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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oxnard (The Nard), CA, USA.
Posts: 13,941
Originally Posted by Dee74 
Bugs is right - the only way I got through stuff was by finally determining the voice I was hearing wasn't mine, the thoughts I was having weren't really mine....but the body it used and abused was. I cut off access 
I never seen anyone who doesn't given up not make it yet DK
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I never seen anyone who doesn't given up not make it yet DK
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Sure, I've sobered up plenty of times but is this honoring my Buddhist path and my aim to become healthy? No. Drugging and drinking, even for one night is harmful to my body, mind and spirit. There too is no assurance it will be for one night only. I could kick start the cravings again. Then there is my self-esteem. I will feel crappy about my commitment to seek a sober life. I know there is no shame in relapsing but, I don't want to relive the disappointment I feel when I do.
8 Anywho, Its all about practicing sobriety more than not and with practice comes accomplishment 'one day at a time'.
Knucklehead
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Davenport, WA
Posts: 4,005
On a more serious note.. tomorrow is day 4 again (third times a charm). And day 1 thu 3 this time have been far less enjoyable, because this time I'm coming off of a what constitutes a binge for me, instead of just having a few beers. I taxed myself pretty good last time around, and it shows in my face and how I feel. I'm looking forward to feeling and looking better again.
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After a heavy amount of drinking it takes a while to get to feeling better. Hang in there DK....I had to really watch out for that thinking that this being sober sucks....I might as well drink I won't feel any worse....That one got me alot of times.
It helps me alot if I can remember that if I drink, my body really doesn't seem to process alchol well...and if I drink Day 3 or 4 sober might not happen for years! Last night it helped me to read about philosophies that I enjoy viewing my life through. Some people don't like to think too much, but thinking about that kinda stuff sorta gets my mind off drinking and my other pain and into something that I find "entertaining".
Get some sleep DK! Yeah Zencat...I want to be awake to my life today!
Thanks guys for being here!
It helps me alot if I can remember that if I drink, my body really doesn't seem to process alchol well...and if I drink Day 3 or 4 sober might not happen for years! Last night it helped me to read about philosophies that I enjoy viewing my life through. Some people don't like to think too much, but thinking about that kinda stuff sorta gets my mind off drinking and my other pain and into something that I find "entertaining".
Get some sleep DK! Yeah Zencat...I want to be awake to my life today!
Thanks guys for being here!
Reach Out and Touch Faith
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: On a Sailboat
Posts: 3,871
Originally Posted by doorknob
Just wanted to say that I've almost completed 6 days of no dank and no drank & I can almost thaink straight!
This was a website I used to treat myself when I came clean. I needed a clean brain to enjoy the show. It really makes you think about all sorts of issues that those of us working in secular recovery discover in our recovery. For example, right now I'm watching a man talk about how a child has an extreme goal and cheats on his SATs. In this case, it is a student with a goal which is extreme (getting to Harvard). A lot of what the panel discusses are actually similar issues that help me see some of the things I need to fix in my own life.
Resource: Ethics in America
Knucklehead
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Davenport, WA
Posts: 4,005
I have a job interview tomorrow at Family Foods! I'm pretty sure that I have the job and that this interview is to discuss hours and wages and fill out paperwork. They've already completed a backround check which I don't believe they would have done if they didn't intend on hiring me. And tonight is our karaoke night so I'm in a better mood than I've been in a while. And almost 7 days sober!
I'm pretty sure that I have the job and that this interview is to discuss hours and wages and fill out paperwork. They've already completed a backround check which I don't believe they would have done if they didn't intend on hiring me. And tonight is our karaoke night so I'm in a better mood than I've been in a while. And almost 7 days sober!
Knucklehead
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Davenport, WA
Posts: 4,005
Well, we went to karaoke last night and had a good time. No cravings to drink! You might get a kick out of my first song. It usually gives the audience a good laugh, especially if they've never heard it before. Here it is:
Drunker Than Me
-Trent Tomlinson
Well, lately I been noticin' a gradual escalation,
In your inability to handle your libation.
Go zero to sixty,
When you get on the whiskey.
Well, used to be a glass of wine an' you'd be fine all evenin'.
Now I'm the one who says: "We're done," an' tells us when we're leavin'.
Well, I miss the way that it was,
Can't even catch a good buzz.
'Cause I keep worryin' about who's drivin' home,
Who's got the keys, who's got the 'phone.
Who'll pay the bill, call a cab.
I don't mean to make you mad,
But I don't want that responsibility,
An' I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me.
Well, I never thought it'd come to this when I said: "Have another."
'Cause, baby, you turned into me, an' I became my mother.
Well, here's what I'm thinkin':
You're interferin' with my drinkin'.
I think I have an answer to our present situation,
'Cause you an' me out on the town's got built in limitations.
So let me make this clear:
Hey I'm the one who's drinkin' here.
'Cause I ain't worryin' about who's drivin' home,
Who's got the keys, who's got the 'phone.
Who'll pay the bill, call a cab.
I don't mean to make you mad,
But I don't want that responsibility,
An' I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me.
I ain't tryin' to ruin your good time.
But I damn sure ain't lettin' yours ruin mine.
You ain't gonna ruin my good time, baby.
I keep worryin' about who's drivin' home,
Who's got the keys, who's got the 'phone.
Who'll pay the bill, call a cab.
I don't mean to make you mad,
But I don't want that responsibility,
An' I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me.
No, I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me, yeah.
Drunker Than Me
-Trent Tomlinson
Well, lately I been noticin' a gradual escalation,
In your inability to handle your libation.
Go zero to sixty,
When you get on the whiskey.
Well, used to be a glass of wine an' you'd be fine all evenin'.
Now I'm the one who says: "We're done," an' tells us when we're leavin'.
Well, I miss the way that it was,
Can't even catch a good buzz.
'Cause I keep worryin' about who's drivin' home,
Who's got the keys, who's got the 'phone.
Who'll pay the bill, call a cab.
I don't mean to make you mad,
But I don't want that responsibility,
An' I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me.
Well, I never thought it'd come to this when I said: "Have another."
'Cause, baby, you turned into me, an' I became my mother.
Well, here's what I'm thinkin':
You're interferin' with my drinkin'.
I think I have an answer to our present situation,
'Cause you an' me out on the town's got built in limitations.
So let me make this clear:
Hey I'm the one who's drinkin' here.
'Cause I ain't worryin' about who's drivin' home,
Who's got the keys, who's got the 'phone.
Who'll pay the bill, call a cab.
I don't mean to make you mad,
But I don't want that responsibility,
An' I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me.
I ain't tryin' to ruin your good time.
But I damn sure ain't lettin' yours ruin mine.
You ain't gonna ruin my good time, baby.
I keep worryin' about who's drivin' home,
Who's got the keys, who's got the 'phone.
Who'll pay the bill, call a cab.
I don't mean to make you mad,
But I don't want that responsibility,
An' I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me.
No, I can't be with a woman, baby, who gets drunker than me, yeah.
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