Hey all where it says alcohol you can replace pills,drugs, whatever.....
Checklist of Relapse Symptoms
1. Exhaustion - Allowing oneself to become overly tired; usually associated with work addiction as an excuse for not facing personal frustrations.
2. Dishonesty - Begins with pattern of little lies; escalated to
self-delusion and making excuses for not doing what's called for.
3. Impatience - I want what I want NOW. Others aren't doing what I think they should or living the way I know is right.
4. Argumentative - No point is too small or insignificant not to be debated to the point of anger and submission.
5. Depression - All unreasonable, unaccountable despair should be exposed and discussed, not repressed: what is the "exact nature" of those feelings?
6. Frustration - Controlled anger/resentment when things don't go according to our plans. Lack of acceptance. See #3.
7. Self-pity - Feeling victimized, put-upon, used unappreciated: convinced we are being singled out for bad luck.
8. Cockiness - Got it made. Know all there is to know. Can go anywhere, including bars, carry out's, boozy parties.
9. Complacency - Like #8, no longer sees value of daily program, meetings, contact with other alcoholics, (especially sponsor!), feels healthy, on top of the world, things are going well. Heck may even be cured!
10. Expecting too much of others - Why can't they read my mind? I've changed, what's holding them up? If they just do what I know is best for them? Leads to feeling misunderstood, unappreciated. See #6.
11. Letting up on disciplines - Allowing established habits of recovery - meditations, prayer, spiritual reading, AA contact, daily inventory, meetings - to slip out of our routines; allowing recovery to get boring and no longer stimulating for growth. Why bother?!
12. Using mood-altering chemicals - May have a valid medical reason, but misused to help avoid the real problems of impending alcoholic relapse.
13. Wanting too much - Setting unrealistic goals: not providing for short-term successes; placing too much value on material success, not enough on value of spiritual growth.
14. Forgetting gratitude - Because of several listed above, may lose sight of the abundant blessings in our everyday lives: too focused on # 13.
15. "It can't happen to me." - Feeling immune; forgetting what we know about the disease of alcoholism and its progressive nature.
16. Omnipotence - A combination of several attitudes listed above; leads to ignoring danger signs, disregarding warnings and advice from fellow members.
Take care......................................God bless......................................Bob
Bob- What a GREAT post..as always..a voice of reason...
And heck I was once a workaholic...
And heck I was once a workaholic...
Glad you liked it danny,
Talk to ya' soon...................Take care...............God bless...................Bob
Talk to ya' soon...................Take care...............God bless...................Bob
Sincerely, it's awesome. We may all joke and laugh sometimes (which is needed) but seeing a post like that really makes you reflect. I just want to say THANK YOU.
Hey ((((Bob)))),
I LOVED the post. What great information. I am really going to have to read through each one. You are amazing ;o) . Give "G" my best. I went to an AA Meeting tonight. It was so good. I just may try to go back tomorrow night. Hard to explain, lots of good information re: one day at a time, and God. And not being so involved in ourselves. ( In one hand write an inventory of our concerns to God and hand it to him), (and with the other hand help others). Anyway, you know all of this, and have so much more knowledge. But I am excited ;o). Harry ended up at the hospital last night. Dehydrated, he was "thowing up every hour". It was not good, poor guy. He called in sick too work, first time in 20 years. I think he has the flu also. I got alot of things done today, finally moving a little. Trying to see the light. Thanks for your support. I hope you are having a great night ;o). Take care, Best Wishes
I LOVED the post. What great information. I am really going to have to read through each one. You are amazing ;o) . Give "G" my best. I went to an AA Meeting tonight. It was so good. I just may try to go back tomorrow night. Hard to explain, lots of good information re: one day at a time, and God. And not being so involved in ourselves. ( In one hand write an inventory of our concerns to God and hand it to him), (and with the other hand help others). Anyway, you know all of this, and have so much more knowledge. But I am excited ;o). Harry ended up at the hospital last night. Dehydrated, he was "thowing up every hour". It was not good, poor guy. He called in sick too work, first time in 20 years. I think he has the flu also. I got alot of things done today, finally moving a little. Trying to see the light. Thanks for your support. I hope you are having a great night ;o). Take care, Best Wishes
BestWishes,
I'm sorry to hear Harry is sick. Give him my best. I'm so happy you went and liked the meeting! It's exciting for me when someone goes for the first time and likes it! I'm so happy for you. Once you get comfratable and start getting friendly with the people at the meeting, aside from recovery, it becomes fun too.
I look foward to going and seeing the guys I've become friends with, and alot of times we'll go out for coffee after the meeting, I really enjoy that. Sometimes we just shoot the breeze, sometimes we talk recovery and kind of have a little meeting after the meeting lol, but we always end up laughin' our asses off. You'll see, I know if you keep going and get involved a little, you'll really enjoy what a program of recovery has to offer. You'll find it's so much more than just not picking up, it's a new freedom and way of life I wouldn't change for the world.
Love ya', hope Harry feels better soon, I'll keep you both in my prayers.
Take care........................................God bless...................................Bob
I'm sorry to hear Harry is sick. Give him my best. I'm so happy you went and liked the meeting! It's exciting for me when someone goes for the first time and likes it! I'm so happy for you. Once you get comfratable and start getting friendly with the people at the meeting, aside from recovery, it becomes fun too.
I look foward to going and seeing the guys I've become friends with, and alot of times we'll go out for coffee after the meeting, I really enjoy that. Sometimes we just shoot the breeze, sometimes we talk recovery and kind of have a little meeting after the meeting lol, but we always end up laughin' our asses off. You'll see, I know if you keep going and get involved a little, you'll really enjoy what a program of recovery has to offer. You'll find it's so much more than just not picking up, it's a new freedom and way of life I wouldn't change for the world.
Love ya', hope Harry feels better soon, I'll keep you both in my prayers.
Take care........................................God bless...................................Bob
What an awesome post Bob. Thanks for sharing it with us. Nice things to think about before going to bed. Thanks, Bob.
Love ya,
Marie
Love ya,
Marie
