Class of July 2008 Part II
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Woke up sober on day 28! Am getting stronger every day and more determined with each day to stay sober. I'm not having cravings the past few days but have noticed that any time I even think of alcohol, or drinking, I feel sick - literally sick. Now that's a very good deterrent!
It pleases me and excites me to see people adding one sober day at a time to their sober time. To know that with each passing day we are getting stronger in our resolve to stay clean and sober.
Sending lots of hugs to all of you here with me on the road to recovery!
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It pleases me and excites me to see people adding one sober day at a time to their sober time. To know that with each passing day we are getting stronger in our resolve to stay clean and sober.
Sending lots of hugs to all of you here with me on the road to recovery!
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I worked for the phone Co. up in Portland and the Hillsboro pay phones were on my route to service and empty. We are on timed routes and I spent hours trying to find one of the payphones on my list so I could advance to the next location. I finally found it OUT ON THE ACTUAL RUNWAY!!. Hope you have a good time- I've moved out of the area or would attend also.
Your friend Dudette.
Your friend Dudette.
Originally Posted by Time2Surrender 
The airshow is going on this weekend. Been listening to planes for a couple days now. 
Oregon International Airshow - Hillsboro, Oregon - August 10, 11 & 12, 2007
Oregon International Airshow - Hillsboro, Oregon - August 10, 11 & 12, 2007
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Originally Posted by WishIWasNormal
I worked for the phone Co. up in Portland and the Hillsboro pay phones were on my route to service and empty. We are on timed routes and I spent hours trying to find one of the payphones on my list so I could advance to the next location. I finally found it OUT ON THE ACTUAL RUNWAY!!. Hope you have a good time- I've moved out of the area or would attend also.
Your friend Dudette.
Your friend Dudette.
Your never gonna let me live that down. Im glad your here. Anyway, I can see the airshow from my house. I watched a little. The fireworks this year were great.
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Hey I'm sure some of you can relate so wanted some advice cause I'm pretty down right now.... topic: sober reality
Okay...so you stop drinking/using drugs whatever and you come to the realization that all the relationships you worked so hard to build prior to addiction have all come and gone long since you have been able to recover. You lose people that you never meant to because you hurt them indirectly and didnt put in any effort cause all that mattered was the next drink/hit. It just feels like everyone I thought cared about me really doesn't all that much and put me off because I did it so many times in the past to hide my addiction. I feel alone because my girlfriend has been gone all summer and she is too far away to even visit and it is the only person that has always been there for me no matter what. All my 'friends' plan events and trips without me (these are friends that dont abuse drugs) and I think they have just given up on me and it really hurts. I don't want to be down right now because I've been doing so well but I feel like I am depressed and lonely and finding my self-esteem is really driven from the people around me which isn't a good thing. So with no one right now...its pretty low... any suggestions how to get out of a funk like this?
Best wishes to felly for one month the other day!!! Thats really awesome!
Okay...so you stop drinking/using drugs whatever and you come to the realization that all the relationships you worked so hard to build prior to addiction have all come and gone long since you have been able to recover. You lose people that you never meant to because you hurt them indirectly and didnt put in any effort cause all that mattered was the next drink/hit. It just feels like everyone I thought cared about me really doesn't all that much and put me off because I did it so many times in the past to hide my addiction. I feel alone because my girlfriend has been gone all summer and she is too far away to even visit and it is the only person that has always been there for me no matter what. All my 'friends' plan events and trips without me (these are friends that dont abuse drugs) and I think they have just given up on me and it really hurts. I don't want to be down right now because I've been doing so well but I feel like I am depressed and lonely and finding my self-esteem is really driven from the people around me which isn't a good thing. So with no one right now...its pretty low... any suggestions how to get out of a funk like this?
Best wishes to felly for one month the other day!!! Thats really awesome!
