af day Sun 13 Jan

[porqoui]

af day Sun 13 Jan

shueaddict;1443254 wrote: PQ ... X post.

That is tragic ... Big hugs to you and kudos for feeling strong. How old is he?

He is 19.

[paulywogg]

af day Sun 13 Jan

i like jokes today mick great way to start my day! have a great sunday everybody

[Lavande]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Hey PQ :l
Sorry to hear about your nephew but glad he's getting help. We never know what others are truly thinking, do we?
Remaining AF through all of life's bumps is the best thing we can do for ourselves
Good for you!

[scottish lass]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Signing on to say I DID IT, I DID IT, I DID IT - more to the point, I DIDN'T DO IT!!!!!!
So happy, lots of great wine and spirits too - lots of good food and good company, and everyoen else was drinking! Came to another realisation - I am a bit of a follower and hate standing out, so often drinking to go along is easier than not drinking - that helped me a lot last night as I almost had a glass just to fit in, but I didn't. No AF drinks, so just drank water all night - and guess what, I was ok with that - and yet again, woke with one of "those" smiles again this morning (as opposed to the other kind of smile PPQP:H)
Have not checked the thread yet, just wanted to post this - had each and everyone of you with me keeping me company, so many thanks as I finish off week two!:l:l

[porqoui]

af day Sun 13 Jan

scottish lass;1443386 wrote: Signing on to say I DID IT, I DID IT, I DID IT - more to the point, I DIDN'T DO IT!!!!!!l

roud: :danthin: :clapclap: :yay: :greatjob2:

[scottish lass]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Thanks PPQ - wrote my note before reading the posts - sorry about all your struggles - giving you back some of the "P's" you sent my way....really tough stuff....:l:l
RC, Mick, SF and TT - thanks so much for the support.
Happy Sunday to everyone else - KY, Lav, Shue, Lilly. Pauly - Glad to see this thread a little busier - it is my lifeline just now
Mick, love the donkey story - isn't that the truth!!!!!!

[scottish lass]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Just went back to yesterdays thread - thanks also to TDN, KY and Lav - i obviously had you all with me last night - my very own cheering squad - makes me feel so good, and so not alone in this journey - what a great bunch of peole you all are:thanks:

[kuya]

af day Sun 13 Jan

PPQ....that is so hard to handle, but at 19 it is often a cry for help. A friend of my DIL has a daughter hospitalised 3 times this year for overdosing. She was horrified when I explained to her that using paracetamol may lead to ACTUAL death from liver failure. That shock is a clear indicator that death was NOT her real intention.
My daughter tells me how tiresome she finds her 'emo' friends, always talking death and depression.... Tis the fashion. She counters by having her blog page dedicated to unicorns, flowers and sunshine!



YAY FOR SL!

Other people can do what they want, you do what YOU want.

[RunningCourage]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Hey SL - that's it! You KNOW you can do it. You KNEW you could do it. You DID it. Loving your work.

And your own self realizations - that's going to take you far: the more you learn about yourself, understand yourself, KNOW yourself, and so act for SL's own best interests, the stronger you become.

:woot:

[LillyE]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Porquoi, I am so, so sorry to hear about your nephew but I loved your comment about being able to handle all the current stress better because you are AF and on an even keel. How great is that? How long has it been for you now? I must have missed some milestones along the way. :l and also :goodjob:

And another one of those... :goodjob: to Scottish! I know that feeling and it's a great one. And I was thinking recently that, despite my recent and ongoing failures re abstinence, knowing that you can get through evenings like that, or stressful days, AF does make quitting much easier. Go girl. I'm happy to see you here and succeeding. Hey, I keep meaning to pop in on G's thread too. Is it active and thriving?

I had one of those temptations overcome nights myself last night... my monthly book club, which is really just an excuse for a bunch of girlfriends to get together and eat and drink. Even though it's on a Sunday there's always a lot of wine. Most of the girls drink moderately but there's a few heavy boozers. The woman hosting it had apparently been drinking all afternoon and I really noticed how loud and repetitive she was! I mean, she's always loud but she just kept repeating things like five times. Cringe.

