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Ditto!!! <3

Happy 1.5 year Soberversary!! :D I have had a similar experience with feelings & issues rising to the surface since I've stopped drinking and I want to thank you for sharing this...I do believe that at some point we WILL heal from this stuff, it's just a slow process and for me, especially lately, I've been really angry…

YUP!!! Tis a new day and you WILL move forward!! You GO girl!! <3

@donimfp Chateau du panic LOL :D

Lesson learned!! Now on to day 101 <3

@RubyRed427 thanks for the Craig Beck video...some really good reminders :) @donimfp You're going through a rough patch, and have been through a lot over the past year and in spite of all that, you've made great progress...please be kind to yourself. <3 I wish I could give you a hug in person.

They say timing is everything and it's interesting the timing on your comment yesterday is in line with the comment in the book, "Letting Go" for July 5 and I'm not connecting it to your feeling "grateful" for your sobriety but for me it triggered an issue that some of us may wrestle with as we become healthier. The title…

GOOD MORN :D I was going to share something yesterday and forgot what the heck it was LOL I like to refer to these mind-gap sessions as "brain farts" I'm almost certain it would have been something very profound LOL Oh well, I'm also fairly certain I have OTHER redeeming qualities besides a selective memory. ;) YUP!! Like…

@aroze0928 Isn't that attractive?? NOT!! I bet that's some incentive to remain AF!! Nice to be on this side of that type of behavior though. :) You never know though, one of those people who are having difficulty with alcohol may be on this thread or similar one day working towards a change...we can always hope for their…

GOOD MORN to all <3 We're quiet once more....had to go to page 2 to find our thread. I assume, like myself over the past several days that we're all just "lurking" and not participating necessarily. Hoping everyone is healthy, happy and AF...I'm heading to work and have something to share later but wanted to get us back on…

I agree :)

@RubyRed427 A sober vacation is such an accomplishment. Proud of you! :D Today is a holiday here, but I must work. I could move it to another day, but will regret having too much work in one day just to have this day off. I've been feeling a little blue lately....something's brewing inside of me. My antidote is to count my…

I've always believed that drinking is only a "symptom" of the real problem lurking behind the drinking. It's not the drinking but the thinking that is the problem. Like most have commented alcohol is promoted to have fun, chill with friends, release stress etc etc etc. It is glamorized and romanticized etc, so it IS…

@RubyRed427 There's no "new" puppy ... it's my old puppy ... he's technically a "senior" (11 going on 12) but he's really a "puppy @ heart" <3 @lilarose1027 Very loving to be supportive of your hubby's resolve to stop drinking. Certainly he'll appreciate having an AF home to work on his issue. :)

I LOVE this, "No I can't. I can have none or ten" YUP!!

DAY OFF!!!!!! Had planned for a part of the day at the beach, BUT it appears from the forecast, which tends to change on a daily basis, that will not be the plan for today...SO, going for breakie with a friend and then hoping for the thunderstorm they've promised for this aft so I can just chill, lay in bed with my puppy…

@RubyRed427 So proud of you for your self control. "It's there. Why not?" I KNOW!! Amazing how our alchy brains have such difficulty comprehending a glass of wine sitting there untouched. I just want to say how fortunate you are to have your Mom to spend time with. I miss my Mom. <3 :'(

@lauragreenbaum Congrats on your "victory" day!! Awareness is the first of many steps and you have some good goals. :) You also have a cute puppy! I LOVE dogs <3 @trishfit2014 You WILL make your son proud!! I think it took a lot of courage for him to speak up as hurtful as it may have been for you. You can be proud of him…

Sounds like everyone is doing awesome...nice to see new ones here and other ones back here. A friend of mine was helping me with a job on Sunday and she told me that she is "proud" of me for kicking the booze. It was really encouraging to hear her say that. She expressed her own concerns (?) about her drinking which is…

@Whitpauly You are a very kind person with a great sense of humor and you seem to continue to find the positive in a not so positive situation. That bartender obviously has some issues she hasn't dealt with and it has NOTHING to do with you at all....a therapist once told me that, "Other people's reactions says more about…

GOOD MORNING <3 I've been dealing with my anger AGAIN!! It "seems" to come out of nowhere, but after I've worked through it and examined what led up to it, I can see the perfect storm of seemingly insignificant events or words from someone that set me up for a simmering slow burn that ends up with me bawling my face off a…

@donimfp GREAT post...your focus is in the right place :D

@FeelinFooFoo You Will do this!! You did so well through the 30 day challenge. Annie helped you before & she can help you again. I can relate to you pouring booze down the drain and it being "so NOT me!!" I think that's when I started to realize I was getting sick & tired of myself drinking. I went from thinking that…

@dIbohI1991 Congrats on 3 years AF :D @Sunshinelinzee <3 @lagoscarrie Congrats on 6 months AF :D @WhitPauly <3 Sorry for your pain

Going to see my youngest Grandboy play Lacrosse again...I try to go every time they play in town. THEN we are having a sleepover here. It will be the first he's had since I moved and then tomorrow we're doing a hooky day...plug your ears all you teachers out there. LOL. He's 11...12 in November so there isn't much time…

@donimfp <3 One of my fave sayings when I feel like I'm falling apart is another Melodie Beattie blurb, "Sometimes we have to fall apart to get put back together." And a dear elderly friend of mine shared something with me that her Chiropractor told her years ago, when we are dealing with a really stressful situation: Our…

Great Comments and insights. Nice to see all the new groupies & to read people's stories. Hugs <3

@jessicastanfill You absolutely have to prepare yourself mentally to stop drinking. I find it very helpful to educate myself about the true nature of alcohol and the fact that it is a poisonous substance. It is not harmless. I watched Craig Beck, Annie Grace (you likely read here about her free 30 day course) and Alcohol…

I had a visit with someone this week who didn't realize I've been working on my new sober life. We don't hang out, obviously or she would know, and even though we see each other fairly frequently due to a common interest, the subject of sobriety doesn't lend itself to small talk. We were talking over tea and she is newly…

Good Morn: Read an interesting article yesterday that my distant Cuz put on FB. He's a recovering alcoholic & the article is entitled, "Behind the Numbers: Alcohol is Killing More People Than The Opioid Epidemic. Why Aren't We Talking About It?" Contributed by Caron Treatment Facility. Not sure how to link it here so if…