What phony line did your Addiction try to feed you today?
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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It's a matter of historical record that all great artists were/are heavy drinkers/users. You want to be a great artist, don't you? You need your life's blood, and if you die prematurely, you will be remembered even more. Don't you want a lasting legacy?
Only pathetic, unimaginative wimps with bow ties follow straight arrows. Even Karen Carpenter was anorexic. It gave her that "something special." Otherwise she'd just be another pretty voice and face, and those are a dime a dozen. The least you could do is be diagnosed with a long, drawn out fatal genetic disease.
Come on! You're not even trying!
Only pathetic, unimaginative wimps with bow ties follow straight arrows. Even Karen Carpenter was anorexic. It gave her that "something special." Otherwise she'd just be another pretty voice and face, and those are a dime a dozen. The least you could do is be diagnosed with a long, drawn out fatal genetic disease.
Come on! You're not even trying!
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Today my addiction is telling me.....
"So you missed a meeting last night? Nothing terrible happened. In fact, you had a lovely evening at home with your family! Actually, you slept well too. Maybe it's going out to meetings that is causing your insomnia? Maybe the answer is to quit AA altogether?? I mean, everything seems better when you don't go? It's AA that is the problem not the answer!"
WTF????
"So you missed a meeting last night? Nothing terrible happened. In fact, you had a lovely evening at home with your family! Actually, you slept well too. Maybe it's going out to meetings that is causing your insomnia? Maybe the answer is to quit AA altogether?? I mean, everything seems better when you don't go? It's AA that is the problem not the answer!"
WTF????
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Actually, after three years my addiction doesn't have much to say anymore.
I rarely hear it's tiny little voice and when I do it's easy to ignore. Thankful I've gotten to this point.
I rarely hear it's tiny little voice and when I do it's easy to ignore. Thankful I've gotten to this point.
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My AV is already whispering things about friends that are coming sailing with us in a few weeks......things like " you know you will be the only one on board not drinking ( except for possibly my non-alcoholic DH )..,What are you going to do....be RUDE just drinking diet coke?".... Um...why yes, AV, I think I will be rude.... Actually, this won't really be the biggest test I've faced in the last 2 years.... Not by a long shot.
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Originally Posted by andisa 
If you just stop trying to fight me, I'll leave you alone.
It used to get me time and time again that way.
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It wasn't a complete thought but under great work stress, and agitated and hating that feeling, a couple nights this week the AV whispered: "go home and drink"
I didnt respond to it but noticed it and I just took that as an indication that my stress was extreme and I made an appt with my Dr for a check up.
I didnt respond to it but noticed it and I just took that as an indication that my stress was extreme and I made an appt with my Dr for a check up.
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AV: "Look at you, you haven't changed a thing! You are still anxious, depressed, avoidant and always alone... what was the point of quitting alcohol, exactly??!!"
Me: "None of your business."
Me: "None of your business."
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This is an awesome thread. It gets down to the reality of the voice within us that speaks to us about the drink or drug. Those who don't hear the voice may never understand it. It's so nice to have a community of people who have the same tone.
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"The Labatt Ice beers are in the fridge, it is your day off, all of your commitments are met, lets go to the bar for a ""few"" drinks and get some food, lets take a ride to ..... house and have some beers with him in his back yard, lets take the dog for a walk in the woods and drink beer while he is getting exercise, the sun is shining, your doctor's appointment is not until next week and a ""few"" beers won't hurt that outcome, , you can call ........ and she will come over..... a ""few"" beers won't hurt anyone...............just to name a few.... that voice sure has some valid points....ha!" 
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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My AV told me
that today was a busy day and buying a pack of cigs would be a good thing to relieve stress. I told my AV to stick it where the sun don't shine and grabbed another cup of coffee.
89 hours without a smoke
77 days without a drink
Each addiction taking an hour at a time.
89 hours without a smoke
77 days without a drink
Each addiction taking an hour at a time.
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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bignd - awesome on the quitting smoking!
My AV told me today, that because I haven't lost any weight yet since I stopped drinking, that means I really couldn't have been drinking that much, and so it would be ok for me to go back to drinking again... what?!? I just laughed - at least my AV is hilarious!
My AV told me today, that because I haven't lost any weight yet since I stopped drinking, that means I really couldn't have been drinking that much, and so it would be ok for me to go back to drinking again... what?!? I just laughed - at least my AV is hilarious!
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