adelina123

I was just thinking about the things I have lost over the years when drunk so thought I'd write them here ....

1. Purse - more then once
2. House keys
3. Car keys
4. Mobile phone
5. Several jackets
6. Umbrella
7. My way home
8. Bank cards
9. Friends
10. Ability to lock my doors
11. Arguments
12. My balance
13. My memory
15. My dignity
16. My self respect
17. My ability to reason
18. My mental health
19. My inhibitions
20. My reputation

I very tried to think of things I've gained but apart from weight, red face, wrinkles and stress I'm struggling!!

Perhaps some of you could add to these lists??

wehav2day

Almost lost my...
Partner
Job
Good driving record

Did lose my...
Dignity
Sanity
Self respect
Good health
Smashing good looks
Reason
Balance/coordination

Thankfully, I got every single one of those things back in sobriety. And the things I almost lost but didn't got much better.

Sobriety is a blessing. And it's a blessing you deserve.

CurlyGirl1978

These are things I've lost:
6 jobs
8 friends
a face free of rosacea
1 marriage
1 pregnancy
too much weight ( I hate when people say I look so good but they don't know why I've lost 30 pounds)
several nights of sleep
a clean house
my active sewing projects
my rental history
lots of money
a fight

MelindaFlowers

Almost all of the above.....

2 smashed laptops
Broken glasses (eye glasses)
Sunglasses

Keys all the time.

Work badges

tufty13

Clothes, so many clothes!

At pubs, at festivals, in hotels, at people's houses.

My zest for life

Buggirl

The biggest thing for me was loosing myself!

Closely followed by money, so much money wasted!

tufty13

Oh, lest I forget.....my marriage! That's a biggie.

and yes, soooo much money.

adelina123

Oh yes don't forget your marriage ..... clothes and money are important too though lol ( hope you get my sense of humour )

adelina123

I hope things get better for you! ! I read your thread it looks like you're on the right track xxx

tufty13

Sense of humour both noted and appreciated.

I made the same joke to myself as I posted. :-)

Kallistia

I lost my Morgan - Laura actually but she despised being called that - I didn't lose her because of my drinking though. She was my drinking buddy, at times a co-worker, but much more than that. She was one of my closest friends. She was also an alcoholic and a recovered cocaine user and one night she went home after work and just injected an extremely large amount of her insulin. Four months after my son was born. I tried calling her so many times after I got the phone call from my boss telling me that she had been found dead. I sat on the couch and dialed her number over and over again hoping that it was a sick prank and she never answered the phone. I miss her.

I've wanted for years to get a tattoo of her from the waist up with her back turned and her face in shadow just barely looking back over her shoulder.

tufty13

That's very sad.

Soberwolf

Isn't this thread a perfect reason to stay sober

kamm

I lost my self respect.

And found it again through sobriety.

Jane8

I'm sure I've lost many things over the years. But every Fall when my husband is gone hunting my daughters come over for the weekend. Drinking was always a part of our weekends. But this year I lost control- I drank more wine in three days than I usually drink in a month.
I lost the respect of the most precious thing in life-my girls. I devoted everything to raising them for 25 years and then the last three I have spent my time with them showing them my worst, possible self. I can't take that back
But I hope that in the future I can atone for it.

GhostFace

I lost

My drivers license
Friends
Money
Self disipline

And many more but not having a car is my biggest flaw

bigsombrero

Ugh. When I moved out of my Chicago apartment in 2014, I had 4 (FOUR!) non-working laptops to throw in the trash. I'd broken all of them while drunk at some point or another, but I kept them around for some reason. Cripes.

Some other things I lost:
- Jackets (left at bars, of course)
- My entire 401K (withdrawn early and spent it all on booze)

It's depressing to dwell on. The best things I've gained are HOPE and CONFIDENCE....both of which outweigh all material things by a ton.

gettingsmarter

I lost my work laptop by accidentally running it over thinking it was a good idea to leave my bag being the car and forgetting about it. "Hey Dude, I think I just ran over somthing"

Lovesunrises

Here's just a few..

leather jacket
cell phone
credit cards
trust of others
good judgment
self esteem
self respect

gonzo51511

Love of my life
My driver liscense for maybe the 3rd time
My career
More money than can be calculated
A clean criminal record
Years & years of time
Friends