Sober 3 months & Under Club
Ending the Old Me.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Under a Rock
Posts: 377
Timetogiveitup, Welcome! I'm Omega, your unofficial alcoholic greeter.
2 days in - it will only get better for you.
This thread is getting overun with Aussies and Canucks but it's OK; I know you all secretly want to be American, :rof
Yep - a lot of love, support and some good natured ribbing in this thread. Gravity, Nodrinking, CurliQ and I have been in this together for over 2 wks now. We started together in the, "less than 2 wks of sobriety" thread. This is our little way of setting milestones for ourselves - the goal now is 3 months.
For me, it's just been nice to be with people in the same boat.
Please drop in and keep us posted on your progress. If you have questions, we may not be able to help you, but we're generally good for a laugh.
2 days in - it will only get better for you.
This thread is getting overun with Aussies and Canucks but it's OK; I know you all secretly want to be American, :rof
Yep - a lot of love, support and some good natured ribbing in this thread. Gravity, Nodrinking, CurliQ and I have been in this together for over 2 wks now. We started together in the, "less than 2 wks of sobriety" thread. This is our little way of setting milestones for ourselves - the goal now is 3 months.
For me, it's just been nice to be with people in the same boat.
Please drop in and keep us posted on your progress. If you have questions, we may not be able to help you, but we're generally good for a laugh.
Fighting the good fight
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 309
Man, every meeting I go to I get that same feeling of companionship, of cameraderie, of hope.
The next thing I have to work on is not getting so down on myself... I still feel like I've done all these awful things in my life (I have), and I know that when I talk to people there that I am an ex-heroin addict, thief, liar, drug dealer and dashing con-man
I also make a mean risotto
I guess what I'm saying is, I am still learning how to describe who I am outside of all my crappy experiences, and even outside of the good ones. I'm afraid of mediocrity, of being boring, of being nothing, or little, or insignificant. I need to get all fight club on myself - "you are not your credit card; you are not your khakis..."
Man, I am so self-absorbed it's not even funny... anyway there were several people at the meeting tonight who inspired me, so that was something that I can take and use. Actually, they all inspired me.
I'm looking forward to not feeling guilty any more, to not feeling ashamed. I feel physically great, and so it's the next step for me. Even though I don't have a sponsor, I feel like I have committed myself wholly to the first three steps. I did that the first day, after 10 years of preparation. The next one's gonna be a doozy though, I can feel it!
btw, you guys all rock. thanks for listening.
The next thing I have to work on is not getting so down on myself... I still feel like I've done all these awful things in my life (I have), and I know that when I talk to people there that I am an ex-heroin addict, thief, liar, drug dealer and dashing con-man
I also make a mean risotto
I guess what I'm saying is, I am still learning how to describe who I am outside of all my crappy experiences, and even outside of the good ones. I'm afraid of mediocrity, of being boring, of being nothing, or little, or insignificant. I need to get all fight club on myself - "you are not your credit card; you are not your khakis..."
Man, I am so self-absorbed it's not even funny... anyway there were several people at the meeting tonight who inspired me, so that was something that I can take and use. Actually, they all inspired me.
I'm looking forward to not feeling guilty any more, to not feeling ashamed. I feel physically great, and so it's the next step for me. Even though I don't have a sponsor, I feel like I have committed myself wholly to the first three steps. I did that the first day, after 10 years of preparation. The next one's gonna be a doozy though, I can feel it!
btw, you guys all rock. thanks for listening.
Ending the Old Me.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Under a Rock
Posts: 377
NDZ - that was who you were in the past. Now you can be whoever you want to be! The world is yours for the taking.
How you describe yourself: ex-heroin addict, thief, liar, drug dealer
How I describe you: intelligent, great sense of humor, caring, focused
Your right, you do need to stop getting so down on yourself and if you do decide to go all "Fight Club" on yourself, let me know, I wanna watch.
