VWGirl, Jayde, Idgie, Lovedove, Ginge, Zac, Pregnantmom, and anyone else I might have forgotten...
Just wanted to say that you have all helped me so much.... I was so tempted to have a drink last night (just one of course, wink wink), and then I thought of all of you here, so strong and supportive and dedicated to sobriety, and it really helped me make the right decision. So even though this isn't face to face, and we maybe don't really "know" each other, you have really helped, just knowing you were there. So thank you all, very much. You've helped me to be on day 6 instead of starting all over again. Sending hugs, and wishes for a great day, to everyone!!!
6 days...what a gift.
With the help of sober women, you can not take a drink on day at a time.
God bless you my dear and keep keepin on.
Carolyn
With the help of sober women, you can not take a drink on day at a time.
God bless you my dear and keep keepin on.
Carolyn
Good Girl Ciaobella,
6 days is great, you are doing so well!!!!
Keep up the good work!
Take care Ginge
6 days is great, you are doing so well!!!!
Keep up the good work!
Take care Ginge
Great going ciaobella!!! It does feel good doesn't it? When you wake up the next morning and realise you've got another sober day under your belt.
I struggled yesterday late afternoon SO wanted to go home and drink. I thought about the plans I'm making for the future and how they'll be wrecked if I keep drinking. And I thought about all of you too and realised that letting you guys down would be like letting myself down - so I hung in there and now on Day 4.
going to try another meeting tonight - onward!!
Idgie.
I struggled yesterday late afternoon SO wanted to go home and drink. I thought about the plans I'm making for the future and how they'll be wrecked if I keep drinking. And I thought about all of you too and realised that letting you guys down would be like letting myself down - so I hung in there and now on Day 4.
going to try another meeting tonight - onward!!
Idgie.
Good goin' girl!! So proud of ya!! I'm glad that you feel the way I do about the folks on this board! I feel the same way!! it's wonderful to have such a great group of people behind you! I'm glad I can be a part of this with you!! I bet you felt good when you got up this morning!! have you ever woken up and thought you had drank the night before?? I did that last week, it was the weirdest feeling, then I'm like, wait a minute I didn't drink...weird,weird,weird.. Anyway, probably my body just used to waking up hungover!!
God bless ya hun!!
p.s l love animals too, I have my own petsitting,dogwalking business (for the past 10 years!!) and I have 2 kitties Dusty and Boo Boo, I'll post pics when I get my camera ready!!
(((((Lovedove))))))
God bless ya hun!!
p.s l love animals too, I have my own petsitting,dogwalking business (for the past 10 years!!) and I have 2 kitties Dusty and Boo Boo, I'll post pics when I get my camera ready!!
(((((Lovedove))))))
Idgie congrats on day 4 and Ciaobella congrats on day 6 but you know what, we are all on the same day sober, today so congrats to everyone.
Hey Lovedove i used to dream about drinking so real that i would get up and check to see if i had urinated by the bed. With time it all passess god am i glad that i dont have the insanity of my drinking head today.
light and love Zac
Hey Lovedove i used to dream about drinking so real that i would get up and check to see if i had urinated by the bed. With time it all passess god am i glad that i dont have the insanity of my drinking head today.
light and love Zac
You are doing so great Ciaobella! I am very proud of you, and i wouldn't be where i am today without your support either!
Don't let those cravings get to you. Find anything you can to keep busy and distract your mind until it passes (and it will pass). I know it's hard, I had a couple minor urges yesterday,( thank god is wasn't a monster one) i have prepared myself for these because i know they will happen. So i took my son for a walk, and played outside for awhile, and it started to go away. The rest of the afternoon went well, then last night around dinner time i had another one. I had to get dinner ready, and a few other things, and by the time i was done, it was gone. So just try to distract yourself until it lessens, and don't entertain the thought any further. ( i know, easier said than done) but everytime you make it through one, you will be stronger!
Another thing that i took from AA is HALT...when i'm having a craving or feeling vulnerable i ask myself, am i hungry? angry? lonely? tired? I have found that more times than not, the underlying cause of my urge is one of these things!
Keep up the great work!
((((CIAOBELLA))))
Don't let those cravings get to you. Find anything you can to keep busy and distract your mind until it passes (and it will pass). I know it's hard, I had a couple minor urges yesterday,( thank god is wasn't a monster one) i have prepared myself for these because i know they will happen. So i took my son for a walk, and played outside for awhile, and it started to go away. The rest of the afternoon went well, then last night around dinner time i had another one. I had to get dinner ready, and a few other things, and by the time i was done, it was gone. So just try to distract yourself until it lessens, and don't entertain the thought any further. ( i know, easier said than done) but everytime you make it through one, you will be stronger!
Another thing that i took from AA is HALT...when i'm having a craving or feeling vulnerable i ask myself, am i hungry? angry? lonely? tired? I have found that more times than not, the underlying cause of my urge is one of these things!
Keep up the great work!
((((CIAOBELLA))))
Thanks again to all... I had a major temptation last night, a friend stopped by with a bottle of wine but I didn't have any. He told me I could keep it if i wanted but I told him to take it home with him, that I was trying to ease up on the booze. It was tough and at first I was almost mad at him but it's not his fault - he doesn't know the extent of my drinking any more than any of my other friends do. He just knows I like wine.
