PJ fans in 12 step Recovery

mickeyrat

AS57568 wrote:

oona left wrote:

AS57568 wrote:

I just celebrated my 2 years clean and sober on Sept.1, and i gotta say it feels pretty amazing to be given a second chance and to truly be enjoying my life again. Inside Job and life wasted have definitely been huge inspirations to me as i have been working my own program.

Congratulations!

Thank You

Isn't it nice to NOT wake up with a hangover two years straight? Love it myself. Congrats.

i shit and i stink

Step one here, so please PM me with any thoughts you all have.
The first half of Riot Act (Can't Keep to You Are) is making this all seem surmountable.

mickeyrat

Folks , the above post is a MAJOR reason why this thread was started. Please chime in with your experience , strength and hope to help 'i shit and i stink'. Only took a year plus for someone to gather the courage to ask openly for help , guess patience is a virtue that can pay off.

locked

going to see Kings of Leon tonight at Great woods!

(Comcast Center Mansfield, Ma )

I didn't get sober to be miserable..

so no more 50 piss breaks at the show..

and tomorrow morning I will not have my head pounding and my stomach will not be churning from throwing up 110 times..

(ears may still be ringing but its all good!)

Still Rocking and Rolling Sober along with Mr. Mike McCready and my fellow posters on this thread..

scotty

hollow bottle

i shit and i stink wrote:

Step one here, so please PM me with any thoughts you all have.
The first half of Riot Act (Can't Keep to You Are) is making this all seem surmountable.

I tried every possible way to control my drinking (and using). My life was in complete ruins. I really wanted to just die. How could I possibly live my whole life without a drink? Man, one day at a time. Try not to complicate things too much. I had a lot of questions and doubts but I knew that I could not drink safely. I went to meetings everyday, joined a home group and got a sponsor. It has been over 5 years since my last episode. My life has changed in ways I never thought were even close to possible. Hang in there. Make sure you know what powerlessness means. Step 1 is critical. Also, this is a we program. I can't but we can.

Peace

i shit and i stink

So, I started out only a week ago, I just wanted to write a few words on here. For those who are already writing here and for those who may be in the situation I was a week ago, wondering if you can ever begin...

Firstly, thanks to the three people who have reached out to me through this thread. Walking me through the steps, I hadn't even heard of this program before. I'd very much appreciate anyone else's input, you can't have too much support is the message I seem to be getting from people.

Secondly, I chose to ask for help here because it was reading this thread that made me realise that staying sober is possible. I've got friends who drink, family who drink and a long history with it. I'd never met or heard of anyone opting out of that before. Then I read about you all here and it made me think, "Okay, I'll contact someone there and see what happens".

Result of starting out anew... a tough week of my life. I've learnt a lot of shit about myself that I guess it was always there and I just couldn't acknowledge it. There is fear of the past and of the future. But... there is also a lot of new hope, great resolve and fledgling pride that I haven't experienced in a long time.

So, thanks to this thread for starting me on this journey and maybe saving my life.

And thanks to "All Those Yesterdays" for helping me through today.

hollow bottle

i shit and i stink wrote:

So, I started out only a week ago, I just wanted to write a few words on here. For those who are already writing here and for those who may be in the situation I was a week ago, wondering if you can ever begin...

Firstly, thanks to the three people who have reached out to me through this thread. Walking me through the steps, I hadn't even heard of this program before. I'd very much appreciate anyone else's input, you can't have too much support is the message I seem to be getting from people.

Secondly, I chose to ask for help here because it was reading this thread that made me realise that staying sober is possible. I've got friends who drink, family who drink and a long history with it. I'd never met or heard of anyone opting out of that before. Then I read about you all here and it made me think, "Okay, I'll contact someone there and see what happens".

Result of starting out anew... a tough week of my life. I've learnt a lot of shit about myself that I guess it was always there and I just couldn't acknowledge it. There is fear of the past and of the future. But... there is also a lot of new hope, great resolve and fledgling pride that I haven't experienced in a long time.

So, thanks to this thread for starting me on this journey and maybe saving my life.

And thanks to "All Those Yesterdays" for helping me through today.

Congrats Dude!
Hey, did anybody ever tell you about the allergy of alcoholism. If you have The Big Book of AA, you should read "The Doctors Opinion." It explained to me why I am different than those who can control their drinking. You may relate to it.

