Army thread Saturday 28 December

[littlepinkcat]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

morning JC, hows tricks

[littlepinkcat]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

hi molly im canny yeah

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

littlepinkcat;1603897 wrote: morning guys

Hey Pinky :wavin: - LOVE the new quote on your signature - soooooooooo true!

[littlepinkcat]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

satz i love audrey hepburn

[sweetpea29]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

Good morning Army

Thanks for all the lovely words and well wishes xxx Have Dad and brothers hovering over me shoulder so can't get posting proper. Ye lot are the best tho xx

Hope all are well and have a great day and will hopefully get the chance to get back with more privacy later xx

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

There you are............shall we wave like mad things at your Pa. Lewk.............lewk ..............Sweety won the :grouptrophy:

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

Had to smile about Joe........has he tried the new website...........itsallaboutme.com

Now I must go into town I've got some Chrimbo money that's burning a hole in my pocket...........I have to spend it on fripperies and doo dads or I'll end up spending it on something important like food.

Bacinabit.

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

mollyka;1603917 wrote: D'ya'know --- it's a funny one that --- was only thinkin it yesterday --- I used to be soooo ashamed to be an alcoholic --- was terrified of bein 'labelled' - I remember my counsellor in Aiseiri telling me if he had to walk down the main st of his town with 'I am .... and I'm an alcoholic' tattooed on his forehead it wouldn't bother him --- thought he was BARKING -- like REALLY!!! Now --- I just understand it --- I'm achully very proud to be a recovering alcoholic -- people in true recovery (not the dry-drunks you meet from time to time) are just lovely lovely people -- they've been through so much and understand so much more about life because of that (hate the word) journey --- so yeah --- today I'm a proud recovering alcoholic

:l I am so happy for you Molls:l That is some achievement.
Sorry but I ain't there yet (- can feel a SMALL shift though )
I think if everyone were to move in alcohol recovery circles they would see the wonderful strong funny people - like the folks on here- amazeballs.
But in MY big bad world out there the tag alcoholic is still full of stigma.
I am not ready to be labelled to suit their narrowmindedness.
Goes for anything really - fat,old, just a woman .
BUT ... I hasten to add - that is just ME & MY hang ups...

[tiptronic_ct]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

Lovely word that - fripperies.

:hallo: again Army

Just to add to what Molls said in relation to Joe: to Mrs. T, me being AF is simply normal now. I don't think our partners dwell on our alcoholism nearly as much as we do. But that is OK, even expected, I guess.

Lazybones here... Only now about to shave and shower.

[anon]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

satz123;1603930 wrote: :l I am so happy for you Molls:l That is some achievement.
Sorry but I ain't there yet (- can feel a SMALL shift though )
I think if everyone were to move in alcohol recovery circles they would see the wonderful strong funny people - like the folks on here- amazeballs.
But in MY big bad world out there the tag alcoholic is still full of stigma.
I am not ready to be labelled to suit their narrowmindedness.
Goes for anything really - fat,old, just a woman .
BUT ... I hasten to add - that is just ME & MY hang ups...

Me to Satz. I do not think I can still accept the label even though I KNOW I am an alcoholic.
Hello everyone I have just woken up from a 12 hour sleep.
Will read back properly but just have to say Well Done Sweetie:goodjob::goodjob:

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

mollyka;1603936 wrote: YAY!!! You snuck in there Whiz!! Safe journey I presume?? Great to have you back -- dunno that labels are important --- to me it's just important that I'm not uncomfortable within my own head re. the word 'alcoholic' --- If I am - well then I have to wonder is there denial in there -- so yeah --- once I know I'm one --- that's really all that matters --- and OF COURSE there are people on this site who may not be one --- YET???!!! I often wonder did Joe think he was heading that path .... hence his delight in not drinking -- and I am soooo full of admiration for anyone who 'nips it in the bud' so to speak --- I am absolutely ADAMANT in my own head (MY OPINION ONLY) -- that once we start wondering and examining our drinking and googling sites for alcoholics --- the problem is there - and it won't get any better -- it WILL progress inevitably -- so yeah --- hat's off to anyone who aborts the black hole:l

WELL SAID MOLLS!!!
I believe I am like Joe & delight in my AFness.
I also believe I am sooooooooooo lucky to have 'nipped this in the bud' - as I was on a very rocky road to a dark place - and bless the day I found this Army thread:l.
With that I can now hear SHAG having words about the wedding yesterday. I think it's time to talk to him.
Can do it now as I have given great example this Christmas.
I heard the words "so drunk" - she is crying -
FECK.................................!

[anon]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

mollyka;1603936 wrote: YAY!!! You snuck in there Whiz!! Safe journey I presume?? Great to have you back -- dunno that labels are important --- to me it's just important that I'm not uncomfortable within my own head re. the word 'alcoholic' --- If I am - well then I have to wonder is there denial in there -- so yeah --- once I know I'm one --- that's really all that matters --- and OF COURSE there are people on this site who may not be one --- YET???!!! I often wonder did Joe think he was heading that path .... hence his delight in not drinking -- and I am soooo full of admiration for anyone who 'nips it in the bud' so to speak --- I am absolutely ADAMANT in my own head (MY OPINION ONLY) -- that once we start wondering and examining our drinking and googling sites for alcoholics --- the problem is there - and it won't get any better -- it WILL progress inevitably -- so yeah --- hat's off to anyone who aborts the black hole:l

Yet another brilliant, insightful post :h

Unlike the lovely Satz I do not think I nipped it in the bud. BUT managed to turn my life around without the dreaded drink. 3 years now but still to scared to count!

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

anon;1603943 wrote: Yet another brilliant, insightful post :h

Unlike the lovely Satz I do not think I nipped it in the bud. BUT managed to turn my life around without the dreaded drink. 3 years now but still to scared to count!

YOU are a marvel!!! :l
I'd better shower too - afraid to move here !

[YouKayBee]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

I was thinking about what Molly is talking about this morning in the shower.

Did TSM cure me? (we talk about cure in TSM). Perhaps it did but I'll always be an alcoholic, trouble is I also have food problems..............and a bit OCD so am I only alcoholic, I'd say not. That then begs the question is alcohol our only problem and I'd hazard a guess it's more a state of mind, alcohol is something that gets abused. Or does alcohol being an addictive substance get abused then we have problems. You only have to look at the high street on a Saturday night, or people behind closed doors at their swanky dinner parties, ask the average person could they go AF, errr many,many couldn't.

That's plenty of thinking for now.:H

I like the word alcoholic it gets the message across.

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Saturday 28 December

You called.