I'm almost content...
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I'm almost content...
It was my 21st birthday today. Just gone midnight and me and a friend are sharing a bottle of Magners.
I'm happy I'm doing this. It's like a celebratory drink for myself. If I can have one and no more then I'll be very happy with myself.
Just thought I'd let you lot know.
Cheers
BSU
I'm happy I'm doing this. It's like a celebratory drink for myself. If I can have one and no more then I'll be very happy with myself.
Just thought I'd let you lot know.
Cheers
BSU
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Well, happy birthday - if Magners is alcoholic as I suspect I can't congratulate you on your choice of celebration tho, BSU.
Maybe tomorrow or some day soon you should look up your old posts, man.
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Maybe tomorrow or some day soon you should look up your old posts, man.
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If I can have one and no more then I'll be very happy with myself.
Sounds like a recipe for trouble to me.
I don't know about you but I never drank to have "just one". I always had more, too much, and started the vicious cycle all over again. I hope you can put it down for good and give yourself the best birthday present of all.
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BSU,
I don't know if you're at all the kind of drinker I was, but I could have one or two to celebrate, and be happy with myself (though not happy with only one or two).
It's the inevitable downslide over the ensuing days/weeks that would make me decidedly UNhappy with myself.
Playin' with fire...
I don't know if you're at all the kind of drinker I was, but I could have one or two to celebrate, and be happy with myself (though not happy with only one or two).
It's the inevitable downslide over the ensuing days/weeks that would make me decidedly UNhappy with myself.
Playin' with fire...
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Well happy birthday, BSU.
I hope you're right. If not, come on back, because you've got plenty of company. SR is chock full of people who had just one drink to prove they could handle it now. I "proved" it to myself over and over and over again...
I hope you're right. If not, come on back, because you've got plenty of company. SR is chock full of people who had just one drink to prove they could handle it now. I "proved" it to myself over and over and over again...
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The trouble is BSU once I proved to myself I 'could handle it' by having one 'good' night....inevitably I went back to drinking...why wouldn't I, when I 'proved' I could handle it now?
inevitably I ended up back at square one.
To really get into recovery I had to learn that feeling when I drank that first glass really wasn't contentment at all. I was just getting my fix.
I know real contentment now
I hope you really are done - hope this year is a good one for you
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inevitably I ended up back at square one.
To really get into recovery I had to learn that feeling when I drank that first glass really wasn't contentment at all. I was just getting my fix.
I know real contentment now
I hope you really are done - hope this year is a good one for you
D
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