Recently I passed my 10 month sober mark. I have to say that it passed without much excitement, and I barely noticed. I think this is important because it means I'm not thinking about drinking anymore. it's no longer the center of my life, and every desire. I also think that this might be a little bit, uh, what's the word... dangerous. I say this because when one becomes complacent, as i think i have become regarding my drinking problem, it can ignite the problem once again. So, I'm writing abou…
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Posted by Heather on May 11, 2008 at 10:26am —
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Lee and Angie wish to let everyone know that they are getting married this summer.
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Posted by Lee Howard on May 11, 2008 at 6:21am —
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Looking forward to meeting others who will be there.
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Posted by SocraticGadfly on May 9, 2008 at 8:26pm —
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I have a deliciously clean house.
I can almost handle Lucy when she is too excited and bounds out the door to go potty.
I keep myself clean and smelling good... and hair free where it's not supposed to be!
I can enjoy the beautiful blue sky, sitting on my porch watching the dogs play.
I can walk to the store, get some exercise... and not stumble or forget where I am or where I was going.
I can stay awake and interact with my silly kids when they come home from school.
I am available for a…
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Posted by redmenace on May 9, 2008 at 10:56am —
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or perhaps ecstatic is a better word...
today was another good day in a string of good days
which seem to be occurring more regularly
I'm working on a really cool project with a really amazing person, and it's going to be SPECTACULAR when we pull it off. it feels good to be accomplishing something, or working towards accomplishing it anyways, while sober.
Tomorrow makes a year since my grandmothers death. I remember that as soon as i got home from work that night i got high and stayed high. I…
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Posted by littleoleme on May 8, 2008 at 6:03am —
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I've so enjoyed and clung to the support and friendship I've received in the chat, but I can't take it anymore. There are certain person(s) that can't step back from the bitterness and hatefulness; they have no idea how to take responsibloity for their own actions/reactions and don't have a CLUE how to say "I'm sorry". Am I perfect? NOT fucking at all, but when I hurt someone I care about, I can say I'm sorry..... at least half-assed look at myself and my behavior and try to figure out what I mi…
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Posted by redmenace on May 5, 2008 at 10:00am —
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I've got sleeping dogs on and surrounding me... and someone has BAAAAAAD GAS!!!! *cough cough choke gag cough gag*
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Posted by redmenace on May 4, 2008 at 3:57pm —
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Yesterday was a test in a lot of ways.
my mom is moving closer to me. I think that's a great thing. It still doesnt feel like a reality, but I think it will in time. I just keep thinking something will happen to prevent her from moving here. our timing is always messed up when it comes to living in proximity of each other. But this time will be different.
my mom also has a health issue that is concerning me a bit right now. She is a mess over it. I'm just going to be positive about it and hopef…
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Posted by littleoleme on May 4, 2008 at 7:09am —
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Today we adopted a Plotthound cross 8 mo. old from Homeward Bound Dog Rescue. We named her Lucy (they'd been calling her Stripes - what a dumb, boring name. Plus, she didn't know it anyways.). Pepper will be going home in a week and we just know Lola is going to be sad when she goes. So, we had to find her a new playmate. There are a couple pics of her in the photos section :o)
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Posted by redmenace on May 3, 2008 at 7:39pm —
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well, i don't have much to say. i feel like blogging but it's not really happening for me now.
but i do want to say that i did not get high tonight. despite the fact that i was handed a bowl, still lit, with what i suspect was some very good weed.
i said
no, thank you.
and then i came home.
and that was it.
it wasn't that hard really. and i am happy with my choice. because i know that i will have a good run in the morning. and i will go to the farmers market when its still almost a little…
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Posted by hellopeople on May 2, 2008 at 8:18pm —
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I am a ghost, everything passes through me. I'm drifting quietly in and out of this day. Nothing touches me, nothing before me or beneath me. I am translucent as sunlight, thoughts rattle like pennies in a paper cup, in my left behind brain.
