Addiction & Recovery

orangecrush

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16. Friend of Bill W here

Sun Feb 20, 2022, 11:43 AM

Feb 2022

Just went through some stupid drama, myself, that 7 years ago I would have handled by drinking myself into a stupor.

It's called, "I'll show you, I'll hurt me".

Now, instead I'm like, " OK, this sucks, I'm angry, hurt, and feel powerless, but if I drink it will still be there when I sober up, only worse, and my problems will rapidly multiply.."

Since anything I do will be wrong, I withdraw, and trust the wisdom of divine intelligence, and wait for something positive to fill the void that was created.

Congratulations!

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Well, my wife went out of town for 5 days and I was tempted [View all] bif Feb 2022 OP

Congratulations,bif! WhiteTara Feb 2022 #1

Very nice! bif Feb 2022 #4

Yay... you can always get cholesterol medicine !!! Karadeniz Feb 2022 #2

Good job! 👏 Walleye Feb 2022 #3

Don't know if you can't drink or just prefer not to. But a breakout drinking foray usually ends in dem4decades Feb 2022 #5

I quit about 3 1/2 years ago. bif Feb 2022 #18

Mine too! 2008 and still dry. tazkcmo Feb 2022 #45

You did something really important on several levels. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #6

Way to go!! It, and you, matters. Guilded Lilly Feb 2022 #7

Thank you for sharing your important victory with us. niyad Feb 2022 #8

... llashram Feb 2022 #9

Well done wryter2000 Feb 2022 #10

Congrats! My Dad had stayed sober "one day at a time" for 43 years when he died in '03. nt Atticus Feb 2022 #11

And that is how it's done, one day at a time. Great job! onecaliberal Feb 2022 #12

Well done! c-rational Feb 2022 #13

Good for you nt XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #14

A very healthy thing to do Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #15

Friend of Bill W here orangecrush Feb 2022 #16

Well said. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #43

Very cool! orangecrush Feb 2022 #46

Congratulations wendyb-NC Feb 2022 #17

That is great! gademocrat7 Feb 2022 #19

Good for you! CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #20

Great IbogaProject Feb 2022 #21

Well Done!!!!! kozar Feb 2022 #22

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Is that what you wanted to do? DownriverDem Feb 2022 #24

Seriously? bif Feb 2022 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Feb 2022 #29

Not to be an asshole or anything, but... bif Feb 2022 #30

On second thought, I'll let bif speak for bif. Iggo Feb 2022 #31

well done. barbtries Feb 2022 #25

Oh man, home made potato pancakes. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #26

Good discipline. Iggo Feb 2022 #27

This friend of billh58 Feb 2022 #32

Nicely done bif! Permanut Feb 2022 #33

+1 orangecrush Feb 2022 #47

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do! sdfernando Feb 2022 #34

Well Played! BadGimp Feb 2022 #35

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USALiberal Feb 2022 #36

Who's a good boi?! Attaway❣👍 ☮ sprinkleeninow Feb 2022 #37

It been in the back of my mind for 15 years. DEbluedude Feb 2022 #38

Time Does Dim the Desire Camaromjr Feb 2022 #39

Good for you, too!! ailsagirl Feb 2022 #42

YAAAAAAAYYYYY!!! calimary Feb 2022 #40

Good for you!!!! ailsagirl Feb 2022 #41

Well done and thanks for sharing. A drink never makes anything better. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #44

I was never a big potato pancake fan, but love latkes. By the way, PatrickforB Feb 2022 #48

WELL DONE! RevBrotherThomas Feb 2022 #49