Hi All,
Jiminy the boards have been quiet. I just wanted to start a thread about ways my life is better without alcohol.
1. I don't wake up hungover which is fabulous.
2. I don't have to cringe when the phone rings because of the drunk dialing I did the night before.
3. I don't have to apologize to friends that I was rude to or aggressive and mean. I turned into a real mean drunk towards the end.
4. I actually have discretionary money to spend now that it's not going to booze.
5. My hubby and I are getting along alot better because I am no longer using him as a whipping post.
6. I don't have to make up excuses about why I flaked out on people or didn't keep my word.
7. I haven't had a pancreatic attack since I sobered up.
8. The depression is slowly lifting from my spirit.
9. I don't see the pity in people's eyes anymore when they look at me.
and 10. I have met many wonderful supportive people on this site.
Thank you all for your kindness and support.
Your Friend
P.s. Please feel free to continue this thread with your own successes no matter how little or big.
Have a great sober day everyone!!
Valerie,
Hope you don't mind if I copy you but you put it so perfectly for me. I agree with all your points above with the exception of 7. I also enjoy not brushing my teeth 10 times a day to cover the smell. I especially agree with #1. I DO NOT miss being hung over all the time!
Thanks for a great topic,
Shauna
Hope you don't mind if I copy you but you put it so perfectly for me. I agree with all your points above with the exception of 7. I also enjoy not brushing my teeth 10 times a day to cover the smell. I especially agree with #1. I DO NOT miss being hung over all the time!
Thanks for a great topic,
Shauna
Hey Shauna...I was hoping other people would just continue the thread on. Thanks. I forget sometimes to remember the positive. I get sooo stuck in the negative all the time. Thanks for adding to it.
Your Friend
Your Friend
Hi Val,
You pretty well named it all for me!!
Take Care Ginge
You pretty well named it all for me!!
Take Care Ginge
Wow, Valarie every single one of those, hits home... and god I always dreaded number 2, you just never know WHO will phone... YIKES. and number #3 that's a truth,but in all seriousness thank-you for posting that, hit home, big time...
Glad you are doing so well hun,
Lovedovexoxoxox
Glad you are doing so well hun,
Lovedovexoxoxox
hi there. i'm normally on the heroin post . one of the things that i don't miss is having to borrow money and when we have a family day out i can pay for myself.i couldn't see pity but disgust in peoples eyes.and that although i have worked 18 out of the last 20 uyeaars and not stolen or things like that. (napart from the od pint of milk l.o.l.)
Herman....welcome to the booze board. Glad you are off the H too. Never experienced that drug and from what I read over there I should thank my lucky stars I haven't.
Amen brother.....I totally forgot about the borrowing money thing. Not so much with booze but definately when I was doing speed. It gets to the point where you forget what you told to whom to get money. I even started to write things down because I was so scattered and didn't want to use the same lie again with the same person.
Take care
Amen brother.....I totally forgot about the borrowing money thing. Not so much with booze but definately when I was doing speed. It gets to the point where you forget what you told to whom to get money. I even started to write things down because I was so scattered and didn't want to use the same lie again with the same person.
Take care
it's nice that everyone from all addictions can come together and share experiences and help one'n'other. really , we're all in the same boat, paddlin upstream, watchin out for the crocodiles l.o.l.
geez yes the hangovers I get stomach pains and leg cramps that last for days.
Hi Herman welcome to the alkies board LOL. Yup we're pretty much all in the same boat. There's some recovering addicts come to my AA meetings and its pretty much same song different verse.
Vally thanks for starting another positive thread.
Idg.
Hi Herman welcome to the alkies board LOL. Yup we're pretty much all in the same boat. There's some recovering addicts come to my AA meetings and its pretty much same song different verse.
Vally thanks for starting another positive thread.
Idg.
I can relate to each & every reason that all of you have posted as to why my life is better without booze...we are all so similar...and here, I thought I was so unique when I was out there drinkin'...thanks Val!
Hey Val How's things
--I don't have to remember every lie i have said to my wife as she has a fn good memorie.
--I haven't sh*t myself in public and not worried about it. although in sobriety i have had a couple of closed cheeks moments when doing rip fartsLMAO
--I haven't given my wife a mental breakdown by giving her my excess drinking guilt.
--I haven't planned my own death or any one elses.
--I am so glad that the madman in my head now quotes good options.....as well.
--MY every waking hour is not spent planning the next drink and all the extras that goe with it although there are some guite good parts of the extras that can fill my dreams at timesLOL
--I can laugh at myself and what i have done as long as i learn from it because addiction has feed off my tears for to long.
--I am me, i am not perfect, but at least now i am responsible for my actions and i cannot blame alcohol anymore, but at least the choices i make now are my choices and god willing not alcohols.
Light and love Zac
--I don't have to remember every lie i have said to my wife as she has a fn good memorie.
--I haven't sh*t myself in public and not worried about it. although in sobriety i have had a couple of closed cheeks moments when doing rip fartsLMAO
--I haven't given my wife a mental breakdown by giving her my excess drinking guilt.
--I haven't planned my own death or any one elses.
--I am so glad that the madman in my head now quotes good options.....as well.
--MY every waking hour is not spent planning the next drink and all the extras that goe with it although there are some guite good parts of the extras that can fill my dreams at timesLOL
--I can laugh at myself and what i have done as long as i learn from it because addiction has feed off my tears for to long.
--I am me, i am not perfect, but at least now i am responsible for my actions and i cannot blame alcohol anymore, but at least the choices i make now are my choices and god willing not alcohols.
Light and love Zac
