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118 Days TODAY
Hi Family
Today I have 118 days!! WooHoo. I noticed the other day that my prayer of removing my obsession w alcohol has worked. I pray it every morning, and notice that I am really not thinking much about it that day. Mostly only when I notice I'm not thinking of it, when driving past a liquor store, being parked near a liquor store, commercials on TV. Sobriety is fantastic!!
Today I go to probate court. Last week, my ex, my attorney, and me sat down and came to an agreement regarding custody of my almost 2 year old daughter. I am going from just supervised visitation rights, to joint legal/physical custody with a revolving UNSUPERVISED visitation schedule!! So long as the judge signs off on it, everything should be all set.
Please say a little prayer for me and keep me in your thoughts today. I will be devastated if the judge doesn't sign off on these things.
However, my gifts keep on being received!!
Thank you all
Achanceonu
:praying
Today I have 118 days!! WooHoo. I noticed the other day that my prayer of removing my obsession w alcohol has worked. I pray it every morning, and notice that I am really not thinking much about it that day. Mostly only when I notice I'm not thinking of it, when driving past a liquor store, being parked near a liquor store, commercials on TV. Sobriety is fantastic!!
Today I go to probate court. Last week, my ex, my attorney, and me sat down and came to an agreement regarding custody of my almost 2 year old daughter. I am going from just supervised visitation rights, to joint legal/physical custody with a revolving UNSUPERVISED visitation schedule!! So long as the judge signs off on it, everything should be all set.
Please say a little prayer for me and keep me in your thoughts today. I will be devastated if the judge doesn't sign off on these things.
However, my gifts keep on being received!!
Thank you all
Achanceonu
:praying
The wrong way
Brownies just ain't cuttin' it...
How to end the loop?
It's like watching those commercials: Head On! Apply Directly to the forehead!
Except for me it's: "Brownies (or pizza, or pot roast, or...you get the idea)! Shove 'em quickly in the mouth!
I'm going to explode if I can't stop this soon. I'm looking for some short term solutions. Is there any way that I can stop this strong desire to constantly put food in my mouth? I am not hungry at all...I can't stop. Anyone with any tricks--even something that remotely relates? I wasn't like this a month ago.
I need to get the record to move onto the next part (If I don't I'll be breaking the scales soon ;) ).
How to end the loop?
It's like watching those commercials: Head On! Apply Directly to the forehead!
Except for me it's: "Brownies (or pizza, or pot roast, or...you get the idea)! Shove 'em quickly in the mouth!
I'm going to explode if I can't stop this soon. I'm looking for some short term solutions. Is there any way that I can stop this strong desire to constantly put food in my mouth? I am not hungry at all...I can't stop. Anyone with any tricks--even something that remotely relates? I wasn't like this a month ago.
I need to get the record to move onto the next part (If I don't I'll be breaking the scales soon ;) ).
Angry Today!!!
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Okay I don't know if I'm just needing to vent, or if I'm looking for others who have experienced this or what ... but I've been crying my eyes out for weeks now ... almost daily ... today, however, I'm MAD MAD MAD ... any reference to drugs in a movie, or comments by ppl, or anything is p!ss!ing me RIGHT OFF!!! Any movies, television shows, commercials where a woman is acting trampy or sexually available etc ... same reaction ... ANGER I can barely contain!!!
I HATE DRUGS and what they've done to my relationship ... I HATE the little tramp he's with now ... because she accepts and encourages his addiction (I'm assuming that is why he's with her) ... i HATE IT ALL!!!!!!
I HATE his family for blaming me when they've ALL had problems with him in the past and KNOW he lies, steals, won't take responsibility for himself. I HATE his family for still enabling him ... that people aren't breaching him when he is using drugs and that violates his probation! I hate that they are all covering for him and telling him that I was the problem and drove him to it. I HATE that I want so badly for him to get his sh!t together and come back to me!!!! I HATE that I still love him!!! I HATE that he hasn't had the decency to call me ... I HATE that the last time I talked to him, he saw how much he was hurting me by replacing me when I thought we were trying to work things out ... and that he hasn't shown one OUNCE of concern for me or how I'M doing here with my freakin' heart shattered into a million little pieces!!!
