Drinking is not an option

[Evie.Lou]

Drinking is not an option

Hi Ya Sistas...Feeling alittle more like myself today...losing a friend to suicide was a shocker but I had no thoughts of drinking...I must really be healing because that would have sent me straight to the bottle less than 1 year ago....Getting back to being the real me and passing LIEFS CHALLENGES SOBER !!! YEAH !!!

[brightlite]

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UpNorth and BecomingME,
No...it is no fun being alone. You are lucky enough to have someone...being absolutely alone with no one to lean on is really horrible. I have my kids, but a parent shouldn't really lean on their kids, I need to be strong for them. Yes, I've been menopausal too and it really sucks...I'm so emotional lately!

[brightlite]

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OH congrats Aprilmoon and Evie.Lou. You both are strong and doing so well.

[BecomingMeAtLast]

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upnorth, I'm so sorry about your loss. I've read about that and watched some things about it on TV. It scared the hell out of me. I hope you're still okay.

brightlite, you're not alone. You have us here! :l

I'm glad you're doing better, evie. My brother attempted suicide a few years back and it still haunts me. You're so strong.

[upnorthgirl]

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okay

candle vigil last night..very moving but sad:upset:

[lilmea]

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Good morning AINAO,

Aprilmoon-me amigo. Congrats on 2 weeks! 2 weeks my not seem very long on the calander but when you're just starting out like we are, it seems like a very long time!

Evie Lou-You replied to my very first post when I first came here. You gave me so much gentle support then and through the rest of the time I have been here. I'm sorry for the sad time you've been having. The loose of a loved one is always difficult. :l

Hi Brite-how are you doing? I see your mood yesterday was tired. So was I. I hate those kind of days.

Hi Becoming and UNG.

Hoping everyone who follows a strong and AF day.

[aprilmoon]

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I am working on day 15 today....It's not as hard as day 1 or 2.

[sunshine_gg]

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Congrats on day 15 April! You're doing awesome.. how do you feel?

Ung hun... how are you doing? Man, you sure have a lot of crap coming at you at once. Evie... holding up, dear? I'm very happy to hear that there's been a shift in energy around you.

I'm still holding out AF and NF... but boy, cravings for either or both have been rearing...

[upnorthgirl]

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Hey, there all

My nephew came home and made it two days. Rushed him back again today. No one seems to know what the heck is going on and it is scary! Will be heading up to the funeral home either tonight or tomorrow after work for our students. Still battling the sinus infection, taking antibiotics, which of course break out my face and give me a yeast infection! Can life get any better than this???

I have my prescription for Antabuse...it is waiting for me to pick it up at the pharmacy. But of course now I am rationalizing that I should wait until AFTER vacation so I can have a beer or Margarita on the beach! After all, it is my vacation!

Yes, the other side says, but after all, I CAN"T STOP at one beer.

Or could I?

Geez--this is crazy.

[upnorthgirl]

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AINAO-DINAO Thursday

Go for it, girls!!:goodjob:

[lilmea]

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good morning AINAOs,

Ung-you're up bright and early and sounding good. Read your post about the antabus. I think you made the right decision. Strangely I never drank when I was on vacations. But maybe that's because we always travel on a motorcycle and I'm afraid if I got drunk I would fall off. LOL.

Here's hoping the rest you AINAO a safe and AF day.

[Evie.Lou]

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Hello Dear Sistas of mine...everyone seems to be doing well.
I had an awkward conversation last night when visiting friends brought wine to the table. I had hubby open it and i poured it for them. They said aren't you having any??? They knew that I stopped drinking last MAY. i said i don't drink anymore...They looked surprised and asked "aren't you over that yet"...I said "I will never drink again" at least not in this lifetime....and they looked SHOCKED !!! I hope they will lay off the subject today. People in general just don't get alcoholism...

[BecomingMeAtLast]

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Evie,

"Aren't you over that yet?!" OMG, good for you for handling it so well. Your resolve is so strong. It seems the polite thing to do would be to not say anything but what do I know?

Be

[lilmea]

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"I had an awkward conversation last night when visiting friends brought wine to the table. I had hubby open it and i poured it for them. They said aren't you having any??? They knew that I stopped drinking last MAY. i said i don't drink anymore...They looked surprised and asked "aren't you over that yet"...I said "I will never drink again" at least not in this lifetime....and they looked SHOCKED !!! I hope they will lay off the subject today. People in general just don't get alcoholism..."

Evie-they should consider themselves lucky they were at your house instead of mine. At this point in my recover I can't even keep AL in the house. All they would have gotten from me was coffee, tea, or water! lol

But seriously,non-drinkers do not understand the struggles we go through. For years my poor Mr.HB could not understand why I couldn't moderate or control my drinking. "why can't you just have one or two?" I have stopped trying to explain and he has excepted the fact that I just can't drink. He is just glad I'm not drinking.

Hi Becoming. I like your signature. Sort of like my avatar.No? :H

[BecomingMeAtLast]

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Lil,

I've been meaning to tell you, I have that pic! I found it at a yard sale a few years back and just loved it. It's in an 8x10 frame. I put it upstairs in our hallway for a while so the kids could see it. Now I don't know where it went. I LOVE your avatar and it does go hand in hand with my sig!

I can keep AL in the house, lord knows my HB has enough beer, but it's so tempting if there's wine here. That's my big weakness. I mean, I'll drink beer or mixed drinks or anything, probably, but I'm able to say "no" in my head (after about 17 years of this - not quite 1 yr with MWO) when I'm determined to have my AF days. I don't need it here and, like you said, when company comes I offer coffee, tea, water and we sometimes have some ginger ale and that's it! It's easier on me not having wine here, so much less stress, so why even bother?

I'm also finding that the older I get the more AF days I need to keep my depression at bay. I'm not sure if it's because of my menopause or because of the length of time I drank or both (probably both from what I've read) but it's a fact I have accepted and am adjusting to.

Oops, I'm rambling here. I don't want to do my damn taxes, can you tell?! LOL

Take care,
Be