was just in the middle of building my first couple of electronics projects to prepare myself for school (Electronics Telecommunications which starts in August) when I realized it's been about 2 weeks since I last updated my recovery status on the boards. Just wanted to let everyone know I'm mere hours away from being 1 month clean of anything and everything drug related. Was at a friends stag party last night and we were drinking a fair bit and during the ride back there was many a joints passed around the van, and even in my drunken state I wanted nothing to do with it.. I know I don't post enough on here but it's mainly because I don't really find myself relating to this forum anymore with all the family / son addict talk which unfortunately I can't really give much input to. Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well and wish everyone the best of luck with everything in their lives that needs changing and hurray for all that is well.
Maybe you will feel more at home on the Alcohol board, sounds like you are in a bit of denial yourself. Thats great that you didnt smoke but you were already drunk. So what is it that you are not relating to? These mothers are trying to save thier children and need some help too. Why does everyone around here take things so darn personal? Why so selfish? Maybe you dont relate because you are not clean, just jumping from one to another. Good luck with your recovery when you find it. God bless
PlowKing,
Hot Diggity Damn!! Good for you! Nice job. I have been able to have a glass of wine, but I'm hesitant to go to our usual "poker night" - not because I'm afraid of drinking too much and caving in, but, I just don't know what to put in my hand to replace that habit. Does that make sense? Most of our other friends don't even smoke - I was always the one "stepping out back" - so it won't be in my face, but I feel like it was such a part of my identity ( I don't smoke cigarettes, or drink too much, just a cocktail here and there)...Maybe I should try a sucker, like people trying to quit cigs :-) I'd really like to get back into doing some things that I have been steering clear of during the first month of quitting.
Guest,
Really, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. This place is a slice of heaven for me, it's where I relate to people who understand me. And no, I'm not looking to replace one habit with another, I think the other people here know what I mean. And to kick a man on his way up is really dirty - shame on you.
Kindest Regards,
AngelBaby
Hot Diggity Damn!! Good for you! Nice job. I have been able to have a glass of wine, but I'm hesitant to go to our usual "poker night" - not because I'm afraid of drinking too much and caving in, but, I just don't know what to put in my hand to replace that habit. Does that make sense? Most of our other friends don't even smoke - I was always the one "stepping out back" - so it won't be in my face, but I feel like it was such a part of my identity ( I don't smoke cigarettes, or drink too much, just a cocktail here and there)...Maybe I should try a sucker, like people trying to quit cigs :-) I'd really like to get back into doing some things that I have been steering clear of during the first month of quitting.
Guest,
Really, if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. This place is a slice of heaven for me, it's where I relate to people who understand me. And no, I'm not looking to replace one habit with another, I think the other people here know what I mean. And to kick a man on his way up is really dirty - shame on you.
Kindest Regards,
AngelBaby
I think that "guest" had a few wollypops before he/she wrote that message. Just because he has decide to quit weed doesn't mean that he is an alcoholic because he chooses to get drunk with his friends. Your post makes no sense...thanks for comin out....
Angel Baby and Jericho - Amen. The negativity here has to stop. Just because I quit being a pothead doesn't mean I cannot handle a glass of wine.
Plowking,
Good job brother,
I'm truly proud of you and your accomplishment, and you should be proud of yourself! And if you choose to get drunk with your friends at a stag party, I dont think thats a problem, at least it legal!
SO STEP OFF GUEST!!!!
Good job brother,
I'm truly proud of you and your accomplishment, and you should be proud of yourself! And if you choose to get drunk with your friends at a stag party, I dont think thats a problem, at least it legal!
SO STEP OFF GUEST!!!!
I know for a fact I could not drink alcohol and NOT want a hoot after that, so I've given up both. Some amazement going on.....that's some pretty good resolve you got going on....I just couldn't do that. (shaking her head no way jose)
plowking
heres blowing some sunshine up your bum whole. great job. dont think i could of been in that van and not wanted to tackle some one for that joint. just not ready for that yet. dont know if i will ever be. so for now i stay clear of anyone using the evil green. on another note, i do pray that who ever was driving that van had not been drinking. i know, thats my soap box. just dont want anyoine else to suffer as i have from a horrible drunk driving death. if your not familiar with my story, you can co back a few pages and read "the rest of the story"
heres blowing some sunshine up your bum whole. great job. dont think i could of been in that van and not wanted to tackle some one for that joint. just not ready for that yet. dont know if i will ever be. so for now i stay clear of anyone using the evil green. on another note, i do pray that who ever was driving that van had not been drinking. i know, thats my soap box. just dont want anyoine else to suffer as i have from a horrible drunk driving death. if your not familiar with my story, you can co back a few pages and read "the rest of the story"
Just love those "Sunshine Enemas"
you know what.. normally i'd feel the need to defend myself to such a stupid comment by this so called guest, but it looks like everyone else has done that for me already :) but i will defend one thing.. and that is that I did not bad mouth any of the family members trying to save their son / daughter. All I said was that I had nothing relevant to add to their topics so I did add nothing to them. I might have posted something but it looks like other people with better information on the subject have more to say. Anyways cheers everyone for saving me a rant and a half. And the person driving the van was the bachelors father who was the designated driver, drinking nothing but ginger ale all night. Glad to see you posting again bubba! did Cajun have you hogtied in the basement?