How you describe yourself: ex-heroin addict, thief, liar, drug dealer
How I describe you: intelligent, great sense of humor, caring, focused
Your right, you do need to stop getting so down on yourself and if you do decide to go all "Fight Club" on yourself, let me know, I wanna watch.
Philippines/Canada
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Left Coast
Posts: 454
Originally Posted by nodrinkingzone 
Man, every meeting I go to I get that same feeling of companionship, of cameraderie, of hope.
The next thing I have to work on is not getting so down on myself... I still feel like I've done all these awful things in my life (I have), and I know that when I talk to people there that I am an ex-heroin addict, thief, liar, drug dealer and dashing con-man
I also make a mean risotto
I guess what I'm saying is, I am still learning how to describe who I am outside of all my crappy experiences, and even outside of the good ones. I'm afraid of mediocrity, of being boring, of being nothing, or little, or insignificant. I need to get all fight club on myself - "you are not your credit card; you are not your khakis..."
Man, I am so self-absorbed it's not even funny... anyway there were several people at the meeting tonight who inspired me, so that was something that I can take and use. Actually, they all inspired me.
I'm looking forward to not feeling guilty any more, to not feeling ashamed. I feel physically great, and so it's the next step for me. Even though I don't have a sponsor, I feel like I have committed myself wholly to the first three steps. I did that the first day, after 10 years of preparation. The next one's gonna be a doozy though, I can feel it!
btw, you guys all rock. thanks for listening.
The next thing I have to work on is not getting so down on myself... I still feel like I've done all these awful things in my life (I have), and I know that when I talk to people there that I am an ex-heroin addict, thief, liar, drug dealer and dashing con-man
I also make a mean risotto
I guess what I'm saying is, I am still learning how to describe who I am outside of all my crappy experiences, and even outside of the good ones. I'm afraid of mediocrity, of being boring, of being nothing, or little, or insignificant. I need to get all fight club on myself - "you are not your credit card; you are not your khakis..."
Man, I am so self-absorbed it's not even funny... anyway there were several people at the meeting tonight who inspired me, so that was something that I can take and use. Actually, they all inspired me.
I'm looking forward to not feeling guilty any more, to not feeling ashamed. I feel physically great, and so it's the next step for me. Even though I don't have a sponsor, I feel like I have committed myself wholly to the first three steps. I did that the first day, after 10 years of preparation. The next one's gonna be a doozy though, I can feel it!
btw, you guys all rock. thanks for listening.
taking it one day at a time
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 67
Originally Posted by Omega Man
Timetogiveitup, Welcome! I'm Omega, your unofficial alcoholic greeter.
2 days in - it will only get better for you.
This thread is getting overun with Aussies and Canucks but it's OK; I know you all secretly want to be American, :rof
Yep - a lot of love, support and some good natured ribbing in this thread. Gravity, Nodrinking, CurliQ and I have been in this together for over 2 wks now. We started together in the, "less than 2 wks of sobriety" thread. This is our little way of setting milestones for ourselves - the goal now is 3 months.
For me, it's just been nice to be with people in the same boat.
Please drop in and keep us posted on your progress. If you have questions, we may not be able to help you, but we're generally good for a laugh.
2 days in - it will only get better for you.
This thread is getting overun with Aussies and Canucks but it's OK; I know you all secretly want to be American, :rof
Yep - a lot of love, support and some good natured ribbing in this thread. Gravity, Nodrinking, CurliQ and I have been in this together for over 2 wks now. We started together in the, "less than 2 wks of sobriety" thread. This is our little way of setting milestones for ourselves - the goal now is 3 months.
For me, it's just been nice to be with people in the same boat.
Please drop in and keep us posted on your progress. If you have questions, we may not be able to help you, but we're generally good for a laugh.
But thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm in the two week thread now so I'll post up in here in some 11 days
Ending the Old Me.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Under a Rock
Posts: 377
Time - your welcome here also. So you made another day sober, good job.
By the way - I love Australia, we visited several times and have family in Brisbane area and your right it is way more laid back down there.
