Oldmates third time lucky
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Thanks hawkeye and mandy.
I owe the success to the herbal medicine and looking after my
gut and feeding it good things. I have a bowl of meusli a day and a meat and salad sandwich.
Doesnt sound like much but thats my daily goal. I make meusli in
the morning (with the fermented milk for my gut) and let it
steep in the fridge for a few hours.
I use a fruit meusli mix and add almonds and pumkin seeds.
Kafir milk,normal milk and honey.
After about 4 hours in the fridge it tastes like a milkshake with oats and fruit
in it
The meat sandwhich is whatever meat i have at the time in a sandwhich
with a handfull of slalad and some hot english mustard and cheese.
and usually chilli and tomato sauce and grilled oinion.
Ive stuck to this for the last 11 days and i'm feeling good.
I have put on a bit of weight around my gut but oh well.
Too many lollies probably. haha
The meusli and sandwhiches are cheap and easy to make.
Makes it easier for me to stay on course.
I also dont eat them at any specific time or one before the other.
Not uncommon for me to cook a steak out the back and have a sandwich
breakfast and eat the meusli for dinner.
Yesterday was my biggest trigger day, i'm learning a lot about myself and taking note of everything. When i get pushed to the point i feel like
drinking or getting angry i stop and take note of the feeling,whats doing it,
and how i would normally react. Interesting stuff.
I'm obviously having to learn to be a lot more patient and to let
some things go. It's not easy after spending years holding grudges,
getting angry and holding resentment.
I must say though, if people are winding you up and playing games
it can be very, very hard to hold together and be the sensible mature one.
Especially if they continue to push when they dont get a response.
One day i will get a caravan and vanish. Thats my dream.
Haha.
Nah see what happens.
Hope evryones going well.
I owe the success to the herbal medicine and looking after my
gut and feeding it good things. I have a bowl of meusli a day and a meat and salad sandwich.
Doesnt sound like much but thats my daily goal. I make meusli in
the morning (with the fermented milk for my gut) and let it
steep in the fridge for a few hours.
I use a fruit meusli mix and add almonds and pumkin seeds.
Kafir milk,normal milk and honey.
After about 4 hours in the fridge it tastes like a milkshake with oats and fruit
in it
The meat sandwhich is whatever meat i have at the time in a sandwhich
with a handfull of slalad and some hot english mustard and cheese.
and usually chilli and tomato sauce and grilled oinion.
Ive stuck to this for the last 11 days and i'm feeling good.
I have put on a bit of weight around my gut but oh well.
Too many lollies probably. haha
The meusli and sandwhiches are cheap and easy to make.
Makes it easier for me to stay on course.
I also dont eat them at any specific time or one before the other.
Not uncommon for me to cook a steak out the back and have a sandwich
breakfast and eat the meusli for dinner.
Yesterday was my biggest trigger day, i'm learning a lot about myself and taking note of everything. When i get pushed to the point i feel like
drinking or getting angry i stop and take note of the feeling,whats doing it,
and how i would normally react. Interesting stuff.
I'm obviously having to learn to be a lot more patient and to let
some things go. It's not easy after spending years holding grudges,
getting angry and holding resentment.
I must say though, if people are winding you up and playing games
it can be very, very hard to hold together and be the sensible mature one.
Especially if they continue to push when they dont get a response.
One day i will get a caravan and vanish. Thats my dream.
Haha.
Nah see what happens.
Hope evryones going well.
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I also mentioned that i'm getting into medicinal herbs. Went to
a little garden shop near me ive never been to and spent what
would have been beer money, on herbs.
Got a decent few.
thyme,chamomile,lemon balm,parsley,sage
Strarting my medicinal graden and reading the books i got.
a little garden shop near me ive never been to and spent what
would have been beer money, on herbs.
Got a decent few.
thyme,chamomile,lemon balm,parsley,sage
Strarting my medicinal graden and reading the books i got.
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
You deserve help as much as anyone else here oldmate
Like I said to someone else today - there's no better day to quit than today ...you could come to one morning and find it's March 2018.
Fight it, mate.
D
Like I said to someone else today - there's no better day to quit than today ...you could come to one morning and find it's March 2018.
Fight it, mate.
D
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For sure least
Day 12.
Woke up this morning feeling real depressed and angry. Being used
by people and treat like a dog was on my mind. Just festering and getting
angry at how selfish and dishonest people can be.
I'm going to need to make some decisions over the next few
days to preserve my sanity. I'm in a habit of letting things go and
bottling them up, then snapping. Assuming every human being has
common decency and respect. Especially being an adult.
It isnt productive and i need to change it, and address issues with
people before i get to the point of wanting to cut their head off.
Hope everyones having a good day.
Day 12.
Woke up this morning feeling real depressed and angry. Being used
by people and treat like a dog was on my mind. Just festering and getting
angry at how selfish and dishonest people can be.
I'm going to need to make some decisions over the next few
days to preserve my sanity. I'm in a habit of letting things go and
bottling them up, then snapping. Assuming every human being has
common decency and respect. Especially being an adult.
It isnt productive and i need to change it, and address issues with
people before i get to the point of wanting to cut their head off.
Hope everyones having a good day.
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Just been rereading my thread,just finished.
Thanks eveyone that has been on the ride so far,
your support has been great. I mean that.
One thing to note is i mixed my days up at about day 4.
I thought i was on day 4 but it was 3. Which means,reading back,
that on day 3 i had a normal toilet visit and slept.
That must have been some kind of record?
Anyway,the suns out, gotta mix up my meusli
and check on my worms.
Have a great day kiddo's
Thanks eveyone that has been on the ride so far,
your support has been great. I mean that.
One thing to note is i mixed my days up at about day 4.
I thought i was on day 4 but it was 3. Which means,reading back,
that on day 3 i had a normal toilet visit and slept.