Hello people
To be clean is to have no mind altering substances what so ever alcohol/drugs.
" one month clean of anything and everything drug related "
A wake up call needed here you are still drinking.
Don't get me wrong i think it is absolutly brilliant that you have not puffed.
But you do drink so you are totally drug free from marijuana but not from alcohol.
So you are not clean from anything or eveything.
Best wishes
Emily
To be clean is to have no mind altering substances what so ever alcohol/drugs.
" one month clean of anything and everything drug related "
A wake up call needed here you are still drinking.
Don't get me wrong i think it is absolutly brilliant that you have not puffed.
But you do drink so you are totally drug free from marijuana but not from alcohol.
So you are not clean from anything or eveything.
Best wishes
Emily
maybe you should change your name to emilyJAB.. seems you like takin jabs at people... these are recovery boards, please pack up your negativity and take it elsewhere. I said drug related.. not alcohol and drug related. Hell even in my NA meetings we distinguish between drugs and alcohol. Sure they are both mind altering but i'm not gonna let the fact that im a recovering pot addict stop me from drinking maybe once a month on special occasions. But hey you seem to think you are so much smarter than us all so what do we know right?
PK- Your avatar says it .
Plowking, confession;;;;
I have been clean from pot for almost 13 mo. but I still drink. I dont think I have replaced drinking with pot, but I am sure that i am taking a risk.
I am proud of my clean time from pot, no shame for my drinking (yet, hopefully never).
I go months without drinking then may drink often for a few weekends. WE can be our only judge of that issue.
However, I do understand the thinking about actual clean time being from no mind altering substances and agree with that. So I guess I am partially clean, or am clean from DOC????
I have been clean from pot for almost 13 mo. but I still drink. I dont think I have replaced drinking with pot, but I am sure that i am taking a risk.
I am proud of my clean time from pot, no shame for my drinking (yet, hopefully never).
I go months without drinking then may drink often for a few weekends. WE can be our only judge of that issue.
However, I do understand the thinking about actual clean time being from no mind altering substances and agree with that. So I guess I am partially clean, or am clean from DOC????
pk
im takin some heat right now too. dont let it get to you. just let it roll off your shoulders. again i say you showed some amazing will power the other night in that van. good for you. bubba j and i have been out a few times and had a few drinks. but we still feel we are clean. alcohol was never our addiction and we dont see it as a problem. if you want to get all technical nicotine is a drug. and i still smoke my pack of cigs every day. i know its not good. but does that mean im not sober. i dont think so. and what you think about your recovery is what counts.
glad to hear you had a designated driver the other night. not that its any of my business. but i am glad.
i say we just stop replying to any negative post at all and they will get bored and go away. and then we can make our board a positive, supportive, caring and enjoyable place to come to again. hang in there. this will all pass, just like the cravings do.
im takin some heat right now too. dont let it get to you. just let it roll off your shoulders. again i say you showed some amazing will power the other night in that van. good for you. bubba j and i have been out a few times and had a few drinks. but we still feel we are clean. alcohol was never our addiction and we dont see it as a problem. if you want to get all technical nicotine is a drug. and i still smoke my pack of cigs every day. i know its not good. but does that mean im not sober. i dont think so. and what you think about your recovery is what counts.
glad to hear you had a designated driver the other night. not that its any of my business. but i am glad.
i say we just stop replying to any negative post at all and they will get bored and go away. and then we can make our board a positive, supportive, caring and enjoyable place to come to again. hang in there. this will all pass, just like the cravings do.
jamv
antidepressants are mind altering substances. how many recovering addicts are taking those. does that mean their not really sober. i dont think an occasional drink makes a pot addict not clean or sober. now if it becomes another addiction then thats different. i say have a few drinks when you choose. your an adult and its legal. wheres the problem. god bless.
antidepressants are mind altering substances. how many recovering addicts are taking those. does that mean their not really sober. i dont think an occasional drink makes a pot addict not clean or sober. now if it becomes another addiction then thats different. i say have a few drinks when you choose. your an adult and its legal. wheres the problem. god bless.
Thanks for the positive feedback from the positive peeps. The last thing I want to do is sound all high and mighty on my high horse here, but right now my recovery is from a substance which I found to be my be all and end all. For some people that addiction is food, for some it's sex, for me it's POT. Sure alcohol can be very dangerous to recovering addicts for more reasons than 1; im not naive to this. I know it can be an easy thing to substitute because it's easy to get and legal, plus it can be a very helping hand in letting your guard down under certain situations. All I can say is that i'm posting on the marijuana boards to promote my abstinence from MARIJUANA, and not from alcohol or any other mind altering substances. Theres just far too many variables with addiction and I simply won't let myself get caught up in them. I eat fast food but limit my intake with it just like I limit my intake with many other things. With pot there was no limiting my intake...
