Army thread 24th November 2008

[Chelle12]

Army thread 24th November 2008

NY? Oh, wow! Thats excellent. Hope u hav a fabby time!

[AAthlete]

Army thread 24th November 2008

Have fun O2M - if you get lost and end up in Chicago ring me up!:H:H

[Chelle12]

Army thread 24th November 2008

one2many;476710 wrote:
I am going woth 3 boozers tho,,,so I reckon it will be hard lol.

Ah, but no more harder than going down to yer local boozer with mates though... just think of it as that.
Oh, and also.. if you DO drink, then I shall hop into my Concord-a-la-Chelle and kick your arse..so there!!!

[kaponium]

Army thread 24th November 2008

Morning all (well afternoon/evening all depending) 6.30am Tuesday down here, still piddling down but slept ok...fed 3 cats and stoked fire (God, it's supposed to be summer here!) Another day waking up clear headed and grateful....sooooo much better that "coming to" and doing the weight-test of the bottle by the side of the bed to see if it's worth getting up! Yes, that is where my alcoholism took me...no drink, no point. But not today. Hope all is good out there in cyber-soberland.

[startingover]

Army thread 24th November 2008

Do they know you have kicked it Oney?

Hi there Kapo, can totally understand the no drink no point thing....totally. You sound positve though so thats great!

[startingover]

Army thread 24th November 2008

do you think you might be tempted?

[kaponium]

Army thread 24th November 2008

Thanks guys - I guess anything is better than this time last week, I am only 8 days today (again lol) but this time last week I was stuck on the other side of the south Island hungover as *&%* and having to hitch home (hitching for the first time in 8 years) full of fear, anxiety, depression.....la la la...so today is just bloody AMAZING ay! When do you head to NY, One2M? Looking forward to getting to know you all better...I still have my boozy mates, but they are pretty respectful of where I'm at, most of them freak when I say Im going to drink anyway, because they know all hell could break loose. "those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind"

[startingover]

Army thread 24th November 2008

"those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind"

Love that Kapo!

[kaponium]

Army thread 24th November 2008

Guess you know where I'm coming from, SO, just as I know totally about living and not existing....what a bloody big difference ay. I am pretty active in AA when I am sober, we have an awesome fellowship in my wee town. Sobriety is one of the few things I just can't do on my own, and, quite honestly, wouldn't want to. Drinking for me is a very lonely place. Life is good when I live it a day at a time.

[startingover]

Army thread 24th November 2008

I have always failed miserably on my own too. This is the first time ever that I have found a way to be that I am comfortable with.
I am thinking about joining aa, but the jury is still out on that one at the moment.

[vlad]

Army thread 24th November 2008

When do you go to NY Oney?

[kaponium]

Army thread 24th November 2008

For sure - I found AA compulsorily - I HAD to go when sentenced to rehab some years ago, but after some time I found I wanted to go. We alkies can't be made ay, you have to want to. Well, AA works for me, it doesn't work for everyone. Also, I don't know how I'd go in some of the real big city meetings, reckon that'd be bloody daunting. Bottom line is, however you stay sober, as long as it works for you and life is GOOD sober, that is the main thing. My focus is my "emotional" sobriety as much as my alcoholic sobriety, for I find that life situations lead me to picking up the first drink as much as my physical addiction, so unless I live under a rock (!), for me, without the 12-steps, I'm stuffed! Bless you, and keep positive!

[vlad]

Army thread 24th November 2008

Will be thinking about you and...

WILL MISS YOU! :upset:

[startingover]

Army thread 24th November 2008

kaponium;476779 wrote: For sure - I found AA compulsorily - I HAD to go when sentenced to rehab some years ago, but after some time I found I wanted to go. We alkies can't be made ay, you have to want to. Well, AA works for me, it doesn't work for everyone. Also, I don't know how I'd go in some of the real big city meetings, reckon that'd be bloody daunting. Bottom line is, however you stay sober, as long as it works for you and life is GOOD sober, that is the main thing. My focus is my "emotional" sobriety as much as my alcoholic sobriety, for I find that life situations lead me to picking up the first drink as much as my physical addiction, so unless I live under a rock (!), for me, without the 12-steps, I'm stuffed! Bless you, and keep positive!

Totally agree, once the physical addiction is gone, then its the mental addiction and how to create a new life sober. Thats the tough bit, once the honeymoon period is done, then HELLO, welcome to the real world!! Scary sometimes

[Chelle12]

Army thread 24th November 2008

one2many;476785 wrote: Thanks hon, but you do know, being thousands of miles away, I will still find a way to log on and check in..lol.

Hey, you'd better.. this place aint the same without you sweetie