We are Opening a Brewery
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Originally Posted by Pouncer 
It's okay...It is your point of view. No worries.
My intent was really to parody the AV. We have all been there and/or have seen it in action. "I have a month; I can start moderating again"...or "I am secure enough to go to a bar with my friends," et cetera.
Dee, sorry about that. At least I didn't put mayo in your Krispy Kreme...
My intent was really to parody the AV. We have all been there and/or have seen it in action. "I have a month; I can start moderating again"...or "I am secure enough to go to a bar with my friends," et cetera.
Dee, sorry about that. At least I didn't put mayo in your Krispy Kreme...
There's other ways to " parody" the AV.
I found that simply admitting the thoughts were lies and not letting them control my actions worked good.
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ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!! totally had me hooked. HA!
speaking for self, having a sense of humor about my issues is VERY important for me. "super serious me" was in full effect when i was trying to poison myself to death.
thought of a couple brand names for you guys at the brewery: RELAPSE ROGGENBIER. A.V. AMBER. HIGHER POWER HEFWIEZEN. PLUGINTHEJUG PORTER.
speaking for self, having a sense of humor about my issues is VERY important for me. "super serious me" was in full effect when i was trying to poison myself to death.
thought of a couple brand names for you guys at the brewery: RELAPSE ROGGENBIER. A.V. AMBER. HIGHER POWER HEFWIEZEN. PLUGINTHEJUG PORTER.
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I feel that life AND sobriety doesn't have to be all gloom & doom and no play. In my AA group, we have alot of fun joking around about how we "used to be", laughing at ourselves, being playful, sarcastic, whatever. If I had to sit and think about the seriousness of my disease and all the terrible things I did 24 hours a day I'd probably just off myself.
I think this was some light fun! Put a smile on my face this morning. Anyone who was SO CONCERNED or distraught about this brewery opening, that it truly deeply upset them, probably needs to go to CODA or Al-Anon or something, because we all know we can't control what other people do anyways.
Come on people - lighten up!
Lol.
I think this was some light fun! Put a smile on my face this morning. Anyone who was SO CONCERNED or distraught about this brewery opening, that it truly deeply upset them, probably needs to go to CODA or Al-Anon or something, because we all know we can't control what other people do anyways.
Come on people - lighten up!
Lol.
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Hi Pouncer.
I'm not here to scold you, but I do want to offer another perspective. I'm not at all a stick in the mud, and I frequently use humor as a tool when I'm working in psychotherapy with people who are struggling with things like grief, major depression, suicide, death and divorce. I've also enlisted humor whenever I've coordinated large-scale research studies on "serious" issues -- schizophrenia, addictions, the effects of 9/11, PTSD.
When I read your OP, I imagined that there would be people who would caution you on embarking on such an enterprise, at least suggest you prepare for the worst, perhaps also feel disturbed by and fearful for you by virtue of your putting yourself in the line of fire so early in sobriety. These were among the thoughts and feelings I identified in myself.
Given that you were attempting to parody the AV, I think it's possible that the ultimate parody is that you allowed your AV to convince you that it's perfectly fine to pull off your April Fools prank without considering the potential unintended consequences, or that the consequences would be minimal, relative to the humor involved.
I've commented before that I don't at all like threads that are titled something like "I drank all night..." And then the first line in the body of the OP is something like "...and it's the best green tea I've ever had!" I'm certain that the intentions are good, but there are also unintended consequences for people reading these threads, many of whom have suffered the trauma of relapse and who may have formed an attachment to certain members of SR, if not SR itself.
So, I'll settle for being the bad guy with no sense of humor. I've been called worse. Much worse.
I'm not here to scold you, but I do want to offer another perspective. I'm not at all a stick in the mud, and I frequently use humor as a tool when I'm working in psychotherapy with people who are struggling with things like grief, major depression, suicide, death and divorce. I've also enlisted humor whenever I've coordinated large-scale research studies on "serious" issues -- schizophrenia, addictions, the effects of 9/11, PTSD.
When I read your OP, I imagined that there would be people who would caution you on embarking on such an enterprise, at least suggest you prepare for the worst, perhaps also feel disturbed by and fearful for you by virtue of your putting yourself in the line of fire so early in sobriety. These were among the thoughts and feelings I identified in myself.
Given that you were attempting to parody the AV, I think it's possible that the ultimate parody is that you allowed your AV to convince you that it's perfectly fine to pull off your April Fools prank without considering the potential unintended consequences, or that the consequences would be minimal, relative to the humor involved.
I've commented before that I don't at all like threads that are titled something like "I drank all night..." And then the first line in the body of the OP is something like "...and it's the best green tea I've ever had!" I'm certain that the intentions are good, but there are also unintended consequences for people reading these threads, many of whom have suffered the trauma of relapse and who may have formed an attachment to certain members of SR, if not SR itself.
So, I'll settle for being the bad guy with no sense of humor. I've been called worse. Much worse.
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BRILLIANT, I usually hate the ones as mentioned above "I drank all night" then open the thread and its "best green tea" they really annoy me but today is April fools and it is a one off.
I know everyone is here for a serious issue that is addiction but honestly we need to have a laugh and a joke sometime if not it just gets boring.
Can't believe how badly I got reeled into this one when reading the first post I couldn't believe my eyes lol.
I know everyone is here for a serious issue that is addiction but honestly we need to have a laugh and a joke sometime if not it just gets boring.
Can't believe how badly I got reeled into this one when reading the first post I couldn't believe my eyes lol.
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Every morning I find out what obscure holiday occurs on that day. For instance, yesterday was Quit Your Crappy Job Day. I put up a post about it in fact. Tomorrow is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. If you don't like PB&J for tomorrow, it is Children's Book Day.
I checked out the calendar yesterday and duh, realized it was April Fool's Day. I had gotten to the point where I am comfortable on these forums -- which is good because I find it hard to be myself, or be relaxed and especially humorous with people. That was a goal for sobriety.
As for my AV talking to me...I merely thought it would be fun to make fun of myself, I have come further along sobriety in the last three weeks than I have in four years. I used to say things like the stuff in my OP to myself. I had not anticipated that people would be offended by it. I guess that's my sense of humor, so I apologize if it offends your sensibilities, truly.
Just wanted to walk you through my thought process.
I checked out the calendar yesterday and duh, realized it was April Fool's Day. I had gotten to the point where I am comfortable on these forums -- which is good because I find it hard to be myself, or be relaxed and especially humorous with people. That was a goal for sobriety.
As for my AV talking to me...I merely thought it would be fun to make fun of myself, I have come further along sobriety in the last three weeks than I have in four years. I used to say things like the stuff in my OP to myself. I had not anticipated that people would be offended by it. I guess that's my sense of humor, so I apologize if it offends your sensibilities, truly.
Just wanted to walk you through my thought process.
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