That's how I feel anyways....
and there are a couple thoughts rattling around up there
i really need to stop with this pity party.
inversions and metric conversions and numbers slipping back and forth
undulating through time in a third
a
second
time to b…
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Posted by littleoleme on May 2, 2008 at 7:10pm —
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I feel like:
the door that someone didn't pull shut,
the pencil with a hollow place at the end where the lead fell out,
my favorite book, with all the interesting parts cut out.
and I need to start writing more, sober.
i push it away from myself, these days.
i used to curl up in the curve of words and sentiments,
and thoughts speeding by,
and let them wash over me like a wave.
i never had to think, to write.
it just flowed, and I had no idea where it was flowing from;
i only knew that my hand…
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Posted by littleoleme on May 1, 2008 at 7:43pm —
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Well, the 'new' med's seem to have settled in to what they are going to do for me. Meaning, they have been fairly effective on my anxiety level and not quite as effective on my depression. Still, my 'dark' moods don't last as long as they used to. I was worried there for a little while that the depression was back like it had been before, but then I noticed that it lifted at times. And that's an improvement!
May 5th will mark my 2nd anniversary as a non-drinker. Seems longer, actually, and I don…
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Posted by kathy l on May 1, 2008 at 5:00pm —
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Hi everybody from Denver, where it's snowing in May. I can't tell if it's cold. I don't really feel the cold.
The early-blooming plants have been, well, riotous this year. Deep pink crabapple trees, brilliant white trees I don't know the name of, purple trees so intense that they stop me in my tracks, and those flaming yellow shrubs (azaleas? maybe not). Tulips, daffodils, crocuses...it's been downright festive around here. This snow will bring most of the petals down off the trees, and after t…
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Posted by Francis L. on May 1, 2008 at 2:21pm —
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I see my mother.
But only in puzzle
peices:
the cotton blue shirt with its three
brown-eyed buttons,
a barrette or
stiff loafers worn to softness.
Within this
interlude, she swings alone
offering her weary arms and legs
a rest, liberated from
handicap's titanium
so that she
is now gliding on the breeze
the slow "c are I t c hhh- c are I t c hhhh"
of the glider's squeak
creating a rhythm to her anecdotes
and song.
She created that rhythm two-fold
one for each of us,
a soundtrack from adolescence…
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Posted by littleoleme on April 30, 2008 at 10:36am —
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lists are fun
today I:
washed all the glasses that were in the cabinet, (by hand) dried them and reorganized the cabinet
alphabetized my books
changed the sheets on my bed
refolded the towels in the linen closet
organized my work email and cleaned it up
and i did all that
to avoid picking up the pipe
or sitting across from my husband while he smoked himself into oblivion
and tomorrow
im gonna go rollerskating
and get in touch with my inner child
because i know tomorrow is going to be even ha…
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Posted by littleoleme on April 30, 2008 at 3:59am —
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well that little comment made me want to write more about melissa.
because the first time i saw her, her first song was freedom. and as soon as she started it, my jaw dropped. i eventually just left the people i was with and i walked right up to the stage and i stood there completely in awe of her. i couldn't believe what i was seeing. i stood there with my mouth open for the rest of the show, except occasionally i'd realize my mouth was hanging open and close it. i bought several of her cd's t…
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Posted by hellopeople on April 28, 2008 at 8:00pm —
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i've been contemplating for a while now what it will be like to go to a concert sober.
i'm pretty sure i haven't done that before.
i used to get lost in that world... the concert world
the people- the music...those were the days.
it was quite the mindfuck. and i'm pretty certain weed was to blame
there was one time i was convinced that pot was the cure for world peace
i was in college
seeking translations otherwise impalpable...
so i went to a concert for a break- to take my mind off things..…
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Posted by littleoleme on April 28, 2008 at 3:59pm —
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man i am itching to blog. what a luxury to spend the day reading in a coffee shop!
so i will post this journal entry, which i wrote months ago.
*searches for journal entry*
alright. here's one. this is basically a list of why smoking sucks:
SMOKING
feeling out of it at a party around other people
planning everything in relation to weed
- when will i call my girlfriend?
- whom shall i invite to dinner?
- better call my mom (my friend, my coworker) now, before i get high, and get the conversa…
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Posted by hellopeople on April 28, 2008 at 12:37pm —
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Well, I know I am slow............. but I just have to try to one up Reds seductive tree hugging nude picture. I think she has laid down the challenge, and it deserves all of us posting pictures of us in the nuddy. So please find no shame in my body, I know its not pretty but its mine!! "I am what I am, I do what I want! Whatever!" (- oh South Park quote!! =] ) So here goes......................no apologies for those of you who are easily offended!