I HATE that I'm still blaming myself and picking apart every single interaction I've had with him to find fault in the way I handled things ... thinking if I'd just had more patience then we wouldn't have had that last fight ... if I'd tried to communicate better with him instead of letting all my resentment build up and being nasty to him ... if maybe instead of picking a fight with him, I'd have held him and told him I loved him ... that maybe THAT would have made a difference. I HATE that kicking him out in an attempt to make him responsible for his actions has actually pushed him further into addiction and hanging with the crowd that wants him to think it's okay to be this way. :c004: I'm SSOOOOOOO ANGRY!!!!!
Okay I don't know if I'm just needing to vent, or if I'm looking for others who have experienced this or what ... but I've been crying my eyes out for weeks now ... almost daily ... today, however, I'm MAD MAD MAD ... any reference to drugs in a movie, or comments by ppl, or anything is p!ss!ing me RIGHT OFF!!! Any movies, television shows, commercials where a woman is acting trampy or sexually available etc ... same reaction ... ANGER I can barely contain!!!
I HATE DRUGS and what they've done to my relationship ... I HATE the little tramp he's with now ... because she accepts and encourages his addiction (I'm assuming that is why he's with her) ... i HATE IT ALL!!!!!!
I HATE his family for blaming me when they've ALL had problems with him in the past and KNOW he lies, steals, won't take responsibility for himself. I HATE his family for still enabling him ... that people aren't breaching him when he is using drugs and that violates his probation! I hate that they are all covering for him and telling him that I was the problem and drove him to it. I HATE that I want so badly for him to get his sh!t together and come back to me!!!! I HATE that I still love him!!! I HATE that he hasn't had the decency to call me ... I HATE that the last time I talked to him, he saw how much he was hurting me by replacing me when I thought we were trying to work things out ... and that he hasn't shown one OUNCE of concern for me or how I'M doing here with my freakin' heart shattered into a million little pieces!!!
I HATE that I'm still blaming myself and picking apart every single interaction I've had with him to find fault in the way I handled things ... thinking if I'd just had more patience then we wouldn't have had that last fight ... if I'd tried to communicate better with him instead of letting all my resentment build up and being nasty to him ... if maybe instead of picking a fight with him, I'd have held him and told him I loved him ... that maybe THAT would have made a difference. I HATE that kicking him out in an attempt to make him responsible for his actions has actually pushed him further into addiction and hanging with the crowd that wants him to think it's okay to be this way. :c004: I'm SSOOOOOOO ANGRY!!!!!
Calling all Survivor Fans (T.V. Show)!
Anyone else into this show? It looks to be a good one. I taped it and then watched it because I hate sitting through commercials. What did you think? Do you have a favorite yet?
Dating a man that has been 18 months sober
First of all i want to say that i am asking for any advice anyone can give me. please help me understand. I am dating a man that has been sober for 18 months. I do not drink or do drugs myself nor did i date him before when he was not sober. are relationship started about 4 months ago. he was very active in being sober. He has done commercials on staying off drugs. Are relationship started very slow. And has remained slow. We did not sleep together until after 2 months. And when we did after he said i have never did this before. I got the since that it freaked him out? after that night we did not talk until 3 weeks later is that normal? We talk alot. Sometimes he gets close and sometimes he pulls away and i fell like i have to do the calling sometimes is this normal? He was court odered for drug treament progam where he has to be home by 10pm and can be randomly drug tested at anytime so I know he is completely clean. His drugs of choice where meth, coke and pot. His suppervised drug court ends soon and I know that he is looking forward to his freedom. He confides in me alot and I just listen and do not give him any advice. He has been struggling back and forth with staying sober and thinking about using again. When he does not call me I want to call him but dont know if i should? I care deeply for him. I need your advice. Please give me it in all areas that I have discussed.
Ellie
Ellie
Is it just me?
Does it bother anyone else how much alcohol is pushed in the faces of people every day? I'm not talking about just living with or being in a relationship with an A, but just in general.
I took my son to dinner last night. We sat down and the drink menu was centered in the table as the first thing we should look at. The waitress comes over and the first thing she tells me is that the Quervo Margaritas are on special. Yeah, because I want to down a couple margarits, then drive my son home... Then, I go home and while watching tv last night, saw at least 3 different alcohol commericials - trying to make it look sexy and fun.
