Good Day all!
beatle, I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!! 29AF days rocks the house! You have worked SO hard at this and I'm so glad you stuck with it. You are truly an inspiration to me and I know so many others here, and yet to come. I'm curious - what were the results of your Antabuse experiment? I call you brave - if I were taking it I don't think I'd want to find out if the results are "as advertised.."
Welcome Tiny!! More Dog Lovers!! Congrats on Day 8 AF!
Mary, thank you for starting us off today. You always provide such excellent food for thought! That's a correct way to put it, at least in my case...."Drinking alone v. social drinking takes drinking to a whole new level..." I actually think I crossed the line way WAY back when drinking alone became OK. Then over the years, the balance shifted to less drinking with others and WAY more drinking alone. But once that alone stuff started.....I was slidin' down the hill without realizing it. (or wanting to face it)
Cindi, I'm sorry you are still fighting that sinus infection. I don't blame you for skipping the Vicodin. I hardly ever take pain pills for the same reason....I don't need another addiction in my life! And the docs seem to hand them out like candy these days. Boy...your description of "drinking alone" in the hotel bar amongst others where are there "drinking alone" sure struck home to me. So true. Drinking alone with others. Sad. I don't miss the road trip days. I admire you for being able to tackle your drinking issues in the midst of so much business travel. Oh - and I love your quote "Actions speak louder than thoughts." THAT is a KEEPER. (I'm stealin' it first LOL!)
Loppy, I bet you are happy the sun is out today! I too believe this is worth the struggle. I had the same thought Mary did about your brother - there might be a drinking problem VERY close to home. I remember a few years ago my own brother telling me about one of his best friends who went over the edge with drinking and ended up in re-hab and was really struggling. (we're very close, and I know his best friends really, really well) In my heart I knew I was ignoring my own problem. I wondered at the time if my brother was in part, telling me about his friend Ron as a "hint" to me. (it was before noon and I was drinking and he knew it - but it was a BBQ Day....blah blah) You bet I changed the subject fast! For your brothers sake I hope not...
STL - I'm right there with you having to re-learn social situations without booze. I think we think (or the Beast wants us to think) we can't be funny, conversational, etc. without booze. NOT true.
Pamina!! You are just a ray of sunshine! I like your June project of figuring out what you were avoiding while drinking.
Char - I'm a kid at heart too always wanting what I can't have. Wasn't it great though to have girls night out without booze and find it's not such a big deal after all? Will you be the only un-hung one today?
4tb - Have a BLAST on your first ever adult AF vacation!!!
The outlaw dinner fell through because Mr. Doggy ended up having to work late. Funny how in the past, that was an all to common lie to get out of family things and stay home and DRINK. Here I was all ready to go, tiffed up a little and with a good attitude, and Mr. Doggy REALLY had to work late! Strange universe. Day 15!!! Yeah!!! Half way to the 30 mark!!!! Life is good.
I totally love you guys. How 'bout that for some sober soppiness. Happy AF Day to all who are yet to come.
DG
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