Join up!! Army against the grog !!! June 2018

[starty]

Re: Join up!! Army against the grog !!! June 2018

Oh and just one other thing in relation to Mary's post. I always feel the same when others are drinking. I get that urge and think a drink would be nice. I have to replay the outcome in my head over and over to stop it. One would never be enough anyway :haha:

[satz123]

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You can't kid me...........I know where you lovely Irish ladies were

World record set for largest skinny dip on Co Wicklow beach - BBC News

Nighty night.

Isn't that just FABBBB !!! Never even knew about it.
Bet the Molls wan was there !!!

[RunningCourage]

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Evening all.
Ok I'm done with the hot weather.
I'm 94% Irish according to my DNA - so not at all able for this hot weather.:hung:

The 4% Greek ancestry I allegedly have is not liking it too much either.

That makes 98%... so you are also 2%...? Mongolian? Chinese? Italian? Mad? :haha:

The lad that gave me the biggest hug today........less than two years ago he was living in a tent in a local park. Today he's got 18 months sober, the keys to the place I work at so he can open and close, trained up as waiter and barista (he'd been in the Army), his own rented house. He's well liked and trusted. He's a one of my heroes.

Now young Satz can choose to blame the world or take responsibility for himself...........

Love it.

Next Thursday JC heading to here to our little Greek village :

jealous.com

Morning folks. Sorry been awol. No excuses... it only takes seconds to say hi here.... just been lax.

How are we? [MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION] - interesting reading about you going back to AA. Thank you for sharing. The stories you tell us of the people you meet are often little nuggets of gold (the example above being one).
[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION] - sorry to hear the saga with the young 'un continues. The driving under the influence, for me, is an example of the selfishness of this addition - in that it's power takes little consideration for the safety of others. God forbid an accident occurs.

[satz123]

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Yes [MENTION=22456]starty[/MENTION] 'thinking to the end' is what has seen me through all this time. I KNOW one would never be enough.

Young Satz went to an awards presentation thing for the magazine he's working for last night - drove the car to town so he wouldn't drink.
Hasn't come home

[satz123]

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XPost Mr D'Arsey

I fool myself that young Satz is trying by bringing the car and then wouldn't drive home again ?
I used to do things like that.
In the morning my resolve was so great I would not bring money to work so I wouldn't stop at the shop on the way home.
By late evening I'd borrow from my pal till next day to buy the wine.

[RunningCourage]

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One other thing i wanted to say - re peeps being awol, including me, and that it's best we're not... is that the army - and mwo - should be, are, places to share and be no matter what place we are in re our relationship with AL.

I keep telling myself this. Just now, for example, i'm not being "good" if that is the right word, and I don't think it is. And with so many doing so well in their sobriety in the army can mean feeling a bit shit, nothing to celebrate, not clocking up the days etc (tho that's not what it is about)... HOWEVER, the more I am here, i tell myself, the more likely it is that I can get a new handle on this. Please don't worry folks. I aint driving drunk. I aint going into work hungover. Sunday is the only day i'll wake up a little worse for wear.

I am aware, though, that the summer hols is upon me in... 3 weeks :yay: but that is also an excuse to be more liberal with toxic libation... :dispirited: Just saying.

[RunningCourage]

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XPost Mr D'Arsey

I fool myself that young Satz is trying by bringing the car and then wouldn't drive home again ?
I used to do things like that.
In the morning my resolve was so great I would not bring money to work so I wouldn't stop at the shop on the way home.
By late evening I'd borrow from my pal till next day to buy the wine.

i know! it's a kind madness, is it not, that we wake in the morning promising ourselves such positive great things and by evening it's gone to pot and our desires for our nefarious ways return with such power. I remember thinking like this.... every. single. day. which is why i started looking online at AL sites and not drinking.

[satz123]

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Yes RC I AGREE TOTALLY.
I want you and anyone else to post even if you are not 'good'. I did so did Molls & Tabbers.
It was posting every day that helped me - I only wanted to stop drinking during the week.
Total sobriety was unthinkable at that time - I actually did not think it was possible.