=O
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Posted by Melly on April 27, 2008 at 8:57pm —
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and for me
right now,
it's my bed
and the rain
falling outside my window
and the occasional
crack of thunder in the distance
which is remarkable
but it's also the reality
of the fact that my alarm clock will be blaring in my ears at 4am.
and sleep is an elusive whore who rarely visits me these days
but she's here tonight
so i'm gonna make it happen
cause i can.
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Posted by littleoleme on April 27, 2008 at 6:32pm —
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I am totally opposed to public poo'ing. I will never do it. I will hold my bowels closed with a chip clip for 5 days until I get to my own house and terlit. I do not comprehend it whatsoever, but for those that public poo - more power to ya, I guess.
Today we went with friends to an antique show and then to Old Chicago for coffee after.As typical in most chain family-type eateries they have that pumped in light rock music playing throughout. Well, I went to the bathroom - the music was also pum…
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Posted by redmenace on April 27, 2008 at 5:54pm —
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In the past my friends would laugh when i asked about a recovery site for weed. They always said "weed isn't a real drug, people don't get addicted..."
and there was a time that i believed them...
but that was before i used to cheat on my dealers with other dealers so no one knew how much i was smoking a week. not to mention going to work high. and spending the equivalent of a really nice car payment on weed every month...
and maybe that should have been my first clue that i needed to stop
or th…
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Posted by littleoleme on April 27, 2008 at 5:00pm —
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making lists of things that make us happy is a good idea.
so.
1. the students i work with
2. jeez, i already felt a little bit better just after i wrote that item 1, so: this list.
3. sufficiently deep breaths
4. spending time laughing and talking with my sister
5. riding my bike
6. my nephew and nieces. their smiles and their playfulness and giggles.
7. running hard
8. fresh organic produce
9. good, homemade meals, cooked with high quality ingredients
10. all the people in the world who get h…
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Posted by hellopeople on April 24, 2008 at 8:25pm —
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I would like some info about the side effects if any to this drug - other than what i know is - it inhibits the body from absorbing alcohol and so becomes toxic and that it makes you deathly ill should you drink while on the drug. I am seriously thinking of stepping up to this level in my recovery simply because i have the desire but my will keeps caving in and i need something to get me through this part in the beginning - i am not new to recovery/sobriety but i just know myself well enough tha…
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Posted by JoAnne on April 21, 2008 at 2:09pm —
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It's a THPT day for me today, so I figured I'd make a list of things that make me happy...
1 - Watching Ellen.
2 - Lola laying beside me in my chair sleeping the day away.
3 - The taste of a freshly brewed cup of java.
4 - Listening and participating in my kids' lively banter (I'm so proud of their quick wits).
5 - The low rumbling of my Harley's pipes.
6 - A good hair day.
7 - My thweetie's smile.
8 - A tasty cheese snack.
9 - Sitting on my porch on a sunny day.
10 - My cashmere socks.
11 - Ev…
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Posted by redmenace on April 21, 2008 at 7:36am —
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You’re trying to stop drinking, and maybe you’ve been successful for a while. You’ve managed to control your alcohol intake to reasonable levels, or you’ve managed to stay completely sober for some time.
So then what do you do if you have a lapse? You drink again, far more than you intended to, waking the next morning feeling terrible, that you’ve let yourself down maybe?
How you view this lapse will determine how you react to it. If you see it as a sign of failure, then your self esteem will…
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Posted by Ivana on April 19, 2008 at 4:30am —
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Just back from a therapy session. I'm one fucked up individual, but I'm dealing with it. On the plus side, I finally let go of the last secret I was holding back. Now I get to work through the shit that it brings to the surface. I might get there yet, wherever there is.
The goal is to be as honest and transparent as I can with myself and others. I get to crawl around inside the machine and see how it all works. I envy people who started their adult life with a functional set of relationship skil…
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Posted by Dawson on April 15, 2008 at 9:51am —
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Jor got me up early to take her to her choir class, which begins 45 minutes before school. First she wakes me up an hour before we have to go. Lemme alone! Let me sleep! Wake me 10 minutes before we have to go! She gets me up at the appropriate time. I don't actually get dressed, seeings as I'm just driving her there (she's so lucky I don't wear curlers), I just put on my jammies which are the equivalent of a big ass t-shirt. I stumble downstairs and flounder with figuring out where the heck I a…
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Posted by redmenace on April 15, 2008 at 5:00am —
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Many people do not accept their own feelings - especially the negative ones. When you feel angry, you might tell yourself, “oh no, I shouldn’t feel angry about it”, or maybe “why do I feel so lonely, what’s wrong with me” ?
