karilynn27

i could make you forget for a while

Me..That's what I'm afraid of...I'd forget the beautiful life I've found and never come back to sobriety

koru3

The one that nearly gets me is at parties when people aren't interested in talking about interesting topics or anything, pretty much holding a social occasion just so they can drink, and they don't even drink that much.

My addictive voice just screams "teach them how to have some REAL fun! let's break open that gin and have 10 shots, then they'll really know how to have a good time". That one is so hard because it's tapping into an old persona... but once you realise what you're doing, you can prevent it before it begins.

Oh and "you'll never get through all of this without me" (yes, yes I will).

Bgh2002

"Look what she's trying to put you through again... That rum would make this whole experience so much easier its right here in front of you, you know you want to"

Yeah if it wasn't for that "rum and vodka" I wouldn't be in this again, or before junk. She is just as lost in life right now as me its noones fault we are doing this to each other. Id rather do what normal people do when they are hurt. Accept it and move on.

soberbrah

Life sucks without alcohol

How will you ever have fun without alcohol

You won't meet any women without alcohol

Alcohol is the only thing that makes doing anything worth it

makeabigplan

You can't go on holiday without alcohol.

Applecrumble

AV: Why didn't you take more advantage of the Wetherspoons (very cheap pub) when you were drinking? Those days when you worked and then got home sober was such a massive waste of an opportunity. What was the point?

Me: last time I was in there I ended up alone, downing straight doubles (alone) falling backwards smacking my head on something (alone) giving myself concussion for a week and being avoided by strangers as I managed to get through the door to leave (alone). Things didn't improve for the next nine months until I stopped drinking.

ebshot

It's okay, go ahead and have a beer. You can have one, it'll be fine. Maybe even two, not a problem.

I'm so thankful for my sober friends and AA members for getting me through a rough day yesterday. It was a close call, that is for sure but I am still sober and stronger for have gotten through it.

YoungAndClean

That maybe in the future when my life is in a better place I could use pot once a week so long as I didn't drink or do opiates. And my life was all in order.

karilynn27

You are not worth it

Oh yes I am, I am a gift

EternalQ

"Oh look at this fancy pre season gala you could have tickets for... Only it is full of cocktails and dancing and special martinis at the fanciest hotel in town... Oh what a shame, see if you drank you could do fun things like this, but now you can't..."

"AV, I would not want to go to that gala even if I was drinking, especially because when I drank I never left the house! AV you are the one who is stuck on stupid, not me. See I have decided that your chatter does not have to mean anything about me or the strength of my recovery. So go ahead, chatter away all day long if you want. It doesn't mean anything because only I can give you life. And I am not going to."

Fernaceman

"You know you really don't want to deal with anything right now. Just blow off your commitments and get a bottle instead!"

Yeah, that would be a GREAT idea. I mean that as sarcastically as possible.

loveme4ever

"You can't quit! You aren't strong enough to!"

I'm trying not to believe that. I haven't technically quit. Today has been my first notion of truly trying to. But in my head that is all I hear, "but you can't"

I feel terrible! and so depressed. But dag gone it!! I will fight!!!

noquickfix41

This is the stinkin thinking that whirled my happy butt back into an 8 year binge..after 8 happy months of sobriety..

EternalQ

"Youve had a week of constant night time craving. Apparently you will feel this way every night for the rest of the winter! You will be in this constant raw craving state and it will be excruciating... and all of that can be relieved with just, one, sip..."

Me: Black and white thinking, AV! It will not be EVERY night. It will not be ALL winter. It will not be CONSTANTLY excruciating. And ONE sip won't relieve it! Tonite it is here.and I.will deal with it tonite. I didn't have it last night. In fact, it will force.me to find other ways to deal."

karilynn27

You don't feel good right now anyway, so what could it hurt

I might not feel good but saying no to you will make me feel better besides, I don't think I'd make it back...you want to kill me

MythOfSisyphus

I'm taking next week off from work; got about 90 hours of vaca built up and it's a use-it-or-lose-it deal. I was thinking of jetting off to Vegas for a couple days, just for fun and because I've never been. So of course my AV is saying HOT DAMN! Don't worry, MOS- What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, baby!

Nice try, AV! I will not drink from a hat, I will not drink with a cat. Doesn't matter if I'm in sitting on my couch or sitting in a space capsule on the moon, the next time I drink I may not have the power to get back home again.

FU, AV!

Veritas1

This morning I was on my way to shop.

It was 8am in the morning.

As I was driving, the thought came...

You could buy something to drink.

There it was.

But then it was gone.

I can't even remember the next thought, or how it left.

It just left.

Thank God.

Gigabit

"I'm entitled to at least one relapse surely?"

wayfinder

AV "no one will no"

I will know, and the old me is coming home"

-so he goes away. and i move on.

DoubleBarrel

Stay out here in the county. You can pick up some beer, go out and have a few drinks and no one will know. You can still do your work tomorrow.

Yeaaaah riiiight. I went directly home.