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Class of July 2008 "Now I know my life has meaning"
* JigOfLife 7/1/08
* rurdy2rk 7/4/08
* Saxony 7/4/08
* bruce24 7/7/08
* PaperDolls 7/7/08
* Jules62 7/7/08
* Jackie36 7/9/08
* felly79 7/10/08
* pinkbecca88 7/12/08
* SoosieQ 7/12/08
* dancinggirl 7/13/08
* ruch 7/13/08
* Chance 7/13/08
* Time2Surrender 7/13/08
* joinedintime 7/13/08
* Jig 7/14/08
* least 7/14/08
* sobergirl77 7/14/08
* redshift 7/14/08
* Dreamchaser 7/15/08
* exbartender 7/16/08
* flgirl 7/17/08
* Eidetic 7/17/08
* jarkness 7/18/08
* Puddy 7/19/08
* jacki3 7/20/08
* Stone 7/20/08
* Girtiegirl 7/20/08
* toooldfratguy 7/20/08
* 100ggs 7/20/08
* winwin 7/22/08
* bostonluv 7/22/08
* whattyawantmeto 7/23/08
* Krissy41 7/23/08
* HideorSeek 7/23/08
* IkeClancy 7/23/08
* Adamaman 7/24/08
* BreakFree 7/25/08
* nayster 7/26/08
* faith08
* nobingealready 7/28/08
* WishIWasNormal 7/22/08
Honorary Members
* Toomutch 2/24/08
* Horselover 5/13/08
* SlvrMag June 2008
* cmhcali 6/17/08
* austingemini 6/28/08
* LosingmyMisery July 2004
* Jeeplady
Class of July 2008 "Now I know my life has meaning"
* JigOfLife 7/1/08
* rurdy2rk 7/4/08
* Saxony 7/4/08
* bruce24 7/7/08
* PaperDolls 7/7/08
* Jules62 7/7/08
* Jackie36 7/9/08
* felly79 7/10/08
* pinkbecca88 7/12/08
* SoosieQ 7/12/08
* dancinggirl 7/13/08
* ruch 7/13/08
* Chance 7/13/08
* Time2Surrender 7/13/08
* joinedintime 7/13/08
* Jig 7/14/08
* least 7/14/08
* sobergirl77 7/14/08
* redshift 7/14/08
* Dreamchaser 7/15/08
* exbartender 7/16/08
* flgirl 7/17/08
* Eidetic 7/17/08
* jarkness 7/18/08
* Puddy 7/19/08
* jacki3 7/20/08
* Stone 7/20/08
* Girtiegirl 7/20/08
* toooldfratguy 7/20/08
* 100ggs 7/20/08
* winwin 7/22/08
* bostonluv 7/22/08
* whattyawantmeto 7/23/08
* Krissy41 7/23/08
* HideorSeek 7/23/08
* IkeClancy 7/23/08
* Adamaman 7/24/08
* BreakFree 7/25/08
* nayster 7/26/08
* faith08
* nobingealready 7/28/08
* WishIWasNormal 7/22/08
Honorary Members
* Toomutch 2/24/08
* Horselover 5/13/08
* SlvrMag June 2008
* cmhcali 6/17/08
* austingemini 6/28/08
* LosingmyMisery July 2004
* Jeeplady
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Originally Posted by Time2Surrender
LOL Works everytime.
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Originally Posted by bruce24
Okay now thats just hilarious...loved that story and I'd have to agree and say thats taking recovery a "cut" above the rest of the methods..
:codiepolice
:codiepolice
It was so funny. We also read an old 4th step I did about 3 years ago out of the NA step guide. I still had it. One of the questions asked if I had a problem making commitments? I had wrote down... "No, not at all. Just keeping them" He thought that was hillarious and so did I til he added it to my list of defects. Gotta have fun right? My life has changed so much in the last 29 days. No way Im giving this up. And dont get me wrong, I still go thru my struggles on a daily basis, but today I dont have to get high.
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Just wanted to let you know that your tenacity and desire for a clean sober life has really inspired me. Great job, i usually hang around on the alcoholisim board but im glad i found your post. Keep it up.........
Take care,
John
Take care,
John
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Originally Posted by problemchild
Just wanted to let you know that your tenacity and desire for a clean sober life has really inspired me. Great job, i usually hang around on the alcoholisim board but im glad i found your post. Keep it up.........
Take care,
John
Take care,
John
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Originally Posted by bruce24
Hey I'm sure some of you can relate so wanted some advice cause I'm pretty down right now.... topic: sober reality
Okay...so you stop drinking/using drugs whatever and you come to the realization that all the relationships you worked so hard to build prior to addiction have all come and gone long since you have been able to recover. You lose people that you never meant to because you hurt them indirectly and didnt put in any effort cause all that mattered was the next drink/hit. It just feels like everyone I thought cared about me really doesn't all that much and put me off because I did it so many times in the past to hide my addiction. I feel alone because my girlfriend has been gone all summer and she is too far away to even visit and it is the only person that has always been there for me no matter what. All my 'friends' plan events and trips without me (these are friends that dont abuse drugs) and I think they have just given up on me and it really hurts. I don't want to be down right now because I've been doing so well but I feel like I am depressed and lonely and finding my self-esteem is really driven from the people around me which isn't a good thing. So with no one right now...its pretty low... any suggestions how to get out of a funk like this?
Best wishes to felly for one month the other day!!! Thats really awesome!
