SDSurfn

I like this. I will definitely use this.

Because I never play the tape all the way through!

I don't think, Hey, you have to work tomorrow.

Or my 6-year old son wants me to play with him tomorrow, and he gets up early, and he wants his dad to be fun and energetic, rather than brutally hungover and cranky.

Or maybe you can't really afford to blow $160 bucks at that bar...

Play the tape all the way through.


I'm glad I found this place.

-SD

Jackstone

Pumpkin - I'm praying and thinking good thoughts! Hang in there!

NoAlcoholToday

Morning everyone

I saw this on another thread yesterday and I wanted to share it with you (actually it was in regard to dope so I changed the word to drink but the same principle applies)

Step 1 - dont drink
Step 2 - see step 1

Have a great day. Hope you made it through, Pumpkin.

Stayinfree

Good morning November gang!

Pumpkin, sorry I wasn't around last night but hon if you've fallen.....get right back up today....we want you to stay in our November group!!

The skies are dark, the weather is cold and damp.....but I'm feeling good and I hope you all are too!

Dee74

ah, the Windysan method NAT

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NoAlcoholToday

Yeah, that's the one, Dee. Well I thought it was a top gun approach.

I know that I am still in the very early stages of recovery (and over on the F&F forum there is a load of talk about stinkin' thinkin' no drinkin' but at least for the time being I reckon that's a lot better than stinkin' thinkin' drinkin' anyway)

petethebrick

Well it's the weekend again, I'm happy having been sober since last sunday, so today is day 6. I had two weeks behind me before that but screwed up last weekend. I'm staying positive. I've had one drunk night in the past three weeks which is better than how it used to be. I'm determined to get to two weeks again and then to double that and double it etc. Have a weekend of treating myself planned, lots of nice food, will buy few new books, clothes etc......will report on my sober weekend on monday! All the best everybody!!!!!

Dee74

You can do it Pete

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Jackstone

Pete - great job this week and good plan to stay sober this weekend. In the past when I would go a week or 2, and then drink, I didn't feel that I fell off the wagon, but that I was hanging onto the back of the wagon and was getting dragged! LOL Stay sober this weekend and we'll all toast with root beer on Monday morning!

Pumpkin - you out there? Hope you made it thru the night sober - if not, just pull yourself back up onto the wagon - there are people on the wagon ready to pull you back up if that's the case.

4 days sober and working on the 5th!

SDSurfn

Good morning Class of Nov 2010! Day 6 here.


Well, it's Friday, the weekend.

I am going to keep reminding myself of the good things I've learned and read about on these forums when happy hour rolls around.

When thoughts of that first after work drink start floating around inside my head, instead of acting on impulse, I am going to play the tape all the way through.

And I am going to remember that there is nothing left for me and drinking except pain and suffering.

27 years! Enough!

I apologize in advance if I post too much today. I also apologize in advance if some of my posts are filled with self-pity and anger.

If I get through today it will be my first sober Friday in over 5 years.

Thanks all,

SD

coop1

Hope everyone is well today...keep on keepin on. Day 8 here...who woulda thunk it?

SDSurfn

congrats coop.

If I can get to Day 8 it means I made it through the weekend.

Let's do this!

I'm not going back!

coop1

You can do it Sd. Just hang in there and stay strong. It's all about choices. Which one do we make?

fuel.injected

Day 3 for me here (different time zone so it's Saturday)
Starting to get the bursts of rage and despair. Got a men's prayer breakfast in a few hours and then meeting the girlfriend so I think I can stay busy enough this weekend to stay out of trouble.
Good luck to everyone this weekend. The holiday season is coming up for us all and I hope we can all stay strong and stress free.

WatchTheSky

Catfisher, I understand the rage/despair thing! Mine is starting to get better. Give it time and yours probably will too! As for the weekend, I'm nervous as well.

SDSurfn

How ridiculous am I?

I am sitting here at work wishing it was Sat morning. I just want to get to Sat morning with my sobriety intact.

I am literally wishing a day of my life away. This is insane.

But I'm an alcoholic. I have been drowning my brain in booze for 27 ****** years.

No wonder it doesn't work right.

chebella

Day 2 for me, rainy boring day on the Azores. My friends are starting to text me to meet in an hour and go for some beers and talk about our day.
I 'm not gonna go, all of a sudden I have this killer headache. Having a green tea now.

Just spoke to my mum , she says friday is bad day to stop drinking, we should go for drinks. She's upset that I refuse to go now. Ah well, not giving up on today- going for a walk and movie tonight.

All the best

SDSurfn

thanks for sharing chebella.


I have to be honest. I don't know all the rules here on the forum so I don't know if this is ok to say.

But I have to be honest.

I want to drink. I want to drink today. This is not easy, folks.

chebella

It's raining too much to leave now....haha.
wow sdsurfn, you're honest but not helping !

Hmm, can you focus on something else? This time of day is difficult for me, this is when the fun begins normally.....

I'm thinking of getting a dog, routine and walkies, lot's of love to give and I won't be that alone in the evenings.....

Also I just realised I don't have any close friend or relative that is not sitting in a bar , right now. That's weird.

fuel.injected

But you know, if I'm just around strangers I can control it. If I'm around my girlfriend or best friend, they get it with both barrels and I can see them losing their will to deal with me and support me. It's just up and down, over and over. That's why if it's during the week, I just stay at my computer and drink water and wait for the storm to pass. Weekends are the hard part with church and AA and all. Come on, Monday!!!!