Why I love being Alcohol Free!

[tatoosh]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

Oh man, I love this thread!

- on a lighter note; how about me not have diahrea all day

[tatoosh]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

Knowing what the hell is going on!

[bobbo]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

Paul...I really liked your thoughts...I think they are much like I hope mine to be.
You say "I've been dry for a little while now and it's 9 months!" What a huge accomplishment. I want to be like that. I'm trying to taper down and feel i can be AF...this place has given me alot of hope.

Thanks to you and all the others for the inspiration and insights.

[brightlite]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

And Paul...you are not alone for this part of your journey...you have all of us!:l

[tatoosh]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

I agree tawnywitch, I feel terrible for all the fights I have had with my husband.

I love waking up in the morning and not having to do a personal inventory of my body to see what hurs, then a mental inventory to try and remember what I did the night before.

[Mackeral]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

I'm glad i'm not the only one who has a quiet laugh to myself somtimes pops

I don't dread each day anymore
I don't hate myself anymore
I'm not scared anymore
I can look people in the eye
I can do my part in the family
I can see a future

Great thread

[drylifeahead]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

This is a great thread too!!

Here's just one of the countless reasons why I love being alcohol free.

I love the ability to take my contacts out each night.
-No more finding one dry and wrinkled on the bathroom counter.
-No more walking around with only one in, and being at work for an hour before I figure out why my eyesight's not quite right.

DLA

[Larisa]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

Not barfing every day!

Not needing to carry with me at all times all the OTC meds I have to use to control the effects of 1.5 bottle of wine/night habit, to wit:

benadryl, claritin (and have terrible wine allergies anyway)
gas x, ginger, pepcid complete, tums (stomach)
sudafed (congestion)
advil/alleve (headache, everything else ache)

Thanks for this thread!

[JackieClaire]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

Drylife,

I had to smile at your post.

I once spent a miserable day worried to death about my eyesight. I even googled eyesight/alcohol abuse. Then decided I had to back to my optician thinking there goes another ?200.

Later in the day I saw the dog wandering about with something in her mouth. It was one of the lenses out of my glasses.

J x
:l

[drylifeahead]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

OMG JackieClaire...

That post made me actually laugh out loud..it really did. I have glasses too, and can totally relate to missing lens. Never found my dog walking around with it though...hilarious! :H:H

DLA

[Mackeral]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

I love being able to keep a promise, and not make unrealistic promises i couldn't keep when i was drinking. The sooner they forget about the pet chameleon the better

[Guest]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

drylifeahead;732200 wrote: This is a great thread too!!

Here's just one of the countless reasons why I love being alcohol free.

I love the ability to take my contacts out each night.
-No more finding one dry and wrinkled on the bathroom counter.
-No more walking around with only one in, and being at work for an hour before I figure out why my eyesight's not quite right.

DLA

:H:H:HI hear ya sista!

[Guest]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

JackieClaire;732209 wrote: Drylife,

I had to smile at your post.

I once spent a miserable day worried to death about my eyesight. I even googled eyesight/alcohol abuse. Then decided I had to back to my optician thinking there goes another ?200.

Later in the day I saw the dog wandering about with something in her mouth. It was one of the lenses out of my glasses.

J x
:l

:H:H

[Guest]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

I remember waking up one day paniking cos I saw what looked like yellow stripes on my arms, I was totally freaked thinking jondice, liver damage, im fecked till I realised it was the ealry morn sun coming through the blinds, I kid you not, this is a true story....!

[drylifeahead]

Why I love being Alcohol Free!

limers;732717 wrote: I remember waking up one day paniking cos I saw what looked like yellow stripes on my arms, I was totally freaked thinking jondice, liver damage, im fecked till I realised it was the ealry morn sun coming through the blinds, I kid you not, this is a true story....!

OMG, I've had so many laughs this morning/afternoon!!!
Thanks for sharing that one Limers!!!

DLA