August- Come One, Come All

[CS04]

August- Come One, Come All

I think mine does (have a problem), but maybe not to the extent of me. At any rate, he doesn't want to deal with it, soI guess I have to let it go -- although in the past, he has confronted me on "my problem."

[aliame]

August- Come One, Come All

I'm in. Scared but in.

[CS04]

August- Come One, Come All

I'm scared too, Pip, but I will admit - not as scared as last time, or even before not attempting at all. I did a total of 21 days AF in June, so I THINK I can do this in Aug.

[Readyornot]

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CS04;372788 wrote: I'm scared too, Pip, but I will admit - not as scared as last time, or even before not attempting at all. I did a total of 21 days AF in June, so I THINK I can do this in Aug.

Yes. You CAN. I double dog dare you :H

[bald headed old guy]

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Hey, everybody, count me in as well. I have a lot of AF time, but another month would be a good thing! YES! (although I will be AWOL a few days with Mrs. BHOG!)
And to all of you whose spouse drinks even though you don't, here is an idea. find your self a substitue beverage you like, I prefer cranberry juice and soda over ice. When the spouse asks what would you like to drink, say, "my usual" or "my cocktail"
First time I did this Mrs BHOG raised her eyes and said "What? You QUIT!" I said yes, and now my usual is a cranberry juice and soda, 50/50, over ice, please. Since then it is what she fixes me whenever she thinks I need a drink!
And you CAN do this! Take it one day at a time, don't try to do the whole month on Aug 1!
Stay Strong Everyone
BHOG

[tlrgs]

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hi everyone

yeah i know your hubby will or wont suport you.. but who are you doing this for.. yourself or him or for the whole family.. you can do anything you set your minds on... just like washing the dishes doing the house work, going shopping all these thing have to be done .. but now is the tme for you to step up to the plate and do something that you know yourself you have to do for yourself .. change your habits just like bhog said .. one day at a time .. you can do this and we are all here for one another ..come here and vent if you are having a hard time go to chat keep yourself busy.. but know this you are not alone .. you can do this

[lukalee]

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You can do this!!! There is no better time like the present. I keep going back and forth with smoking too. I figure this is it. I have to stop some time. Why not now? What am I waiting for? It's not like I am going to magically wake up tomorrow and not want a drink or smoke. It is something I have to want deep inside my soul. When I have urges, I need to "listen" to them and figure out where the hell they are coming from.
It's like this empty hole inside of me that needs to be filled. Why do I need to fill it with AL, cigs, caffeine, and/or sugar? Why can't it be filled with love, kindness, compassion, and understanding? Why aren't those things enough?
I just started reading a pretty good memoir called "Lighting Up: How I Stopped Smoking, Drinking, and Everything Else I loved in Life Except Sex" I will let you know how it ends up, but so far it is interesting. She talks about this filling of the hole. After she quit smoking, she started drinking more to fill the void. When her therapist insisted she quit drinking, she started smoking more pot. It even goes into how she was chewing more than 100 pieces of gum a day, just to fill this void. I will let you guys know how it turns out.
Anywho, have a gret rest of the day.

[shelbysmiles]

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Count me in.

[lukalee]

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Just a few quotes on fear:

Eleanor Roosevelt:
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.

James Thurber:
Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Louisa May Alcott:
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

Marilyn Ferguson:
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.

[tlrgs]

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love it ..all good quotes

[Noelle]

August- Come One, Come All

Drinking tonight....but I'm in for tomorrow. Please help me!!

[Nurseindistress]

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Me too, again

Noelle--

I am drinking tonight too, but am determined about starting tomorrow. Let's all try to help each other, OK? We have to pick a time at some point. I have procrastinated enough to learn that it is never going to be easy. But I did 5 days once, and that did get easier already. I just wasn't willing to acknowledge that I could not moderate. I am excited about the group that we have that will be starting tomorrow. I really need a support group that I can check in with daily. We HAVE to do it.

[A Work in Progress]

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I'm with you. Light in August... Wm Faulkner, wish you coulda joined us! He was another example of a brilliant mind, living in misery with his booze... wonder what he could have done, who he might have been, without it... and how many others can we think of, who allowed their lives to become chaotic and desperate and sad with the alcohol... and how many we will NEVER know of... I refuse to be among them. We have a choice.

I teach, too (just one course, this coming semester). Can't teach at my best, can't be who I truly am, with the alcohol on board, or at least, ALWAYS right around the corner, and on my mind.

wip

[Theme2be]

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Me, two~

Have failed miserably and can not recognize myself from this illusion.

I have already place August in the light of hope, alonside you.

I wonder what it feels like to experience days and days and days of health, where your reflection is precious and fragrant?

Best Wishes to you~

[CS04]

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In for AF August! Ready or not, here we come! If you see your name here , we are com

I have gone thru all the pages of this thread, and here is who is IN:

Lukalee
CS04 (me)
CMHGuy
Nurseindistress