Two Years Today
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Mecanix, you are truly an inspiration and have been such a light to me through some pretty dark times early on. I love that you're here and I love that you are sober for two years.
Thank you for everything and, of course, you're awesome. Will not say the "c" word but you know I am thinking it
Thank you for everything and, of course, you're awesome. Will not say the "c" word but you know I am thinking it
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Incredibly inspiring experience. Thank you.
Reading your post, and this in particular: it suddenly hit me square between the eyes just how much I connected with alcohol instead of connecting with people.
I was reading today how some of us become 'hopeless alcoholics' by losing confidence in "things human" - connection, love, friendship, bonding, intimacy, support. I thought I understood what that meant, but your post made me realize that I really didn't.
I was on the path to giving alcohol and drugs everything human, everything good and worthwhile and important. Not the house, the job, the material things. But the real things - the ability to care, to love, to relate and connect meaningfully to people, to God, to the natural world even, and to myself. I was trading all that potential to connect only with alcohol/drugs. Until this moment I didn't realize what a grave sacrifice I was making.
Your journey is inspiring. Thanks again for sharing it here.
Reading your post, and this in particular:
"my Gran had died on the 1st of sept and i was only interested in how i could turn it into an excuse for a massive binge",
I was reading today how some of us become 'hopeless alcoholics' by losing confidence in "things human" - connection, love, friendship, bonding, intimacy, support. I thought I understood what that meant, but your post made me realize that I really didn't.
I was on the path to giving alcohol and drugs everything human, everything good and worthwhile and important. Not the house, the job, the material things. But the real things - the ability to care, to love, to relate and connect meaningfully to people, to God, to the natural world even, and to myself. I was trading all that potential to connect only with alcohol/drugs. Until this moment I didn't realize what a grave sacrifice I was making.
Your journey is inspiring. Thanks again for sharing it here.
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Your post made me cry............truly truly inspiring, i'm stilly crying now as I type........at happiness and celebration for you, at frustration and weakness for me. I'm hanging on to the dream that one day, I will hold my head and fingers (as I type) so high, i'll be practically levitating in celebration of what you (and also I, on that day) have achieved. Thank you so much for your post.
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Mecanix
Thank you for a very inspiring post, in fact I just read it again, so the 3rd sept 2011 your decision made and never since had a drink no relapse or slip - I am just on day 24 and have been reading the newcomers board daily, so many slip up after a few days weeks or even months, this has me worried I DONT WANT TO SLIP. In fact even some (most) long term members say they had some relapse or other, I think you are the only one I have read so far that hasn't. So thank you again because i was beginning to think it was inevitable that one day it would happen to me and I would be back to day 1....
I have a new resolve now that it is in fact not inevitable and it can be done straight off without taking that backward step.
Thank you for a very inspiring post, in fact I just read it again, so the 3rd sept 2011 your decision made and never since had a drink no relapse or slip - I am just on day 24 and have been reading the newcomers board daily, so many slip up after a few days weeks or even months, this has me worried I DONT WANT TO SLIP. In fact even some (most) long term members say they had some relapse or other, I think you are the only one I have read so far that hasn't. So thank you again because i was beginning to think it was inevitable that one day it would happen to me and I would be back to day 1....
I have a new resolve now that it is in fact not inevitable and it can be done straight off without taking that backward step.
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Originally Posted by susasober1 
I did not mean to offend or break your calm and I am definitely not proud. I am very aware that alcoholism is disgusting etc. and would not have quit if I didn't realize the damage...I was merely curious because I am shocked that I could drink that much for so long and honestly did not think at one time that 2 bottles was a lot! That's all. I know it was not the point...I apologize!! Sometimes in meetings it breaks the ice a little to admit just how much we really drank!
onwards lol
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im gonna make my gorgeous baked raspberry cheesecake,,,and bring a local ice cream ,,nom nom,,,,xxxxx hope its not melted by time we all get there xxxx
could rite do wiv a party!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh,,,and ill bring some herbal teas,,then we can all chill out,,and be tucked up in the land of nod by 9.30,,,,,,,heeeeheeee
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cleo xxxxxxxxxx
could rite do wiv a party!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh,,,and ill bring some herbal teas,,then we can all chill out,,and be tucked up in the land of nod by 9.30,,,,,,,heeeeheeee
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cleo xxxxxxxxxx
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That bell or bike person
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: london
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Our sober party starts friday as usual , riding the highway to our sober happy destiny, it's not a race , just all of us getting along trying to get through as best we can , some ain't so good at it yet but with persistance, tenacity , willingness to learn and try again i'm sure we will get more skillful .
Everyone is welcome , we are all trying to do the same thing ..
same time , same place on our corner of the web ringing out the liberty bell for freedom .
Bestwishes, m
Everyone is welcome , we are all trying to do the same thing
..same time , same place on our corner of the web
ringing out the liberty bell for freedom . Bestwishes, m
That bell or bike person
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Vicki ,
I dunno if i'll slip or not . Today i never want to drink again . None of us know about tomorow but i have hope . I think we need to concentrate on getting our own sobriety sorted first before we worry too much about what other people are doing .
I feel sorry for people who relapse because of the long term chemical effects of alcohol on our brains , i doubt if my depression would have lifted after 6 months of intermittant sobriety rather than 6 full clean ones . Thats why i think time as such is important .
Otherwise i think we are all at different places in our journies , some at 6 months seem cool , some with years seem tight. It isn't for me to worry about , i just mind my own shop and offer what E S & H i might have, people may find it useful or not and i'm fine with that , either way . I have no worries , i'm happy and content .
Thanks , m
I dunno if i'll slip or not . Today i never want to drink again . None of us know about tomorow but i have hope . I think we need to concentrate on getting our own sobriety sorted first before we worry too much about what other people are doing .
I feel sorry for people who relapse because of the long term chemical effects of alcohol on our brains , i doubt if my depression would have lifted after 6 months of intermittant sobriety rather than 6 full clean ones . Thats why i think time as such is important .
Otherwise i think we are all at different places in our journies , some at 6 months seem cool , some with years seem tight. It isn't for me to worry about , i just mind my own shop and offer what E S & H i might have, people may find it useful or not and i'm fine with that , either way . I have no worries , i'm happy and content .
Thanks , m
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