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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Aug 31, 2013 - 05:40pm PT
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As some others have said, while not an alcoholic, I get ALOT of info from this thread about fighting demons.
Thanks...
Susan
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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I agree that the things that help alcoholics maintain sobriety can be translated to many an issue and help very well.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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I'd prefer to the specifics of my add. private on the taco; but like Happie said, the AA precepts have helped with my addiction as well.
Just pointing out there are many faces of addiction.
Climb on brothers and sisters!
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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good point Chief. Regardless of my addiction, I very much appreciate your support and everyone else on this thread.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Woke up without a hangover this morning. Jesus wept! So f*#kin good. Didn't even have to puke to get the first drink down. YES!!
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Yeti
Trad climber
Ketchum, Idaho
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This from an unpublished essay I wrote more than 10 years ago. Keep on keepin' on.......
For the next several years I battled my demons and lived in several places in California, Nevada and Idaho and watched more of my life unravel and more of the people I love most turn away, fall away, go away and, in some cases, stay away...... And, then, somehow (that ‘somehow’ being the basis of hope in the world), I was able to turn it around, to change direction (from down to up and begin dealing with life on its own terms). At approximately 11:40 p.m. January 31, 1987, I was sitting in the kitchen of a house where I was living in Albany, California. I was quite drunk. I did something I had been planning and promising myself for two months. I reached into the refrigerator and opened a bottle of Rainier Ale, affectionately known as “green death.” I drank it with relish and appreciation. When I was finished, just before midnight, I put the bottle in the garbage, brushed my teeth, turned out the lights and went to bed. February 1, 1987 was going to be an entirely new day for me.
It was the last drink, the last ‘recreational’ drug. It is tempting to add “I ever had,” but even fifteen years later is not ‘ever’ or ‘forever.’ If it hadn’t been the last drink I probably wouldn’t be here. I certainly wouldn’t be writing this..... It was the last drink. That much I can say. I consider myself lucky beyond measure.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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had a great, serene weekend. tomorrow makes a week for me.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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30 days today. W00t!!!
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Sep 11, 2013 - 09:53pm PT
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3 meetings this week, god knows I've needed them.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 20, 2013 - 09:50pm PT
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If you really want it you CAN do it! the trick is to really want it......
pretty awsome being sober INMOP:) Glad that i did all that crazy stuff when i was younger. A massive hangover or two builds charecter as long as you grow out of it in time.... Just like prize fighting you Got to get out while you are ahead. old fighters and old drunks do not age well......
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Sep 20, 2013 - 10:19pm PT
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Great job Bob!!
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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how are my brothers and sisters?
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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39 months and the blessings keep rolling in. Stay strong , everyone!
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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way to go folks!
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Jebus, that's awesome!
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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Congratulations Edge, and Jebus.
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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60 days on the 8th, sw0le!!! Felling profoundy BITCHIN!!!
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