I bought Appletiser (sparkling apple juice) which turned out to be the perfect choice as everyone was drinking champagne so I just poured that into a champange flute and no one even noticed. At one point the drunken host topped up my glass with real champagne and I just stopped drinking it and switched to water.

Slept badly though, still feeling a bit crap from most recent binge. Looking forward to starting to feel better again which usually takes me around 10 days to 2 weeks.

Onwards all!

Lilly x

[ThreeDogNight]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Hello, everyone.

SF--:goodjob: last night! We knew you could do it! I kno ho good you are feeling

PPQ, so sorry about the boy. I do hope he gets the help he needs. Sad when young people feel so desperate. Hope you are doing okay with everything you've had to deal with. Lots of PPPPPs for you and a :l

Lilly and Shue--I cannot tell you how much I missed both of you!! Don't leave us again! I look forward to your posts, both of you.

Mick and the jokes--if only I could remember them--even one:H But it's always great to read them when I come here.

KY Wish I could go swimming!! High of 40 degrees here today and still really foggy and damp! Went for walk this afternoon, started out with straight hair--took product and blow drying to get that way. After 3 1/2 miles--I looked like Shirley Temple:H (Older version, of course!)

TT, I think it's pretty common to fear relapse. I still have times when I feel afraid, but I juts try to tell myself that's in the past and I've moved on.

Lav--no chance of that car wash today!

RC, nice to see you over here

Hope Cat, Can, YahYah, Nurdl, Det, Hippy, and everyone else I am forgetting, all have a great AF evening!

Can't wait for Downton Abbey at 9:00!!! Last week was the two hour premiere of season 3, and I had to struggle to stay awake until 11:00!!

[porqoui]

af day Sun 13 Jan

:thanks: SL, KY, RC, Lilly and TDN :h

Easier to post the summary rather than trying to post every day.

Lilly...it'll be 6 months on Feb 15th or there abouts...haven't done the math....PPQP

[scottish lass]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Hey Lilly - sadly G's thread is fading away - we have tried a couple times to keep it going, someone has posted today, but it has been over a week without a post...
carzy day - fourth load of laundry, great wall of china built - number 2 daughter; and for poor number 1, lots of encourgament to do the assigned reading. She is such an independant girls, who hates to go with the flow, so was adamant about not reading hunger games, then her eng lit teacher decided for her - poor kid! Not a normal Sunday, need a day of rest now :H saw a FB post about needing an extra day between Sat and Sun (one day I will learn how to post things here.....maybe.....technologically challenged here!).
TDN - you have my hair! I gave up today and let it do its thing, girls call me poodle on these days :upset: Hearing lots about downtown abbey, but have not caught it yet - girls and I are discussing the fashions on the golden globe awards!
See you all tomorrow...

[LillyE]

af day Sun 13 Jan

ThreeDogNight;1443438 wrote: Lilly and Shue--I cannot tell you how much I missed both of you!! Don't leave us again! I look forward to your posts, both of you.

Awh TDN, you big sweetie. Thanks!

Porquoi, PPQ! Six months? SIX MONTHS! That is freaking %$#@ awesome mi dear.

Scottish, oh that's sad about G's thread. There were some lovely peeps. I'll have to pop in and see what has been going on with some of my old favourite posters. I hope they're all doing ok.

Tree, I actually think a healthy fear of relapse is probably a good thing if you've got some time under your belt. It is when you start to forget and not fear it that it gets dicey. Keep those memories of the bad fresh. Like, it's almost two years since I had a cigarette and I have a fear of accidentally imbibing any nicotine to the point that this dessert with 'tobacco syrup' (odd but true) made me nervous. But that's good. If I lost that fear I might think, 'Oh I could have 'just one' and then I'd be, well, fucked.

[LillyE]

af day Sun 13 Jan

Oh and Shue, I have many new shoes to post for you thanks to the January sales Still none as stunning as your red tassles but I was stoked to get four pairs of great new shoes for < $200!