They used to live in Melbourne, the only problem I had there was the weather changing every 5 minutes.
So, how are you coping with the early days? I hope your through the physical stuff by now.
By the way - I love Australia, we visited several times and have family in Brisbane area and your right it is way more laid back down there.
They used to live in Melbourne, the only problem I had there was the weather changing every 5 minutes.
So, how are you coping with the early days? I hope your through the physical stuff by now.
where the light is
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,763
"I'm weird like that, I can be around it with no problems. Other times, I'll be doing something that I would never associate with with drinking and bam, it hits me, "a beer would be good now", even though I don't want it. Weird! I wish I could get rid of those random thoughts." Omega Man quote
Man, can I relate to this. I'm good 99% of the time (okay, maybe not 99%) but it's that 1% from out of nowhere... If it wasn't for that 1%, I would never drink! (yeah, right)
"I'm afraid of mediocrity, of being boring, of being nothing, or little, or insignificant." NDZ quote
I'm scared that I will become a geek! And alcohol helps me how? Drunk geek? Oh, but we are about much more than just drinking. Or sobriety for that matter! BTW, it appears that we will be working through step 4 at the same time.
"Interesting thing i found out about the steps is that they showed me my issues that i didn't even know i had" StayinAlive's wise Canadian quote
I think I have more issues now that I joined AA. Seriously, it is really helping to sort out my chaotic way of thinking. I'll have to ponder this some more .
timetogiveitup - welcome to this warped little thread! We can use all the help we can get
Anyway, another good day has come & gone. Alcohol free! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Ya know, this thread & the rest of the forum is really keeping me focused on staying positive and not getting ahead of myself. Everyone take good care.
Man, can I relate to this. I'm good 99% of the time (okay, maybe not 99%) but it's that 1% from out of nowhere... If it wasn't for that 1%, I would never drink! (yeah, right)
"I'm afraid of mediocrity, of being boring, of being nothing, or little, or insignificant." NDZ quote
I'm scared that I will become a geek! And alcohol helps me how? Drunk geek? Oh, but we are about much more than just drinking. Or sobriety for that matter! BTW, it appears that we will be working through step 4 at the same time.
"Interesting thing i found out about the steps is that they showed me my issues that i didn't even know i had" StayinAlive's wise Canadian quote
I think I have more issues now that I joined AA
. Seriously, it is really helping to sort out my chaotic way of thinking. I'll have to ponder this some more .timetogiveitup - welcome to this warped little thread! We can use all the help we can get
Anyway, another good day has come & gone. Alcohol free! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Ya know, this thread & the rest of the forum is really keeping me focused on staying positive and not getting ahead of myself. Everyone take good care.
Fighting the good fight
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 309
Aye, lots of good stuff here. Omega - that's very kind, and I'll take the ego-boost haha
And StayinAlive - you're right, and what I know in my heart is that I have always been a good person, but alcohol and drugs robbed me of the ability to act in a good, non-selfish, altruistic way. I look forward to having myself taken care of, so I can start to give more.
I've been taking and taking for years, from everyone around me. It's a sickness, and it drives us to become that which we are not. Perhaps this is the true definition of evil...
gravity - I am a secret geek haha, I love fantasy RPG's and am currently re-reading the Belgariad :o
and everyone else - had a good day today, Day 23 just about done, and looking forward to tomorrow. Went to work and felt great, just in a good mood generally after the meeting last night.
You're all tops, enjoy the day (northern hemisphere) and sleep good (southern hemisphere).
ndz
And StayinAlive - you're right, and what I know in my heart is that I have always been a good person, but alcohol and drugs robbed me of the ability to act in a good, non-selfish, altruistic way. I look forward to having myself taken care of, so I can start to give more.
I've been taking and taking for years, from everyone around me. It's a sickness, and it drives us to become that which we are not. Perhaps this is the true definition of evil...
gravity - I am a secret geek haha, I love fantasy RPG's and am currently re-reading the Belgariad :o
and everyone else - had a good day today, Day 23 just about done, and looking forward to tomorrow. Went to work and felt great, just in a good mood generally after the meeting last night.
