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  • i shit and i stink
    i shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    Have a safe and happy Christmas everyone. I got through the 'difficult' part already and now I can really relax and enjoy it. There was plenty of booze flying about today and felt jealous and tempted but I feel good for putting those thoughts out of my mind and playing with my baby son instead. Once again, enjoy yourselves and stay safe.
    T
    we're all going to the same place...
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,543
    Have sober plans for the coming weekend. Starts on thursday with a meeting. then bowling with some AA friends afetr. One of which..... well, we'll see how things progress!
    Friday, much needed day off!! unsure about daytime as yet, but the evening will be the homegroup meeting , possibly another after that, then to an AA friends NYE party. She will be there too..... again we'll see how things progress.
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,543
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwv-DxOP ... re=related
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • i shit and i stink
    i shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    My Polish sponsor has 10 years today.
    That's a chunk of time right there.
    we're all going to the same place...
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    love that this thread remains active!

    I continue to make Pearl Jam and my love of live music part of my recovery discussions>>

    Its an inside job..and I count my STEPS as I'm thumbing my way back to heaven..

    some more great comments in AA meetings I have attended:

    "I always felt like the black sheep of my family, but when I got to AA I found the rest of the herd"

    "Its okay to look at your past but you don't have to stare at it"

    "lots of meetings/ lots of chances for success in sobriety.. few meetings, few chances for success"

    "I explained to a friend that going to AA meetings is kind of like sitting around a campfire..
    I don't know why but I always feel good doing it.."

    "the world record for staying sober remains 24 hours"

    Scott in Boston
    "This here's a REQUEST!"
    EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
    10/25/13 Hartford
  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    what's the age group for young peoples meetings? i'm 27 and it's the only one available when i get off work
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,543
    should be fine. Point would be that you are with people who understand.
    megatron wrote:
    what's the age group for young peoples meetings? i'm 27 and it's the only one available when i get off work
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    mickeyrat wrote:
    should be fine. Point would be that you are with people who understand.
    megatron wrote:
    what's the age group for young peoples meetings? i'm 27 and it's the only one available when i get off work

    thanks. i can still pass for 19 anyways :D
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,543
    megatron wrote:
    mickeyrat wrote:
    should be fine. Point would be that you are with people who understand.
    megatron wrote:
    what's the age group for young peoples meetings? i'm 27 and it's the only one available when i get off work

    thanks. i can still pass for 19 anyways :D
    hehe. age is a perception thing anyway. Coming from a 42 yr old, 27 is a puppy!! ;) Besides its said our emotional growth stopped from the first time we picked up. Coming int AA put at about 14 if true!!
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    ha..yea i think that is true.
    i haven't been to a meeting in about 11 months. i'm actually kind of nervous :?
  • i shit and i stink
    i shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    If I remember rightly, back in the day they were sceptical about a 'youngste'r joining who was about 30. He was about AA number 4 or 5 or something. So, if you feel that 27 is too old for the meeting, just remember that you'd have been far too young back then! Changing times.
    Enjoy the meeting.
    we're all going to the same place...
  • borisdisco
    borisdisco Posts: 123
    I am 22 years sober today. :D
    the whole world will be different soon
    the whole world will be relieved
  • i shit and i stink
    i shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    borisdisco wrote:
    I am 22 years sober today. :D

    Wow, congratulations!
    we're all going to the same place...
  • mydogmookieblaylock
    mydogmookieblaylock Posts: 2,996
    borisdisco wrote:
    I am 22 years sober today. :D
    congrats! that is amazing.
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    the record for sobriety last time i checked was STILL 24 hours..
    ;)
    "This here's a REQUEST!"
    EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
    10/25/13 Hartford
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I recently decided, yet again, that I need to stop drinking. I'm more of a weekend warrior type of drinker. Don't drink really anything all week, then go nuts on the Crown on the weekend. Haven't joined any "official" group yet, just trying to do it on my own. I have a pre-existing anxiety/depression issue, that has been controlled by meds no problem. Until now. This past weekend was my first without the drink. Last two days (Sunday/Monday) I've been horribly depressed. I almost stepped off the curb this morning on the way to work in front of a tractor. Then I saw my 4 year old daughter's smiling face in my mind, and stopped.

    I did a bit of research, and found that depression can be a side effect of withdrawal. Should I expect this to subside, or should I make an emergency appointment with my shrink?
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,543
    Paul David wrote:
    I recently decided, yet again, that I need to stop drinking. I'm more of a weekend warrior type of drinker. Don't drink really anything all week, then go nuts on the Crown on the weekend. Haven't joined any "official" group yet, just trying to do it on my own. I have a pre-existing anxiety/depression issue, that has been controlled by meds no problem. Until now. This past weekend was my first without the drink. Last two days (Sunday/Monday) I've been horribly depressed. I almost stepped off the curb this morning on the way to work in front of a tractor. Then I saw my 4 year old daughter's smiling face in my mind, and stopped.

    I did a bit of research, and found that depression can be a side effect of withdrawal. Should I expect this to subside, or should I make an emergency appointment with my shrink?
    umm, for sure go see your Doc. be completely honest. We as alcoholics are not exactly qualified to give advice on this. other than to suggest seeing your Doc.

    My experience was a lifetime of depression that I treated with alcohol and drugs. Honestly I cant remember withdrawal period and what I felt. I had sunk as far as one can and still be relatively healthy.

    I would encourage you to at least go to a few meetings. see what you think. try a few different groups. Look up AA in your local phone directory or go here to search for meeting near you should you decide to go. www.aa.org .

    In any case, we're here to help each other. you are more than welcome to post in here.

    PM if you want to.
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • i shit and i stink
    i shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    Paul David wrote:
    I recently decided, yet again, that I need to stop drinking. I'm more of a weekend warrior type of drinker. Don't drink really anything all week, then go nuts on the Crown on the weekend. Haven't joined any "official" group yet, just trying to do it on my own. I have a pre-existing anxiety/depression issue, that has been controlled by meds no problem. Until now. This past weekend was my first without the drink. Last two days (Sunday/Monday) I've been horribly depressed. I almost stepped off the curb this morning on the way to work in front of a tractor. Then I saw my 4 year old daughter's smiling face in my mind, and stopped.

    I did a bit of research, and found that depression can be a side effect of withdrawal. Should I expect this to subside, or should I make an emergency appointment with my shrink?

    In my own experience, time is a great healer. I felt very raw and afraid when I stopped drinking but over time it gets better.

    It helped me a lot in the first weeks to ask someone here on the board all kinds of questions that were worrying me. One drinker talking to another.

    Other than that, there is the idea in AA of going "to any length" to stay sober and improve our lives. That can mean great sacrifice but it can also mean just seeking all help that is available: doctors, mental health workers, other drinkers, friends, family. We all have a program that is very much our own and some things work for some of us and other things for others. It is work investigating all possible aids to recovery to find out what ones work specfiically for you. You never know which angle might be the one that helps all the pieces fall into place.

    There is also a piece of AA literature called "living sober" which has lots of suggestions for coping with early sobriety. You don't have to be in AA to find that a useful mine of information and a source of strength.

    Godd luck. Like mickeyrat said, PM me if you ever need to. I'm not as wise as him but I'm willing to help if I possibly can :)
    we're all going to the same place...
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    thanks folks. feeling a bit better today. :)
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,543
    Any wisdom I have is from a hell of alot of mistakes or stolen from others!! :mrgreen:
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14

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