WEIGHING This Out......The Good & The Bad
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WEIGHING This Out......The Good & The Bad
Can't sleep so well again, was laying in bed wide awake since about 3am, and thinking and thinking, tossing and turning, so after an hour of jumping around in there, ( that must be good exercise) lol, anyway got frustrated, so got up, put my coffee on.....then downstairs I go to put wood in the stove....and all this time I have this drinking thing on my mind....Always wondering about it, my mind just can't find any logic on WHY some of us keep persisting on going back to it.
Anyway I thought I might try weighing this out, the GOOD and the BAD of it.
It's 5am now, hoping I can do this right....well whatever right is, hahaha.
Okay now for the good of drinking.
1. hmmmm
Well dang.....ok I need to think on the good of it, so onto the bad, but oh where to start.
1. it makes you sick
2. it makes you hate yourself
3. it makes you withdraw from people you were close to before
4. it makes you so depressed at times, you wonder if you can snap out of the horrible depression at times
5. it has you always thinking about it, our minds trying to understand the WHY'S
6. it makes you say things you'd never ever say, let alone think when you are sober.
Hmmm there has to be a good here, still working on that one.
7. it makes you do things you'd never ever think about.....some I won't mention, cause it makes me sick thinking about it
8. it scares your kids so bad when they see us change, and still we don't stop (this one breaks my heart)
9. it makes you so sick, that you spend half the morning throwing up, and part of you thinks you are going to die, cause you just can't stop being so sick....part of you is hoping you'll die, the other part is praying you won't
Hey I found a good with this, actually three goods
1. thank goodness I keep my toilet clean
2. thank goodness I made it to the toilet
3. of wow I lost 5 lbs ( I don't recommend it at all)
Oh some goods those are....so back to the bads
10. well after being so sick, yep back to cleaning that toilet, lol
11. it keeps it's claws in you at all times, you can almost feel them
12. after drinking way way to much, all of a sudden your perverted brother in law is looking pretty good ( now if ever there is a reason for me to stop drinking, there it is)
13. wake up thinking, OH MY GOODNESS I can't believe how I was thinking about him, LOL shivers here
14. you meet some in chat place here and can't for the life of you remember what you said...and some of us have potty mouth, not mentioning any names here of course, haha, but I'm sure it kicked in pretty good then.
Oh I found another good
3. look at all the nice drinking glasses you can have. ( oh what a bonus that is) lordy I'm grasping here
15. it brings shame
16. it makes people discusted with you
17. it makes us discusted with ourselves
18. it makes us stink
19 it makes us wallow in self pity
20. it makes some of turn into boohooing people (oh real fun to be around)<-----yepper that's me
21. it makes you so weak that you shake real bad, can't focus on anything, makes you so jumpy, irratable
22. some it makes violent, say mean things, physically hurt others
Well that's the best I can do right now, if I could add to this when I think of things I would....hope you's can add to it...that GOOD part just isn't looking to promising, isn't it?
Take good care of YOU.....please stay strong. Keep on beating that DEMON down. We really need to snuff it out bad...karate chops it again here...hiyaaaaaaaa take that, and that.
Love and hugs..............Denise
Anyway I thought I might try weighing this out, the GOOD and the BAD of it.
It's 5am now, hoping I can do this right....well whatever right is, hahaha.
Okay now for the good of drinking.
1. hmmmm
Well dang.....ok I need to think on the good of it, so onto the bad, but oh where to start.
1. it makes you sick
2. it makes you hate yourself
3. it makes you withdraw from people you were close to before
4. it makes you so depressed at times, you wonder if you can snap out of the horrible depression at times
5. it has you always thinking about it, our minds trying to understand the WHY'S
6. it makes you say things you'd never ever say, let alone think when you are sober.
Hmmm there has to be a good here, still working on that one.
