ODAT - SUNDAY

[greeneyes]

ODATERS!!!

Where the hell is everybody?

How the hell is everybody?

I know you're out there! Brightlite and I can see you!

It is so cool to wake up on a weekend morning and have tons of choices because you didn't drink, are not drinking (I drank in the mornings too) and are not going to drink.

It leaves thing wide open for opportunity and the creation of a great day.

What will your day be like today? Going for the O?

[Blanchieboo]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Hi Green, I am going AF today.
I say it everyday and have not had much success, so I figure if I put it out here in writing it will make me acccountable and I will actually succeed.
I wish I had everyone here in my pocket to keep me on target. Home today so I can post here and there. Usually I am not able to get to a computer when I need it.
Off to church I go and I am praying for myself today for stregnth and renewal. Prayers for everyone here too~

[greeneyes]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Great Blanchieboo!!

Come back here and read your commitment!!

I WILL NOT DRINK TODAY!!! YAY ME!!!!

[brightlite]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Hi All,

I messed up over this holiday. Drank some wine last night. Of course, have regret today....but there is no Way in hell that I am going to drink today or the next few days...and maybe longer.

Just keep on trying is all that I can do.

It is a nice sunny crisp day today...so I'm going out for a long walk with B Rady...my gansta yorkie!

Have a fun productive day!

[mighty mouse]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Hello to all, I did not make it through the holidays AF. But I drank way less then I would have before so am feeling pretty good and am back to AF and ODAT. Hope everyone is doing well and it is a beautiful Sunday here. Nice and sunny
MM

[savon19]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Morning ODATers!

Oddly, the week went by... without drinking! How'd that happen?? The thought floated through my mind a couple of times, but it floated away instead of becoming an obsessive thought. Wish I could know what I've done different.

I think the Glorious cool weather we've been having has had something to do with it. Makes me want to get out & about.

Whatever it is... I hope it hangs around a while.

Hope you all have a Great Sunday!

[greeneyes]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Fabulous savvy!!! :goodjob:

[changemeforever]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Hi all. Somehow I have remained af for the last 18 days! Even went out with the girls and didn't drink! Felt so proud! Have made myself the designated driver for the next few weeks so removing temptation!! One day at a time guys!! Enjoy being af! Enjoy waking with a clear head. Enjoy remembering everything from the night before! Enjoy life!! Xxx:h

[burnt toast]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Hello, I am looking to talk to some other sporadic binge drinkers and find out what helps them to curb random cravings. My usuall pattern is between 30 and 60 days I will pick up a bottle for anywhere from 3-6 days straight, until I have made myself so sick that I simply cannot go out in public. I usually consume 3-5 2L bottles of hard alcohol in this time period and don't remember much that goes on over this time. I would really like to know what others have done that have similar patterns to mine. I really do try to take it one day at a time, but it often times gets overwhelming by the end of my dry spell. Or I convince myself that it will be okay this time, and sometimes it is okay for one night, but then a week later I just can't resist. Thanks Guys!!!!! Peace

[greeneyes]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Hi burnt toast, and welcome! I know there are some binge drinkers here. Why don't you put a thread in General and see what "been there, done that" advice comes up. What you want to do i put out the signal for help BEFORE you drink. People will come running to help you ward it off.

[Reenie]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Message for Burnt Toast

Hi Burnt Toast! I can relate to you. I am an Alcoholic and I am a Binge Drinker. I can also go AF for weeks and months, until one day.... BAM! I then go on a sneaky drinking binge for a week or two until I pull myself back together. I CANT stand this disease! As time has gone on, I notice my cravings for AL are stronger. I also have let my guard down and have driven my car while drunk. I KNOW my drinking has gotten worse.

[BILLYJACK]

ODAT - SUNDAY

Burnt toast,

Im 52 years old and can perfectly relate to your binge drinking..I use to be able to go 2 months without Al and than out of nowhere, I would drink just like you, until I could'nt drink anymore or ran out of money, whichever come first.

Around Janurary 9th of 2005, I actually quit drinking completely until June of 2006. I wished to God that I never picked up again because this year has been my worst drinking year ever, as I cant even go two weeks without picking up the Black Velvet Bottle.Its been the worst year of my entire drinking career [ 36 years ]

My last drink was on Friday Nov the 20th, I drank for 8 straight days and was sicker than you even want to hear about. My 23 year old daughter had made reservations for Sunday to take me to a Rehab hospital but I would'nt go. I know I broke her heart, my sons, and my wife. I've been to rehab 2-3x before and its just not for me.

Knowing that I MUST get help,on Monday of last week, I re-signed with my prior addiction counselor and have an appointment this coming Wednesday.Im also concidering going back to AA. I quit AA because I was tired of hearing the same old BS everytime I went----perhaps that was the time to change meetings?

This weekend was very hard on me and I wanted to drink. But, instead of drinking, I took Antibuse on Friday,Saturday,and today..I WANT to give myself a freaking chance again at complete sobriety and if I drank, all bets would be off for that.

I wished I knew the answer my friend. I do know that one MUST know what their ''trigger points'' are, meaning that you must know WHAT it is that makes you ''start' to drink. Once you know and can recognize this, than at least you can address the starting point of your drinking binges.

I can tell you thru experience, this disease does NOT get better, only worse if you continue your drinking. So if you are younger than me, than try to take my advice and get whatever help it is that you need to get over this terrible life shattering disease, cause its not the way any of us want to run our lives. Make sure you DONT try and get sober by yourself, have some non-drinking friends and pershaps a counselor too.

Best of luck,
BillJack

[Closer To Free]

ODAT - SUNDAY

I'm new to posting after looking on and off (mostly off) for almost 2 years. It's day 3 for me (actually 3-1/2) so hope to keep it going. I was at my parent's for a couple of days so I knew I was safe there. Came home yesterday and had some urges to drink but read some posts and ended up doing something productive. Today, I had the same urges but read Green's post this morning, ran some errands and the urges dissapeared. If I hadn't actually signed up here I'm sure I wouldn've drank. To quote Green: "It is so cool to wake up on a weekend morning and have tons of choices because you didn't drink, are not drinking (I drank in the mornings too) and are not going to drink."

I haven't got up from the couch on a Sunday (except to buy more booze) since I don't know when. I'm still tired from lack of sleep for some time but even after just a few days, my body feels a little better but I still have a long way to go.

[savon19]

ODAT - SUNDAY

I think that old "trigger" acronym is very true: H.A.L.T.

Hunger, Anger, Lonely, Tired.

(I would also add Bored!)

But when an urge strikes, it's a good way to HALT yourself for a moment to assess what's going on. And ask yourself if you're any of those things, or a combination.

It may seem like you're drinking "just because", but often there's an underlying reason - and if you can pinpoint that reason, you have the chance to fix the reason in a more appropriate way.

(Anger is harder for me to "fix" than the other ones...)