[satz123]

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And another thing I want to say is that I do believe there is a scale of addiction.
Some alcoholics ARE worse than others.
But when / if we slide down the scale is the baffling thing to me.
Young Satz is worse than RC - but a lot of that is down to being ALLOWED to drink. He's always had a safety net of family living close by.
They say the job is the last thing to go - so once that went he slid down dramatically into the pit.

Will RC slide down when on holiday - is work his safety net ? DISCUSS

[satz123]

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i know! it's a kind madness, is it not, that we wake in the morning promising ourselves such positive great things and by evening it's gone to pot and our desires for our nefarious ways return with such power. I remember thinking like this.... every. single. day. which is why i started looking online at AL sites and not drinking.

You are young but you will learn grasshopper

[satz123]

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And another thing I want to say is that I do believe there is a scale of addiction.
Some alcoholics ARE worse than others.
But when / if we slide down the scale is the baffling thing to me.
Young Satz is worse than RC - but a lot of that is down to being ALLOWED to drink. He's always had a safety net of family living close by.
They say the job is the last thing to go - so once that went he slid down dramatically into the pit.

Will RC slide down when on holiday - is work his safety net ? DISCUSS

:harhar: if THAT post doesn't drag the Molly wan out - nothing will :hyper:

RIGHT .........................OFF TO WORK :horse:

[rustop59]

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:harhar: if THAT post doesn't drag the Molly wan out - nothing will :hyper:

RIGHT .........................OFF TO WORK :horse:

True Satz :happy2:, only heard about it when it was all over. I used to bring my girls to that beach when young and have so many wonderful memories. Keep posting RC, it will help believe me. Staying away is the al part of your brain trying to get the upper hand and being not good can slide into being awful. As Satz says it is progressive. Think it’s the hot weather Mary, I’ve had those thoughts too. Even went so far as to get Heineken 0 so I’ll have at BBQ as that niggle was there. So far it’s done the trick. Ice cold, not really much of a flavor and one is definitely enough. Hope young Satz is safe and glad you enjoyed your day out. Donated lots of stuff there last year.

[JackieClaire]

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And another thing I want to say is that I do believe there is a scale of addiction.
Some alcoholics ARE worse than others.
But when / if we slide down the scale is the baffling thing to me.
Young Satz is worse than RC - but a lot of that is down to being ALLOWED to drink. He's always had a safety net of family living close by.
They say the job is the last thing to go - so once that went he slid down dramatically into the pit.

Will RC slide down when on holiday - is work his safety net ? DISCUSS

Addiction is addiction..........albeit ours is a legal one, just some people are better at hiding it. I am no worse or better than my mate who lived in a tent, in fact he was harming no-one but himself while I wreaked havoc on my family. Would any of you say just use heroin on a weekend........just like alcohol its a mind altering drug.

[MENTION=18725]NoSugar[/MENTION].........posted this...........I'll see if I can remember... [MENTION=18049]RunningCourage[/MENTION]...you are allowed one drink of your choice.....by that I mean a pint of beer, glass of wine, a wee whiskey........it has to be at the same time everyday.........no more no less. Do this for a fortnight. Would you cope?

[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION], I hate, hate to say this but hide yours and Mr S car keys, any jewellery in a safe place.

[abcowboy]

you are allowed one drink of your choice.....by that I mean a pint of beer, glass of wine, a wee whiskey........it has to be at the same time everyday.........no more no less. Do this for a fortnight. Would you cope?

If only one, why not none?

[satz123]

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Came home from work to very upset MrS.
He got the guilt trip treatment when he refused to engage with young Satz today. He had gotten up & gone & bought more alcohol having been out all night last night.
We were supposed to be grateful he didn't drive home.

YS :"Why aren't you talking to me - I'm your son & I need help "
Mr S : " I will not talk to you till you stop drinking"
YS : "Maybe you'd prefer if I was (Nephew's Name) " - FFS !

HELP Jacks ...... where to from here ?