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Old 11-08-2011, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnym View Post
11/5/2011...I've had enough.
I'm with you. Had enough. Join us the November crew is so much cooler than the October crew and I hear even cooler than the December club so stay sober and hang with us.

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Old 11-08-2011, 06:08 AM
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I think being disappointed is a good thing, maybe? Don't worry samwitch, you sound really committed and I'm sure you'll get back there again. Just keep talking to us!
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Old 11-08-2011, 06:11 AM
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That's right Tigger. I wouldn't want to be a part of any other crew!

JohnnyM hang in there please. You know it's better over here on this side of the fence with us. Stay!
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Old 11-08-2011, 06:34 AM
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Last night was the final straw for me. After getting a stressful birthday card from my estranged mother, and a rough day, I began popping tops. My moderation ability went bye-bye. I was able to stop for a few weeks earlier this year, but I relapsed in September.

Seeing the moderation go to all-out consumption was scary.
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Old 11-08-2011, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Tigger41 View Post
I'm with you. Had enough. Join us the November crew is so much cooler than the October crew and I hear even cooler than the December club so stay sober and hang with us.

Post often.
Tigger--I love this! I'm definitely staying with the Novembers
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Old 11-08-2011, 07:30 AM
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Good morning everybody! Not a lot of sleep for me, and a little out of whack, but no hangover! Woohoo! Getting ready for work, have a great day all.
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Old 11-08-2011, 07:55 AM
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Thanks for dropping in Joe
Good to see you - you must nearly be a year by now

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coming up Dee --- on NOV 11.. I'm always around - just got a little lazy with writing, and have done more reading. I'll be writing a tome soon to share my story.
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Old 11-08-2011, 07:57 AM
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So COOL. You were here a year ago. So how did you do it?
I'll write soon and share my story, but in a nutshell I owe everything to this site.
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Old 11-08-2011, 08:03 AM
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That's right Tigger. I wouldn't want to be a part of any other crew!

JohnnyM hang in there please. You know it's better over here on this side of the fence with us. Stay!
Yah, I've been here before.

Thanks for the encouragement. Meeting after work tonight, looking forward to connecting with people in my neighborhood.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:15 PM
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Well, I've made it to day three. Finally got some sleep last night. Feeling a bit out of it today so I'm just hanging watching TV reading the forums. Probably take a nap if I can. Anxiety is almost gone.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:31 PM
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Hi everyone!

I'd like to be part of the Class of November pleeeeeaaaase !!

5/11/2011 ( or 11/5/2011) for me!

Sarah xx
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by samwitch View Post
I'm so disappointed in myself.
You know what, slipping up can happen, but you can always start new. 15 days of sobriety is better than 15 days drunk no matter what.

I'm pulling for you...
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:53 PM
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hot feet have stopped, but still feeling the stray prickly pains here and there..... I was thinking about experimenting with a few beers to see if I could make it stop, I decided that was a bad idea, and went for a walk. When I am busy the the pricklies do not happen, just when I sit for awhile, or lay down and get ready to sleep. It is not anywhere bad enough to keep me awake though.

At Day 16, I think I am more awake than I have been in a long time. I'm not getting tired at 3:pm. I'm starting to sleep better, like from 11 at night to around 6:30 and waking up with some energy has returned.

No real desire to drink, except fighting the urge to medicate my nerves, just to see if this is alcohol related or something else....

I'm hanging in there.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by despairingsair View Post
Hi everyone!

I'd like to be part of the Class of November pleeeeeaaaase !!

5/11/2011 ( or 11/5/2011) for me!

Sarah xx
Welcome aboard - Congrats on day 4!!
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Old 11-08-2011, 06:57 PM
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Welcome aboard, new members! Agree with Tigger41, we've got a good group here. I am on day 10 but just started posting 3 days ago and I've already gotten so much support from other members and from reading all the inspirational stories. I'm so glad I came upon this site. I am finding myself looking forward to to it. I may have found a new addiction
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Old 11-08-2011, 07:17 PM
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welcome johnnym, fdm and despairingsair, and welcome back samwitch

I'm glad you didn't drink Fraggy - if your 'prickles' are anything like mine it's pretty clear drinking wasn't helping it, not in the long run.

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Old 11-08-2011, 08:05 PM
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November Class 2011

Glad I found this post. I just joined today. Sober since Nov. 3 and determined to make it this time.
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Old 11-08-2011, 08:14 PM
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welcome to you too flamingredhair

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Old 11-08-2011, 08:39 PM
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My Story

I drank Kahlua for about 13 years. Went to outpatient in 2003 and started drinking again as soon as I graduated. Got laid off in 2008 and things went downhill from there. Switched to vodka which got me drunker quicker. Started a temp job FROM HELL in July of this year that sent my stress level through the ceiling. Had to take two weeks off when my daughter got an infection and during those two weeks bottomed out. I'm only 4'10" and was drinking 3-4 pints a week. My weight was down to 79 lbs. Skin and bones. Last Thursday I told my husband I'd had enough. Went to the ER. Couldn't stop shaking. Spent three days detoxing which - by the sounds of some of your stories - went surprisngly easily. My appetite is coming back. I'm sleeping well though I wish I were ready for bed before 1AM. And I quit the job from hell to spend time on recovery. That's about 15 years in one post, lol.
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Old 11-09-2011, 05:29 AM
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Hi flamingredhair - nice to have you in the " class". I like the well that's 15 years in a post. Here's mine - I drink too much everynight. There's my past 5 years - lol.

We're here for you - stay strong and post often. I'm at a week and mornings are good. Evenings tough but I hear it gets better.
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