But today I feel better for it... and yes Jayde, the cravings can be tough to handle; the plan tonight is to do some housework that I've been putting off, keep myself busy, spend more time with my little furballs, who often didn't get enough attention while I was drinking. Happy sober day, and hugs to everyone!!!
P.S. Lovedove, animals are my biggest passion in life... my favorites are the ones most people don't like much (like coyotes, eh?)... have to tell you rats make wonderful pets!! :)
But today I feel better for it... and yes Jayde, the cravings can be tough to handle; the plan tonight is to do some housework that I've been putting off, keep myself busy, spend more time with my little furballs, who often didn't get enough attention while I was drinking. Happy sober day, and hugs to everyone!!!
P.S. Lovedove, animals are my biggest passion in life... my favorites are the ones most people don't like much (like coyotes, eh?)... have to tell you rats make wonderful pets!! :)
Dear CB, I hope you don't mind if I abbreviate your name!! Animals are totally my passion, I love them all!!! even coyotes! as a matter of fact I think they are wonderful, very intelligent, adaptable, and rather cute!! :) I just think their howling at midnight on a full moon is pretty creepy, horror movie kinda stuff!! lolololol. I started my pet care business 10 years, I'm living my passion, and feel so blessed for it. If it wasn't for my fur babies I don't know where I would be, I have no "two-legged" children so my kitties are my babies, and so are all the other ones I take care of!! And I like rats too, very smart critters, I can't say I care too much about the wild ones, I had one on my balcony last year licking the grease from my bbq, freaked me out the critter was HUGE, my cat scared it away- thank-god!! still I would never hurt one, I can't even kill a worm!! I'm pretty softie when it comes to the critter land.. doesn't matter what it they are!!
Glad to see there is another animal lover like me!! You should email me sometime so we can chat... emc1850@telus.net And you to Jayde,, we are all kindered spirits!!
P.S. I'm meeting some friends soon and totally know what you are saying about the wine thing, I pre warned them though!!
Big Big Hugs
lovedove
Glad to see there is another animal lover like me!! You should email me sometime so we can chat... emc1850@telus.net And you to Jayde,, we are all kindered spirits!!
P.S. I'm meeting some friends soon and totally know what you are saying about the wine thing, I pre warned them though!!
Big Big Hugs
lovedove
Great posts everyone. CB, way to go ~ congratulations on 7 days that is a huge deal! Remember it's easier to stay sober than get sober...and if we drink we sometimes don't have another opportunity to get sober again. Here is a suggestion I heard when I was brand new, think that drink all the way through, where will it take you, how will you feel when you come to in the morning?
good on you ciaobella - you rock!! How awesome that you resisted temptation and did the right thing by having your friend take the wine back with him. Hard to have it in the house, especially in those early days.
Its funny how we displace our anger isn't it? Lots of times we're really angry at ourselves but instead get angry at others. That's a real bad one for me that I work on a lot - sometimes with more success than others LOL.
LD I am an animal lover too. I have no human kids only 1 furry child. My beautiful cat Ming. I'd love to hear about your animals.
Its funny how we displace our anger isn't it? Lots of times we're really angry at ourselves but instead get angry at others. That's a real bad one for me that I work on a lot - sometimes with more success than others LOL.
LD I am an animal lover too. I have no human kids only 1 furry child. My beautiful cat Ming. I'd love to hear about your animals.
Good morning all... hope all is well. Had a good night last night - no time for cravings, my bf brought me a salad and a smoothie; after a healthy meal I couldn't think about taking a drink. Sometimes he is quite sweet, most of the time, actually - I'm fortunate.
It's definitely hard to have my friends not know about my problems with the booze, and hard not to resent it when they show up with some. But down deep I know it's not their fault, if anything it's mine for not telling the whole truth. Although it's funny, I think some have their suspicions and just haven't said anything b/c it hasn't gotten to a critical point - hasn't affected my work, relationships, etc too much (yet). I think my best friend in particular has his concerns but he's kept it zipped so far. We'll see if he says anything once he notices I'm not drinking. Well, I hope you all are having a wonderful day (or night to my friends Down Under)!
P.S. VWGirl, good to see you here, had wondered where you were!
And LD, wild rats aren't my favorite either (although I respect their adaptability and tenacity), but their domestic cousins are the best!
It's definitely hard to have my friends not know about my problems with the booze, and hard not to resent it when they show up with some. But down deep I know it's not their fault, if anything it's mine for not telling the whole truth. Although it's funny, I think some have their suspicions and just haven't said anything b/c it hasn't gotten to a critical point - hasn't affected my work, relationships, etc too much (yet). I think my best friend in particular has his concerns but he's kept it zipped so far. We'll see if he says anything once he notices I'm not drinking. Well, I hope you all are having a wonderful day (or night to my friends Down Under)!
P.S. VWGirl, good to see you here, had wondered where you were!
And LD, wild rats aren't my favorite either (although I respect their adaptability and tenacity), but their domestic cousins are the best!
