"Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
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> If someone took pain medication at a time when it was not prescribed,
> should their sobriety date be changed?

I'm not really sure how to answer that because I believe that
artificial counters like "sobriety dates" are antithetical to the concept of
"one day at a time" and to the more practical approach of just not drinking
now.
There's a crusty old-timer at my brother's home group who has been
sober for about 35 years. He likes to ask people how much sobriety they
have and then, when they say 2 or 3 or 5 years, he says: "I've just got
today."
It's a lesson worth remembering.

If someone took pain medication at a time when it was not prescribed,
should their sobriety date be changed?

--

My pleasure. So, don't be a stranger, okay?


"Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Yes it is. Focus gets blurred at times with so many issues.
>
> Thanks
>
> "dan mcgown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:h5-dnVurSdf5DgbeRVn-jw@adelphia.com...
>>
>> "Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
>> news:r4ydnSpI_9lHEgbenZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@rcn.net...
>> > If someone took pain medication at a time when it was not
> prescribed,
>> > should their sobriety date be changed?
>>
>> I'm not really sure how to answer that because I believe that
>> artificial counters like "sobriety dates" are antithetical to the
> concept of
>> "one day at a time" and to the more practical approach of just not
> drinking
>> now.
>> There's a crusty old-timer at my brother's home group who has
> been
>> sober for about 35 years. He likes to ask people how much sobriety
> they
>> have and then, when they say 2 or 3 or 5 years, he says: "I've just
> got
>> today."
>> It's a lesson worth remembering.
>>
>>
>
>

Yes it is. Focus gets blurred at times with so many issues.

Thanks

"dan mcgown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:r4ydnSpI_9lHEgbenZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@rcn.net...
> > If someone took pain medication at a time when it was not
prescribed,
> > should their sobriety date be changed?
>
> I'm not really sure how to answer that because I believe that
> artificial counters like "sobriety dates" are antithetical to the
concept of
> "one day at a time" and to the more practical approach of just not
drinking
> now.
> There's a crusty old-timer at my brother's home group who has
been
> sober for about 35 years. He likes to ask people how much sobriety
they
> have and then, when they say 2 or 3 or 5 years, he says: "I've just
got
> today."
> It's a lesson worth remembering.
>
>

It's been awhile since I've visited NG.....I'll be back


"dan mcgown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> My pleasure. So, don't be a stranger, okay?
>
>
> "Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:vfqdnUcnX7TNBQbenZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@rcn.net...
> > Yes it is. Focus gets blurred at times with so many issues.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "dan mcgown" <dmcgown@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> > news:h5-dnVurSdf5DgbeRVn-jw@adelphia.com...
> >>
> >> "Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
> >> news:r4ydnSpI_9lHEgbenZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@rcn.net...
> >> > If someone took pain medication at a time when it was not
> > prescribed,
> >> > should their sobriety date be changed?
> >>
> >> I'm not really sure how to answer that because I believe that
> >> artificial counters like "sobriety dates" are antithetical to the
> > concept of
> >> "one day at a time" and to the more practical approach of just not
> > drinking
> >> now.
> >> There's a crusty old-timer at my brother's home group who has
> > been
> >> sober for about 35 years. He likes to ask people how much sobriety
> > they
> >> have and then, when they say 2 or 3 or 5 years, he says: "I've
just
> > got
> >> today."
> >> It's a lesson worth remembering.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

"Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
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> If someone took pain medication at a time when it was not
> prescribed,
> should their sobriety date be changed?
>

Jeez, Jennifer, pertaining to alcoholism, sobriety is freedom from
alcohol. Applying other criteria and changing sobriety dates because
of excess, generally only the lonely would survive thanksgiving, only
to gluttonise at Xmas anyway.

Your idea would save needless complications though, in countries that
bother with AA medallions. A post Xmas medallion and a post
thanksgiving medallion should just about cover it. Meanwhile, those
of us claiming sober time rank would all have identical medallions to
stand on

Bob

Is there alcohol in your pain medication? Did you take it to escape? If
yes to both of those, I would say yes, you should change your sobriety date.
If your motives were thus impure and alcohol is involved, I take that hard
line.

However, I'm practical too. (Bob might call me a hypocrite). I stopped
drinking because I absued alcohol and needed to stop. AA is helping me.
I do still use non-addicitive marijuana. And I don't change my sobroiety
date. I like pot because I enjoy the feeling. There have been times where
I've smoked pot to escape, and I am careful not to string too many of those
episodes together in a row. But I don't change my date. I also use
mouthwash - with 25% alcohol. I also sometimes take Nyquil if I have a
stuffy nose/head. It has alcohol in it but I don't use them to escape - I
use them (not abuse them) for the purpose they're intended.

So my mind says using alcohol, in order to escape life/reality, is not
allowed and abusing chemicals to escape is not allowed.

My $0.02 - steve

"Jennifer Juniper" <biddulphx@erols.com> wrote in message
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> If someone took pain medication at a time when it was not prescribed,
> should their sobriety date be changed?
>
> --
>
>
>

study up "cross addiction".

> non-addicitive marijuana

I'm sure the members of MA are glad to hear this.

Gee, I didn't alcohol was addictive either .. My last label
just seez 70% proof.

"Been There Got A Mug" <BeenThereGotAMug@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> study up "cross addiction".
>

Surely the most opportune time to discuss slipping into cross
addiction, albeit in a more appropriate newsgroup, is at Easter.

Conversely, it's festivus in my neighbourhood as in most if not all
regions where alt.recovery.addiction.alcoholism is read.

Many, be it ostensibly or religiously, have already commenced
drinking a wee toast or two, or three, or more, to the Christ who
turned water to wine. Alcohol abuse, although pertinent in an
alcoholism newsgroup such as this year round, is also the most
pertinent regional problem right now.


Brer Bob