I spent a long time not wanting to drink and found myself drinking anyway. Sometimes it was a learned response to my body’s signals for something else like hunger or thirst. Sometimes I drank to numb emotional pain. If you spell the acronym HALT – hungry, angry, lonely, tired- those are the triggers that set off
NumbnessCould’t care lessDon’t want to dressSpeak or BeIn my skin Don’t want to go withinDon’t want to go outNot answering callsToo busy screaming outfor helpOn my own.Where nobody will hear me;I scream at myselfI was a kid once.. It seems like nothings is real.Blank face tears behind eyes can’t take it all in.Raw.As grated skin,Nothing works.I don’t
I was thinking earlier how by not drinking I increase my options.By staying sober I increase my potential for goodness, for peace, for stability. All sorts of things. Currently, not drinking is enabling me to make the most of a business opportunity – I just wouldn’t have been able to do what I need to
WHY CANT I DRINK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE??? – – a question that shouts in the minds of many of us at one time or another. Why me!?! It’s not fair! Well, as I was making my coffee this morning it occurred to me that we are not the only ones who have to accept that
Risks of sobriety-I might fail.People might judge me.I might find it really hard sometimes (especially in the beginning).I might eat loads and put on weight.I might be missing out on the fun.I might not like my sober self. There are lots of common concerns that help us to talk ourselves out of committing to getting
