August Army Manoevres

[RunningCourage]

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I read here everyday Molly, just never sure when to add my 2 cents lol.

anytime abcowboy.

your thread is inspirational to read by the way.

[RunningCourage]

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Afternoon troops

First day back - pretty boring tbh for me. Helped out in a class I knew fairly well, and the teacher I get on with. Cos otherwise I'd be hanging round the ankles of the deputy head asking where she wanted me, and she was in meetings, and i can't be arse just being told to help out in a class when i have the gumption to go and do it myself. I think the next 3 weeks will be me being an available stop-gap for teachers out of class "go there, do this" on a very ad-hoc way... Not great, but I'm out soon.
[MENTION=22839]brit[/MENTION] - whozzy, making plans is good. Good food, no al and running. Sounds a very good plan Good to hear MR A(b) was out by himself too - good for him and you, tho understand his need to be close by you during this time.

Back laters - off to raid the kit hen

[brit]

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Hiya Arsey Glad your day was not a baptism of fire. Eaten well, no alcohol but for some reason cannot face a run.
Have a great evening everyone!

[mollyka]

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Evening - hanging at work - we had a tea party:victorious: cakes etc for lunch and I'm sugar loaded - need to either keep eating or go asleep - roll on 8pm

[JackieClaire]

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Keep eating.
Just popped in to say feeling zorsted too, come over all peculiar before..........so just a quickie. Met my pal, who is not as near rock bottom as I thought..........although he's had couple binges in the last six months he's pretty upbeat. He's been having a lot of help from Fulfilling Lives and Talking Therapies.

Downloaded the Big Book to my kindle and its been rather soothing to read. Its weird/odd reading the story of a lady lawyer in the USA around the late 50s/early 60s saying stuff that came out of my mouth in the early 20th century. Oh and actions like slurping down the leftover drinks when everyone has gone home.

Going to say nighty night. :heartbeat:

[satz123]

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Evening army brats
Just in from 10 hour shift in the madhouse - fecked I am :crybaby:
Sitting here in a darkened room for 15 minutes - unable to speak ....
[MENTION=21602]abcowboy[/MENTION] - jump in any time - we'd love your input

[mollyka]

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Night jacks! Howdy tired benjy and yeah absolutely Cowboy - we love company - any pearls of wisdom or any aul yarn or chat - all welcome!

[sweetpea29]

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Evening all😊

oh dear Satz- bringing back memories of way I used to feel after coming home from 12 hour shift on ward. It was so mental that sitting in dark room in silence was required to gain some equilibrium!

MrsA sorry to hear that MrA's op has been postponed. Hopefully youse won't have to wait too long to get rescheduled. I remember way back the same happened to my Mummy and it was horrible time for us all especially her. Thinking of you both and sending best wishes across Irish Sea x
You are doing great btw! Go easy on yourself, if you can't run that's ok x maybe try a gentle walk to begin with x

Jacks hope you're ok and not coming down with something x Take it easy there too x Glad your pal isn't as low as you thought.

D'Arsey glad you've got first day over ya relatively easy even if boring.

Molls how's you doing? Happy to be back to at work?

Bridget - think I've been guilty of 'forgetting ' about my troubles in past with the demon drink. Oftentimes I genuinely wasn't even thinking about it, it wasn't an option. As you say though it can pick moments of weakness/vulnerability to strike. Lately it has been on my mind quite a lot. Not sure if it's cause the new colleagues seem to refer to getting home to one or two on a daily basis, but think that has something to do with it. Then the wanting to escape from other shite going on also relevant. Hope you're hanging in there x

Hi to everyone else, Rusty, Mary, Cowboy😄Good to see you.

Shivery and achey tonight so think it's time to get the hottie bottle out of storage. Summers over folks ya heard it here first😁🌞

[paulywogg]

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Just popping in to thank you Molly for your post about this being an anti drinking site,I think MWO has lost a lot of the more supportive threads along the years,thank goodness for you all on the Army thread for keeping it real,,thank you all

[abcowboy]

As I said, I come and read here daily because it’s a thread dealing with sobriety. It’s not the only thread, but it is the one that deals with being sober in everyday life. And as Molly said (I didn’t @ ya Molls, even though I wanted to lol) if we’re just going to talk about normal life, we can do it through FB, texting, or chatrooms. And as Pauly said, so many valuable threads have fallen by the wayside, but I think a lot of that is due to the membership number.

There’s nothing wrong with talking about our daily lives, after all, that’s where our triggers and drinking situations arise. But imvho, it should be in the context of sobriety and quitting drinking. Constant talk of sobriety would get boring very quickly to those of us who have found lasting sobriety (fingers crossed) but there’s lots of members who are still looking for that elusive quit that sticks. And that’s why we are here.

I’m a bit of a hypocrite as I believe these forums can and do work, but I have my own opinions on how and why. I have “ignored” the forums that hold no interest or meaning to me because I have nothing of value to add to the threads in those forums. But I try and remind myself that there is a way out for everyone, they just have to find it.

So carry on my lovely lasses, y’all have something great going here, so keep it up!

[paulywogg]

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I was gonna make that point too Cowboy that there just isn't very many members here anymore,not much that can be done about that I 'spose

[mollyka]

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Good morning !!!! And it really is lovely to wake up to the posts from pauly and cowboy adding to the discussion - yes there are so few members in MWO now - it's sad sometimes when you remember it at its zenith - but - so be it - or is there anything we as members could do to re-formulate i wonder?
The Nest is undoubtedly a wonderful introduction ( and more!) To both the site AND sobriety - don't see how or why that could be changed ?
The rest of us ?? Well years ago there was quite a bit of acrimony on the forum - arguments and unpleasantness that ' forced' many to stick with their own group - almost a safety and security thing - that appears to be gone really , is there a thought that so many threads could in some way combine our wisdom a bit???!! :victorious:
Wisdom me eye! Drivel half the time in this thread anyway mainly by me:eek-new: but you get my drift?
The people in AA with 30 years sobriety who would still stand up at a meeting and admit where they were getting careless or appreciate a point a newer member would make with a ' I never thought of that' - those people were and are my heroes - humility is key with addiction as it can tumble any one of us in a blink of an eye

All that typed in my phone:egad:
Yes Pea glad to be back at work - reckon my marriage wouldn't have survived another week looking at each other !!!!!

[RunningCourage]

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So carry on my lovely lasses, y’all have something great going here, so keep it up!

:rant:

i is a boy, abcowboy!!

[mollyka]

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Appreciate no @@@@@@@@@@@@@ cowboy - drive me MAD!!!!!!!!! They depersonalise us as friends!!! IMVVVVVVVHO!!!!!!

[mollyka]

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:rant:

i is a boy, abcowboy!!

HAHAHA let's have a FIGHT:welldone::welldone::welldone: