af day Tuesday 1 Jan

[Lavande]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

HAPPY 2013!!!!

May this be a year of health & happiness for one & all

Greetings to everyone & a special hello to my old friend greenie! So glad to see you
Oh yeah, the potholes are tough up here :H

Wishing everyone a fantastic start to another AF year!
Lav

[Catbuddy]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Happy New Year all!

Okay, I challenged Cantoo to go running, so I am now....in a minute...no now...getting out of cozy bed....damn this blanket.....and going running.



See yous laters. Thank you all for being my friends.

Cat

[scottish lass]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

hny to you all as well.
Mick, I will look for a copy of that prayer - not sure that I have seen it. I am fine with the lectures, and appreciate you taking the time - I am going to do this this year!
TDN, big cuddles to your doggie, hope all is ok with him.
Feeling good, strong and mellow - long may it last. Do wish I didn't have to go back to the office tomorrow but will try to be ready for the trigggers.
Good to see you all here :l:l
Have a wonderful day.

[RunningCourage]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Evening abbers :hiya:

And a warm happy new year to you all - really wish each and every one of you all the very best for it.

Reckon it's gonna be good. Note for next Hogananny... do it with some more sober folks. Others being wrecked out their drink addled faces when one's sober is only so much enjoyment.

Mick - i wont fall off the bus as long as your insults keep pushing me back on. oke:

[Mick]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Scottish lass...here it is... courtesy of Sober Visitor

JUNKIE THINKING: One drink won't hurt.
RESPONSE: One drink will always hurt me, and it always will because I'm not a social drinker. One sip and I'll be drinking compulsively again.

JUNKIE THINKING: I only want one.
RESPONSE: I have never wanted only one. In fact, I want 5 or 10 or 15 every day. I want them all.

JUNKIE THINKING: I’ll just be a social drinker.
RESPONSE: I’m a chronic, compulsive drinker, and once I drink one I’ll quickly be thinking about the next one. Social drinkers can take it or leave it. That’s not me.

JUNKIE THINKING: I'm doing so well, one won't hurt me now.
RESPONSE: The only reason I'm doing so well is because I haven't taken the first one. Yet once I do, I won't be doing well anymore, I'll be drinking again.

JUNKIE THINKING: I'll just stop again.
RESPONSE: Sounds easy, but who am I trying to kid? Look how long it took me to stop this time? And once I start, how long will it take before I get sick enough to face withdrawal again? In fact, when I'm back in the grip of compulsion, what guarantee do I have that I'll ever be able to stop again?

JUNKIE THINKING: If I slip, I'll keep trying.
RESPONSE: If I think I can get away with one little "slip" now, I'll think I can get away with another little slip later on.

JUNKIE THINKING: I need one to get me through this withdrawal.
RESPONSE: Drinking will not get me through the discomfort of not drinking. It will only get me back to drinking. One sip stops the process of withdrawal and I'll have to go through it all over again.

JUNKIE THINKING: I miss drinking right now.
RESPONSE: Of course I miss something I've been doing every day for most of my life. But do I miss the pain of drinking right now? Do I miss the worry, the embarrassment? I'd rather be an ex-drinker with an occasional desire to drink, than a drinker with a constant desire to stop doing it.

JUNKIE THINKING: I really need to drink now. I'm so upset.
RESPONSE: Drinking is not going to fix anything. I'll still be upset; I'll just be an upset drunk. I never have to have a drink. Drinking alcohol is not a need, it's a want. Once the crisis is over, I'll be relieved and grateful I'm still not drinking.


JUNKIE THINKING: I don't care.
RESPONSE: WHAT IS IT EXACTLY THAT I THINK I DON'T CARE ABOUT? Can I truthfully say I don't care about my pain? I don't care about having a hangover in the morning? I don't care about what I'm doing to my liver, lungs, kidney, and heart? I don’t care about all the people I’ve hurt. No, I care about these things very much. That's why I stopped drinking in the first place.

JUNKIE THINKING: What difference does it make, anyway?
RESPONSE: It makes a difference in the way I live, the way my heart beats, the way I feel about myself. It makes a tremendous difference in every aspect of my physical and emotional health.





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[caysea]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Hi All
Happy and healthy New Year to all. Always great to read about the working on recovery by everyone in this tread.It is here so many have found the support they needed to get al out of there lives. I found it a very hard problem to solve by myself but this site especially this tread were the keys for me.
On to another sober new year for all!

