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Jan 20, 2009, 10:51 PM
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 I thank each person here who has helped me out and made sure I didn't do something stupid. Everyone who poked me, offered me advice and told me to not drink. I thank everyone for sharing their lives and experiences, so I can learn at the same time... Today is 6 months of sobriety. I had a good time. I told some of my friends who were really happy for me, and then (literally) went to a bar. lol. Only good places on campus to eat are the places that serve booze... anyways, I had 2 lovely shirley temples(sp?) and some food. It was nice. I actually have two bottles of sparkling juice in my fridge (apple and apple & grape) that have a champagne cork which is a lot of fun... but I'm not really feeling called to drink it right now. Maybe tomorrow... Only 6 more months until I hit a year! YAY! It's not been the easiest addiction to quit, but it's far from being the hardest... maybe I wasn't officially "addicted" and maybe I wouldn't be if I started drinking again... but for now, I like me the way I am and what I'm doing and that's the way it's gonna stay.
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Jan 21, 2009, 03:17 AM
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congratulations on your 6 months of sobriety, (((christina)))!!!!
way to go!!!!  that's a wonderful achievement. i'm so happy for you.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand |
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Jan 21, 2009, 08:53 AM
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Congratulations! That's awesome.
And aren't those sparkling juices great. ---splitimage
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 "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba 
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Jan 21, 2009, 11:07 AM
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The sparkling apple juice tasted like apple sauce or apple cider.
 It was awesome... and it tasted sorta "alcoholy" so it was a sort of "blast from the past". 
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Jan 21, 2009, 11:32 AM
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You absolutely rock!!! We may have encouraged, but you did the hard work and had the determination!! Way to go!!!!
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Jan 21, 2009, 02:57 PM
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 So are you going to go to a meeting to pick up a chip?--splitimage
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"I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba
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Jan 22, 2009, 07:52 PM
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Wow. You rock! A hard journey but you made it! Stay in today....and drink as much sparkling juice as you can stand!
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Jan 22, 2009, 08:54 PM
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Way to go !!!!
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Jan 24, 2009, 03:05 PM
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wwwoooooohhhoooooooo!!!.................friend..............few thousand one days at a time(me)...................old school....................big book.......
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Jan 24, 2009, 09:36 PM
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Great going! I'm proud of you!
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Jan 25, 2009, 12:44 AM
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Congratulations to you! Six months is serious - a real turn the corner kind of time. So, Christina my friend, do you have a sponsor? Is there anyone you've been considering?
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Jan 25, 2009, 01:36 AM
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((((((((((friends))))))))))))))))) thank you!
Splitimage - Didn't make it to a meeting.  My week has been... not so great beyond my celebrating this, so I just haven't had time. Oh well, it's not the end of the world I think.notz - Don't have a sponsor, perhaps I'll eventually find someone... but I guess it's dependent on whether or not I'm going to fully consider never drinking again or not. I'm not 100% sure at this point, truthfully.
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Jan 25, 2009, 02:14 AM
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((Christina))
I'd like to share some things with you, and in no way am I implying it is what you are going through... It took me several attempts at getting sober. I'm stubborn and hard-headed and have an Irish temper. When I would get around the six month time is when I would start having doubts. I had been dry long enough that my numbed feelings were waking up, and it was not pleasant. I felt raw and disappointment that it felt that way. I thought somehow that everything was going to get better Right Away. And I felt fear. Fear about not drinking, how it would change my life--if I felt that crappy then why was being sober such a big deal. I used alcohol and drugs to make life bearable. Without them, it was hard and cold and crappy... It felt like I was caught in the middle. I'd come six months but when I looked at a future without drinking I couldn't see that it would get better. Yet I didn't want to go back, either. Confused big time... Again, I'm not saying any of that is true of you. I'm sharing with you that the sixth month mark was a dangerous time for me... Peace, Cap
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Jan 25, 2009, 03:35 PM
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I just wanted to say "thanks" for the words from Cap. It's as if I opened my mouth and all the words I might've said came tumbling out - right down to the Irish temper!
I'm also going to acknowledge what you said in response to a question from me... HTML Code:
notz - ...it's dependent on whether or not I'm going to fully consider never drinking again or not. I'm not 100% sure at this point, truthfully. Hey, (said with arms bent and palms pointed to the sky) the program I work says TODAY! I don't know much about tomorrow although I can tell you lots about yesterdays. None of us in recovery sign on for a lifetime, we belly up for today and today only. Yes, it's smart to raise your head up and make plans for the ‘morrow’s but you don't have to. That’s true for anyone-AA or not. I remind myself all the time that leaning way over to fit my head safely in a snug hole is my prerogative. When the reality of how ludicrous that must look comes clear in my conscious mind, that’s when I know I’m not operating with all my cylinders! I started sneaking “drink remains” at my parent’s many parties. I was very, very young but I discovered I would sleep better as the party got louder. I learned many abnormal behaviors were normal. I don’t think it takes much imagination to fast forward through my yesterdays. I can’t speak for you in any way, that’s your job and I support you, no-matter-what. I only suggest you look at your yesterday’s and imagine what you would like for your tomorrow’s to be. It’s on you. Be careful though, if you blink three times you'll be 50 and wonder WTH happened!  |
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Jan 25, 2009, 06:28 PM
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Congratulations!!!! What a momentous day and a huge amount of courage and schutzpah you must have.
Good luck in your amazing future
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Jan 27, 2009, 01:32 PM
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