7. it makes you do things you'd never ever think about.....some I won't mention, cause it makes me sick thinking about it
8. it scares your kids so bad when they see us change, and still we don't stop (this one breaks my heart)
9. it makes you so sick, that you spend half the morning throwing up, and part of you thinks you are going to die, cause you just can't stop being so sick....part of you is hoping you'll die, the other part is praying you won't
Hey I found a good with this, actually three goods
1. thank goodness I keep my toilet clean
2. thank goodness I made it to the toilet
3. of wow I lost 5 lbs ( I don't recommend it at all)
Oh some goods those are....so back to the bads
10. well after being so sick, yep back to cleaning that toilet, lol
11. it keeps it's claws in you at all times, you can almost feel them
12. after drinking way way to much, all of a sudden your perverted brother in law is looking pretty good ( now if ever there is a reason for me to stop drinking, there it is)
13. wake up thinking, OH MY GOODNESS I can't believe how I was thinking about him, LOL shivers here
14. you meet some in chat place here and can't for the life of you remember what you said...and some of us have potty mouth, not mentioning any names here of course, haha, but I'm sure it kicked in pretty good then.
Oh I found another good
3. look at all the nice drinking glasses you can have. ( oh what a bonus that is) lordy I'm grasping here
15. it brings shame
16. it makes people discusted with you
17. it makes us discusted with ourselves
18. it makes us stink
19 it makes us wallow in self pity
20. it makes some of turn into boohooing people (oh real fun to be around)<-----yepper that's me
21. it makes you so weak that you shake real bad, can't focus on anything, makes you so jumpy, irratable
22. some it makes violent, say mean things, physically hurt others
Well that's the best I can do right now, if I could add to this when I think of things I would....hope you's can add to it...that GOOD part just isn't looking to promising, isn't it?
Take good care of YOU.....please stay strong. Keep on beating that DEMON down. We really need to snuff it out bad...karate chops it again here...hiyaaaaaaaa take that, and that.
Love and hugs..............Denise
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denise
that was amazing, stick it on your fridge girl!!!!
you just said and told yourself all the things you need to beat this.
you have the reasons why you no longer want to drink, they are all good and valid reasons.
keep the list and keep moving with us.
hugs to you
kath
you just said and told yourself all the things you need to beat this.
you have the reasons why you no longer want to drink, they are all good and valid reasons.
keep the list and keep moving with us.
hugs to you
kath
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it makes you do really embarrassing things like having sex with really ugly people whose name you cant remember haha
havent done that for a while, but hey true confessions haha
oh and sadly it kills people
ciou
kath
havent done that for a while, but hey true confessions haha
oh and sadly it kills people
ciou
kath
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Bubblze that's the heartbreaking part of all this horror....WHO we've hurt..and never intentionally. Guess that's where the amends comes in....I wonder how long we need to work on that till it's fixed.
Oh I have another bad here
27. repeat things over and over and over, the poor sober person listening to this
oh I have a good now too, haha
4. is good repeating yourself as long as the person you're talking
to has been drinking also ( they don't notice) that's a feeble good isn't it. LOL
Oh I have another bad here
27. repeat things over and over and over, the poor sober person listening to this
oh I have a good now too, haha
4. is good repeating yourself as long as the person you're talking
to has been drinking also ( they don't notice) that's a feeble good isn't it. LOL
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(((((YIPPPPEEEEEE))))))
Oh I knew if I thought long and hard enough I'd find a good in this....and guess what I did...jumping up and down for joy here.
5. SORBRIETY RECOVERY....that's it..meeting all you wonderful people.
5. SORBRIETY RECOVERY....that's it..meeting all you wonderful people.
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28. Next time you might not make it home. You might have an accident. Kill some kids. Lose your license for life. Get a big fine. Be in jail for a very long time. Be sued by the survivors for every last cent you got.
The good part is that you will be sober and have lots of time to think about it.
Feel free to pass this on. I made it blunt on purpose. I know you cant make people stop. But maybe I can make at least one person will think about it.
