8 days
phy
drank Sunday evening and decided to quit again. Yesterday I drank a six-
pack. I didn't know I was going to till I walked in the store to pay for my
gasoline. Oh well, 8 days is the longest I have gone in a good while.
-phy
readandpostrosie
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"phy" <phy...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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phy
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> do you need to quit drinking?
>
>
That is the goal. Once I start I don't quit till it is gone or I pass out.
I am tired of feeling bad the next morning. I blacked out last Saturday.
Thankfully I didn't do anything stupid and they said I had a good time. I
can't abide by that anymore.
I called an AA hotline last week. They gave me a local number and I got an
answering machine. I left a message but no one called me back. Just now I
called the hotline again and the guy told me a meeting place and time. If I
can overcome my social anxiety/phobia I will go to the one that starts in
three hours. Drinking all the time is just too expensive in so many ways.
-phy
Orange
You seem to have a problem with both desiring to quit, and desiring
to have fun by drinking. Such confusion is common. People are always
of two minds when they are first quitting drinking. I know that I was.
Try reading this: It might help.
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-addmonst.html
You might also want to check out the other help groups and
support systems for quitting drinking:
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-links.html
Have a good day.
* Agent Orange *
* ora...@orange-papers.org *
* AA and Recovery Cult Debunking *
* http://www.orange-papers.org/ *
** How many diseases does modern medicine treat
** with a "spiritual cure"?
** If you get cancer, does the doctor tell you
** to join the Pentecostals and speak in tongues?
** If you get diabetes, is the fix to join the
** Mormons and eat chocolate cakes?
** So why, if you get "alcoholism", should you join
** Alcoholics Anonymous and conduct seances to
** hear the voice of God giving you work orders?
readandpostrosie
i remember quite well the day i walking into my first AA
meeting.......................YUP!
it was scary!
hang in there and do it!
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"phy" <phy...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Darren
8 days is better than nothing. Don't beat yourself up about it. climb back
on the wagon and try again, and see if you can remember what was on your
mind when you bought the beer. it may seem irrelevent but you never know.
you might find you have a trigger.
Cheers
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Darren
phy
$8T4....@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com:
> phy,
> i remember quite well the day i walking into my first AA
> meeting.......................YUP!
> it was scary!
>
> hang in there and do it!
>
I did it! It wans't so bad. When I got to the place I hit the gas and had
to make myself turn around and go back. I met a few folks and I wasn't to
uncomfortable. One guy even acted suprised that it was my first meeting
because I seemed so at ease. I learned long time ago how to put on a bold
front. Wish I could do it in every situation. Anyway, I will go back.
-phy
readandpostrosie
you what is so good about the eight days of sobriety you had?
you KNOW you can do it!
AA will support you in your effort !
rosie
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phy
$3q2....@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com:
> good for you phy!
> you what is so good about the eight days of sobriety you had?
> you KNOW you can do it!
> AA will support you in your effort !
I hope so. My "good" friends and neighbors tell me I gotta have a little
fun and am I sure I don't want a beer. If we were kids I could understand
their attitude.
-phy
Joe Jared
> I called an AA hotline last week. They gave me a local number and I got an
> answering machine. I left a message but no one called me back. Just now I
First, good going on putting 8 days together. Depending on where you
live, the names of the clubs that generally have enough meetings for
anyone to stay sober are alano clubs, arid, some variation of dry, and if
push comes to shove, http://www.aa.org/en_find_meeting.cfm?PageID=29 may
also be useful.
> called the hotline again and the guy told me a meeting place and time.
> If I can overcome my social anxiety/phobia I will go to the one that
> starts in three hours. Drinking all the time is just too expensive in so
> many ways.
We all pretty much start where you are. Not many of us bite, and most of
us have had our shots. :)
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Joe Jared
> I did it! It wans't so bad. When I got to the place I hit the gas and had
> to make myself turn around and go back. I met a few folks and I wasn't to
> uncomfortable. One guy even acted suprised that it was my first meeting
> because I seemed so at ease. I learned long time ago how to put on a bold
> front. Wish I could do it in every situation. Anyway, I will go back.
Alot of us early on are doing the shake and bake (DT's). Good for you
for making a meeting! Now, do it again! :)