Okay...so you stop drinking/using drugs whatever and you come to the realization that all the relationships you worked so hard to build prior to addiction have all come and gone long since you have been able to recover. You lose people that you never meant to because you hurt them indirectly and didnt put in any effort cause all that mattered was the next drink/hit. It just feels like everyone I thought cared about me really doesn't all that much and put me off because I did it so many times in the past to hide my addiction. I feel alone because my girlfriend has been gone all summer and she is too far away to even visit and it is the only person that has always been there for me no matter what. All my 'friends' plan events and trips without me (these are friends that dont abuse drugs) and I think they have just given up on me and it really hurts. I don't want to be down right now because I've been doing so well but I feel like I am depressed and lonely and finding my self-esteem is really driven from the people around me which isn't a good thing. So with no one right now...its pretty low... any suggestions how to get out of a funk like this?
Best wishes to felly for one month the other day!!! Thats really awesome!
Hi Bruce, I think if you just keep living a sober life your friends will eventually come around because they will see that you have changed for the better. Sometimes the relationships we had are destoyed forever by our drinking/drugging, but some can also come back. We just need to stay clean and focused on our recovery and when our friends see this, hopefully they will come back. So hang in there, your sobriety is top importance right now.
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Hey TIME2 SURRENDER - Congrats on making it another day.. I have the same date as yourself 7/13 and i've been watching your THREAD and all of the MOTIVATIONAL posts from a group of people who live life everyday, with some challanges and we all just want to live a successfull normal DAY..
Can someone shoot out a UPDATED list of Class of JULY08 and add SULLYP 7/13/8
much appriciated
Can someone shoot out a UPDATED list of Class of JULY08 and add SULLYP 7/13/8
much appriciated
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Originally Posted by bruce24
Hey I'm sure some of you can relate so wanted some advice cause I'm pretty down right now.... topic: sober reality
Okay...so you stop drinking/using drugs whatever and you come to the realization that all the relationships you worked so hard to build prior to addiction have all come and gone long since you have been able to recover. You lose people that you never meant to because you hurt them indirectly and didnt put in any effort cause all that mattered was the next drink/hit. It just feels like everyone I thought cared about me really doesn't all that much and put me off because I did it so many times in the past to hide my addiction. I feel alone because my girlfriend has been gone all summer and she is too far away to even visit and it is the only person that has always been there for me no matter what. All my 'friends' plan events and trips without me (these are friends that dont abuse drugs) and I think they have just given up on me and it really hurts. I don't want to be down right now because I've been doing so well but I feel like I am depressed and lonely and finding my self-esteem is really driven from the people around me which isn't a good thing. So with no one right now...its pretty low... any suggestions how to get out of a funk like this?
Best wishes to felly for one month the other day!!! Thats really awesome!
Okay...so you stop drinking/using drugs whatever and you come to the realization that all the relationships you worked so hard to build prior to addiction have all come and gone long since you have been able to recover. You lose people that you never meant to because you hurt them indirectly and didnt put in any effort cause all that mattered was the next drink/hit. It just feels like everyone I thought cared about me really doesn't all that much and put me off because I did it so many times in the past to hide my addiction. I feel alone because my girlfriend has been gone all summer and she is too far away to even visit and it is the only person that has always been there for me no matter what. All my 'friends' plan events and trips without me (these are friends that dont abuse drugs) and I think they have just given up on me and it really hurts. I don't want to be down right now because I've been doing so well but I feel like I am depressed and lonely and finding my self-esteem is really driven from the people around me which isn't a good thing. So with no one right now...its pretty low... any suggestions how to get out of a funk like this?
Best wishes to felly for one month the other day!!! Thats really awesome!
With the relationships you feel you've damaged, I find you just have to move on - you can't change yesterday. That's a tough pill to swallow but it really is true.
For me, the only thing to do is to hope that living a sober life will show the ppl we hurt that we're not a total screw up.
Some people believe in me again, others don't. I can only do my best, and let people think what they will, you know?
as for people dropping you when you're sober. Yeah - that hurts. I had (what I thought) was a really tight group of 6-7 mates, all of whom vanished like smoke....
Again, you just gotta let people do what they want. I've met other folks, my life is good...maybe those old mates will one day return, maybe not.
Just focus. Early sobriety is tough - it's not only hard to deal with this kind of crap anyway, but our emotions are all over the place on top of that.
There's a lot of stuff happening with our bodies and minds healing - sometimes things seem a lot worse than they actually are...
Keep it simple Bruce - Don't drink, keep busy, and don't drink
and I hope your gf is back soon!