The good part is that you will be sober and have lots of time to think about it.
Feel free to pass this on. I made it blunt on purpose. I know you cant make people stop. But maybe I can make at least one person will think about it.
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More bad things about drinking.
You lose touch with your spirituality.
You don't care about your appearance anymore.
You spend untold amounts of money "buying rounds for strangers at the bar."
You "make friends" while you are drunk with the strangest people & freely hand out your phone number not even thinking of the danger you are putting yourself or family in.
You look in the mirror and do NOT recognize the person staring back.
You develop an intense fear of yourself.
You manipulate, lie and cheat to your family and friends.
You hate yourself and have no self respect nor dignity.
You know what you are doing to yourself but you can't/won't stop.
Your thoughts become distorted. The world becomes distored.
You live your life in denial.
You lose good jobs, friends and your reputation.
The only good thing about drinking is......well.....nothing that I can think of.
Denise, good thread.
You lose touch with your spirituality.
You don't care about your appearance anymore.
You spend untold amounts of money "buying rounds for strangers at the bar."
You "make friends" while you are drunk with the strangest people & freely hand out your phone number not even thinking of the danger you are putting yourself or family in.
You look in the mirror and do NOT recognize the person staring back.
You develop an intense fear of yourself.
You manipulate, lie and cheat to your family and friends.
You hate yourself and have no self respect nor dignity.
You know what you are doing to yourself but you can't/won't stop.
Your thoughts become distorted. The world becomes distored.
You live your life in denial.
You lose good jobs, friends and your reputation.
The only good thing about drinking is......well.....nothing that I can think of.
Denise, good thread.
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brilliant thread ((((twinnie))))) scaring the SH!T outta meself cos its ALL too true...
the pure shame of it all!
and the blessing that we all have to have found each other to share these disgusting things that we USED to do..
long live sobriety..... long live us!
mags just thowin me two penneth in on me way to work!
catch you later.......
mags driving without a worry of being pulled over or killin anyone or breath smelling like a whores handbag!! bwaaaaahahhaha like that one
bye for now...
the pure shame of it all!
and the blessing that we all have to have found each other to share these disgusting things that we USED to do..
long live sobriety..... long live us!
mags just thowin me two penneth in on me way to work!
catch you later.......
mags driving without a worry of being pulled over or killin anyone or breath smelling like a whores handbag!! bwaaaaahahhaha like that one
bye for now...
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it puts our lives on hold
it stops us from dreaming
our self worth, well
makes snowman..well not saying anymore, but added that to put a smile on someone's face here, LOL..really need some humor here..
Ok I can't stop there, I don't recommend making a snowman in the middle of winter with just your boots and mittens on, but the good thing is, it was dark out and no one was around...rolls my eyes here, holy cow the memories. LOL
Oh wow Laci.....this is so unending isn't it?
LOL Mags...it's scaring the bejeepers out of me too.
I might be going away for a couple days..our camp, the worse place for temptation, but hec there's no snow to make a snowman, LOL.
Anyway I will print this all out and put it in my BB (I have two BB's) makes me wonder why the guy at the AA meeting felt the need that I should have two, I bought one, and he gave me the older version. ( I think I must have looked desperate that night, yeah I was) I also have the Dailey Reflections one.....that's a good one too, and take them with me....MY PROTECTION. Help ward off this EVIL thing that insisits on living us and constently tormenting us.
it stops us from dreaming
our self worth, well
makes snowman..well not saying anymore, but added that to put a smile on someone's face here, LOL..really need some humor here..
Ok I can't stop there, I don't recommend making a snowman in the middle of winter with just your boots and mittens on, but the good thing is, it was dark out and no one was around...rolls my eyes here, holy cow the memories. LOL
Oh wow Laci.....this is so unending isn't it?
LOL Mags...it's scaring the bejeepers out of me too.
