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neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Oct 5, 2013 - 05:19am PT
hey there say, sorry i have not checked in here in a long time...

wow, so very happy to hear all this great news!!!

keep up the great work, and keep on enjoying the new fresh things,
along the way!!!


wow! to each and every one of you... dial up, you know so:
i am not taking time to name you all, i might get 'disconnected'
sooooo, the wow, goes to THE WHOLE BUNCH OF YOU!!!

thanks for posting your victories!

and for any back further, that i did not see that are struggling:
IT IS possible, as, others have made it... you can too...

:)
TwistedCrank

climber
Bungwater Hollow, Ida-ho
Oct 5, 2013 - 10:08am PT
Looks like today is going to be another good day to be sober.

Thanks folks!
pb

Sport climber
Sonora Ca
Oct 5, 2013 - 11:06am PT
sobriety is never off topic if you open this door. all things good start there.
jt698

Social climber
Santa Monica, CA
Oct 5, 2013 - 01:49pm PT
Four months sober for me. My wife and I have found we can explore the wilderness and do fun things or drink ourselves silly. Sucks we can't do both. I hate explaining why I can't have just one glass of wine or beer over and over.

I think hankster taught the guy that took me on my first jump to BASE jump. Assuming there is only one and based on the stories I think there is only one--small world.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Oct 5, 2013 - 07:29pm PT
7+yrs clean and sober. No meetings , no doctrin, no one telling me how i have to do it. If I can earn a 4th dan and lead WI5 I have the will power to do most things I seriously set my sights on. not real big on being told what to do and how to think....
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Oct 5, 2013 - 08:46pm PT
so now if i don't do what the man says and follow HIS rules i am garuenteed to fall off the wagon, get in a car wreck and kill someone? Nice.....
Sounds like a really sweet bunch all high and mighty with their gallons of coffee and cigeretts..Whatever
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Oct 5, 2013 - 08:59pm PT
The AA vs not argument is about as useful as a bolting argument. People will do what they will do.

Many ways are valid. Many aren't. Let's please keep politics and suggestelling somewhere else, from both sides, and just be supportive of each other. Remember, one drunk talking to another and all that..

Thanks.
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Oct 5, 2013 - 09:32pm PT
Sorry. I just get riled when folks try to shove their religion down my throat. I got my own religion to contend with...
Hawkeye

climber
State of Mine
Oct 5, 2013 - 09:47pm PT
this drunk sick fk

yes chief, you pretty much nailed who you are. your also an an arrogant as#@&%e who believes he knows everything and lets everyone know that.
Michelle

Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
Oct 5, 2013 - 09:50pm PT
I'm not pointing fingers. I understand both sides.

She's posted of FB lately and seems ok.
Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
Oct 5, 2013 - 10:30pm PT
booze is like LSD, do very little not very often and it can be ok,

do a lot everyday and welcome to a huge nightmare,

if 1 leads to 100, then none is best,

everything in moderation and moderation is the first to go,

Norwegian

Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
Oct 5, 2013 - 10:40pm PT
im only part human.
my show is compromised.
silentone

Mountain climber
wisconsin
Oct 7, 2013 - 02:55am PT
Hey, can someone explain the concept of a "dry drunk",
I'm in the I need to cut down but can still enjoy a few beers now and again fantasy. I can still funtion (funtional alcoholic) and sometimes I get scared at how good I feel after days of not drinking. Then I think to much and can't get out of my own way.Is this drinking thinking?
Hope Terrie is alright.
Peace and serenity to you all.
Love S.O.
(Paul)

Edge

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
Oct 8, 2013 - 09:48pm PT
Silentone, if you ask at an AA meeting they will describe a dry drunk as someone who manages not to drink by sheer willpower and by not working their program. In reality, many programs and approaches can be effective, but you have to do something to address the deeper problems. Excessive drinking is just a symptom of alcoholic behavior, which effects us mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. If you merely don't drink and carry on with the rest of your life in exactly the same way expecting different results, you are a "dry drunk." Einstein would say you are insane, and I would tend to agree.

I used AA heavily for my first year of real sobriety (I had been going off and on for 5 years prior) and only when I and others began seeing significant progress in my mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth did I stop attending traditional AA meetings in favor of other avenues that help me continue to grow as a "spiritual being in a human body." I'm not too proud to say that should the need arise I would return to the meetings in a heartbeat for the exceptional support that can be found there. To date it has been over two years without attending a meeting, but I continue to work a different program that works for me and allows me to continue my evolution. This thread is a nice supplement to that.

It also helps me to remember my last drunk, which was similar to the first time I had sex. I was alone and in the dark, and there's no need to ever go back there...

Cheers.

Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Oct 9, 2013 - 12:24am PT
Well said, Edge. Thanks
Edge

Trad climber
Boulder, CO
Oct 9, 2013 - 01:39am PT
Jim, I read your two posts carefully a couple of times and I'm still not sure what you are saying.

I will add as clarification that for me personally, when I refer to spirituality, I am not referring to religion. Rather it is a way of life where I continually strive to be the best person that I can be, evolving constantly and moving forward. I am far from perfect, but I keep running it out on lead towards that elusive summit.

Nature plays a huge part in this, as does love of family and friends. I would never want to subject them to me as a drunk again, but more importantly I don't want to do that to myself. If I have a foundation in the 12 & 12, it is just that, a firm footing from which I build off everyday. AA helps many, and I try to offer support without preaching to whomever needs it and wants help, no matter what "program" they choose to work. It is not up for me to judge another in any way, but I am always willing to offer a spot or a soft catch if asked, judgement free.

Cheers.
Ken M

Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
Oct 9, 2013 - 02:24am PT
Edge, you've hit on an important point.

I think the issue of spirituality is far more important than the issue of religion.

I have, on many occasions, seen supposedly recovering people using their religion as a shield from being spiritual, particularly with respect to other people.

There can also be an issue of boundaries, where a religious person manifests their religiosity through attempts at conversion.....almost always unwelcome.
silentone

Mountain climber
wisconsin
Oct 9, 2013 - 03:52am PT
Thanks for the insight Edge.
That makes alot of sense to me.
It is a great day.
Silent one
tradmanclimbs

Ice climber
Pomfert VT
Oct 9, 2013 - 07:09am PT
I find that those who preach the loudest about their religion are almost always the ones who are the farthest from spirituality and /or the teachings of their own religion.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Oct 9, 2013 - 08:33am PT
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