Day 16

Happy Friday Surf People!

Sweet Day Sixteen is here!! :D

I just love reading all your posts everyday, and I do wish so much that I could post more often throughout the day. Just want you all to know that I'm thinking about you, even if I can't be here as much as I'd like to.

This place is my rock, I really don't know if I would be AF today without you all! There is exactly one person in my "real" life whp knows I have a problem and am doing this program. But he's not a problem drinker, so I can't really touch base with him everyday like I can here with you guys. So... just thanks for being here! This is a really important support network for me!

Well, I'm still reading those articles that CV posted, and I continue to gain more & more understanding of what this alcohol addiction is all about. Wow! It is so fascinating, and so important to come to terms with it intellectually. Because, even though I thought I rejected the old school version of alcoholics being weak willed or character flawed (yeah, and the world is flat too!), etc, there is still some of that in my thinking. And the shame of that is still in me to an extent. It's really nice to read a smart, egoless take on what went wrong with us in our relationship to alcohol, and more, what we can do about it. No judgements! In a world packed with negatively judgemental views of people with this problem, it's really refreshing.

Of course, we can all pat ourselves on the back that we're already on board with a really smart & sensible program called MWO! Yeah Baby!! ol

Have a beautiful day my dear surfers!

Deirdre

O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!
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~William Shakespeare, Othello

Good Morning All!

I am very grateful to be able to come here and not pretend that all is well when it is not. Thank you for that understanding and your continued support! I believe that in life there are lessons to be learned in all that we go through. I am not quite sure of my lesson with this go around but I am sure that it is a biggy! LOL!

Pansy I am sorry you are having a tough time. Hang in there, I hope it gets better soon! And Alison, congrats on 30 days! That is just great!

I hope you are all well and have a wonderful day!

Donna

Good luck to all this weekend! Stick close to the boards for added support when needed! Watch out for those hidden obstacles. They tend to pop up when least expected!

Good morning.
I am off to Kansas today for a family wedding. It will be a drunk-fest most likely.
I will probably drink some beer, but I want to have control this time and not be one of the leading contenders for most beer consumed.
Send me your good thoughts.
I will let y'all know how it went Monday.
Have a safe and sober weekend.
Love and Peace,
Phil

'Morning ya'll,

Day 11 here. 10 down! Not much going on here today. Just hauling it to a mall somewhere in a nearby town to shop for Father's Day... What to get him? What to get? (rubbing two sticks on my head hoping to spark an idea).

Ok Lori, you win the smallest town contest... We at least have ONE stoplight! lol But neither of us have a MALL right?

Ellen, I posted to you on the Surf Into Summer thread, but it... POOFED. So... WELCOME and congrats on 8, hopefully 9 days! That's quite a feat, girl... How does it feel to wake up WITHOUT a hangover??? I'm glad to hear you are taking Campral so you don't have to "white knuckle" it. White knuckles are for carnival rides and letting the kid with the learners permit drive you around... NOT for getting sober.

I really appreciate each and every one of you for sharing your strengths and weaknesses with me each day. You inspire me!

HAPPY NOT HUNGOVER FRIDAY, YA'LL!

Oh! and Pansy? It was really good to hear from you here. Poured out the wine? Waaaaaaay kewel, girl! Sounds like you're getting a grip on things... Anything good come in the mail yet? I hear it's butterfly season at the post office... snicker... HUGZ girllllll

Hey All--
Feeling a bit down at the moment...not sure why. It looks like a gorgeous day here in NYC and I'm off to Vermont this evening but....dunno, just feel a bit bluesy. No possibility of drinking--I've truly left those days behind (66 days abs, yaay!)--but I just don't feel as good as I have been....

On the other hand (trying to cheer up here) I do have my new haircut and I've lost over 15 pounds! Starting to vaguely resemble my old self....

So, why do I feel a bit down? Good question. Maybe it's just one of "those" days...but this too shall pass, and it won't be in a haze of alcohol, thank god!

best, susan

Okay, I just posted a fairly long post that I was feeling down--and my post disappeared! What's really strange is that it showed I had posted (at 5:58am, on the "surf into summer" board); I was the 5th "reply"....not there, no matter how many times I "refresh" the page...

Now I feel even more down than I did...it's just one more thing in a day that's not going well at all....

best, susan

I'm NOT going crazy! Notice how this will be the 7th "reply" (on the previous page, where it shows the number of replies, the time they are posted, etc), but there are only 6 replies to Deirdre's great opening post here! So, my 5:58am post DID disappear...

Perhaps it was because of the "woe is me" character of what I wrote....

In the meantime I'll try to take heart in the fact that I might be down, but I'm not actually going nuts--

best, susan

I don't get it, I see your "blues" post...BTW, I am very sorry you are feeling the blues today Susan! I do hope it turns around for you! But your last post was the the seventh reply. This should be #8 unless someone else gets there before me....lets go see

I don't see Susan's "blues" post either... and my post to Donna on GD just poofed too...

BTW Susan? You are only as nuts as the rest of us... Oh maaaan... I hope I didn't just depress you more. Are ya up to posting again? Maybe work it up on your word processor... copy and paste it here... just in case it poofs again?