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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Dec 10, 2015 - 06:17pm PT
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Stick with it Bluey, if you falter, get back up.
Paddy
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2015 - 06:52pm PT
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stay after it, treez. I'll try to do the same.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 10, 2015 - 07:15pm PT
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No, Bluey, you will KNOTT try, you WILL do it!
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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Dec 10, 2015 - 07:23pm PT
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Congratulations! This is wonderful news.
Good luck in your detox and recovery. Glad you came here for support.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Dec 10, 2015 - 08:05pm PT
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Flip Flop, enough. Think of Grace and Forgiveness. We, each one of us, have things we have done and said that need those two words.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Dec 11, 2015 - 03:33am PT
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the past is past, ain't nothing you can do about that,
but you can change the future, that choice is yours,
man i was tore up from the floor up when i quit, found a new bunch of friends who actually care about each other,
let nothing stand in your way,
steps 1-3
i can't
He can
so let him,
we are searching for a spiritual experience when we drink, and it works, every time, up to a point,
problem is that it is a synthetic spiritual experience, when you wake up, your problems are still there only worse, i had a great time at the party and i am having a great time now, two lives for the price of one, but the price i paid to get there was steep, like 5.17
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dirtbag
climber
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Dec 11, 2015 - 05:15am PT
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Best of luck as you begin your new life today, Steve!!!
We are all pulling for you!!!
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Dec 11, 2015 - 08:11am PT
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Best of luck as you begin your new life today, Steve!!!
We are all pulling for you!!!
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Dec 11, 2015 - 08:32am PT
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Best of luck as you begin your new life today, Steve!!!
We are all pulling for you!!!
+1
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work he goes! Fare well, Blue and looking forward to your posts post-detox.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Dec 11, 2015 - 08:54am PT
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Good luck Steve, no hard feelings for the spew and slander here, that is just superfluous BS in life. Now you are dealing with reality and your family. Ironically I was reading this thread as I listen to a substance abuse continuing education course I need to complete once every three years. For a long time this course went in one ear and out the other as I do not drink. However as I get older alcohol has taken more than a few friends and the material seems much more relevant.
The fascinating topic I am listening to now is mindfullness as a tool in conquering addiction. Might help you or someone else.
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_mindfulness_help_stop_substance_abuse
Hope you find the key to sobriety
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Dec 11, 2015 - 05:01pm PT
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What always blows me away was my thinking when I heard "alcohol kills". I always thought "yeah, drinking and driving,bad decisions,etc." Alcohol itself does kill. I've related the story about my friends and I with the alcoholic seizure deal earlier in this thread. I now(in my forties), know several people whose liver just gave way. Alcohol,in and of itself, does kill.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Dec 12, 2015 - 06:37am PT
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Great support from this post. Now it's time to grind
All the best
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overwatch
climber
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Dec 12, 2015 - 07:22am PT
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Agree with losing the f u c k e d up ciggys at the same time.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Dec 12, 2015 - 08:27am PT
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You know some where deep down that there has to be a last drink. By not making it the one before your blackout you are just fooling yourself. No person or program is going to fix your problem. It can only be you.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Dec 12, 2015 - 11:19pm PT
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no it can't be me, that's the whole point of AA,
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MikeL
Social climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 13, 2015 - 07:39am PT
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^^^^^^^^
+1. Dr. Sprock is wise.
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Heisenberg
Trad climber
RV, middle of Nowehere
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Dec 13, 2015 - 08:53am PT
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Alcoholism is a double edge sword.
Going to AA isn't enough. That will only deal with the addiction side of the problem.
One really needs to address and deal with the coping mechanisms ( or lack of ) If you want to get off the sauce. Obviously how we/you deal with stress is the issue which brings you to the bottle.
Best of luck but don't just look at the bottle as the sole problem. It's a bigger demon than that
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Dec 13, 2015 - 11:20am PT
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the past is past, ain't nothing you can do about that,
but you can change the future, that choice is yours,
i disagree with the first part immensely. Some things we've done in the past are regrettable. Which most times we try to hide in the back of our mind. When these thing's go unreconciled they've been known to fester and corrode the soul. And you can do somethin about that!
i believe before one can have a real choice in their future, they must console their own conscious..
Standing here right now the 0nly thing i do own is the past ;)
vvv "capt" you've made a similar jab toward me once before. You must have me confused with someone you think you know? i sure don't know you. In my civil attempt through PM's to rectify your thinking, you have not replied. So if you think you have a legitimate beef with me, PLease stand up and show me the beef.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Dec 13, 2015 - 11:54am PT
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^^^ So I can only assume you paid my friend the rent and bill money you walked on, right??
edit- ^^Blueblockr,thanks for being cordial.PM sent. And yup, not the correct place for our "beef".
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Scrubber
climber
Straight outta Squampton
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Dec 13, 2015 - 03:04pm PT
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C'mon folks. Keep the support on focus.
Good for you for your commitment to this difficult journey. I've never been through it, but I hear it can be brutal. I know you're in there right now, and I hope you'll come through the experience with even more motivation and coping tools in your arsenal. The rewards will be proportional to sticking it out, despite the fact that you may stumble.
Back to your request for reading materials. Too late for this weekend's sobriety lockdown, but an amazing and powerful read about one man's journey through the death or sobriety battle is called "A Million Little Pieces". I would highly recommend it.
Kris
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