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Over the years have heard lot of people saying to dump the grog, to get rid of it out of the house.
When I first put the grog down I had a fridge full of beer well over a slab and truely more than enough to do a proper job on me. I did not dump the grog. When I was still in my cups if I did not have enough grog about I would obsess about not haveing it.
As I sit and type this I ponder whether I would have picked up if I had of dumped the grog back then. I never tell those in early recovery to dump the grog in case I am setting them up to drink, as I believe would have been the result if I dumped the grog.
G8
When I first put the grog down I had a fridge full of beer well over a slab and truely more than enough to do a proper job on me. I did not dump the grog. When I was still in my cups if I did not have enough grog about I would obsess about not haveing it.
As I sit and type this I ponder whether I would have picked up if I had of dumped the grog back then. I never tell those in early recovery to dump the grog in case I am setting them up to drink, as I believe would have been the result if I dumped the grog.
G8
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Its in the outdoor fridge by our pool too.
I dump stuff when it bugs me. I've dumped 1/2 full bottles left in my kitchen by guests. I don't want them, don't want to see them.
I've dumped a huge cooking bottle of vodka. I know I won't cook with it, I know my DH won't drink it. I didnt know if I would or wouldnt in the beginning and was sick of looking at it. So gone.
I know my sponsor dumped all hers when she got sober. She's been sober 32 years now. I didnt. You didnt. I don't think there is a right or wrong way just the way that you do it a day at a time to stay sober!
Think SW you hit the head on the nail with what I was trying to say by not a right or wrong answer and as such each person needs to find the best way.
G8
It probably depends on the individual. Access to alcohol is easy these days and even if someone dumps it out of the house, the next bottle is not too hard to find.
Just before I stopped drinking I did a small bit of work for a foreign gentleman who was carrying out research in my area. It was no big deal to me but much appreciated by him. He returned the following year and knowing of my love for whiskey, he had bought me two bottles of expensive Canadian spirits, complete with a nice carrier bag. I had stopped drinking between his two visits but I still appreciated his thoughtful gift. Being a lover of good whiskey I would never have poured those bottles down the drain and they were kept in the house for several months until I could get them a home where they would be appreciated. Never once was I tempted to open those bottles and I think that I now know the reason for that.
When I made a decision to stop drinking I knew that it had to be final. I still did not believe at the time that sobriety was in any way possible for me but I knew what the alternative would be if I kept drinking. One of the things that tipped the balance was reading and hearing people share about the Doctors Opinion from the Big Book at AA meetings. After that I knew exactly why I could not drink safely and exactly where I would end up if I choose to drink again.
Since that time there has probably been more alcohol in the house that at any time that I was drinking but it does not bother me one way or the other. I would not like to advise anyone else on whether to dump or not to dump but that has been my experience.
I also did not and do not avoid places with alcohol or people drinking. Probably because I had to go the a big family dinner (with lots of drinking) three days after I quit. I got through that, I can get through a lot!
But I agree -- everyone has to deal with this the way that works for them. If it bothers you, dump it. If being around it tempts you, stay away from it.
I know for me I drank alcohol ,alcoholically for 20 plus years on m,y own accord. And before that I was given alcohol and other drugs from the time I first drew a breath of air by parents, family,and doctors.
In the past 23 years I haven't needed to drink alcohol or take any other mood altering chemicals I believe through AA and the grace of God and a lot of footwork though there has always been alcohol in our home.
My wife will have a drink but I wouldn't even call her a social drinker I have brought her alcohol to have at Xmas and such and most of that was there the next Xmas. Now that's what I call alcohol abuse.lol
I think it depends on the person and there circumstances .If you are living in a married ,partnership,signal relationship so on . if a person was signal living alone I may suggest they remove the alcohol while they got well . But if you want it you,ll get it.
I would never tell a partner who is in Al-anon they can't have alcohol in there home , I mean that would scare me.lol
Thanks for the post .
God Bless...
Lionel.
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