Stay Healthy and Keep Fighting
AF. 5-16-08
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[scottish lass]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Thanks Mick:l

[kuya]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Every so often I have positive AND negative moments with regard to my drinking and although they get fewer and less often they are also more profound.
Reading Mick's junkie post has made me more aware of them and I want to share some

I have only truly accepted that I am an alcoholic in the last two weeks. Perhaps it was Christmas, perhaps it was having a decent amount of time. All this means, though, is that I can never drink alcohol again. I have always rejected this word because in my mind it was a dirty, disgusting, weak, pathetic, lonely little person. Now I ACCEPT I am an amazing person that ONLY has a problem with alcohol..... I am an alcoholic. This does not make me sad, this does not make me happy, it is simply a fact, just like my eyes are brown.

You do not WANDER onto MWO and then post here for weeks, months and years because you have a 'bit of a problem and want to cut down'. We are ALL alcoholics that NEED to quit. The sooner it is accepted and embraced, the sooner we get grateful and sober.

When I accidentally bit into a liqueur chocolate two nights ago and RUSHED to spit it out I had a moment of epiphany..... I was going to protect my quit with everything I have. In my first month sober I actually toyed with buying liqueur chocs cos I 'loved the taste' ..... Bullshit! They taste awful, my still recovering brain just wanted the alcohol. Now I am strong enough to tell that voice to STFU....cos I am NOT going back to that hellhole

I have no delusion of moderation. I thought back over my lifetime and whilst my alcoholism only kicked in at 32 I was ALWAYS someone who drank to get drunk. That is NEVER going to change..... I don't want a drink, I want a drunk!

Since being sober I have never seen a person drinking alcohol where the effect was positive, and when I think about it I never have. I have never thought anyone was more interesting after a drink...... They may think so, they are delusional.

Everyone important to me KNOWS I no longer drink, this is vital to the new me. There is no hiding place for the alcoholic me.

[CanToo]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Hello Kuya, Nice to meet you. I also used to drink to get drunk. I know no other way. I have now choosen to never drink AL again.

CanToo

[CanToo]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Spent a quiet night, listened to some podcasts for a course I'm taking on hospices. Not as sad as it sounds. My goal this year is to do some volennteer work. I want to make someone's end of life more like a life than a desth. I think life should be celebrated and cherished and the thought that someone would have to die alone breaks my heart. And if all I can do is give a care giver an hour off to have a bath, then that's what I'll do.

So, I did skip the run this morning Cat. BUT! I did get the XC skis out for about 2 and a half hours. I think I twisted my knee and have even cancelled my PT for tomorrow. Feeling a little beat up right now. But I know I'm alive and AF free.

What a beautiful day today. Will post a Few pictures tomorrow.

Happy Day 1

CT

[Mick]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Hi Cantoo..think most of us have done that journey......A to shitfaced, no stopping!

Isnt it funny though..when you were drinking /drunk you thought you were the funniest, sexiest person on the planet and the world was in awe of you..now looking at similar folks in that same modus operandi, you just think..hmm there goes another muppet!!

[CanToo]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

But I was the funniest. :H

Yah, have not yet been around anyone drinking. Not sure how I feel about that. I guess my first experience will be in March at spring training camp. You know the deal. Play hard drink hard...

Happy New Year Mickey. :l

[kuya]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Need to take a break for a while. Not drink related. Be good everyone :h

[Catbuddy]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Hi all,

Kuya, I'm glad you found your truth. Makes things simpler. I don't like the term alcoholic for all the negative associations it carries. I'm going to treat it like a racial/ethnic slur that I don't have to adopt. Rather, I have a problem with handling alcohol, so I don't drink (or smoke, or do recreational or prescription drugs). I'm glad MWO allows us the choice in that term. But I'm with you on the no drinking, period. Kuya, your conviction is wonderful - 2013 is off to a strong start.

Cantoo, I hiked/ran today, five miles. Your X-country skiing sounds exhausting. I hope your knee feels better soon. Do you use arnica? epsom salts?

I hope everyone had a great start to 2013.

Cat

[CanToo]

af day Tuesday 1 Jan

Hi Cat, yes I've got scented Epsom salts and will get there soon. 30 more minutes of Corrie and I'm heading for a soak.

KY hope you come play with me on the other side.