That must have been some kind of record?
Anyway,the suns out, gotta mix up my meusli
and check on my worms.
Have a great day kiddo's
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Originally Posted by oldmate
I also mentioned that i'm getting into medicinal herbs. Went to
a little garden shop near me ive never been to and spent what
would have been beer money, on herbs.
Got a decent few.
thyme,chamomile,lemon balm,parsley,sage
Strarting my medicinal graden and reading the books i got.
a little garden shop near me ive never been to and spent what
would have been beer money, on herbs.
Got a decent few.
thyme,chamomile,lemon balm,parsley,sage
Strarting my medicinal graden and reading the books i got.
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Nothing like growing your own herbs oldmate, they taste much better than shop bought ones. They also have great healing properties, as you already know!
I am very early days off the drink too, and now I just have to live with my unsedated emotions in the real world. I just can't understand why everyone has suddenly become a raging idiot haha (joke)
take care OM
I am very early days off the drink too, and now I just have to live with my unsedated emotions in the real world. I just can't understand why everyone has suddenly become a raging idiot haha (joke)
take care OM
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Hi old mate,
I try to always read through my old threads/posts when I’m feeling a bit low. It defo helps. I also wake up sometimes feeling pissed. Hard to shake sometimes. I find changing up my morning routine helps a bit when I get into that cycle. I’ve also started working through the introductory (and free) mediation sessions on the Headspace app. Not sure if I can make it a regular thing (I’m only on lesson 6) but It’s been pretty good so far🙂
I think I’d like to start a herb garden too. I had some camomile tea the other week at work and liked it, so it would be pretty satisfying to make some homemade stuff. Thanks for the inspiration🙏
Enjoy your weekend.
I try to always read through my old threads/posts when I’m feeling a bit low. It defo helps. I also wake up sometimes feeling pissed. Hard to shake sometimes. I find changing up my morning routine helps a bit when I get into that cycle. I’ve also started working through the introductory (and free) mediation sessions on the Headspace app. Not sure if I can make it a regular thing (I’m only on lesson 6) but It’s been pretty good so far🙂
I think I’d like to start a herb garden too. I had some camomile tea the other week at work and liked it, so it would be pretty satisfying to make some homemade stuff. Thanks for the inspiration🙏
Enjoy your weekend.
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"I am very early days off the drink too, and now I just have to live with my unsedated emotions in the real world. I just can't understand why everyone has suddenly become a raging idiot haha (joke)"
True for me too. LOL
True for me too. LOL
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Thanks guys. Yeh it's funny aye.
Your BS tolerance goes out the window hey.
Not easy to deal with human beings when youre feeling like that.haha
takes a lot of effort or can feel like it.lol
Hope everyones having a good day.
Just so everyone knows i have been pushed real close to opening
a drink,but i think what will it do? if im doing it in spite of someone,
cracking a can in front of them out of protest,what happens?
They dont care and i would undo all the hard work. i think this
and go try do something distracting. Beiuty of this herbal medicine
is it can make it easier to forget and move on which is of tremendous
help for someone like me who lets things fester then goes off like
a firecracker.
Hope that makes some sense to someone. haha
Should be two weeks tomorrow. yeeha
Your BS tolerance goes out the window hey.
Not easy to deal with human beings when youre feeling like that.haha
takes a lot of effort or can feel like it.lol
Hope everyones having a good day.
Just so everyone knows i have been pushed real close to opening
a drink,but i think what will it do? if im doing it in spite of someone,
cracking a can in front of them out of protest,what happens?
They dont care and i would undo all the hard work. i think this
and go try do something distracting. Beiuty of this herbal medicine
is it can make it easier to forget and move on which is of tremendous
help for someone like me who lets things fester then goes off like
a firecracker.
Hope that makes some sense to someone. haha
Should be two weeks tomorrow. yeeha
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"Just so everyone knows i have been pushed real close to opening
a drink,but i think what will it do? if im doing it in spite of someone,
cracking a can in front of them out of protest,what happens?
They dont care and i would undo all the hard work."
I have thought this as well, and came close to drinking. Years ago when I was trying to quit smoking, I would get angry at Husband and start smoking again. I suppose my deep down thoughts were, "I'll show him", but it only hurt ME. Now it's the same with drinking. It will only hurt US - they won't care. Anger is a huge trigger for me. We have to get through it and learn to cope without alcohol. You can do this Oldmate!
a drink,but i think what will it do? if im doing it in spite of someone,
cracking a can in front of them out of protest,what happens?
They dont care and i would undo all the hard work."
I have thought this as well, and came close to drinking. Years ago when I was trying to quit smoking, I would get angry at Husband and start smoking again. I suppose my deep down thoughts were, "I'll show him", but it only hurt ME. Now it's the same with drinking. It will only hurt US - they won't care. Anger is a huge trigger for me. We have to get through it and learn to cope without alcohol. You can do this Oldmate!
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thanks guys,made two weeks. hope were all going ok
I'm exatly like you rar. i think "i'll show you" only hurts us.
Ive got some pretty pain pain going down my arm from my crushed c7 disk,
might have to go to hospital this afternoon see how we go. hopefully
it sorts itself out.
Cheers.
I'm exatly like you rar. i think "i'll show you" only hurts us.
Ive got some pretty pain pain going down my arm from my crushed c7 disk,
might have to go to hospital this afternoon see how we go. hopefully
it sorts itself out.
Cheers.
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Congrats on 2 weeks
I'd go to the hospital - the more documentation you have about the pain you're in and the medical assistance you require the better for a disability pension claim one day soon - maybe when the government changes
I'd go to the hospital - the more documentation you have about the pain you're in and the medical assistance you require the better for a disability pension claim one day soon - maybe when the government changes
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