off the wagon, and it's ok...
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Originally Posted by Nuudawn 
When I saw that this thread had been bumped.....I was hopeful that Ippo had returned. Alas....not yet. Sayin' a prayer.
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Ippochick I hope you're doing ok, and I hope that you're just being honest with yourself and not trying to talk yourself into your drinking being under control if it isn't. based upon you're original posts it's hard to believe that moderation would be possible.
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Originally Posted by PhaseTwo
Ippochick I hope you're doing ok, and I hope that you're just being honest with yourself and not trying to talk yourself into your drinking being under control if it isn't. based upon you're original posts it's hard to believe that moderation would be possible.
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Just give it up its not worth it . Ive lost my second husband home being sold wish id stopped before it came to this. Im just lucky my 2 grown up children arse standing by me but then they wer nt living with me
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I use to be like that. I will just have one bottle. I will just drink on the weekends. I will only drink 3 times a week, I will ... I will... I will....
really my last relapse nearly killed me. but sometimes we have to go through the process until we have had enough....
good luck
really my last relapse nearly killed me. but sometimes we have to go through the process until we have had enough....
good luck
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Originally Posted by Nuudawn
When I saw that this thread had been bumped.....I was hopeful that Ippo had returned. Alas....not yet. Sayin' a prayer.
It's so strange how there are so many people who come and go on this site. Maybe it's not strange at all. But I was looking back at my old posts and reminding myself of where I want to be etc and reading from old posters - I wonder about those who left us, if they are fighting the good fight, if they've given in, etc.
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Ippochick! You nearly lost a finger! OMG!! That just sent chills all over me! I know how bad I feel when I cut my finger when cooking! I hope you are feeling ok now and it heals up great for you! Honestly, I miss drinking and have tried moderation but it never worked for me for very long. I wish you all the best!
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hey all. i've just read through the thread and need to say thank you so much for your care and concern. i think it's true that i felt i 'deserved' a drink after my accident and surgery.
my hand is healing but i will need more surgery and months of physio. i'm also on a waitlist at a specialist surgery unit for a 4th surgery to try to fix my collarbone that i broke in 2010.
moderation is going ok. me and hubby have had some long and difficult conversations and i know full well the implications if i lose control again. i know others have tried and failed, but it's working ok at the moment. i'm going to go back to my outpatient group when medical appointments allow me to commit to the full 8 weeks. they have a drop-in that i'm going to go to tomorrow morning.
to those i unwittingly offended when i started this thread - my sincere apologies. it was not meant to gloat or glorify drinking.
thank you all so much for caring. it means a great deal to know you are here.
my hand is healing but i will need more surgery and months of physio. i'm also on a waitlist at a specialist surgery unit for a 4th surgery to try to fix my collarbone that i broke in 2010.
moderation is going ok. me and hubby have had some long and difficult conversations and i know full well the implications if i lose control again. i know others have tried and failed, but it's working ok at the moment. i'm going to go back to my outpatient group when medical appointments allow me to commit to the full 8 weeks. they have a drop-in that i'm going to go to tomorrow morning.
to those i unwittingly offended when i started this thread - my sincere apologies. it was not meant to gloat or glorify drinking.
thank you all so much for caring. it means a great deal to know you are here.
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I see your 'sobriety date' is listed as 3rd August.
I think you should have had the good grace to retire gracefully.. There are many people here who might be tempted to try so called 'moderation'. I hope it works for you, but experience tells us that for those who have a problem moderation is a hiding to nothing. I hope they don't try to follow your example just on the off chance.
I think you should have had the good grace to retire gracefully.. There are many people here who might be tempted to try so called 'moderation'. I hope it works for you, but experience tells us that for those who have a problem moderation is a hiding to nothing. I hope they don't try to follow your example just on the off chance.
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I'm glad you popped in and let us know you were ok Ippochick....a lot of people kept this thread alive for a reason - bonds are made 
I hope everything works out for you - if not, you know where we are
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I hope everything works out for you - if not, you know where we are
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Apologies if I seemed overly hash to Ippochick, however last night I was reminded of the potential seriousness of this condition at the AA meeting I attended. Someone who was at the very first meeting I attended a month ago and who I had not seen since was was reported to have died last week having decided to drink again shortly after my initial meeting. I didn't get all the details but it was connected with starting to drink again and I was surprisingly shocked, even though I didn't know the woman concerned at all.
It isn't an addiction it is worth messing around with.
It isn't an addiction it is worth messing around with.
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[QUOTE] do you really think you are going to be able to control this for the rest of your life? If you know the implications of losing control why keep drinking and waiting for them to happen. why risk your marriage,family,career,health when you know it WILL happen eventually
I know we all have to follow our own path but I just hope you decide to quit before you lose control again. It's not a case of 'if' you lose control but 'when'
A short period of abstinence does not suddenly make us able to control our drinking when we've never been able to control it before.
We will always be here for when you need us again
Originally Posted by ippochick
moderation is going ok. me and hubby have had some long and difficult conversations and i know full well the implications if i lose control again. QUOTE]
I know we all have to follow our own path but I just hope you decide to quit before you lose control again. It's not a case of 'if' you lose control but 'when'
A short period of abstinence does not suddenly make us able to control our drinking when we've never been able to control it before.
We will always be here for when you need us again
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