Army thread Tuesday 6 May

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

Quick jump in - Noseyhole is back looking over my shoulder FFS !!!

[roxane]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

push your elbow back really fast and get them in the guts. 'ooh sorry, i was was just stretching'

[DreamThinkDo]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

Rox: Graham Barker's Navel Fluff Collection


Satz, old NH just doing what comes naturally... (why do I feel I've already said this about him?)

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

DreamThinkDo;1657798 wrote: As you said, if it helps only one person, you've accomplished a lot. As much as we sometimes want to, we can't bodily force people to stop drinking - but we can show them the options available to them, and that the sober life isn't so bad after all.

DreamThinkDo;1657806 wrote: Morning JC and Rox!



You know, that was probably my saving grace - I spent a whole month after I'd registered here doing little else but read read read. The brainwashing made quitting a lot easier than it would have been otherwise, I think.

Me too Dreamy - exactly that - I liken it to a penny dropping slowly . No mad rush - read read read & eventually it hits home it's a better life to be sober.
After that -those who want to live in the river in Egypt - so be it.
mollyka;1657811 wrote: Can't see why you wouldn't feel 'qualified' -- of the people on this site who really 'want' sobriety -- you are right up there on top --- you don't fudge the issue at all!

I read a lot too -- but maybe it was the quit smoking site I was visiting that rang some alarm bells for me -- I've been around mwo a long time -- but this was a new place about addiction -- 29 million hits telling me to give up that they are bad for me that it's all or nothing ---- ONE person posted that it's 'ok' to have a couple of smokes on the weekend...... guess which I paid most attention to?
I know that we are here for ourselves and if we choose to be delusional - so be it -- or is it? Is there a responsibility to point out said delusion to newcomers coming on......? Dunno -- just a question really -- and I'm leaving on that note --- laters xxxx

But I think that's ok Molls . I know if I came here and was told STOP DRINKING NOW - no way I would have stayed.
So I think the mod mentality can have a place to ease newcomers in - after that it is up to them to be honest. It is a scary thing to come here and be told to go AF straight off.
I remember reading that you should try 30 day AF - and I nearly got sick. I couldn't even IMAGINE it. Did not know HOW to live sober for that long.
Some take longer than others to internalize the brainwashing :H.
Rox you will get there :thumbs:
and we'll be there with you !!:l

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

mollyka;1657848 wrote: We need to get rid of Noseyhole --- let me make a plan :-))))

Jackie can come up with a process from her Torture Book

[roxane]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

theres no way i'd go to mods with a view to modding. FOR ME, it wouldnt work.

like satz though, if i was told when i joined to stop it, stop it NOW, i would have run a mile. wouldnt have had the chance to read and read. ETA i was told actually (not when i joined) and it did put me off posting. i recognised it was meant well but still.....

its not a high horse, its an opinion. ive seen some, and that aint one.

i have a bad habit of not giving salutations. im so sorry! :hiya:

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

roxane;1657879 wrote: theres no way i'd go to mods with a view to modding. FOR ME, it wouldnt work.

like satz though, if i was told when i joined to stop it, stop it NOW, i would have run a mile. wouldnt have had the chance to read and read. ETA i was told actually (not when i joined) and it did put me off posting. i recognised it was meant well but still.....

its not a high horse, its an opinion. ive seen some, and that aint one.

i have a bad habit of not giving salutations. im so sorry! :hiya:

Did I miss a post on the mods - or just the general shite ?

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

Wot's ETA ??
Estimated Time of Arrival ??

[NoSugar]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

DreamThinkDo;1657778 wrote:
:welcome: to our newest recruit, Coquelicot!

Lovely name! At first I read it as the French word, Cocorico, which means Cock-A-Doodle-Doo :H.

[roxane]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

satz123;1657882 wrote: Did I miss a post on the mods - or just the general shite ?no you didnt, just talking generally.

satz123;1657883 wrote: Wot's ETA ??
Estimated Time of Arrival ??

ETA= edited to add. it was an extra thought added without changing all the rest of the paragraph.

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

roxane;1657885 wrote: no you didnt, just talking generally.



ETA= edited to add. it was an extra thought added without changing all the rest of the paragraph.

V Posh

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

NoSugar;1657884 wrote: Lovely name! At first I read it as the French word, Cocorico, which means Cock-A-Doodle-Doo :H.

I do worry what the poor dog's abbreviated name will be Dreams :egad:

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

IMVHO

I think now that I have had a different interpretation of 'mod' - I think I've always had - and got me in trouble at the beginning.....
When I say mod I mean moderate - be 'normal' drinker - cut down - look at consumption - take control - examine why - that type of thing. .... which is where I think most people start out.
A lot of people when they first come to MWO have googled 'control Alcohol' - maybe I'm wrong :new:
They are fragile and scared stiff their drug will be taken away completely and that is unthinkable at that stage. They want to be 'normal'.

The likely outcome of moderating consumption HOPEFULLY is AF eventually - having realised is a mug's game

Having said that - any cutting back of consumption / AF days in my book is worthwhile if only to reiterate that nothing beats waking up sober on a Sunday morning ( any morning for that matter ) :thumbs:

I dunno just my humble opinion.

[roxane]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

thats just it satz, it seems to be subjective. lots of differing ideas of it over there ---> to suit the individual. imo of course.

[satz123]

Army thread Tuesday 6 May

Was she working Molls?
'cos Noseyhole is still alive & kicking :egad: