lostnursetoo
Status: If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. Whatever you do just keep moving forward!
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I found that being part of support groups/networks early in my recovery was too stressful and too focused on alcohol. Yes, I have a problem with alcohol. Abuse of alcohol is a symptom, but it is not...
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Last journal entry in March was titled "Curves ahead" and good lord were there ever, but all those curves presented were any opportunity to make an excuse to drink and I did, every night for the last...
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Really rough month, but I am still sober! I can't imagine how much harder things would have been to deal with had I still been drinking! Major damage to my home (all repairable), youngest stepson...
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Is an illusion if you are an alcoholic. I recognize that I am one now. Back to Day 1!
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Caring about people who don't care about me is an exercise in futility! I need to focus on the positive things in my life, count my blessings, and let the rest go!!! So saying bon voyage to those...
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Finally decided to go and check out an AA meeting. Found one at 12 noon in a town nearby. Took the day off work, fretted all morning, but finally got in the car and made it there. There were people...
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Thinking about this weekend and already getting tired :-)!! Saturday, three social events! Baby shower at 2, watching a friend's performance at 6, dinner with husband's friends at 8!!! Sunday, kids...
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Yay! It's Friday!!! Woke up with a sore throat and sniffles, but I can make it through an 8 hour day! Thank goodness for Vick's vapor rub kleenex!! I could become addicted to those :-)!! Fireplace is...
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I am sure we all have them. Those people who are only around when either they need something or you are offering something to them. Realizing that I have a ton of acquaintances, but really just a...
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So tired of snow and ice!! What a rough winter this has been! Looking forward to warmer temps, playing in the garden, flowers, and flip flops :-)!!! Time for mother nature to have a hot flash! No use...
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For clear-headed mornings, a quiet mind, and all the great people I have met in this group! It's going to be a great day!! Come on spring!!!
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Just completed assembling a Disney Princess wagon....complete with a million decorative stickers and assembly instructions that had to be written by someone who lacked logical thinking skills :-)!!!...
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Husband is nagging me to go to his brother's house for the weekend, 5 1/2 hours away. He has asked every weekend since the New Year! I have explained all the reasons I don't care to go and have...
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A couple from a neighboring state were traveling to a vacation resort about 20 minutes away from our health center. The wife quietly slumped over in the car. The husband saw the sign for our health...
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I knew that my post was not likely to be popular, but I felt it needed to be said. So instead of just basking in my own feelings of frustration, I took a chance and put it out there. Very empowering....
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