Thread: Just need to write.

Frances, I know exactly how you feel altho for some reason I get this way in the summer.? Holidays not to bad Summer horrible for me.? You hit it right on the nail with this statement " I just have to be careful not to romance it and to make myself follow the path to the end.? The hangovers, migraines and lack of memories I should have with my beautiful children." I couldnt agree more with you. Hugs to you and I hope your doing ok!...

So far you have worked hard at helping the thoughts pass...it can be so difficult....I remember one time...I don't know if I had a year sober yet....but I was sitting across the street looking at a liquor store and I was on the phone with my girlfriend.? I was having a nervous breakdown...over FEELINGS I was having for my boyfriend...and he wasn't saying and doing the things I WANTED...and I was going to show "everyone"...

Hi Frances, Thanks for sharing.? From time to time we do think about alcohol - it is natural and normal for us recovering alcoholics.? It's what we do with those thoughts that make the difference.? Sharing here was a great idea, and talking with others helps too.? Somehow, sharing the thoughts and the urges cause them to lose their power over us. It gets better and better and the benefits of sober living so infinitely outweigh the days...

Next week on the 19th I'll hit my 10 month of sobriety.? It's been wonderful but hard.? The weather here in Florida is cool and the holidays are around the corner.? I've been very restless today and?thinking about wine.? I watched a couple of cooking shows and of course they have wine at all the table settings.? I turned to a travel show and wine is being poured on the streets of Denmark.? AAHHH!!!? I won't drink.?...

HI Francis, Thank you for your inspirational message. Your really doing well. These are crazy times, Francis, and it makes many vulnerable. But I think if we reinvigorate ourselves and return to our core beliefs and principles everything will work out. The Holidays, although a wonderful time of the year, are sometimes rough on our temptations. Good fortune to you, Francis. Anytime you feel like unloading your burdens, we are here for you. God...

Frances, I loved your post.? It shows your growth this past year.? The good news is that it will continue to only get better.? BTW....are you up for a visit?? I am still not sure about december but I know I will be in Kissimmee in Feb for the women's internation convention.? It is from Feb. 11th to Feb.14th.? Maybe you can come down on that sat...the 13th, and spend the day, or at least half the day with about 8 recovering women that...

Hugs girl!? I hope your feeling a bit better today.? I can also relate to the "romanticizing" of alcohol.? I am newly sober, and it pains me to watch those shows where people are just sitting around, sipping a glass of wine, and just laughing and having fun.? I wish I could be like people that can just be happy to have A glass of wine and stop right there, but being an undisciplines alcoholic, my logical side knows that I am one...