2010 Class Of February
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 20,458
now i drink a bottle of seltzer in the evening instead of a bottle of wine....3 months and then some, my face looks 10 years younger (even with a spider bite under my eye)...it is amazing what regular sleep and hydration can do for my body.
hope that others will come back and post....I love reading how everyone is doing, it is so encouraging.
hope that others will come back and post....I love reading how everyone is doing, it is so encouraging.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Jersey City
Posts: 17
Checking In...
Hi folks,
Just checking in...getting ready to go on vacation with the family. Going to be on a ship for 10 days. Insanity!!! What were we thinking with a 3 year old and a 1.5 year old!
Should be interesting doing this without drinking!
My wife and I have not been doing well. She wants to fight all the time and I just don't let her get me going. Its funny that she used to get all upset about my drinking...now it is about how we don't talk, and how I don't support her.
She says I am grumpy all the time and quick to get upset with her. I don't think I am - but I can't really be objective about this. My overwhelming impulse is to have a drink and ignore her. I find myself thinking about my response before I shoot off my mouth.
We may end up splitting up before this is all over. Our relationship has centered around drinking. She still drinks and even blames me when she overdoes it.
It is now about the kids as well as quality of daily living. I am resolved with my desire to stay sober - more for myself than others and believe working on relationships will come later.
Thanks for letting me rant,
Chris
Just checking in...getting ready to go on vacation with the family. Going to be on a ship for 10 days. Insanity!!! What were we thinking with a 3 year old and a 1.5 year old!
Should be interesting doing this without drinking!
My wife and I have not been doing well. She wants to fight all the time and I just don't let her get me going. Its funny that she used to get all upset about my drinking...now it is about how we don't talk, and how I don't support her.
She says I am grumpy all the time and quick to get upset with her. I don't think I am - but I can't really be objective about this. My overwhelming impulse is to have a drink and ignore her. I find myself thinking about my response before I shoot off my mouth.
We may end up splitting up before this is all over. Our relationship has centered around drinking. She still drinks and even blames me when she overdoes it.
It is now about the kids as well as quality of daily living. I am resolved with my desire to stay sober - more for myself than others and believe working on relationships will come later.
Thanks for letting me rant,
Chris
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Virginia
Posts: 182
Just checking in. 103 days and going strong!
My recovery has been done only with the support of friends/family/SR so far, although I am looking into counselors because I realize I really need to work on my self esteem/confidence issues. Even without professional or group (AA, etc.) support, I no longer obsess about drinking and am able to be around people drinking now. Being around friends drinking hasn't been nearly as difficult as I thought, but I do get jealous sometimes. When I feel a moment of weakness, I get online and read on this site or think about why I stopped to begin with. It helps!
Anyhoo, just wanted to say hello and hopefully others in the class of February 2010 are hanging in there!
My recovery has been done only with the support of friends/family/SR so far, although I am looking into counselors because I realize I really need to work on my self esteem/confidence issues. Even without professional or group (AA, etc.) support, I no longer obsess about drinking and am able to be around people drinking now. Being around friends drinking hasn't been nearly as difficult as I thought, but I do get jealous sometimes. When I feel a moment of weakness, I get online and read on this site or think about why I stopped to begin with. It helps!
Anyhoo, just wanted to say hello and hopefully others in the class of February 2010 are hanging in there!
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Present
Posts: 425
Hi Fuzzy
Great to hear you've reached your century! Am also hanging in (126 days) and not obsessing about alcohol either. You're right -- SR has been a brilliant forum and its value in helping some of us stay sober has been huge. Thanks, SR, we are one third of a year sober.
Any other Febs out there?
Great to hear you've reached your century! Am also hanging in (126 days) and not obsessing about alcohol either. You're right -- SR has been a brilliant forum and its value in helping some of us stay sober has been huge. Thanks, SR, we are one third of a year sober.
Any other Febs out there?
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