Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

[Guest]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Morning all, No time to read any messages, rushing out the door. We have a "camp" property and we need to meet with the appraiser to value it for the legal proceedures. Then we are staying out over the weekend so no electricity=no computer, Later OO

[Cinders]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Hi, Friends,

Jumping in quick to let all here know I will be gone for a bit.

I am checking into rehab. I simply cannot do this on my own, and even with you.

I need help.

I am taking it.

I will read the thread in a bit, if I have time.

Love,
Cindi

[Cinders]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

R2C,

Prayers and thoughts of strength for you and your daddy.

Yes, I know the pain. It is incredible. Unbelievable.

I wish they could fix the cause for him.

Love,
Cindi

[ready2change]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Thanks Cinders...you have your own problems and I appreciate you taking the time to wish my Daddy well.

I pray for peace for you and your family. I know how hard you have struggled, you deserve some peace and happiness. You WILL find it, never stop looking.

Hugs..R2C

[kitkatsue]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Goodmorning to all, it is still morning here.

I know I have set myself up to give in to drink many times with various, and what seemed at the time like very good reasons to drink. My mind set has changed on this and I hope it sticks.

I am very interested in meditation and I am going to do some research on the subject.

Cinders I wish you the very best in rehab. and I look forward to your post when you come back !

R2C, I am sorry to hear about your dad !

kit

[dill]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Cinders, I send you my best wishes. I think you are so wise and so brave to be taking the steps you need to take to succeed. R2C, I feel for your Dad and for you. I will send positive thoughts out to you all.

[AAthlete]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Cindi, I will be thinking of you and wish you nothing but success in this journey. It is awesome that you are seeking out the help that you need and not sitting back and expecting it to come to you.

Love ya bunches...

[caysea]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Hi Cinders
It is through action like you are taking that will lead you to success.I believe their are many ways to deal with this problem and each individual has to find what works for them. The key is not giving up until you find your solution and you will !!!

Stay Healthy and Keep Fighting

[ABP]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Cinders good on you for taking a really brave step and going to Rehab.

I found for me that admitting I can't do this alone and rehab really opened me up to new ideas and different support networks.

When do you head off?

On relapses - mine was clearly planned and organised, almost an experiment after 10 months AF to see if i could drink again and I was fine for a few weeks then went out of control in the last week. Agree that you can see the signs if you're focused, prior to my bust the house was getting messier, the ironing was piling up, filing wasn't getting done and I was developing false confidence. If I'd seen all that I would have realised it was my alcoholic mind that was telling me it's ok you can handle the drink and hopefully I would have taken steps to get some support or a good friend to smack some sense into me.
But i didn't but I have no regrets about my relapse as I probably needed to to learn that lesson.

Every day sober is a step forward in the right direction (where ever it takes me)!

[ready2change]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Thanks so much Kitkatsue and Dill for the well wishes. He is feeling a bit better today! It is a scary thing when our elderly parents are not well and hospitalized.

R2C

[hulagirl]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Aloha All! Early post for me today as school was cancelled!!! A storm with high winds was passing over the islands and they closed all the schools in the state in anticipation of... I don't know what. Well anyway, yes it was windy last night with gusts. The rain was heavy now and then. But woke to a beautiful sunny Friday morning with light breezes and no work! So took an hour walk and during the last part of it I imagined inviting two neighbor women over, for girls night. I don't have any friends and I thought that as my new years resolution I should really try to do this, even though this would be an enormous, overwhelming step for me. And then my fantasy progressed to what would I do about the wine or beer or whatever. Well of course I would offer them because they would need it to relax and socialize. And I would want to be a good hostess. I know one drinks and smokes pot. The other I know nothing. She is actually my older neighbor's daughter, about my age, (50) and has moved in with them. And then the next thought, or visualization, was I would have to join them. And yes, I imagined that I could drink, just a little, just this one time. What an imagination!!!

[greeneyes]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Cindi, I will be thinking of you daily. You so deserve relief!

[Accountable for Me]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

Mohun;521617 wrote: How can you be cranky? You live in Victoria....

I actually had a good nights sleep. It is the last weekday of my vacation. I am back to work on Monday and I am not looking forward to the amount of work that has piled up. :upset:

Oh well. I plan on doing nothing today. Just like I have done every other day this week.

Good luck to all...

Mo.

:H Yes, it is beeeautiful here and it is gorgeous outside. I feel much better than this morning!

Where about's do you live? If you care to share that is. I believe you are in BC?

[retteacher]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

r2c: Thinking of you & your Dad. I've got aged parents & know how distressing it can be when they are not well.

Cindi: I will be thinking of you. Please, please be well & come back to MWO when you have completed rehab. Good luck.

Everyone: I liked the idea of the positive affirmations. I've been doing that.
-I'm a non-drinker.
-I feel great AF.
Also, I too (as AAth suggested) review my day & clear up any thinking I have about anything that has occurred. Additionally, I go over my drinking episodes from time to time when I'm feeling vulnerable. I find it helps to recall them from the first (delightful) sip to the quick slip-slide into compulsive drinking to the hideous hangover & guilt to the getting rid of & replacing the bottle. Again, the bad far, far outweighs the good.

Take care all.

Mary

PS: As far as the issue of whether I'm here or at 12 step meetings 5 - 10 sober years from now: If that's what I have to do to stay sober, a very definite YES. I've wasted so much time, energy, peace-of-mind, & money on drinking. The spiritual upliftment I get from recovery programs is much more in keeping w/my positive goals for my life.

[Accountable for Me]

Daily Abs Thread - Friday January 16

All the best, Cindi. Come back a strong, healthy, sober woman. We are all routing for you! xoxoxo