You're all tops, enjoy the day (northern hemisphere) and sleep good (southern hemisphere).
ndz
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 127
Originally Posted by gravity
I'm scared that I will become a geek! And alcohol helps me how? Drunk geek?
Maybe we could start a new thread: Drunk geek vs. sober geek: which is better? :wtf2
I am a sober geek and proud of it!
8 Yay Rob!!!! You made it!!! Glad to have you here.
Ending the Old Me.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Under a Rock
Posts: 377
Welcome Rob - you made it!
Now comes the hard part - learning to live sober. At least that's what I keep hearing.
We're going to have the next couple of months. Hope you feel better soon.
Now comes the hard part - learning to live sober. At least that's what I keep hearing.
We're going to have the next couple of months. Hope you feel better soon.
where the light is
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,763
Hi Everyone!
Just finishing up another day - alcohol free! Had a bit of an up & down day. Out of nowhere (it had to come from somewhere) I really started to feel bad about the hurt I caused others because of my drinking. I know I can't change the past and have to move on with my life but I was really down on myself, still am a little bit right now. I don't know if it's self-pity because I genuinely do feel bad for others. This feeling was more or less lifted when I got home to my family. I did some reading, SR (thank you!), exercise, stuff with the kids. On the extreme positive side, I did not feel like drinking!
Maybe this is just another part of the 'letting-go' process, the emotional swings of early sobriety. I'm sure that there will be many great days ahead & a few clunkers thrown in there.
Anyway, sorry to be a bit of a downer. My sobriety is strong and right now I feel okay.
Just finishing up another day - alcohol free! Had a bit of an up & down day. Out of nowhere (it had to come from somewhere) I really started to feel bad about the hurt I caused others because of my drinking. I know I can't change the past and have to move on with my life but I was really down on myself, still am a little bit right now. I don't know if it's self-pity because I genuinely do feel bad for others. This feeling was more or less lifted when I got home to my family. I did some reading, SR (thank you!), exercise, stuff with the kids. On the extreme positive side, I did not feel like drinking!
Maybe this is just another part of the 'letting-go' process, the emotional swings of early sobriety. I'm sure that there will be many great days ahead & a few clunkers thrown in there.
Anyway, sorry to be a bit of a downer. My sobriety is strong and right now I feel okay.
taking it one day at a time
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 67
Originally Posted by gravity
Hi Everyone!
Just finishing up another day - alcohol free! Had a bit of an up & down day. Out of nowhere (it had to come from somewhere) I really started to feel bad about the hurt I caused others because of my drinking. I know I can't change the past and have to move on with my life but I was really down on myself, still am a little bit right now. I don't know if it's self-pity because I genuinely do feel bad for others. This feeling was more or less lifted when I got home to my family. I did some reading, SR (thank you!), exercise, stuff with the kids. On the extreme positive side, I did not feel like drinking!
Maybe this is just another part of the 'letting-go' process, the emotional swings of early sobriety. I'm sure that there will be many great days ahead & a few clunkers thrown in there.
Anyway, sorry to be a bit of a downer. My sobriety is strong and right now I feel okay.
Just finishing up another day - alcohol free! Had a bit of an up & down day. Out of nowhere (it had to come from somewhere) I really started to feel bad about the hurt I caused others because of my drinking. I know I can't change the past and have to move on with my life but I was really down on myself, still am a little bit right now. I don't know if it's self-pity because I genuinely do feel bad for others. This feeling was more or less lifted when I got home to my family. I did some reading, SR (thank you!), exercise, stuff with the kids. On the extreme positive side, I did not feel like drinking!
Maybe this is just another part of the 'letting-go' process, the emotional swings of early sobriety. I'm sure that there will be many great days ahead & a few clunkers thrown in there.
Anyway, sorry to be a bit of a downer. My sobriety is strong and right now I feel okay.
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