I might be going away for a couple days..our camp, the worse place for temptation, but hec there's no snow to make a snowman, LOL.
Anyway I will print this all out and put it in my BB (I have two BB's) makes me wonder why the guy at the AA meeting felt the need that I should have two, I bought one, and he gave me the older version. ( I think I must have looked desperate that night, yeah I was) I also have the Dailey Reflections one.....that's a good one too, and take them with me....MY PROTECTION. Help ward off this EVIL thing that insisits on living us and constently tormenting us.
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Sitting here laughing,,,oh Kath....that line about having sex with ugly people and not remembering their name....hahaha
And Mags.....our breath smelling like a whores handbag...I've yet to get a wiff of that, hahaha, funny girl.
Hey one time I thought hubby was looking like Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise, pretty good combo I figure ......hmmmm that must be a GOOD in this, hahaha.
And Mags.....our breath smelling like a whores handbag...I've yet to get a wiff of that, hahaha, funny girl.
Hey one time I thought hubby was looking like Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise, pretty good combo I figure ......hmmmm that must be a GOOD in this, hahaha.
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Bad
28. I wake up in jail
29. I wake up in the hospital
30. I lie, steal and cheat to get alcohol
Good
This was the toughest part for me because alcohol did so much for me. learning how to live sober and NOT drinking, while in the back of my mind I know that I can go to the store anytime, and feel great imediately.
thanks to A.A. this cycle has been broken.
28. I wake up in jail
29. I wake up in the hospital
30. I lie, steal and cheat to get alcohol
Good
This was the toughest part for me because alcohol did so much for me. learning how to live sober and NOT drinking, while in the back of my mind I know that I can go to the store anytime, and feel great imediately.
thanks to A.A. this cycle has been broken.
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Well said Jay Walker!
Good...
Not waking up with a hangover....
Not waking up with a stranger.....
Making snowmen with your clothes on (smile on someone's face now!)
Going to the store & walking past the liquor dept and not buying a bottle.
Meeting wonderful, caring and loving people who help you learn how to live a good and productive life.
Losing weight! (No more of those hangover hungries)
Your body is hydrated for a change. Water tastes good (Yes, Kath it does!)
The smile on your husband's face when you mention you have 23 days sober!!!! That is worth it all for me!
Loving AA and the good people here!
(((((((((((To All)))))))))))))))
Good...
Not waking up with a hangover....
Not waking up with a stranger.....
Making snowmen with your clothes on (smile on someone's face now!)
Going to the store & walking past the liquor dept and not buying a bottle.
Meeting wonderful, caring and loving people who help you learn how to live a good and productive life.
Losing weight! (No more of those hangover hungries)
Your body is hydrated for a change. Water tastes good (Yes, Kath it does!)
The smile on your husband's face when you mention you have 23 days sober!!!! That is worth it all for me!
Loving AA and the good people here!
(((((((((((To All)))))))))))))))
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I agree Laci......well said Jay Walker.
Jenn, I know about that 12 and 13...oh boys we need to laugh at those don't we...hahha.
(((Laci))) wow you came through with those good ones...thanks for those....Right about not, that's the way to be looking at this demon period.....thanks for those Laci girl.
Hugs you all........Denise
Jenn, I know about that 12 and 13...oh boys we need to laugh at those don't we...hahha.
(((Laci))) wow you came through with those good ones...thanks for those....Right about not, that's the way to be looking at this demon period.....thanks for those Laci girl.
Hugs you all........Denise
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Oh, I can also think of lots of good reasons:
Not getting drunk and deciding in the middle of the night that I can save money (to buy more booze) by becoming my own hairstylist. Then waking up the next morning in a hungover haze wondering why I look like Ronald McDonald on crack?!
Not getting drunk and deciding in the middle of the night that I can save money (to buy more booze) by becoming my own hairstylist. Then waking up the next morning in a hungover haze wondering why I look like Ronald McDonald on crack?!
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