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[roxane]

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maybe my drunk brain is panicking.

[available]

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Drunk brains are the worst especially the paranoia. Just remember all the sober days since you started and be proud of those Rox. Speaking for myself i did not succeed the first, second, third, fourth etc etc time but one day it will click.

I'm rooting for you girl! (not literally)

[roxane]

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available;1652464 wrote:

I'm rooting for you girl! (not literally)

pleased to hear it.

i know i have a good few days af ava, just wish i had more and consecutive.
i know i have had more af days this year than i have had in the last god knows how many years.

im heading in the right direction but its like trying to push start an old banger while also trying to pump the clutch while in second gear. complex operation but once its started, it'll be rolling!

[available]

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Well you are an old banger arent you? lol, just kidding.

Everything will fall into place eventually, patience and time and we have a lot of that at our age, mmm maybe not. Best get going!

See there is always a positive Rox and while you are still on mwo and still trying it is a step in the right direction. You will find the right path for you. I'm still proud of you anyways.

[roxane]

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i'm an old morris minor, or traveller. the one with the wood trims :H

[j-vo]

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SL, just read about your daughter. Hang in there. I was like Nar. I had ISS so many times for smoking in the bathrooms, running my mouth at teachers, just a bitch. I didn't go to college until I was 22 years old. That's when I finally realized I'd like to do something with my life, although I was scared to death and had zero confidence. Your daughter is going through a stage not unlike a lot of girls her age. Her grades are catching up and you've explained the importance of them. Have you "taken away" any precious things such as going out or I hate to go here...her phone? Hang in sweetie. It ain't easy having a teenage daughter. My two sisters and I put my dad through hell growing up! My dad says if he were on his death bed and God came down and said that he'll give him 5 more years to live but they have to be in your daughter's teenage years, he would tell God, take me now! Hugs to you SL.

Roxy, you can do this. I know that. It's a struggle to get that first few days in. Have you tried the antabuse?

R4L, great to see you! Glad you're back and continuing to tackle this beast. We're here for you.

Have a great day ladies.

[j-vo]

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Pav,
Watching the movie from the treadmill? I could if I held my ipad on the treadmill, but my treadmill is 19 years old and I don't have an area to set it on. It's about to fall apart but it's still kickin. I am getting on treadmill today for sure!!!!!

[little beagle]

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:H. Its good to laugh.
Roxy I feel for you. I am afraid if I started drinking again, I just wouldn't be able to stop.
You will get it. Hey I have bump started too many old banger cars like that.:H
I am feeling a little down today. Still waiting for test results to come back from drs. And not feeling too great. Ok. I binged on sugar this weekend. Toooooo much time alone worried and stressed. This was one of the worst binges hubby has ever gone on and I thought he was dead a couple of times. I just can't do this anymore. He is staying in spare room for awhile. How to keep going on? You can only help someone who truly wants it.
Sorry to be a bummer. I am trying to keep a stiff upper lip. :H

[j-vo]

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Thoughts and prayers for both of you, LB and Jane.

:dancin::lilangel::loveyou:roud: LB, on your 100th!

LB, I'm sad that you're feeling down. It's your one year anniversary and I wish you were in a better state of mind right now. You're facing so much with your DH. I wish I had words for you that would help. All I can say is that we're here for you if you ever need to talk. Please call anytime. Happy 1 year! So proud of you!

[DreamThinkDo]

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LB, this should be a happy day for you - sorry to hear that it's not. You cannot help people who do not want help, or who do not want to help themselves. I can only send you love and hugs and encouragement - wish I could do more.

[roxane]

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Spare room is out of the way I take it. Sorry LB, that's rough.

[NoSugar]

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SL, I hope things look brighter in the light of day, especially when you awake and remember that once again, you did not drink the night before, even if it was tempting. Problems can be so overwhelming at the end of the day. The solutions may not be there in the morning, but for me at least, I'm better able to consider the various courses of action. I hope you find a good way to communicate with your daughter about all of this :l.

How are you doing Nar? Still feeling fired up about the Joys of Abstinence ?

Pav, feeling secure is a great thing - such a relief from tension! We can feel secure and stay alert at the same time, right? My seat belt makes me feel secure but I still keep my eyes on the road :H!

R4L and Roxy, I bet every one posting here has had repeated "day 1s". For a long time, I swore each morning it was day 1 but again it turned out to be day 0 . It is important to get those consecutive days -- that should be the goal -- because your brain really cannot sort itself out if it keeps getting even a small dose of poison. Taking that AB every morning until you're securely AF is a good idea, R4L. If that is your tool of choice, you've got to use it.

What is your plan, Roxy? Once you make one, you can put it into practice. You just do it, step by step, without allowing yourself to debate about it when you're actually putting it into effect.

LB, I'm so sorry you're not feeling great on your 1 year milestone. Health issues can really weigh a person down, as can worry about others --- all things we can't always (or sometimes ever) control. I hope you (and Jane!) get a report from your doctor soon and that there are concrete steps you can take to feel better. Your husbands need to want to feel better for themselves, too. You are making it as easy as you can and being fabulous role models - I hope they can get to the point changing for the sake of their health, too. It seems like lots of us have husbands with health issues - the best we can do is what we can to make the options they need available to them.

You know, LB, I think it is possible that we'd be able to stop drinking if we started again but why take that chance? Or go through all the work again? It is so much easier (and more fun) to be us now, isn't it :l?

J-vo, are you feeling perkier today, friend? You've been such a rock lately, it's easy to forget that you're still working hard at all of this. I think it is because you've had so much success since last fall - your total number of AF days is awesome. Now, you just need to not have any breaks in the action. And really, it sounds like you've gotten yourself to thinking about this the way you need to. Just remember so speak up if you need a hug (or something stronger ).

Ava, I'm not ignoring you but I have to get to work!!! xx, NS

[roxane]

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A year Jane.

[narilly]

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Lil B, 1 year!!! YIPPEE!!! That is definitely a milestone. I hope to get there...in a year (little less than)

Sorry about your situation Lil B, I wish I could take you away from it. You are a strong woman to stay sober through all that crap. My hubs has followed my lead and now he drinks way less...maybe yours will turn around too. If he doesn't, you know its not your fault.
Big Hugs honey.

YES NS! I am still Gung ho on being Sober! Geez...I don't know where That came from..Gung Ho, haha! I never say that.

[j-vo]

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Oops!!! That was me! I knew it was LB's one year anniversary and don't know why I put 100. Sorry LB!!!