Army, it's a new week

[shambles70]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOSPtyZAPA

Love Ian Astbury's legwork...

[shambles70]

I'm making a Ouija board out of yoghurt pots.

Yes, I'm dabbling with the yakult.

[shambles70]

I'm UP!!! I am!!! On way out right now to buy packing tape...oooh look at that lovely flower!

[Mick]

afternoon all..jeez there certainly is lot of fromage missing off the crackers in here today,whilst me...now Im just talkin to me pet rabbits..the rain isnt raining and the sun is sunning so alls gud in this part of the wureld......so hows things with you all?from far away places like the suvvern hemishpere,Erins green valleys and of course angel of the norf land

[shambles70]

afternoon all..jeez there certainly is lot of fromage missing off the crackers in here today,whilst me...now Im just talkin to me pet rabbits..the rain isnt raining and the sun is sunning so alls gud in this part of the wureld......so hows things with you all?from far away places like the suvvern hemishpere,Erins green valleys and of course angel of the norf land

Afternoon Mick..One of the mysterious rabbit whisperers, are you? My old Dad used to teach rabbits to fetch sticks and obey simple doggy commands like sit and drop...never worked out how he could do that..(it was probably all done with carrots). Lovely bright sunny day here.

afternoon Mick! How's you? someone not a million miles from this thread was pointing out that you are one of the only long term men around mwo at the mo ---- our mission now is to have Shams join you -- if he takes his nose outta that flower ;-)

How long is it for you both...well ALL of you actually? I keep meaning to ask that...oooh look...a shiny thing...

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13698...nt-people.html

Lovely lady from mwo put this up on FB (you know who you are!) thought it was really important to share here and something that I need to regularly read to remember.......

Good one, Molses What with Roxy's Streets tune, this is turning out to be an inspiring day today. May I add...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o

[satz123]

I'm making a Ouija board out of yoghurt pots.

Yes, I'm dabbling with the yakult.

Oh Gawd !!!
Worse than Mick's jokes !

(I like it )

[Mick]

oi!!!!! you asked fer it!!

People used to bug me to use a Ouija board,

Sod that, I don't even want to talk to the living.

I contacted my wife last night with an ouija board....
she wouldnt feckin shurrup so I clouted her across the napper with it!!

[Mick]

molls your post. you are one of the only long term men around mwo at the mo ---- our mission now is to have Shams join you -- would love to take this as a compliment...and that you mean ..well done old chap for staying around the site and helping others.... but me thinks the celt translation means kinda more along the lines of.."you still here ..ya feckin ole get?" :stompy2:

[Mick]

molls ..yer nae sae bad yersel for an auld wumman.....zooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmm offski rapido!!!

but yes got to agree with you 3 yrs in July..it changed my life defo....and this site had a lot to do with it..and like you I have seen people come n go,but for me I not only enjoy it here.but also,hopefully I give something back to help...even if its people to look and say ..that loony did it ..so can I!!

And the jock reasoning for being here is..its great to have friends you dont have to buy a pint for!!

[shambles70]

Right, that's enough packing. Got most of it done. Felt completely out of it this afternoon for no particular reason, though it just occurred to me that it might be emotionals due to packing up..going through the old shite, then out of nowhere came this massive urge to go and get some wine...I was planning two bottles before I knew what I was doing...'ah it's the last weekend in the old house'....I read somewhere recently about the trouble some people have in the early days with impulsivity...bloody hell, I've had cravings before, but this one just flew at me out of nowhere and hit me in the face before I knew what was happening. It's gone now, but jesus that was unexpected. I kind of feel the same way as if I'd have gotten into a situation with someone who was being very hostile..can feel the adrenaline rushing through my system.

[shambles70]

Well if/when it happens again, I'll know what it is...will certainly be on my guard over the next couple of days...the last really bad one I had was on the 2 week mark. I think I read on the PAWS thread someone saying about milestones being especially difficult

[shambles70]

Saying that, I'm not going to go and think milestones will be difficult, every day atm is a milestone and they're not all difficult...TODAY wasn't difficult...that hour or so was just so unexpected. Bit scary really. BUT...another little victory.

[Mick]

Sham....imho...its not the thinking about booze thats the issue....its what you do about it..for instance you see something in a shop but you cant afford it.....so whatdy do? just say oh well never mind ..or nick it?dont answer that in public!!

[shambles70]

Sham....imho...its not the thinking about booze thats the issue....its what you do about it..for instance you see something in a shop but you cant afford it.....so whatdy do? just say oh well never mind ..or nick it?dont answer that in public!!

Nick it?? A squeaky-clean, upstanding citizen like meself? That's how I try to approach it...if I was allergic to peanuts, I wouldn't be moping around going 'oh god, I really, really want a peanut'.

[shambles70]

well yes ---- and I sometimes wonder is it that we work towards a milestone in the early days --- week-30 days - 3 months etc.... and then we achieve them -- and then a combination of not thinking PAST the milestone and also strangely enough a sort of anti-climax -- I wonder is our guard down ----

I think that's a big part of it..plus we're hardwired to equate achieving something with having a drink may also play a part.

Little my eye --- it's colossal Sham -- and I don't mean that in a patronising fashion --- it's the strength we gain from each and every time that we conquer those feelings......those are the stepping-stones to long-term sobriety --- it's us learning ----- powerful it is...

Yeah it is. Funny enough I was writing a part of my anxiety presentation yesterday about panic attacks and the do's: observe, embrace, demand, trust..and the don'ts: resist, worry, fear...I think you can say exactly the same about urges.

'ZACTLY ------ and personally I nipped/nip the 'thoughts' in the bud -- because (careful --- another slogan on the way) thoughts can become feelings -- if we let them ---- I never dwelt on them --- I didn't analyze them --- that's what worked for me anyway

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