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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jul 14, 2012 - 06:20pm PT
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I've noticed that I'm craving sugar now...
Many find this to be the case. Apparently, alcohol is sugar, or turns to sugar, or something.
Congratulations on the step, Brandon. Glad it has been so quickly positive for you and best wishes that this is the way it continues to go for you! It does, for some(it did for me). But more often the case is not so easy, so don't be alarmed if some people give you some input on the difficulties they have had. That doesn't make your experience any less real.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jul 14, 2012 - 08:34pm PT
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Good work, Brandon.
You know what I do, I just worry about one beer, just one, because after that one, forget it, all bets are off. If you can avoid that one beer, you've avoided all the other beers that follow. Worrying about all those other beers is a big task, worrying about that one beer isn't.
Works for me.
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perswig
climber
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Jul 15, 2012 - 10:14am PT
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But I feel better, sleep better, climb better, and don't feel dependent on something, and that's worth it.
Worth repeating.
Stay sharp, folks.
Dale
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 15, 2012 - 10:21am PT
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Go Brandon!
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Plaidman
Trad climber
South Slope of Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Jul 16, 2012 - 02:47am PT
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Right on Brandon. I with ya. Hang in there dude. You are in for the ride of your life. My life didn't get interesting until I sobered up. Some really cool stuff came down the pike. Then there is just the life stuff. I wouldn't trade what I got for anything. All the best to ya man!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jul 21, 2012 - 10:44am PT
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Week and a half. Loving life. Woo Hoo!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Bump for a lot of great folks!
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Aug 10, 2012 - 08:47pm PT
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Twenty two months today.
Thanks.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 10, 2012 - 09:07pm PT
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Sweet!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 10, 2012 - 09:08pm PT
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Just bought a case of black cherry seltzer for tomorrows outdoor corn roast music jam gig.. GTG!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Aug 10, 2012 - 09:26pm PT
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Awesome work Chief! The second year was really tough for me. Not because of a desire to drink, but because that's when I really started to remember stuff. I had to make a lot of phone calls that year to family and friends, and make my amends the best that I could. Luckily for me, I managed to repair a lot of the damage, but not all of them could accept my apologies, and I had to deal with that.
Keep it up!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 11, 2012 - 11:02am PT
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Heading out to my 6th sober Corn roast harvest party... 6th bday comming up on the 25th of august.. i fell off that day in 2006 but got back on and stayed on.. I guess it is merly a technicality? i was sober from about 3rd week of june 2006 to august 25th of that year when i had 2.5 pints of Guiness. stopped half way through my 3rd pint and been OK ever since....
Usually when july rolls arround I feel like annother years has passed....
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Aug 11, 2012 - 12:09pm PT
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Congratulations to everyone celebrating another day sober!
I saw a beautiful image of several bottle of rose wine this morning and thought "Oh, I did love rose..." This was at 9am!!! Jeepers.
It has been a tough year for me, and some areas of my life don't look like they are going to be letting up on pressure anytime soon. But luckily, so far, whenever a "booze moment" appears(like one above) I am saved by the next thought being "No, that's not going to make anything better" and an understanding as to why "no" must be the answer for me. It doesn't guarantee sobriety forever going forward, but it has done it so far.
I also am always cognizant of feeling a real sense of sadness when my mind considers alcohol. Sadness like "Oh, if that happens(drinking), you will lose any chance of happiness, Terrie. Don't do it..."
I am 15 days away from my anniversary of 16 years sober. Each year, this time has a bit of melancholy to it, at times. It seems to be body memories of what I was going through the last month of my drinking. It was a time of real loneliness, and an awareness that what I was seeking in life was not going to happen for me(at least if I kept doing what I was doing).
It is good to see this thread getting a bump.
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Kenygl
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Aug 11, 2012 - 02:29pm PT
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That sh#t happens. Congrats on your 16, good on ya.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Aug 11, 2012 - 03:07pm PT
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Way to go Trad and Happie! 6 and 16 years, that's amazing. I'm at 12.5 as of yesterday hehe...yeah I count in half years too :D
I remember an AA convention that I went to at about three years sober. They had everyone stand up, and sit down according to time. The youngest was one day, and the oldest was 50 years. They met and shook hands, and that was really inspiring to me.
I know you've had a tough year from some of your posts Happie, I hope things get better for you as soon as possible. Remember, everything passes :)
Never thought it would go this long, but I'm damned happy it has. Over the last few years, life has just been getting better and better. The "promises" I kept hearing about seem to finally be coming true, and for that I am very thankful.
Blue skies!
Travis
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Aug 12, 2012 - 06:23pm PT
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Well, here goes;
Being sober is more difficult than I expected. I was doing great for the first month, then I slipped up.
I spent the last few days at my friends camp and ended up drinking along with the crew. Tomorrow is a new day, one that will begin and end with sobriety.
It's such a personal guilt trip to fall back on old habits.
Anyway, tomorrow is a new day.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Aug 12, 2012 - 06:29pm PT
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I'm proud of you for posting up Brandon. Sent you an email the other day to see how you were doing.
Don't worry too much about slipping - it happens to nearly everyone in recovery. Look at what caused the slip, and learn from it. If you figure out your triggers that make you want to drink and avoid them, it will help a lot.
You might want to find someone in sobriety that you can call when things get bad - try picking up the phone instead of a drink.
One day at a time, man! You can do it.
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John M
climber
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Aug 12, 2012 - 06:33pm PT
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Hey Brandon,
I went back to drinking a number of times before I was finally able to quit and get it to stick. Drinking was a big part of my life and there were so many triggers. But eventually I got the hang of it and now I don't drink nor do I even want a drink.
Hang in there and just keep quitting, because you are correct. . Today is a new day.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 12, 2012 - 06:35pm PT
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Oh well, be back on track now Brandon. You know what you have to do. Dont beat yourself up over it!
I had a long talk about this with an old Laramie buddy yesterday; the mechanism of the cycle. We used to go at it pretty hard in the old days. We compared notes on how many things are going better in our lives without booze. It was a real incentive to list those things and have that talk with someone I truly respect.
There are always goong to be temptations. This weekend at the sushi fest, there were quite a number of different sakes. I had a curiosity about the subtle nuance of different types and what makes them different. But I knew that that is just something that just doesnt work for me to determine directly. In the end, it really wasn't a temptation at all.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Aug 12, 2012 - 07:20pm PT
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Thanks guys.
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