But the key to mental health (or suffering a bit less at least), is accepting your own feelings as they are, and not judging yourself for having them. That doesn’t mean they’ll suddenly go away, but just that you realise that its OK to be feeling them, there’s nothing wrong…
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Posted by Ivana on April 12, 2008 at 4:00am —
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At 3:00 this morning, I didn't feel like dealing with you bitches. My friends see the beauty and art in my pics. The hateful bitches post shit like "are you a hooker?". There is something seriously wrong with those of you who are so hateful that you have to post mean shit simply…
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Posted by redmenace on April 7, 2008 at 5:17pm —
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Posted by redmenace on April 6, 2008 at 7:13am —
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Have you become dependent on alcohol to give you self confidence? Many of our clients say they have no self confidence left because of their drinking. Sometimes they feel so guilty about their behaviour, towards their families for the pain they’ve caused them, for instance.
Eventually you might lose your belief in your own abilities or worth. If you can’t socialize comfortably when you’re sober, if you don’t think you’re entertaining / clever / open enough without having a drink first, then you…
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Posted by Ivana on April 5, 2008 at 4:00am —
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i need to go somewhere, but i don't know where. ack!
*chews on hand*
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Posted by hellopeople on April 3, 2008 at 4:31pm —
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today is day one (again. i'd feel like i were lying if i didn't say that.)
it is a day one with more resolve than any of my dozens and dozens of day ones over the past two years. seriously.
but it is not an easy day one. not that anything's wrong. i feel pretty good overall. i feel like i'm acting sick, hanging out at home not wanting to go outside all day, napping, drinking tea. but i don't feel sick. nothing's really wrong. but i am having a hard time figuring out what to do with myself.
i…
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Posted by hellopeople on March 31, 2008 at 5:29pm —
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One of the biggest difficulties people face when they’re trying to stop drinking is what to do when other people are drinking alcohol around them.
The temptation to have a drink yourself is one aspect of it - “they can do it, so why can’t I?” Seeing them getting merry, and desperately wanting a taste too. How are you supposed to resist the urge?
The other aspect is, you begin to realise your drunk friends are actually quite tiresome, their sense of humour doesn’t quite match yours anymore, you…
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Posted by Ivana on March 29, 2008 at 4:00am —
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I sought out support in places like LSR specifically to find a place free from religious proselytizing and solutions that made use of supernatural beings, prayer and the like. There are more than enough places on the internet and off that make use of religion or 'spirituality' and those can be easily found by those who believe in that stuff. Finding a place that doesn't mention 'god' or some other bait and switch term for god can be difficult and the search should be rewarded by a 'religion free…
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Posted by mike one on March 27, 2008 at 1:15pm —
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2008 North American Brass Band Championships
4BarsRest.com prediction:
Really, there are so many good bands performing, four of which have recently walked away with the top prize. Given such quality competition almost any prediction would be a good one.
Central Ohio Brass Band is on fine form and will be looking to make it two in a row, but Georgia will edge them out for their first Honors Section title. We are also looking forward to hearing how New England will fair as they give it one more…
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Posted by Betsy on March 27, 2008 at 4:47am —
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Oh how I love seeing my sober days add up!!! Today I will not sit at the computer and feel guilty about not getting anything accomplished. I am going into action and getting something done! Then, to REWARD myself, I can spend time here and go to a chat room and visit for a bit.
God, grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot Change,
The Courage to change the things I can,
And the Wisdom to know the difference
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Posted by Tammy L. Bailey on March 26, 2008 at 9:00am —
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It's not that I don't like taking vacations—I do, sort of, it's just that for so many years I equated "vacation" with "a chance to drink with a kind of immunity", thus vacations in sobriety just don't have the same appeal.
I was listening to a family member describing their latest "vacays" to New Zealand and Cancun and although the descriptions included details about the usual tourist activities like bungee jumping and scuba diving, they were also peppered with generous references to wine tasti…
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Posted by James on March 25, 2008 at 5:05pm —
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An extract from a plant known in the US as “the vine that ate the South” may help reduce alcohol consumption in heavy drinkers, a small-scale study suggests.
