ARMY...................GARRISSON GATES NOW OPEN..........week begining 8th June 2015

[roxane]

aw NS, why?

[roxane]

I'm not sure but I found this.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.ke...itishisles.htm

ah blimey. the british isles, uk and great britain.

[JackieClaire]

Thanks, JC. I've been having doubts about MWO lately. Seeing y'all in action helps.

Think we all go through that from time to time,love.

Times I've shut the lid on my lappy and walked away in tears of frustration but something pulls me back.

[roxane]

Think we all go through that from time to time,love.

Times I've shut the lid on my lappy and walked away in tears of frustration but something pulls me back.

sorry about that.

[Rusty]

Hey NS!! Great to see you here! Umm...do you know my history with this thread? LIFESAVERS for me..when I was traveling all over the world between 2008-2011...these guys, mainly Jackie and what is that guy's name...he called himself Tigger, Chrome Dome..he was from South Africa..OMG..why can't I remember..they would console me at 3:00 AM our time, when I was hungover and had to catch a flight to wherever...or drive to wherever...and I was so filled with shame and so nauseated that I didn't want to go. Somehow, Jackie and this great South African guy, and Mollyka, too (although maybe she didn't realize it at the time how grateful I was) would convince me not to give up on myself and try to restart my AF journey. THIS is where I hung out because nobody on the Abs Threads was awake at the times I REALLY REALLY REALLY needed them, and because of that, I will always LOVE this thread and the people here. They knew what it was like to travel all over the world, alone, and struggle with AL, and be up at all hours of the day and night. They never deserted me...ever.

[JackieClaire]

sorry about that.

Which bit..............the frustration or coming back.........:harhar:

[NoSugar]

I've looked at other peer support forums but haven't found one to move to - and some of the same stuff that is tough here appears to happen there, too. I guess that makes sense given that we're all human with the good and bad that go with that. Plus, I know and like so many people here. I'm just not sure I'm giving or getting much anymore. But - I'm pretty convinced that continued involvement is helpful and maybe necessary. So here I am.

[NoSugar]

That is the kind of story that gives me hope, Rusty. Thank you for telling me.

[roxane]

Hey NS!! Great to see you here! Umm...do you know my history with this thread? LIFESAVERS for me..when I was traveling all over the world between 2008-2011...these guys, mainly Jackie and what is that guy's name...he called himself Tigger, Chrome Dome..he was from South Africa..OMG..why can't I remember..they would console me at 3:00 AM our time, when I was hungover and had to catch a flight to wherever...or drive to wherever...and I was so filled with shame and so nauseated that I didn't want to go. Somehow, Jackie and this great South African guy, and Mollyka, too (although maybe she didn't realize it at the time how grateful I was) would convince me not to give up on myself and try to restart my AF journey. THIS is where I hung out because nobody on the Abs Threads was awake at the times I REALLY REALLY REALLY needed them, and because of that, I will always LOVE this thread and the people here. They knew what it was like to travel all over the world, alone, and struggle with AL, and be up at all hours of the day and night. They never deserted me...ever.

that bears repeating.

I've looked at other peer support forums but haven't found one to move to - and some of the same stuff that is tough here appears to happen there, too. I guess that makes sense given that we're all human with the good and bad that go with that. Plus, I know and like so many people here. I'm just not sure I'm giving or getting much anymore. But - I'm pretty convinced that continued involvement is helpful and maybe necessary. So here I am.

yep, i understand that. bib, giving you certainly are and getting much is more than nothing. iyswim.

[JackieClaire]

Tip-tronic is who you're thinking of, Rusty. Love him to bits.

[Rusty]

Roxy, darling...I am so sorry I don't understand what you mean by this statement:

yep, i understand that. bib, giving you certainly are and getting much is more than nothing. iyswim.

I had a typo in my last post...it was 2007....(frightening year) that I leaned on Jackie and she never ever made me feel badly about myself...probably because she knew the self-loathing that nearly destroyed me was pain enough for me to "handle." I didn't "handle" it...I drank. Oh if I could take back those years, I would, I really would.

[Rusty]

Yes, Jacks, it was Tiptronic. OMG...he was like you...I don't think that guy ever went to bed. Of course, when you have some blubbering woman from Wisconsin PMing you in the middle of the night, why would you even bother trying to sleep??????????? LOL

I miss Mr. Tips. He always encouraged me...even on my worst days.

[roxane]

bib = bit in bold. i bolded something NS said. poor english.

[JackieClaire]

Sugar, I've had a look at only one other site and tbh it was just far to serious. I'm honestly not the kind of person that will stand in front of a mirror in the morning doing affirmations and bigging myself up.

I need a bit of everything AA (some of the phrases come in really handy now and again), talking to any addict at work............put an alkie (me), someone addicted to legal highs and an ex-heroin user round a table and you'd be surprised by the similarities in all our addictions.........education about how alcohol can affect every single cell in our bodies (I'm very new to that).

You never know Sugarbabe, when a sentence or even a word you type might just make someone think .

[JackieClaire]

Are you positive it was me, Rusty.........I didn't start posting until 2009.