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**little beagle** · July 23, 2016, 07:48 AM

I Do know all of this. Sometimes I just need to hear it again. And again. And again..... this is such a baffling disease as Byrdie says. And I am trying to take care if myself. I didn't drink. I came here. As I will continue to. Because this works for me.
Thank you my friends

**paulywogg** · July 23, 2016, 07:58 AM

LB,I was just thinking of you and how maybe you feel like your support thread is kinda gone,I haven't seen any of the gloamers post in awhile and I know I'd feel lost without my main support threads,especially as this is all I'm using to stay accountable and on the straight path, do you think that's kind of why you feel like that nobody cares? Or am I just over thinking again haha,glad you came here to vent

**Pie** · July 23, 2016, 08:56 AM

LB, your, "I didn't drink. I came here," is a powerful example of using online support. It's things like this that I continue to learn from you long time AL-free peeps. Priceless! Thank you!!

And just another thought on the "lonely" topic. What if you renamed it "solitude?" That way you can appreciate it as a precious commodity.

**little beagle** · July 23, 2016, 09:21 PM

Pie I'm laughing right now. I've had a lot of solitude this weekend. But I will use that.
Yes Pauly I do miss the gloamers. I do feel a loss. But I'm happy for everyone living a sober life.

**Mick** · July 24, 2016, 02:26 AM

litltle beagle..I dont really know you..but actually I care if you drink,you put a lot of time effort into quitting it ,changed your life .its not just a kind of diet..earned your self respect back and your pride,saw life and its issues without glugging as a stop gap answer,plus helped others..so yes I certainly do respect you and care!we have all at times subscribed to fk it .com but look around the site ..this is your site ..you helped keep it going ,you gave support it belongs to you..:hug:

**Pie** · July 24, 2016, 07:41 AM

Go for it, LB! And if you value solitude, try peace, quiet, and autonomy on for size.

**abcowboy** · July 24, 2016, 10:26 AM

little beagle, I think most of us get those f'it thoughts from time to time, but I've found for myself anyway that they come during a HALT moment, and I realize that I'd just be drinking "at" someone or something. I'm worth more than that, to myself and to those I love.

**little beagle** · July 26, 2016, 08:48 PM

I have never regretted not drinking. Can't say the same for drinking.

**paulywogg** · July 30, 2016, 09:23 PM

Just thought of more
Hot,burning vapor coming out of my lungs
Tiny,watery slits for eyes
Bruises in weird places like the back of my calves from laying in bed for so long
Joint pain/burning
Ribs hurting
Throwing up and feeling like my pancreas got stuck in a rib for a bit,had to hunch over for a minute to "unstick" it
Dry,peeling skin on my eyebrows
Trying to go to bed super early while the sun is still up so I can hopefully feel normal the next day
The cold shivers that wouldn't stop on my last detox
My legs shaking out of control during last detox
Filling up my water bottle 100 times,chugging it,puking it up,refill again during last detox
Taking meds I shouldn't take with alcohol just to try and sleep
Extended,painful stomach
Itchy feet
I thought of these and figured I better put them here so I'll never forget alcohell

**abcowboy** · October 13, 2016, 10:49 AM

True to my word and generally being a pain in the butt, I'll be here everyday giving you something to think about when you're thinking you want to drink.....

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