tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post5710450579436678592..comments2023-09-29T01:14:31.892-07:00Comments on struggles with alcohol: Weekend Report - AKA Wine is not my friend!ksusierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343865771089367055noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-31789195506809055512012-05-05T09:01:53.869-07:002012-05-05T09:01:53.869-07:00I have been thinking about what you said...maybe i...I have been thinking about what you said...maybe it really is a sense of dread that I could be headed right back where I was. Thanks for replying!ksusierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343865771089367055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-73666950355798007562012-05-05T09:00:51.098-07:002012-05-05T09:00:51.098-07:00I have really been thinking about your comment...a...I have really been thinking about your comment...about how it maybe isn't just about not having a hangover any more. I was sober for 88 days and maybe I just like that better. Thanks for taking the time to reply!ksusierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343865771089367055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-46763102317917479532012-05-04T15:42:22.700-07:002012-05-04T15:42:22.700-07:00Couldn't have said it better myself!Couldn't have said it better myself!Mirror Mirrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730306157815963345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-73248659966785190322012-05-03T20:00:37.947-07:002012-05-03T20:00:37.947-07:00K, I am glad to see nothing awful has happened yet...K, I am glad to see nothing awful has happened yet but that's just it -- the "yet." I truly believe you didn't feel right because with a lot of us problem drinkers at a certain point the jig is up with drinking -- we can't ever TRULY enjoy it again because of how low it has brought us in the past. Your body -- your mind -- remembers that last AWFUL hangover and does not like being reminded of it or even that you are flirting with going back there again.<br /><br />I know that if I were to have even just one glass of wine, I'd feel like you -- alcohol doesn't agree with me any more and it's not enough for me anymore to just "not get drunk." The jig is up -- alcohol isn't for me anymore.<br /><br />I hope this is what you decide too, only because I truly DO think you'll be happier for it! Not to mention so much safer. Take care... and keep us posted. Your words are very helpful for those of us who are living this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-32830907353434507402012-05-01T05:23:14.794-07:002012-05-01T05:23:14.794-07:00It's because you know how easily one leads to ...It's because you know how easily one leads to the second, then the third, and so on. You know how it could have been a lot worse, how it could have escalated to a full on relapse, how you could have ended up in the same place as before. I think you wanted to compromise with yourself, to get out of the 'all or nothing' mentality, when that is probably the best place because you made a promise to yourself for the latter. Maybe you were simply testing yourself to see how firm your boundaries were. Either way you know what your instincts are telling you, and they will be the best guide to do the right thing for you.The Girl From Back Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686813455208322055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-54577848123670241752012-04-30T15:57:14.351-07:002012-04-30T15:57:14.351-07:00I was all about plans and excuses and reasons to d...I was all about plans and excuses and reasons to drink for so many years. I love the clean and simple and honest feeling of just being able to keep it "real" now.<br /><br />it's a slippery slope, sister (try saying that five times fast haha!)<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />LuluLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592736562971538177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-57050014117229314272012-04-30T15:26:11.074-07:002012-04-30T15:26:11.074-07:00I see what you are saying. I really appreciate th...I see what you are saying. I really appreciate that you said it without telling me I am an idiot. I also appreciate you honesty and caring enough to say anything. I think you are right about making excuses and it doesn't feel "right". I just don't feel "right" inside my soul today. It isn't even about a hangover....it is more about living my life with integrity and honesty....ksusierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343865771089367055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561779952062755742.post-70706364457481816052012-04-30T11:34:16.422-07:002012-04-30T11:34:16.422-07:00k,
I'm going to say something even though I ha...k,<br />I'm going to say something even though I hate saying it but I think you need to hear it and I hope it will piss you off enough that I won't have to say, "I told you so." later. <br /><br />Here it goes,<br /><br />You're making excuses to drink i.e. you don't want your friends to think you're a bitch. You know, you can go over to the neighbor's house and not drink. You drank three days in a row. Your drinking is progressing. I see a big slip up in your future if you don't start getting real with yourself.<br /><br />Okay, I said it, now it's up to you to prove me wrong.Kary Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.com