Previous research has shown that kudzu plant extract has helped reduce alcohol drinking in rats and hamsters, but this is the first study to show the effect in humans. The plant was introduced to the US to combat soil erosion but has now become a persistent weed.
In the study, people who were given kudzu extract for seven days drank about…
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Posted by Ivana on March 22, 2008 at 4:00am —
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Posted by redmenace on March 21, 2008 at 2:19pm —
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Dang!! had a bunch of stuff written out about what I am doing and THEN I forgot to save it. CRS (can't remember shit) strikes again!!!! I have made a goal of allowing myself until 10 am in the mornings to use the computer. Then and only then, after I get some work done I can "reward" myself with more 'puter time.
Going to the Dr. today to start a physical workup. This was recommended by my Counselor at Sundown and I am a little nervous to find out what damage I've done to my body by all my drin…
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Posted by Tammy L. Bailey on March 18, 2008 at 8:53am —
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And life rolls on...,
... the bank I work for has been bought, but I don't think it will change the job much.
... at that job, a new printer is likely to arrive this week, making six to keep up with.
... facing up to facts, I have to go into debt, but would like to do just one at a time. Make that two, I have a student loan i'll be paying $300/month on, probably for the rest of my life. Top of the list -- a lower plate, since I have two natural teeth left and basically on a liquid diet. That…
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Posted by Dale Phelps on March 17, 2008 at 3:14pm —
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Depression can be a hidden cause of alcoholism. Alcohol brings quick relief, but only comtemporary one... What are symptoms of depression, and how to cure it?
Depression is the most prevalent of all the emotional disorders. This may vary from feelings of slight sadness to utter misery and dejection. It brings together a variety of physical and psychological symptoms which together constitute a syndrome.
Depression is the most unpleasant experience a person can endure. It is far more dif…
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Posted by Ivana on March 15, 2008 at 4:00am —
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talk to friends
masturbate
have sex
eat chocolate
bake something
cook something
get online
go to a coffee shop
go to a coffee shop and get online
make a list of things to do instead of getting stoned
plant bulbs
run
play music
paint
draw a picture
take a bath
go to sleep
clean my apt.
sweep my porch
play a board game
clean my shower
play solitaire
look at myself naked
eat ice cream
go for a walk
write a letter
journal
hike
read
start a new book
do logic problems
learn calculus
learn spanish
stud…
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Posted by hellopeople on March 12, 2008 at 5:19pm —
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One of the things that can easily induce a craving for alcohol is low blood sugar. This can occur after a ‘rush’ of simple carbohydrates (sugar, processed wheat etc.), blood sugar levels quickly increase, then decrease again just as sharply.
It can also occur if you haven’t eaten anything for a long time - so don’t let yourself get too hungry!
The craving comes about because your body associates drinking alcohol with lots of quickly available carbohydrates, and that’s what it asks you for. So…
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Posted by Ivana on March 10, 2008 at 4:30am —
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i also wanted to mention this dream i had last night, right before i woke up and continued working in the workbook.
it was a brilliant day. like the sky was this gorgeous, deep blue, and the weather was perfectly alive, there were lots of trees, and i was walking around outside breathing in the crisp air, and i met up with this person i used to get weed from, like five years ago. so, i followed him into this dark, dusty, smelly, garage-type thing made out of sheet metal - at least i think it's…
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Posted by hellopeople on March 9, 2008 at 9:31pm —
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it is not a headache from smoking, which is good. perhaps it is a headache from not smoking, but i doubt it, not because i haven't not smoked (i have!), but because i don't think i've ever had a headache from not smoking, and there are lots of times that i've been not-smoking. earlier i was sure it was a headache from not having eaten in a while. but now i have eaten, so i don't know why i still have a headache, unless it's not a headache from not having eaten in a while, in which case i don't k…
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Posted by hellopeople on March 9, 2008 at 9:10pm —
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This is my dog on crack.
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Posted by redmenace on March 8, 2008 at 7:21pm —
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SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, TREATMENT
The chronic alcoholic first of all must make a firm resolve to stop drinking. What could help him/her?
Alcoholism refers to addiction to alcohol. It is a chronic disorder, in which a person is unable to
refrain from frequent and excess consumption of alcohol for physical or psychological reasons.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed alcoholism as one of the three most deadly
killer diseases of the 20th century.
Alcoholism is also one of the serious social…
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Posted by Ivana on March 8, 2008 at 4:00am —
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Okay...I've left AA. There was a last straw in there someplace, some last ideological straw that broke the proverbial camel's back--but I can't remember what it was.
Wait. Yes I can. It was when I heard somebody say (an AA member, I mean) say in effect that his thinking was invalid because (forgive me for quoting out of context--the context wouldn't alter the meaning) as he put it, "...I am an alcoholic, so I am inherently selfish and self-centered...."
I felt like that moment in the film "Nor…
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Posted by Francis L. on March 6, 2008 at 10:00am —
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i am so happy i found y'all. there are a lot of very intelligent people in this community it seems. i'm glad to have found thoughtful people who seem to have healthy ideas about sobriety and well-being. i think this "social forum" kicks ass. thanks for being here, and thanks for setting it up, whoever did that. ( i guess it's that guy down there whose head i see the side of). thanks for using trebuchet ms, side-of-head-guy. what a lovely font!
i am thrilled about sobriety and often feel like ch…
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Posted by hellopeople on March 5, 2008 at 8:30pm —
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As I emerge from the fog of having smoked five days ago, I feel propelled towards my life.
Yesterday I woke up, paid my rent (which required going to the post office to make sure it arrived on time), went to the bank to make a deposit and sort out this annoying finance issue (not yet resolved), sorted through my paychecks to confirm that I had been paid correctly since the amount was so little I thought there must have been a mistake (there hadn't), drove to one place, then to another, then bac…
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Posted by hellopeople on March 4, 2008 at 5:49pm —
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In the dying age of a patriarchy a pattern of domination and control was developed. The use of power and control, which employed fear, blame and manipulation, was glorified. The society was ruled by the paradigms of greed, anger, war and money – under the hypocritical mask of so called SUCCESS.
This control was based upon an illusion of INDIVIDUALITY and separateness, the fuel was fear an…
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Posted by Ivana on March 4, 2008 at 1:00am —
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Here is Lola as a Lumberjack:
We have 2 rehab dogs that come every Thursday. Here is Lola with them:
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Posted by redmenace on February 29, 2008 at 4:15pm —
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It's strange, this life. Do i know what has taken me out of the gloom of depression for almost 2 days? Nope, nor do i want to really know. It seems silly talking about 2 days where I feel good, but recently there hasn't been a consistency like this. I actually feel good about living, being sober, and being where I am in life. I'm ok that i'm living with my parents, I'm okay about being in this town I don't like. I think that I just have to take things one at a time. I don't feel like applying fo…
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Posted by Heather on February 29, 2008 at 3:31pm —
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Ok So I am relatively new to this But I am very commited. I have been a bartender for 12 years at a local club. After I started working there I met and married the owners son. So Now here I am trying to better myself but I can't seem to get away. My mother in law is old and running the club alone would be to stressfull on her. However working there with everyone trying to buy me drinks all night is too stressfull on me. Last night was bad. It was slow (bored= want a drink) and on top of that eve…
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Posted by deane on February 29, 2008 at 9:58am —
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I've been doing a lot of thinking about spirituality and religion lately, especially as it relates to my recovery, since I've experienced both 12-Step and secular forms.
I recently ran across this article in the SF Chronicle and thought I'd share some observations, for what it's worth...
Here's the "nut" of the story....
"Adults who claim no ties to any religious institution have grown into the fourth-largest category of religious identification, a trend led by California and other states in…
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Posted by James on February 27, 2008 at 3:52pm —
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Isaiah Nicholas, My nephew is one month old yesterday, and was kidnapped today by his mom who is not mentally well at all. Im the last to hear from her at 6pm central time, the cops are looking. Noone knows where they are right now. Please keep him in your thoughts, prayers, what ever you do, our whole family is a mess right now and i think my brothers gone back to drinking, this is his baby. Please, really really need support right now!
[IMG]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k80/angeljo_03/Isa…
10 months and counting
When I'm Sober...
moderately happy, dare i say...
will it happen
muddling along
The closing of chapters
In the Nud! xxxx warning explicit photo xxx
Antebuse (spelling ?)
Nearly Nothing
Georgia Brass Band predicted to win this weekend
Day 42!!!
Vacation Blues
Hard Job
MY NEPHEWS BEEN KIDNAPPED!!!!!
