!
Hi all,
I hope you are all doing well today. I broke my foot about 10 days ago. I had 6 days sober when I broke it. I am on day 16 now. Sorry, I'm a day counter. Can't wait until there is a day that it won't really matter. Anyway, I think this broken foot thing might be a blessing disguise. Hobbling around on one good foot certainly keeps you away from the drink!
Yesterday, a friend of mine jokingly asked if I needed anything..."a bottle of whiskey perhaps?" She doesn't know I have decided never to drink again. I laughed and said yeah like a need a drunk while hobbling ticket. Don't think I wanna break anything else thank you. I know I'm using it right now but hey, why not make lemonade right?
After surgery on Friday I'll have 6 weeks in a cast. That on top of my 18 days by then ought to give me a good 2 months sober. As crazy as it sounds, at least right now, I'm looking forward to it.
I wish you all the best.
I hope you are all doing well today. I broke my foot about 10 days ago. I had 6 days sober when I broke it. I am on day 16 now. Sorry, I'm a day counter. Can't wait until there is a day that it won't really matter. Anyway, I think this broken foot thing might be a blessing disguise. Hobbling around on one good foot certainly keeps you away from the drink!
Yesterday, a friend of mine jokingly asked if I needed anything..."a bottle of whiskey perhaps?" She doesn't know I have decided never to drink again. I laughed and said yeah like a need a drunk while hobbling ticket. Don't think I wanna break anything else thank you. I know I'm using it right now but hey, why not make lemonade right?
After surgery on Friday I'll have 6 weeks in a cast. That on top of my 18 days by then ought to give me a good 2 months sober. As crazy as it sounds, at least right now, I'm looking forward to it.
I wish you all the best.
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Hi ontrackagain,
What happens after the cast comes off? I understand the need to stay in today, but it's also important to have a plan in place - as alcoholics, we can deceive ourselves into thinking that we are doing okay since we aren't drinking - 'it wasn't so bad' etc.
Do you have a support system in place? What keeps you sober, besides the broken foot? BTW, well done on your 16 days - that in itself is a miracle for any alcoholic! Congrats!
Rowan
What happens after the cast comes off? I understand the need to stay in today, but it's also important to have a plan in place - as alcoholics, we can deceive ourselves into thinking that we are doing okay since we aren't drinking - 'it wasn't so bad' etc.
Do you have a support system in place? What keeps you sober, besides the broken foot? BTW, well done on your 16 days - that in itself is a miracle for any alcoholic! Congrats!
Rowan
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Excellent Point Rowan,
I have plenty of AA meetings close by my home. There is also a SOS meeting on Tuesdays close by and Thursdays a bit further away. I have already contacted the SOS moderator and plan on attending meetings the week of 25th. That ought to give me enought time to recover enough to hobble on over.
I am hoping to find a likeminded group, I'm pretty anxious about attedning. But as have said before, I will do anything to stop my drinking.
I have plenty of AA meetings close by my home. There is also a SOS meeting on Tuesdays close by and Thursdays a bit further away. I have already contacted the SOS moderator and plan on attending meetings the week of 25th. That ought to give me enought time to recover enough to hobble on over.
I am hoping to find a likeminded group, I'm pretty anxious about attedning. But as have said before, I will do anything to stop my drinking.
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Hey, ontrack=) You're doing great! Keep it up! I think it's wonderful that you've been able to turn a potential hinderance to your sobriety into an aide to sobriety. Sometimes we've gotta work with what we've got. When your desperate, any motivation or rational reasoning is better than none. I personally like "I laughed and said yeah like a need a drunk while hobbling ticket." Keep doing what you need to do to stay sober. I'm happy for you=)
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Originally Posted by ontrackagain 
Hi all,
I hope you are all doing well today. I broke my foot about 10 days ago. I had 6 days sober when I broke it. I am on day 16 now. Sorry, I'm a day counter. Can't wait until there is a day that it won't really matter. Anyway, I think this broken foot thing might be a blessing disguise. Hobbling around on one good foot certainly keeps you away from the drink!
Yesterday, a friend of mine jokingly asked if I needed anything..."a bottle of whiskey perhaps?" She doesn't know I have decided never to drink again. I laughed and said yeah like a need a drunk while hobbling ticket. Don't think I wanna break anything else thank you. I know I'm using it right now but hey, why not make lemonade right?
After surgery on Friday I'll have 6 weeks in a cast. That on top of my 18 days by then ought to give me a good 2 months sober. As crazy as it sounds, at least right now, I'm looking forward to it.
I wish you all the best.
I hope you are all doing well today. I broke my foot about 10 days ago. I had 6 days sober when I broke it. I am on day 16 now. Sorry, I'm a day counter. Can't wait until there is a day that it won't really matter. Anyway, I think this broken foot thing might be a blessing disguise. Hobbling around on one good foot certainly keeps you away from the drink!
Yesterday, a friend of mine jokingly asked if I needed anything..."a bottle of whiskey perhaps?" She doesn't know I have decided never to drink again. I laughed and said yeah like a need a drunk while hobbling ticket. Don't think I wanna break anything else thank you. I know I'm using it right now but hey, why not make lemonade right?
After surgery on Friday I'll have 6 weeks in a cast. That on top of my 18 days by then ought to give me a good 2 months sober. As crazy as it sounds, at least right now, I'm looking forward to it.
I wish you all the best.
I've fallen down the stairs twice also.
Since I started drinking again a couple of years ago, I can't believe how much I black-out. I never did in my 20s. I was on Seroquel though for my insomnia and think that exacerbated alcohol for me. I got off of that prescription a month ago also, am trying everything to stop relapsing.
I know in AA they say when you quit and start again that you start as if you'd never quit and I now believe this because after 22 years of not drinking it was amazing how much worse I'd gotten.
I feel for you OTA. Don't feel bad about counting how long you've been sober, I've only been sober a month now and even when I quit in 1983 I still kept count for all of those years.
Good for you that you're waking up from the nightmare. I hope I can stay awake.
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Thank you all for your wisdom and support. It is much appreciated. Wow! 2 decades of not drinking! That is amazing! I am sorry that you had a relapse. Would you let me know what "triggered" it? If it is personal, I understand.
I look forward to knocking down my first 30. Keep it up all. You inspire me.
I look forward to knocking down my first 30. Keep it up all. You inspire me.
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