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06/09/2012 05:03 PM
sarahtroy
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WHEN I SAY "ALCOHOL," WHAT DO YOU THINK OF?

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Post edited by: sarahtroy, at: 06/09/2012 05:04 PM

Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

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06/09/2012 05:27 PM  Top
uppitywoman
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I think of all the times I got wasted, the black outs, the years lost, the broken relationships, the near misses with the law and potential accidents, the endless bruises and the large scar on my left arm. I think of the smell, the stumbling, the loud obnoxiousness, the crying jags, the fights. I think of financial disaster and shame. I don't think warm glow. Those feelings left after I became an alcoholic and had to drink.
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06/10/2012 03:37 AM  Top
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I think of a Sicilian Kiss. One part Southern Comfort to one part Amaretto. I think of the days when my drinking wasn't out of control and I could get a "buzz" on and not hurt myself or anyone else. I think of Friday night at the bar. I know I'm not supposed to miss all that stuff but I do.

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06/10/2012 06:25 AM  Top
monkeytime
 
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Pain and sadness
Watchn a dog eat peanut butter is fun n they love it

06/10/2012 02:24 PM  Top
sarahtroy
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I think of a million different things. 25+ years of memories. Today I think of a marriage lost, ending in divorce. Today, I am sad about my lost marriage, and still wonder how much of it was destroyed by my alcoholism.
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.

06/11/2012 12:18 PM  Top
sarahtroy
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Colleen, I can identify. Sometimes when I hear "alcohol," I remember the early days when I was about 17 and ordered fancy drinks on dates. (I rarely drank back then.) The guys paid $5 a drink - that was a lot in 1974 - it made me feel valuable. I felt so special and sophisticated sitting in jazz bars ordering Pink Ladies, Kahlua & Creams, etc. I felt classy ordering off a drink menu. A Pink Lady was my first favorite drink, but I don't remember what's in it; a very feminine drink. (Boy, even back then, I bought into the female myths about drinking promoted by liquor advertisers!) Those were the "salad days" of my drinking.
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.

06/12/2012 12:45 PM  Top
Bangbang
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I actually think of jail even though I have never gone there. I was lucky. I tell myself I am never going to jail therefore I will not drink. I also think of death because it almost killed my and I have a pacemaker that reminds me of what alcohol can do to me.

Post edited by: Bangbang, at: 06/12/2012 12:46 PM

You are not drunk unless you have to hang on while lying on the floor.

06/13/2012 09:07 AM  Top
sarahtroy
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What do the rest of you think of when you hear the word "alcohol?"
Bipolar II, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia & PTSD; Alcoholic in recovery since 3/21/07.

Aplenzin 522mg; Pristiq 200mg; Lamictal 400mg; Geodon 160mg; Ativan 1mg TID; Deplin 15mg; Xanax PRN; Metoprol 100mg.

• "Don't give up 5 minutes before the miracle happens."
• "My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." ~Edith Wharton
• "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~Ian MacLaren (Usually mis-attributed to Plato)
• "And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

My support and advice is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional medical advice.

06/14/2012 03:19 PM  Top
bobo24
 
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When I hear the word "alcohol" what do I think of? It would depend how and where the word is being used.

06/14/2012 03:54 PM  Top
Bangbang
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I will repeat...I have an allergy to alcohol and when I drink I could break out in hand cuffs. I am not going to jail.
You are not drunk unless you have to hang on while lying on the floor.
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