Drug Rehab Options Blog

One of the few people I know who knows I quit drinking has asked me how I got sober. SHe wants to stop drinking and was asking me about my experience. I was a wine drinker but her doc is gin. I remember reading somewhere long ago that gin is processed differently than other alcohol, that it goes thru the liver virtually untouched, or something like that. That it's harder on the body than other liquors/alcoholic drinks. I've googled the question but got no specific answers.

Anyone know any information about this? Thanks!

AS you know I am in hiding from my Abusive AH. I moved into hiding while he was in jail in April. I have done everything I can to ensure that he could not find me. For my safety. Well I recieved an email from his girlfriend last night. The stuff in it is not shocking to me but she is obviously scared. She says that he almost got her kids taken away by social services, that he has been lieing to her and stealing from her. Boy does that sound familiar. That he yells and screams at her and her 4 kids when he doesn't get his way, that he tries to control her every move, That he is stalking me and knows where I live. Even lists my location. She states that she is scared of him and that she is scared that if he finds out she contacted me that he will hurt her and the kids. She kicked him out but he won't leave the property. This I understand completely because he would camp out in my driveway when he was kicked out. She begs me to contact her. I feel so bad for her and her children but I can't risk contacting her. Though I know exactly what she is going through. I have called the police though. THey sent an officer over for the email. And I hope they will send some police to her home to make sure she is safe. I also sent a copy of the email to my lawyer and to the social worker dealing with the case. That is all I can do. I hope she can get out of this situation before he can hurt her and her kids the way he hurt me and my kids.

The scary part is he has been so persistant in finding me. Up to 3 weeks ago he even called the police to try and get my address. And now somehow he has it. The police, my therapist, even the womens shelter have all told me that I should be very concerned. That his pattern is showing that he will try to get to me to hurt me. I am truely scared. The no contact order means nothing to him. He has broken through windows and doors to get to me before. I have no idea what I am suppose to do.

I have gained 45 pounds in the last 3 years, I have no will power to stop eating. My biggest problem is that I wake in the middle of he night and eat things like cookies and milk, ice cream ect. Ever since the end of my marriage and all the stress (my ex is a alocholic) I am out of control.
I'm depressed don't want to leave the house, heart probles run in the family so I'm frightened, but yet I do nothing about it. URGH!
What is wrong with me? I want to lose the weight, I just feel so lazy about doing it! I'm tired all the time, hell I can't even walk up a flight of stairs.
I'm 5'2 and I'm 180 the last I checked.
Where do I go from here? I can't afford Lindora or even weight watchers...

I'm FAT

OK...well..i'm gonna be real busy this weekend, but i sure would like it if everyone posted their favorit musicals!

I'm feeling very playful..something i never was in my drinking..i was one of those cry in your beer ones..er rum...

But i've always thought life would be more fun if it were a musical..so here goes :)

YouTube - Julie Andrews Sings "The Lusty Month of May"

*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*

EXPERIENCE: THE BEST TEACHER

Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87

Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe that experience is the only teacher. I have been able to learn of God's love for me only by the experience of my dependence on that love. At first I could not be sure of His direction in my life, but now I see that if I am to be bold enough to ask for His guidance, I must act as if He has provided it. I frequently ask God to help me remember that He has a path for me.


Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*

A.A. Thought for the Day

In the beginning of Alcoholics Anonymous there were only two
persons. Now there are many groups and thousands of members.
True, the surface has only been scratched. There are probably
ten million or more persons in America alone who need our
help. More and more people are making a start in A.A. each
day. In the case of individual members, the beginning has
been accomplished when they admit they are powerless and turn
to a Power greater than them- selves, admitting that their
lives have become unmanageable. That Higher Power works for
good in all things and helps us to accomplish much in
individual growth and in the growth of A.A. groups. Am I
doing my part in helping AA. to grow?

Meditation for the Day

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness,
for they shall be filled. Only in the fullness of faith can the
heart-sick and faint and weary be satisfied, healed, and rested.
Think of the wonderful spiritual revelations still to be found
by those who are trying to live the spiritual life. Much of life
is spiritually unexplored country. Only to the consecrated and
loving people who walk with God in spirit can these great
spiritual discoveries be revealed. Keep going forward and keep
growing in righteousness.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not be held back by the material things of the
world. I pray that I may let God lead me forward.



Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*


"Do not be discouraged if your prospect does not respond at once.
Search out another alcoholic and try again. You are sure to find
someone desperate enough to accept with eagerness what you offer. We
find it a waste of time to keep chasing a man who cannot or will not
work with you. If you leave such a person alone, he may soon become
convinced that he cannot recover by himself. To spend too much time
on any one situation is to deny some other alcoholic an opportunity
to live and be happy."


~Alcoholics Anonymous, 1st. Edition,
Working With Others, pg. 96~

I have been clean for only five days from opiates.....my last relapse was brief, only lasted about a week so the wd's were not too bad. I woke up this morning with unreal cravings for opiates. I know this is normal in early recovery....I have been through a sub program in the past and know where using again will take me (pain pills my DOC). I am working out in a few hrs and working today so I feel fairly safe.....but could use some support.

How do you guys get over these incredibly powerful urges!!!!!!!

:wild

About a year after my girl passed and our 3 kids had for the most part settled back into their everyday groove, I decided it was time for a little work on me.A few years ago I had read a story on meditation and liked what it had to offer.There's a place about 5 miles FROM WHERE I LIVED called DENISE HILL. Its an old stone house that sits atop of this huge mountain,and on a clear day you can see over 7 valley's into another state, It's just amazing. Well every Saturday for the next year that's where I would sit and meditate. It was profound.Things that I thought were acceptable to me , were not even close to how I wanted to live my life.So I started rearranging things,deleting things and made my personal relationship with my GOD even stronger than it had already been.I stopped believing in religon and became spiritual.The best thing that happened that year was I finally got to know and partally understand who tim really was.All those years of always being with someone else prevented from doing so. (I don't think I was ready anyway).Today I pretty much know who I am, what I expect from myself and readied myself to laugh at the majority of stupidity in the world today.I also know what I want in my next relationship if I so choose to get into another one. All in all, It took a lot of hard work and some tears to become the person I am today. I can look at myself in the mirror and like who I see.
Sure I will make a lot more mistakes in the time I have left here , but that's ok i'm only human.

America

Wishing everyone a sober and safe holiday