Underoos and Friends - December.....

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Fresh Start

Here's the clinic

https://www.mywayout.org/community/f9/mishn-45856.html

And here is Mish's thread.

Bridge.

[Miss Behaving]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Hi Susiesmum,

My heart goes out to you ....... it is so hard for family members. I hope that Susie doesn't feel that she "failed" rehab. The drug and alcohol treatment programmes in New Zealand are almost exclusively 12-step based, and they dont work for everyone.

I've never checked out the Bac stuff here, but I would be very surprised if it wasn't readily available. Has Susie got a good and sympathetic GP? If so, I would be worth talking to him/her and seeing if they would be prepared to prescribe it. My GP (who is fantastic) reckons that with all the attention that has been given to our drinking culture over the 12 months, plus figures showing the really high proportion of people who have a problem, that GPs are starting to look much more widely for other solutions.

If not, as Bridge says, it can be mail-ordered, and lots of people do that. Some of the places that ship it are actually in NZ, so you dont have to worry about customs. The med thred has lots of great advice from people who have been using it, and what they have experienced.

Best of luck to you and Susie ......... I know from experience how hard it can be to hang on in there with a family member who is an alcoholic. But it will be meaning so much to her to have you standing beside her as well, when she is feeling despairing. My thoughts are with both of you.

[susiesmum]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Thanks Miss behaving..as I'm new to all this messaging I'm gettting a bit confused and sent you a private message, but you had already answered here. No, her GP is anti. He's compassionate, but hasnt got any solutions himself! She trusts him, so she is stuck between his advice and my suggestion she try baclofen. She really needs (mentally and emotionally) a professional she can trust who would support her if she took bac. You know the mother/daughter dynamic, especially with addiction!

[Rags]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Gee Bridge,
Doesn't sound like you're having a lot of fun at the moment.
But look at those veggies and eggs! I've just uprooted almost everything from my veg patch and starting again. Am letting some of the stuff that went to seed grow and then I'll thin it out. Looks like borscht (sp.) for cold Christmas soup though!

Did anyone note the passing of James Dibble on Monday?

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Lunchtime check in.
How's your back Froglet ?

[sapphire1]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Afternoon underachievers NON,

misty morning down ere at the bottom of the world...bewdiful!!! Still deliberating and iffing and butting re Saffy's next move. Se actually stood up today and that was just amazing. My vet favours a wait and see approach for a bit because she has made so many gains...its bloody hard to know what to do though as either way she will need fairly intensive help for the forseeable future and I have to weigh it all up with my job hunting. One thing I do know is that I wont give up on her...she is in no pain and making gains eveyday. I have personally seen people recover from disc herniation after a conservative period of rest/physical therapy etc.

Hi Susiesmum and welcome to MWO. I have a mother who has stood by my side for the last ten years through this whole terrible ordeal. I understand how you must be feeling but I get the feeling that you are a strong person and you definitley have your daughters wellbeing in your heart. MY mum is so happy now that I am very firmly in recovery and getting stronger every day. It has been very hard on her but we are very close and she knows that I would and have stood by her through thick and thin. I have done the same for my own son. YOu will find and amazing amount of support here and there is an enormous wealth of expertise and experience with different methods for achieving and maintaining sobriety. I wish you and your daughter all the best. Saff

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Yes I noticed James Dibble's passing. What a shame really, but a good innings.
Off for a haircut this arvi, and a colour change methinks......sounds like witness protection.

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

I like to grow out my veges and flowers and collect seed, Rags. Especially the heirloom varieties.

[Rags]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Had mine done 3 weeks ago.... salt water wrecks it fast though,,,

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[sapphire1]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

byebyebridgetjones;1022874 wrote: Yes I noticed James Dibble's passing. What a shame really, but a good innings.
Off for a haircut this arvi, and a colour change methinks......sounds like witness protection.

I have been thinking about getting my hair cut short....its curly and long....cant get up enough courage to do it (wimp alert)

[Guitarista]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Evening folk's!

My hair was long and curly. I cut it a couple of years ago. I would've kept it long, but in the end, i just couldn't do a thing with it. Not that it's short now. Well, shortish. It does lay past the collar, and hence has launched comment, but i've alway's been one of those daring anti-establishment types. You know, rebel like.

[byebyebridgetjones]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Cuttage occurred.
Still piking on the colourage.

Where's the Frogage today ?

[Guitarista]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Decoupage forum, i think.

[Guitarista]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Or adjusting her decolletage?

[tawnyfrog]

Underoos and Friends - December.....

Evening peeps,

I'm here - I'm here. Had a power outage first thing so couldn't have a quick yack this morning. Back's better, thanks Bridge, prolly because I didn't put the Blunnies on for a couple of days. No Blunnies, no jobbies. Seems to have almost fixed things.

I was looking at Raggsies great Africa pics on the Tigger thread and thought, well shit, what have I done with MY year??? ... and then remembered I go through this retrospective bit of self-flaggelation every year aroudn this time. I'm sure I've achieved heaps of good stuff, prolly too close to it to really see. And apart from the obvious physical achievements, it's kind of good to be able to say I've clocked up another year without

*making an arse of myself;
*making bad decisions,
*needing to apologise
*believing bullshit
*losing memories ... the list goes on.

But I really think the BEST thing I did was get the chooks. I'm serious. Can't believe how much pleasure those critters have given me.