D
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Class of July 2008 "Now I know my life has meaning"
* JigOfLife 7/1/08
* rurdy2rk 7/4/08
* Saxony 7/4/08
* bruce24 7/7/08
* PaperDolls 7/7/08
* Jules62 7/7/08
* Jackie36 7/9/08
* felly79 7/10/08
* pinkbecca88 7/12/08
* SoosieQ 7/12/08
* dancinggirl 7/13/08
* ruch 7/13/08
* sullyp 7/13/08
* Time2Surrender 7/13/08
* joinedintime 7/13/08
* Jig 7/14/08
* least 7/14/08
* sobergirl77 7/14/08
* redshift 7/14/08
* Dreamchaser 7/15/08
* exbartender 7/16/08
* flgirl 7/17/08
* Eidetic 7/17/08
* jarkness 7/18/08
* Puddy 7/19/08
* jacki3 7/20/08
* Stone 7/20/08
* Girtiegirl 7/20/08
* toooldfratguy 7/20/08
* 100ggs 7/20/08
* winwin 7/22/08
* bostonluv 7/22/08
* whattyawantmeto 7/23/08
* Krissy41 7/23/08
* HideorSeek 7/23/08
* IkeClancy 7/23/08
* Adamaman 7/24/08
* BreakFree 7/25/08
* nayster 7/26/08
* faith08
* nobingealready 7/28/08
* WishIWasNormal 7/22/08
Honorary Members
* Toomutch 2/24/08
* Horselover 5/13/08
* SlvrMag June 2008
* cmhcali 6/17/08
* austingemini 6/28/08
* LosingmyMisery July 2004
* Jeeplady * Chance 5/25/06 * flossy 5/25/08
* JigOfLife 7/1/08
* rurdy2rk 7/4/08
* Saxony 7/4/08
* bruce24 7/7/08
* PaperDolls 7/7/08
* Jules62 7/7/08
* Jackie36 7/9/08
* felly79 7/10/08
* pinkbecca88 7/12/08
* SoosieQ 7/12/08
* dancinggirl 7/13/08
* ruch 7/13/08
* sullyp 7/13/08
* Time2Surrender 7/13/08
* joinedintime 7/13/08
* Jig 7/14/08
* least 7/14/08
* sobergirl77 7/14/08
* redshift 7/14/08
* Dreamchaser 7/15/08
* exbartender 7/16/08
* flgirl 7/17/08
* Eidetic 7/17/08
* jarkness 7/18/08
* Puddy 7/19/08
* jacki3 7/20/08
* Stone 7/20/08
* Girtiegirl 7/20/08
* toooldfratguy 7/20/08
* 100ggs 7/20/08
* winwin 7/22/08
* bostonluv 7/22/08
* whattyawantmeto 7/23/08
* Krissy41 7/23/08
* HideorSeek 7/23/08
* IkeClancy 7/23/08
* Adamaman 7/24/08
* BreakFree 7/25/08
* nayster 7/26/08
* faith08
* nobingealready 7/28/08
* WishIWasNormal 7/22/08
Honorary Members
* Toomutch 2/24/08
* Horselover 5/13/08
* SlvrMag June 2008
* cmhcali 6/17/08
* austingemini 6/28/08
* LosingmyMisery July 2004
* Jeeplady * Chance 5/25/06 * flossy 5/25/08
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Originally Posted by sullyp
Hey TIME2 SURRENDER - Congrats on making it another day.. I have the same date as yourself 7/13 and i've been watching your THREAD and all of the MOTIVATIONAL posts from a group of people who live life everyday, with some challanges and we all just want to live a successfull normal DAY..
Can someone shoot out a UPDATED list of Class of JULY08 and add SULLYP 7/13/8
much appriciated
Can someone shoot out a UPDATED list of Class of JULY08 and add SULLYP 7/13/8
much appriciated
Hi Sully!
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Hi everyone,
I just wrote this post that took nearly half an hour to write, then clicked "submit" and I was then led to the "please enter your birthdate" thing as if I wasn't logged in so I lost the post
anyway, it was probably too long, so suffice it to say, I am on day 14 =) I went to the concert and only drank water, and I had a GREAT time! this was a big achievement for me, as in the 24+ years I've been going to live shows (am a big music fan and have been to MANY) it was the FIRST that I was sober.
I do so wish I hadn't lost my original post. can someone tell me why that happened?
congratulations to everyone on their sober time it is very inspiring to see that everyone is still writing in and that we're all making progress!
noba
I just wrote this post that took nearly half an hour to write, then clicked "submit" and I was then led to the "please enter your birthdate" thing as if I wasn't logged in so I lost the post
anyway, it was probably too long, so suffice it to say, I am on day 14 =) I went to the concert and only drank water, and I had a GREAT time! this was a big achievement for me, as in the 24+ years I've been going to live shows (am a big music fan and have been to MANY) it was the FIRST that I was sober.
I do so wish I hadn't lost my original post. can someone tell me why that happened?
congratulations to everyone on their sober time it is very inspiring to see that everyone is still writing in and that we're all making progress!
noba
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