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Your beehives look so pretty melina!
Have a good night ken.
Ven I love whitewater rafting too!
Date tonight texted back that his favourite colour is blue.
So blue it is
Brynn I imagine you're very popular!
Madgirl: I have tv series recommendations if you need them xoxo
I didn't know what cornhole was either
Have a good night ken.
Ven I love whitewater rafting too!
Date tonight texted back that his favourite colour is blue.
So blue it is
Brynn I imagine you're very popular!
Madgirl: I have tv series recommendations if you need them xoxo
I didn't know what cornhole was either
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Originally Posted by Tetra 
I have made a new friend
Or a " hot new Iranian friend with dark eyes friend?"
You don't have to say- I have a hard time minding my own business
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I'm really struggling this evening and I have no idea why. I've had a great day, I've been busy with housework and had a great time with my kids. Maybe it's boredom? I've settled in for the evening and I just have an overwhelming urge to get drunk. So I'm here, trying to keep hands busy, will probably head to bed here soon at 8pm on a saturday just to get through to tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Chickenlady06
I'm really struggling this evening and I have no idea why. I've had a great day, I've been busy with housework and had a great time with my kids. Maybe it's boredom? I've settled in for the evening and I just have an overwhelming urge to get drunk. So I'm here, trying to keep hands busy, will probably head to bed here soon at 8pm on a saturday just to get through to tomorrow.
Or just go to bed
You can do it- you'll be happy you did tomorrow xoxo
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movies work chicken lady!! on my second one now ha ha - although if you can go to sleep at 8pm in early sobriety well then you're blessed for sure!!! I was hardly sleeping at all in the first 30 - 40 days - how far along are you?
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Chickenlady, I go to bed with the chickens when I need to. If I think I am too tired to do something or start something ... I will often just go to bed. I'm sure I will need to do that less as time goes on, but it certainly works for me. I try to make it seem as much like a treat as I can. Usually watch Netflix or If I don't have the brain cells or attention span to care about a movie...I watch stupid stuff on YouTube, bloopers, silly pet and baby videos.
You can totally do this, and it sounds like you have the evening in your pocket. Hugs and hugs.
You can totally do this, and it sounds like you have the evening in your pocket. Hugs and hugs.
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Thank you everyone, I am on day 15 and just really think I miss the ritual. My hubs and I are sitting watching soccer and I feel like something is missing. I am about to lay in bed and watch Frasier, after I eat some ice cream. I know it will feel good tomorrow, and till today I haven't really felt such a hard pull. I've got this.
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Originally Posted by Jsbodhi
Ken: I don't feel dead- but I also don't feel much.
I was actually wondering if my neighbour was right when he called me a sociopath
I just don't get strong feelings of attachment.
But I'm not mean, and I'm not intending to hurt people, so sociopath is not my problem.
I feel a lot empathy too.
I have emotions when I drink, I was thinking a while ago if that's why I was drinking too- to feel things.
Even if the feelings were manufactured by alcohol.
I was actually wondering if my neighbour was right when he called me a sociopath
I just don't get strong feelings of attachment.
But I'm not mean, and I'm not intending to hurt people, so sociopath is not my problem.
I feel a lot empathy too.
I have emotions when I drink, I was thinking a while ago if that's why I was drinking too- to feel things.
Even if the feelings were manufactured by alcohol.
chickenlady, I often go to bed early (also after ice cream) and that works wonders for feeling better.
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Yes I agree- it took a while to get out of habit drinking,
then social drinking (wasn't much of one though),
then activity associated drinking ( like all day weekend cooking)
I have almost mastered not stress drinking.
The one that gets me now is extreme frustration drinking.
Progress
Drinking for everything haha
then social drinking (wasn't much of one though),
then activity associated drinking ( like all day weekend cooking)
I have almost mastered not stress drinking.
The one that gets me now is extreme frustration drinking.
Progress
Drinking for everything haha
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Sounds busy here. I went to s garden store with my parents and brought my daughter with. Madgirl, I do lots of hanging out at my parents house, usually with my kids. They don't drink either. I'm either lucky or missing out depending but we don't have a sociable block. The only thing i regret is that there aren't any kids for mine to play with.
It is so hard to figure out what to do with yourself in the evening in early sobriety. It takes some time but eventually a night will roll around and it'll be late and you'll think "wow, I wish I had more time but need to go to bed" and you won't have thought of alcohol at all. And ice cream helps. Personally, I enjoy going to evening AA meetings on Friday and Saturday. Just getting out and being with other sober people.
Now I'm unwinding.
It is so hard to figure out what to do with yourself in the evening in early sobriety. It takes some time but eventually a night will roll around and it'll be late and you'll think "wow, I wish I had more time but need to go to bed" and you won't have thought of alcohol at all. And ice cream helps. Personally, I enjoy going to evening AA meetings on Friday and Saturday. Just getting out and being with other sober people.
Now I'm unwinding.
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