Re: going to AA meetings makes me want to drink more....

[skribbelfaze]

>
>My friend and I were discussing all the terrible things we had done and the
>ill consequences of our drinking. we both had to stop as we were getting
>thirsty. it is the nature of the disease.

thats what im talking about....


"you see mr vond, you couldnt be my father because my blood type is A negative,
and yours is preparation H."
-Pynchon

[Shawster]

"skribbelfaze" <humongojugomango@cs.coma> wrote in message
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> >
> >My friend and I were discussing all the terrible things we had done and
the
> >ill consequences of our drinking. we both had to stop as we were getting
> >thirsty. it is the nature of the disease.
>
> thats what im talking about....

I think it might have to do with all the years of denial, that we were realy
having a good time the entire time. I think if the last time I poked myself
in the eye with a stick, that I needed surgery and rehab, that I wuldn't get
the urge to do it again. But drinking had a postive feeling and the effects
were from something else.

who knows. One thing I do know, if you get that feeling, do some service
work.

Shaw

[rosie readandpost]

One thing I do know, if you get that feeling, do some service work.
>
> Shaw


AMEN!

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"Shawster" <shawster@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:VlgNa.15137$ic1.275063@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...
>
> "skribbelfaze" <humongojugomango@cs.coma> wrote in message
> news:20030704080358.19729.00000191@mb-m28.news.cs.com...
> > >
> > >My friend and I were discussing all the terrible things we had done and
> the
> > >ill consequences of our drinking. we both had to stop as we were getting
> > >thirsty. it is the nature of the disease.
> >
> > thats what im talking about....
>
> I think it might have to do with all the years of denial, that we were realy
> having a good time the entire time. I think if the last time I poked myself
> in the eye with a stick, that I needed surgery and rehab, that I wuldn't get
> the urge to do it again. But drinking had a postive feeling and the effects
> were from something else.
>
> who knows. One thing I do know, if you get that feeling, do some service
> work.
>
> Shaw
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Shawster]

"skribbelfaze" <humongojugomango@cs.coma> wrote in message
news:20030704123853.02060.00000140@mb-m07.news.cs.com...
> >I think it might have to do with all the years of denial, that we were
realy
> >having a good time the entire time. I think if the last time I poked
myself
> >in the eye with a stick, that I needed surgery and rehab, that I wuldn't
get
> >the urge to do it again. But
>
> i never really been thru that thats why its kinda hard for me to not just
go
> to one of the 6 bars that are within <1 driving minute of my house and
shoot
> the shit with whoevers there..
>
> social outlet??
> im a social animal i know this and thats why ive gone to bars even shity
> ones..
>
> aa meetings did for a while supply the social bit, --meeting after the
meeting
> and stuff...
> but they are all just talking about how its better now, and not the cubs
game
> ot the WMD's or any of the shit shooting stuff that should normally go on
in a
> conversation..
>
> know what i mean??

I know exactly what you mean, that's why after meetings I invite people out
for coffee. On Sundays some of us AA's and NA's go to the movies. you
don't have to drink to be social. And if you spend enough time, you can
find out that there is more to life than shallow bar conversation. I could
care less about the cubs, or a WMD (whatever that is) but I do care how you
feel today. Go to a bar and ask the guy next to you how he feels about not
seeing his children in years. Ask him what his goals and aspirations are,
and how you can help him to achieve them.

I didn't get sober to sit around in a bar and talk about baseball to a bunch
of drunks, whilst sipping on a soda. I bet if you tried it you would see.
go ahead, try it. I bet in half an hour you would either be drinking, or
looking for the exit.

next time you see some people sitting around talking about how it is better
now, listen for a while, and find out how they did it. then you can bring
up the Cubs.

Shaw