BAH HUMBUG! ‘‘Tis the season of - Weekenders 01 - 04 December 2023
 

BAH HUMBUG! ‘‘Tis the season of - Weekenders 01 - 04 December 2023





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Bah Humbug! Christmas is just around the corner.



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We can very much feel Bah Humbug with the pressures of Christmas time.



Is it time to take stock, just like Scrooge did? Though we know Scrooge was fictional, it has parallels I recognise.



Scrooge was visited by his deceased business partner Jacob Marley who was a chained and tormented ghost, doomed to wander the earth forever as punishment for his greed and selfishness when he was alive.



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I can relate to Scrooge, not for greed of money but the greed of alcohol I once had. Could I really have changed my ways and did I want to?



A visit from Ghost of Christmas past showed Scrooge how he behaved in Christmas’s past, so much so he lost his fiancée because of his greed.



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I don’t want reminders of how I behaved but if I’d had the Ghost of Christmas Past visit, would I have changed my ways immediately?



Scrooge was then visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present and what was happening around him and told his poor employee’s son Tiny Tim would surely die unless the future changes.



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Does our actions affect some people? It seems they can and do.



Finally, Scrooge has a visit from the Ghost Of Christmas yet to Come. It shows him Tiny Tim has died and Scrooge too, dies.



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When Scrooge wakes up on Christmas morning he turns his life around. Buying the biggest turkey and sending it to Bob Cratchit.



This Christmas let’s take the special precious present for ourselves and nurture it, because without us, nothing else falls into place. We are the most important person for our own wellbeing.



If this is your first weekend sober, or many, come join us for support and chat...as we know the weekends can be a struggle sometimes. (We’re here all week too!) :)

:tyou Mags :)

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Thanks, Mags! Sober Christmases are the BEST!!! This will be my fourth.

Thanks Mags!

Hi Oglsby, good to see you :wave: 4th sober Christmas is brilliant! :Xmaste

Hi Dee thanks! :Xmaste

Hi Peke :Xmaste Glad you’re here.

Bittersweet intro Mags.
Summer here. Xmas means holidays, family, bbqs, food. The current mild weather reminds me of those xmas things and I miss them. Then I use my toolkit and examine such thoughts, and the triggered c-ptsd symptoms.At bbq's I would drink myself drunk...always. Then go to sleep and wake up, rinse repeat. The people/places were just there, the alcohol was the goal.
So now comes shame/guilt etc.
Bittersweet

The SWEET bit is now, today.
I am sober x years, make good life choices..I got my sons back, my dog, a reasonably cool car (one small dent- I put a coyote splat sticker on it)https://external-content.duckduckgo....602&ipo=images

I finished my dilpoma of visual arts, I am healthy enough to be independent, ok unit, friends and a little money saved

Bitterness=resentment= not healing

Thanks Mags, I'm IN for another sober weekend. This will be my 14th consecutive sober weekend. Today I've passed my 90th day sober and tomorrow will be the three month mark.

A great opening post too Mags, as this season is full of bittersweet memories, as PJ has posted. It's definitely a time when I look back to Christmas's past and to family and friends who are no longer here. I was drinking all over Christmas last year and have barely any memories of it. This year I will be sober.

PJ, I love idea of covering up a dent on the car with a coyote splat sticker!

In for weekend and s sober holiday. Pledging for today. Day 423.

I will stay sober this weekend. I will have to work at least half of it but I will do so sober.

Me too! As I was reading PJ's post, I thought "I gotta get one of those".

Thanks for the new thread Mags.

Peace and serenity wished for all.

Wonderful opening Mags. I think that our actions, or lack of actions, affect others much more than we think, in ways we didn't think about. Most Christmas pictures have me with a hangover. :rolleyes:

:Xmasoc In for another sober weekend ~ Thanks Mags and friends! :Xmasda

Thanks Mags

Bah Humbug! You are my people.

I don't hate Christmas, but it's challenging for sure. I think I would like it a lot better if I lived in Australia and could "celebrate" it in shorts and a tee shirt. This cold business is...cold.

In for another sober weekend because drinking would be about the dumbest thing I could do. :)

Morning all!
I did a core workout. Last night I rode with my typical Wednesday night club ride : 22 mile with 1,200+ ft of climbing. It was cold an dark but no rain.
Can’t believe my surgery is next Tuesday.
I got my hair highlighted and it’s orange, frustrating.
Having breakfast with a friend this morning.

Yeppers, THANKS Mags!

Christmas was sad for me too, for so long. My brother killed himself on Christmas Eve many years ago……, ruining many persons Christmases for many years.

I miss him, and pray for all struggling during this time of high pressure to be “jolly”. We don’t need to be jolly.

We just need to remain poison free, and all will be so much better….

Free, sorry to hear that about your brother.

This will be my first Christmas sober.

I'm not a big fan of the holiday. I try to stay focused on the kids experience. The parts I do like are the lights and some of the music and the food. I don't like the jolly expectations, spending/shopping, and get togethers. Especially right at the end of the year when I am at my busiest.

Looking forward to it this year though because I'm sober. I'm feeling that I can handle it all much more smoothly and confidently.

Sorry to hear about your brother too, Free. :hug: