Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

[missyabby1]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Ig

Reggie had an avatar with two beautiful aboriginal kids. She/he has removed it.

Missy

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Got it missy!
Reg - stop fuckin' with my head will you! I'm coming up to the magical 6 months sobriety mark (well nearly 5 months but anyway) and I'm still searching for the positive benefits.
Life sucks and then you die.
But wait - it used to be the same or worse but I had the option of putting it out of my mind. I'll let you know when I get something good to say about it. Wait another 1 month and 5 days!

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Well, I must have been hallucinating because I couldn't see an avatar when I posted last.
And Reg I do do that pretty well myself and was only jesting with you

I think you've got a point about baclophites, give me a break, its the drug I'm on. How did you get sober?

This hell, that hell, what difference. You're welcome, even encouraged to stay if you want but maybe you prefer the cooing and unquestionable sympathy you find elsewhere. Sometimes that's what I need most, sometimes I need another point of view.

All's good here Reggie, hope to see you again.

[coalfire]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

ignominious;1099442 wrote:
I'm coming up to the magical 6 months sobriety mark (well nearly 5 months but anyway)

Congratulations. That is a long time. Well done.

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Thanks coal. Still waiting for the good times or are they all owned by the investment bankers now!

[coalfire]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

I know. Sometimes I just want to go mad too and take something. ANYTHING. I would settle for a sniff of tippex some days(correctional fluid). No lectures please about gratitude-I know, I know...I'm just not in a mary poppins place today.

[coalfire]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

And to counteract my negativity I will post this one https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...ing-22609.html

Just in case there is anything in all that karma stuff!:H:H

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Had a look at some of that thread Coal, a lot rings true but I wouldn't say that it's the antidote for negativity, ha!

This is a place where I can moan about AF but also hopefully come to terms with it. I was still feeling the strain yesterday and so decided that I would try a xanax. In my mind it was recreational, along the tippex line of thought. Its still anathema to me that you can take a drug to feel better and that's acceptable! Anyway I took 1mg and crashed out - no fun to be had there!

Still at 90mg and still pretty much indifferent to alcohol. The one and only AA meeting that I could find was scheduled for today in a hotel room. No one new anything about it, telephone number was no help either. I guess a foreigner set it up when he came on a trip some time ago. Grrrr .......... have to go and get drunk! Kidding! So it looks like you lot are the only people that I can talk to about this .......grrrr ......no ..... double kidding!

Stopped the St John's for a few days now and I don't think it was doing much for me. Trouble is that I'm not sure how I should be feeling anyway. Haven't tracked down the omegas or 5HTP yet but will be able to get some on my next trip to Thailand.

And where's the cokehead and that depressed Aussie.

[Cinders]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Ig,

There are online AA meetings, if you are interested.

You can find them with Google.

I am not sure how helpful they are but in your situation, they just might fit your needs.

However, have you read the Big Book? You might want to get a copy of that first and start reading. That way you can decide if the program is a fit or not.

Just a word of warning, it was written a long time ago. You need to kind of put yourself in that time to understand what the BB is saying.

Much of it still applies.

Women have a difficult time with it today because it was written basically for men alcoholics. You will pick that up as you read. However, there are a couple of stories about women alcoholics that were added later.

If, while you are reading it, you have questions, there is an AA thread here. Any of those members can help answer your questions.

Cindi

ps If nothing else, read the stories in the back. You will find yourself among them somewhere.

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Hi Cindi

I used to be an AAer back when I lived in Hong Kong and although I got a couple of months AF time I never felt it was for me.

The main thing I lack atm is the opportunity to talk to anyone who has the vaguest idea of what I'm going through. Mental health is, I think, a Western concept. Here, your mad and on drugs to calm you down, mad and in hospital/jail or not mad. The other thing is of course that its your fate, destiny, karma which you just have to get on with!

Any online mental health communities that you could recommend? I've tried a couple of forums but never get any replies, they're probably too anxious not to say the wrong thing. Bunch of nutters that could do with some bac

[coalfire]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Here is one but I dont think there is another forum out there with the MWO spirit.

Psychology & mental health forums

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Been there, done that.
No replies to my posts. If you're lucky you'll get 1 or 2. Most I've seen is 6. I'd like to talk to someone or some people that know what this is all about.

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Yo man, good to see you. Same shit, nothing to look forward to, just more and more reality in my face! You?

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

I used to do a bit of sailing back in England, unfortunately it's all but illegal here. Were you in a dingy or something bigger?
300mg not fun I suspect. Is that as high as you've been or did you switch higher? Have you had a drink since you switched?

[ignominious]

Sobriety. From one who knows. A sober point of view.

Wow just finished the "Fishing-Soda" post. Good job on that Reg.

I don't know about moderation on bac, never worked for me in the past. I'm sure that the regenerative powers of the brain and body would be able to bypass the baclofen induced switch if given enough encouragement. I've had a few pleasant drinks post bac but I break into a cold sweat when I think about some of the things I've done when drunk! I just don't want to go there again though I wish I could get off my face occasionally.

W/ends is better than daily but maybe not the ideal way to live.

I used to sail mirrors and larks and then a bit on a 50' ketch (too slow for my liking). Always wanted to try a cat but the only chance I got was on a holiday beach where they were rigged so you couldn't point them and get out of the bay.

I need to get a pastime!