Now, I'm not a prude, I enjoy an occasional drink now & then, and I'm not saying alcohol should be made illegal or anything. I'm just surprised that it's still being marketed as strongly as it is. I compare it to smoking a little. It's legal, but very bad for you, and they don't advertise it anymore. They don't have commercials showing how 'sexy' or 'fun' smoking is anymore. They have non-smoking sections, and even non-smoking restaurants now. There's at least an effort being made to say 'yeah, you can smoke if you want to, but it's bad for you, you're killing yourself and others'.
Why haven't they at least made an effort to do that with alcohol? With all the alcohol related deaths each year, alcohol related car accidents that kill people, suicide rates among alcoholics, child abuse at the hands of alcoholics, and children born with fetal alcohol syndrome - why aren't they at least trying to do more?
How about, at the very least, stop airing alcohol commercials? Or stop putting out drink menus in restaurants. If people want to drink, they know what to order. Or stop having drink specials at restaurants; I'm sure the last thing a recovering A wants to hear is 'hey, the margaritas are on special tonight, want one?? People are looked 'down' upon now a days for smoking - but there is still absolutely no stigma associated with drinking. That just amazes me.
Sorry, I'm rambling a little. And I maybe this post shouldn't even be in the F&F forum, but I was just wondering if this ever bothered anyone else considering how negatively alcohol has impacted all of our lives.
I took my son to dinner last night. We sat down and the drink menu was centered in the table as the first thing we should look at. The waitress comes over and the first thing she tells me is that the Quervo Margaritas are on special. Yeah, because I want to down a couple margarits, then drive my son home... Then, I go home and while watching tv last night, saw at least 3 different alcohol commericials - trying to make it look sexy and fun.
Now, I'm not a prude, I enjoy an occasional drink now & then, and I'm not saying alcohol should be made illegal or anything. I'm just surprised that it's still being marketed as strongly as it is. I compare it to smoking a little. It's legal, but very bad for you, and they don't advertise it anymore. They don't have commercials showing how 'sexy' or 'fun' smoking is anymore. They have non-smoking sections, and even non-smoking restaurants now. There's at least an effort being made to say 'yeah, you can smoke if you want to, but it's bad for you, you're killing yourself and others'.
Why haven't they at least made an effort to do that with alcohol? With all the alcohol related deaths each year, alcohol related car accidents that kill people, suicide rates among alcoholics, child abuse at the hands of alcoholics, and children born with fetal alcohol syndrome - why aren't they at least trying to do more?
How about, at the very least, stop airing alcohol commercials? Or stop putting out drink menus in restaurants. If people want to drink, they know what to order. Or stop having drink specials at restaurants; I'm sure the last thing a recovering A wants to hear is 'hey, the margaritas are on special tonight, want one?? People are looked 'down' upon now a days for smoking - but there is still absolutely no stigma associated with drinking. That just amazes me.
Sorry, I'm rambling a little. And I maybe this post shouldn't even be in the F&F forum, but I was just wondering if this ever bothered anyone else considering how negatively alcohol has impacted all of our lives.
1 week Vicodin free!!!
I am celebrating on week today without popping the little monsters!!! I feel great-but mostly proud! It took me a long time to get the courage to get help, but I am sure you all have heard the commercials to see your doctor-do it!!! mine was extremely compassionate and understanding. . gave me a script for suboxone, which is working wonders for me. I am feeling like a whole new person, at home, work and everywhere! If anyone is fighting this like I was, I feel for you, but get help. You will be soooo happy you did! Also was able to stick some good money into savings this week instead of blowing it on pills!:bday7
Been to a Movie Theater Lately?
I treated myself to a movie yesterday. For the first time in years I went to a movie theater. Before the movie started I was bombarded with commercials on the big screen. I thought, I'm paying money for this! At home I have a Tivo and fast forward through all the commercials! I'm trapped here, where's my remote! The movie started 20 minutes after it's scheduled start time with a barrage of advertisements of products, TV shows, HBO specials etc! Again, I'm thinking, I'm paying for this! To top it all off, the screen looked like crap! My LCD TV at home has a much nicer picture. When I play a DVD, it's near High Definition! The total cost of this flick was $26.00 (ticket & snacks) for one person! Although the movie was great (Tropic Thunder) it will be awhile before I return to a movie theater.
