tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post8456371016312345306..comments2023-04-20T08:58:54.898-07:00Comments on Granny Gets Sober: Safety in NumbersDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920075465907179794noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-12129282368398716052014-10-29T07:22:22.313-07:002014-10-29T07:22:22.313-07:00I do wish we didn't have to encounter booze _e...I do wish we didn't have to encounter booze _everywhere_. I haven't really considered cigarettes since they stopped smoking indoors, I just don't think about it if I don't see it. Everywhere though, pictures of chilled bottles of wine splashing into glasses, dining tables with half full glasses of red, all sophisticated and appealing. There's no pictures of headache tablets or toilets or slumping people on sofas who can't remember what they're supposed to be watching on TV and are too embarrassed to say so, or sweating people awake at 3am wondering whether they brought their purse home with them and whether they'll ever sleep again. Why _do_ we associate it with fun? I dunno. Plain addiction isn't it, even on a low level. Like http://www.policeuk.com/forum/index.php?/topic/174-you-just-got-to-love-everyne-else/Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371166334887188048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-48397593415920582062014-10-28T09:28:44.269-07:002014-10-28T09:28:44.269-07:00We sound so much alike. I, too, have this inner c...We sound so much alike. I, too, have this inner craziness that surrounds drinking. Nobody sees it; it's just in my brain. I hardly ever get drunk; always tipsy but for me if I drink, it's DAILY or nothing. Why can't people just accept my choice to abstain? The questions are normal I guess but I feel put on the hot seat when I am asked why I am not drinking. Tea is great. I've dedicated a whole drawer in my new kitchen to herbal, green and black teas. Happy and grown up! That's us!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920075465907179794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-48692558085048388162014-10-28T05:06:03.079-07:002014-10-28T05:06:03.079-07:00I'm finding it easier this time, less of a fea...I'm finding it easier this time, less of a feat of endurance, more of a lifestyle change, not because I was drinking an enormous amount, but because even a small amount makes me less comfortable in my own skin. I know now that although I can drink "normally", i.e. safely, if something bad happens in my life my first thought will be to drown it, anaesthetise it, poison it. I will make myself suffer because even though I feel dreadful at least it'll take my mind off The Thing. I'm looking forward to a dinner party on Saturday and feeling happy and grown up and sober. Last year I realised I was a freak because I filled my glass three times as much as everyone else. I actually think sober might be less weird than trying to pretend I'm not smashed. I may be developing a tea and cookie habit. I guess that's ok.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371166334887188048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-12017548038015294872014-10-27T02:25:59.789-07:002014-10-27T02:25:59.789-07:00I found your blog from Mrs D. Thanks for the inspi...I found your blog from Mrs D. Thanks for the inspiration - what you write here is so true! I'm back to square one... If you have time, will you look at my blog? It's on: annieuk101.wordpress.com<br />It's called A Dappled Path. Love Annie xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-2989900961150871492014-10-26T16:53:28.260-07:002014-10-26T16:53:28.260-07:00I love this post too, and was sent here by Mrs. D....I love this post too, and was sent here by Mrs. D. who, as above, mentioned you on Living Sober. You should definitely join that group: I think your comments would be helpful and appreciated by other members. Besides, we need all the "Canadian Content" we can get among all those lovely Kiwis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-46953392564237890072014-10-26T07:05:02.856-07:002014-10-26T07:05:02.856-07:00Ditto..great post! Another testament about how muc...Ditto..great post! Another testament about how much we need to stay together as a tribe. Upcoming holidays are filled with booze and we need to feel part of a community who understands us. You deserve sobriety and happiness just as we all do. Pamnowine59@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113164562668932652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-46629552504589035242014-10-25T14:19:21.627-07:002014-10-25T14:19:21.627-07:00I love this post. You are awesome. Hope you don...I love this post. You are awesome. Hope you don't mind but I just mentioned it in a post on Living Sober.. (which by the way you should be registered as a member of and talking to our lovely community!!) http://www.livingsober.org.nz/re-frame-the-image/ Mrs Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110933370498728198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773965106426413189.post-91845698351800419082014-10-24T21:27:43.242-07:002014-10-24T21:27:43.242-07:00This is part of the success of AA. Continuous cont...This is part of the success of AA. Continuous contact with likeminded people.<br />I'm glad to hear you are feeling it again.<br /><br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com