Hang in there and don't drink. So many people just like yourself are sober.

mickeyrat

Really wish they would send notice of these things. The move that is. Sure hope the others who frequent AET respect what we're trying to do with this thread. It felt safe and protected in WM...C.

locked

this is a blog from a good friend and member of my local AA group..
she writes about recovery and her life as a mom..
after leaving the corporate world..

check out her previous blogs too as they all touch on recovery...

all good stuff!


http://onecraftymother.blogspot.com/sea ... alcoholism


fixed the link!

iamica

Just wanted to send encouragement to those of you who are recovering. My dad just celebrated his 10th anniversary of getting sober for good. If he can quit and recover, anyone can.

i shit and i stink

Just to update this thread now we have Backspacer. It's probably the simplest message on the album but I'm really enjoying 'Amongst The Waves'.
Survive and you're amongst the fittest.

i shit and i stink

One month.
One good month.

locked

great new blog entry ... as a Father / parent in recovery .. I can relate to this:

http://onecraftymother.blogspot.com/200 ... bears.html

oona left

i shit and i stink wrote:

One month.
One good month.

That's great!

mydogmookieblaylock

fell off at 151 days ..it was a rehearsal dinner - walls closed in ....old buddies said "its just one night".

Got back on the next day - day 13.

sucks to have a big number one day and a shit one the next but its better than being on day 14 of a "i fell off" bender.

it was gonna be 6 months on night 2 in Philly.

dammit.

florence151

mickeyrat wrote:

found out from one of my bosses today that I don't play well with others.
I am a Dept. Head (Manager) for my company and being one who has admitted my life is UNmanagable how do I strike that balance trying to live what the program teaches and getting people to do what I want.Not in selfish terms but for the good of our business?Part of me doesn't really care about what others think or feel about me But this behaviour is impacting my work.Any thoughts?

It is good to remember that you have to take care of the folks that make things happen.
Treat your workers like you would want to be treated.

mickeyrat

11th step prayer. resentment prayer. Save me from being angry.

locked

if you do what you always do, you get what you always got...

Think about it...

If nothing changes, NOTHING CHANGES..

Red Mosquito75

i shit and i stink wrote:

So, I started out only a week ago, I just wanted to write a few words on here. For those who are already writing here and for those who may be in the situation I was a week ago, wondering if you can ever begin...

Firstly, thanks to the three people who have reached out to me through this thread. Walking me through the steps, I hadn't even heard of this program before. I'd very much appreciate anyone else's input, you can't have too much support is the message I seem to be getting from people.

Secondly, I chose to ask for help here because it was reading this thread that made me realise that staying sober is possible. I've got friends who drink, family who drink and a long history with it. I'd never met or heard of anyone opting out of that before. Then I read about you all here and it made me think, "Okay, I'll contact someone there and see what happens".

Result of starting out anew... a tough week of my life. I've learnt a lot of shit about myself that I guess it was always there and I just couldn't acknowledge it. There is fear of the past and of the future. But... there is also a lot of new hope, great resolve and fledgling pride that I haven't experienced in a long time.

So, thanks to this thread for starting me on this journey and maybe saving my life.

And thanks to "All Those Yesterdays" for helping me through today.

Just hang in there...i am pretty new to this 4 months sober.....Itsthe people in aa and my family an god that have helped me so much.

mickeyrat

giventofly75 wrote:

i shit and i stink wrote:

So, I started out only a week ago, I just wanted to write a few words on here. For those who are already writing here and for those who may be in the situation I was a week ago, wondering if you can ever begin...

Firstly, thanks to the three people who have reached out to me through this thread. Walking me through the steps, I hadn't even heard of this program before. I'd very much appreciate anyone else's input, you can't have too much support is the message I seem to be getting from people.

Secondly, I chose to ask for help here because it was reading this thread that made me realise that staying sober is possible. I've got friends who drink, family who drink and a long history with it. I'd never met or heard of anyone opting out of that before. Then I read about you all here and it made me think, "Okay, I'll contact someone there and see what happens".

Result of starting out anew... a tough week of my life. I've learnt a lot of shit about myself that I guess it was always there and I just couldn't acknowledge it. There is fear of the past and of the future. But... there is also a lot of new hope, great resolve and fledgling pride that I haven't experienced in a long time.

So, thanks to this thread for starting me on this journey and maybe saving my life.

And thanks to "All Those Yesterdays" for helping me through today.

Just hang in there...i am pretty new to this 4 months sober.....Itsthe people in aa and my family an god that have helped me so much.

You can say that again!!!!!!!