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ozymandias

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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #60 on: February 19, 2008, 03:06:15 PM »
Quote from: driftingblizzard on February 19, 2008, 02:46:37 PM
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Quote from: driftingblizzard on February 19, 2008, 10:58:50 AM
I don't have issues with drinking or people who drink, it has come in quite handy for me personnaly over the years.  I just didn't know why I was using it.  Now I do.  I'm also trying to figure out what other mechanisms that I have that need to be scrutinized and understood. 

OK, word of warning take each issue/thing, one at a time.  This is what I cautioned alcoholics to do when they came into the hospital detox program.  Sometimes we all have a rather thick layer of coping mechanisms and trying to scrutinize them all can be intimidating.  Take care of the drinking first, the rest will come in time.  This may sound like a cliche, but, it's best to "Peel them off one layer at a time."

Sometimes when people are in the first stages of trying to quit drinking they get psyched up to quit everything, smoking, swearing, etc, etc, etc.  These mechanisms have been built up over years, so it's going to take some time to examine and understand them all.

Good luck.

Actually that sounds like great advice. Thanks.  I think I was already headed down that road...   I ALWAYS bite off too much.  (I think that is one mechanism I should work on)....

Thats been one of my problems too.  I always am impatient to "fix" things and wind up biting off more than I can handle.  Get frustrated and I'm back at square one!   ::)
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #61 on: February 19, 2008, 03:11:18 PM »
Maybe being impatient is also an AS issue, I've never thought about that before. I know being detail oriented is one of my big issues.  When I get bogged down in details, I get impatient.
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #62 on: February 19, 2008, 05:07:27 PM »
Quote from: driftingblizzard on February 19, 2008, 03:11:18 PM
Maybe being impatient is also an AS issue, I've never thought about that before. I know being detail oriented is one of my big issues.  When I get bogged down in details, I get impatient.

You and me both, you and me both!   ::)
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #63 on: February 19, 2008, 08:01:04 PM »
I'm not a big fan of alcohol.  If I drink in social situations, I make a bigger arse of myself than normal, and when drinking by myself, I don't usually like the way it dulls my thoughts.  I have a glass of wine on my own occasionally which relaxes me for an hour, but that's about it.  I got completely wasted numerous times when I was younger, but the novelty of it wore off fairly quickly.
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #64 on: February 19, 2008, 08:02:12 PM »
I haven't been drunk since xmas, but I probably would do if I could find enough alcohol or stop being such a twat and go to the shop
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #65 on: February 19, 2008, 08:05:49 PM »
I've got a bottle of lime vodka in the cupboard that's been sitting there for the past couple of years.  I think I've drunk about 30ml of it since opening it the xmas before last.
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #66 on: February 20, 2008, 04:43:44 AM »
you can send it to me. :zoinks: i'll IM you my address.
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #67 on: February 20, 2008, 05:25:57 AM »
Quote from: Soph on February 19, 2008, 08:02:12 PM
I haven't been drunk since xmas, but I probably would do if I could find enough alcohol or stop being such a twat and go to the shop

Has anyone tried to help you find a different way of unwinding?  I know its hard to think about stuff like that when you have depression, OCD, etc, but your future really does begin today. 

I'm still having trouble finding different ways to blow off steam. 
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #68 on: February 22, 2008, 02:25:00 AM »
I am experiencing the wonderful combination right now. :zoinks:
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #69 on: February 23, 2008, 05:18:30 AM »
drugs and booze? :toporly:
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #70 on: February 23, 2008, 05:45:33 AM »
I am inebriated but i is Friday and that is OK
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #71 on: February 23, 2008, 06:43:18 AM »
it's saturday.

i just went to get some wine with mom, downtown. <walken>crazy.</walken> it was like holy shitballs man. i was panicking the whole time. it's really hard not to blow up in the middle of a peoplefilled place where everyone's coming at you. and the noise and the chaos. total overload. i ended up needing the wine whereas before i left i only wanted it. lol. and i didn't get my Spooks because it was so expensive. it's 20 euro cheaper online. anyway just wanted to rant. sobriety bites. :P
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #72 on: February 23, 2008, 02:23:02 PM »
Yes, sobriety does bite.   :(  I'm a better, more patient person after two drinks.

Will definitely be needing those two drinks tonight.  We're going out with some friends who are Brazilian.  The only way I can stand the non-stop talking is by drinking lots.   :P
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #73 on: February 24, 2008, 10:59:51 AM »
Does anyone else feel fucking great in the morning when getting really drunk? :zoinks:
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Re: AS and Alcohol
« Reply #74 on: February 24, 2008, 03:25:30 PM »
Quote from: Dexter Morgan on February 24, 2008, 10:59:51 AM
Does anyone else feel fucking great in the morning when getting really drunk? :zoinks:

Do you mean getting drunk in the morning and then feeling great, or feeling great in the morning after getting really drunk the night before?
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