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    #91
    Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

    Hi,
    Late cheking in tonight out visiting friends. Another long day in work then the gym,
    Reasons not to drink.
    1) Absolutely nothing positive comes from me drinking
    2) My most difficult times from childhood to adulthood have been as a direct or indirect result of my own or someone elses (father's) alcohol abuse
    3) Alcoholism is progressive - I don't want to look back in 1,2,3 or more years to be further along my downward spiral having wasted this opportunity to nip it in the bud while I still can.
    4) I have a relationship of fun & mischievous (spelling?) with all my nieces and nephews and I want dearly to retain this. However I don't ever want them to feel sorry for me or embarassed by me. I want them to always be proud of me and know they can rely on me. One way to achieving this is to stop pissing my life and hard earned money away at the weekends and start to reach my true potential.
    5) No more dark (almost suicidal) thoughts after a binge - guilt about the hundreds Euro spent, making a fool of myself and missing work - and asking myself why have I done this to myself again?
    6) No more blackouts wondering how I got home - dreading what I have said and done.
    7) I can be loud, obnoxious, rude and arrogant when drunk. I don't want people to see me like this as this not the real me.
    8) I know my life will be far more happier, fun and prosperous without AL
    9) I want to prove to myself I have the balls and willpower to be different to the herd and do this
    10) Because I woke up this morning and it was a beautiful day and I was so happy to be able to appreciate it.
    11) AL has taken far more from me than I have ever gotten from it.
    12) I want Monday to be like every other day of the week not a day to dread and just get through due to a hangover. Life is too short to be wasting days.
    13) No AL means no recreational use of illegal drugs.
    14) I have never regretted not drinking but have often regretted taking that first drink.
    15) I love the gym. When not drinking I have far more energy for it and make far more progress in my training.

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      #92
      Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

      Hi Davie, keep up the good work on your list, you a doing great. I and many others enjoy reading them, I am sure.
      Ethanol is a toxic chemical, why would I drink it?

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        #93
        Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

        Hi Davie,

        The list keeps getting better and better.
        Although I'm not a gym bunny but since giving up AL I've dropped a dress size,lost my wine belly,eyes clearer and more money in my pocket

        Look forward to tonights.

        Love Jackie xxx
        It could be worse, I could be filing.
        AF since 7/7/2009

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          #94
          Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

          Horrible horrible day today in Dublin


          Reasons not to drink.
          1) Absolutely nothing positive comes from me drinking
          2) My most difficult times from childhood to adulthood have been as a direct or indirect result of my own or someone elses (father's) alcohol abuse
          3) Alcoholism is progressive - I don't want to look back in 1,2,3 or more years to be further along my downward spiral having wasted this opportunity to nip it in the bud while I still can.
          4) I have a relationship of fun & mischievous (spelling?) with all my nieces and nephews and I want dearly to retain this. However I don't ever want them to feel sorry for me or embarassed by me. I want them to always be proud of me and know they can rely on me. One way to achieving this is to stop pissing my life and hard earned money away at the weekends and start to reach my true potential.
          5) No more dark (almost suicidal) thoughts after a binge - guilt about the hundreds Euro spent, making a fool of myself and missing work - and asking myself why have I done this to myself again?
          6) No more blackouts wondering how I got home - dreading what I have said and done.
          7) I can be loud, obnoxious, rude and arrogant when drunk. I don't want people to see me like this as this not the real me.
          8) I know my life will be far more happier, fun and prosperous without AL
          9) I want to prove to myself I have the balls and willpower to be different to the herd and do this
          10) Because I woke up this morning and it was a beautiful day and I was so happy to be able to appreciate it.
          11) AL has taken far more from me than I have ever gotten from it.
          12) I want Monday to be like every other day of the week not a day to dread and just get through due to a hangover. Life is too short to be wasting days.
          13) No AL means no recreational use of illegal drugs.
          14) I have never regretted not drinking but have often regretted taking that first drink.
          15) I love the gym. When not drinking I have far more energy for it and make far more progress in my training
          16) I am a far more confident & friendlier person without AL.

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            #95
            Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

            Hi Davie,

            No 16: You've found the real you.

            Love Jackie x
            It could be worse, I could be filing.
            AF since 7/7/2009

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              #96
              Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

              Hi,
              I messed up big time. Went out Sat night had a party drank right through Sunday, slept with a girl 10 years younger than me, up vomitting Sun night/Mon morning had ring sick to work missed 2 days. Feel really bad about myself. 3 weeks AF life was going too smoothly had to press self-destruct. Really worried about work tomorrow as I rang in sick 3 weeks ago though I did explain to boss I was sick etc - no mention of AL though.

              Any advice?

              I had mentioned moderating in an earlier post but that is well and truly off the agenda now. I wish I was settled down with kids ect and not chasing after girls ten years younger than me thinking I'm Colin Farrell.

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                #97
                Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                davie dont be to hard on yourself,go back to your great plan of the reasons you dont want to drink,maybe add another one in there about girls 10 years younger than you,:-) you did 3 weeks ,you can start again. as i have been told the man swimming against the stream,knows the strength of it.
                jump back in here we are all here to help .odaat.


                :congratulatory: Clean & Sober since 13/01/2009 :congratulatory:

                Until one is committed there is always hesitant thoughts.
                I know enough to know that I don't know enough.

                This signature has been typed in front of a live studio audience.

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                  #98
                  Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                  Jump right back in there Davie, as Mario said. I don't think there's too many here who haven't fallen off the wagon a time or two. I know when I've fallen off, I waited for the wagon to roll over me half a dozen times before I jumped back on. Fair play to you for gettin back on so quick.

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                    #99
                    Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                    Hi Davie,

                    I don't think that there's may of us here who have got it right the first time.

                    Well done for getting straight back on the wagon and thanks for your honesty.

                    Take care.

                    Jackie x
                    It could be worse, I could be filing.
                    AF since 7/7/2009

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                      Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                      Hi,
                      Ye its very important for me to move on. But I feel really bad about work = what must they think of me? Useless is a word that springs to mind.

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                        Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                        were there any of your workmates at the party?

                        x
                        It could be worse, I could be filing.
                        AF since 7/7/2009

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                          Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                          Hi Jackie,
                          No none of my workmates at the party.

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                            Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                            Hi Davie,

                            I'll have a bit of a think but my 1st instinct is they are probably worried.

                            I'll be on line later.
                            It could be worse, I could be filing.
                            AF since 7/7/2009

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                              Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                              hurting people saying mean drunk in ways that make me ashamed after.
                              I am blessed with love joy and sobriety.

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                                Reasons Not To Drink/Davie's Days

                                Hi Davie, how are you doing today?
                                Ethanol is a toxic chemical, why would I drink it?

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