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Comment on Sobriety Got Me Though One Heck Of A Week by Bill W.

Bill W. — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:08:35 +0000

Thank you, Heather. Thanks for your kind words, and for being the woman that your dad surely wanted you to be. I know that he was extremely proud of both you and Matt.

Parenthetically: Helen and I simply engineered that double-date. I’m sure your mom would have made it happen one way or another. As we both know, she usually gets what she wants, but is most skillful about not letting her “victims” know that.

Hugs,

Bill

Comment on Sobriety Got Me Though One Heck Of A Week by Heather

Heather — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:54:56 +0000

Bill, you struck me as a man of few words, but deep thoughts. What a gift to hear your voice here about honest grief, true gratitude for the preciousness of life, and humble courage to face life sober.

Thank you for introducing my folks. And thank you for your tender and courageous honoring of Dad in your blog. I say courageous because being tender and sober takes courage. I thank you for this because you have shown Ed’s daughter yet another view of her dad through your blog.

Blessings,
Ed’s Daughter

Comment on Why Do Addicts Keep Using Despite The Consequences? — Part 1 by Bill W.

Bill W. — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:44:20 +0000

Hi Matt,

Not meaning to be a smartass here, but you sound like an addict! We all went through the same sequences of lying to ourselves and others, deciding that enough was enough but not making the real changes needed to live a sober life, relapsing, lying to ourselves and others…blah, blah, blah.

The bare truth? You won’t get clean until you decide being clean is the most important thing in your life. Period. That will involve detox, some treatment, NA, perhaps some therapy, and changing the way you look at life so that living clean and sober feels better than living the half-life of an addict. That’s what it took for me, and every recovering person I know.

Start by looking around at your resources for detox and/or treatment. Find out what’s available. Then hit some NA meetings. Do what you have to do to make sobriety happen. If you are still making excuses to yourself about how none of that is possible, then you’re not ready. When you are, there are plenty of folks willing to help, but you’ll have to reach out to them.

As far as the people who are still enabling you are concerned, you need to tell them to stop. However, they don’t have to change in order for you to do what’s right. You are the only one who can get you clean and sober. No more “It’s the last time.” That’s bull. It isn’t the last time until you look back on it from a few months clean and sober. Then it may be the last time.

Now stop whining, and get to work!

Bill

Comment on Why Do Addicts Keep Using Despite The Consequences? — Part 1 by matt

matt — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:00:24 +0000

I am an addict and alcoholic I have been using for 14 years and I have only have had brief stints of sobrieties. I have wasted countless amounts of dollars,not to mention stolen centimental possesions for drugs and alcohol. I have landed myself in trouble with the police not to mention countless relationships that were ruined. I know that using is bad and will either land me in jail or six feet under yet I still lie to myself trying to trick myself that I can moderate this when in all reality I cant. I lie,use,take for granted and advantage of those who love me and for what just to get my next fix. I always passify everyone with im sorries and it wont happen again aswell as this is the last time which it never is. I feel that I have nothing to live for and dont know what a normal life is i am constantly down and depressed and have great resentment for those that care for me but i look at them as if they are the bad ones I just have choosen to to quit because I choose not to although it is always the same outcome everytime but gets worst and worst if anyone can share some light please do yours truly M

Comment on What happens when you relapse? What do you do? (Part 2) by Bill W.

Bill W. — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:22:18 +0000

Hi Anonymous,

Good to hear from you again. LOL!

Nothing that we learn in recovery is wasted, and a glass of wine is far from the end of the world as long as it’s only one glass, one time. You learned a valuable lesson about taking care of yourself. Now relax and get on with your recovery. You will experience periods when you’re feeling bad because of post-acute withdrawal, and there will be a tendency to deal with the feelings in the old ways. Just recognize that’s what’s happening, and let it go. That’s easier said than done to begin with, but it does work. There is nothing wrong with wanting a drink. That’s what us drunks do! What we’re learning in recovery is how to live without doing it. It takes a while, but it has worked for millions of people.

There’s no reason it can’t work for you…and it is. You didn’t have a drink today.

Keep on keepin’ on!

Bill

P.S. Lose the bottle of wine. It has no purpose in the house of a recovering alcoholic. Others in the house should honor that.

Comment on What happens when you relapse? What do you do? (Part 2) by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:03:19 +0000

Thank you for this article…
I had been a heavy drinker for 10yrs and sober for a month as of April 9th 20013..
I’ve been doing really well since getting over the terrible sickness of withdrawl
and last night/early morning of the 10th I slipped up and I had a glass of wine..
just one mind you, but it made me feel as though everything I had struggled
through and done to remain sober was for all for nothing and I had “Failed”
completely. Reading this article helped to give me new hope by letting me
know that my efforts aren’t thrown away/still count and that was something I
greatly needed hear in my initial panic.
In gratitude,
A.

Comment on Vitamins In Recovery — A Personal Opinion by mac1000

mac1000 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:16:29 +0000

Great ARTICLE, So good will read it again,Thank you, mac 1000

Comment on Denial on the street: “But officer, I slowed way down!” by Bill W.

Bill W. — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:45:52 +0000

I can’t speculate on why the department in your town would be doing that. I suggest you inquire at the police station, or have your attorney take up the matter. Apart from that, just do what you can to minimize coming to their attention. Sometimes life sucks, but life drunk sucks even more.

Comment on Denial on the street: “But officer, I slowed way down!” by Heather

Heather — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:11:35 +0000

I have been sober for about 5 months now. I understand that having no contact with alcohol is the best solution for my life. However, recently I have been pulled over and receiving breathalizers. I had an OWI over a year ago and am still resolving it. I found out, when I pick my son up from school, they report to police department that I am driving (yes, I have an occupational) and moments later I am pulled over. I receive various tickets, because I am clean, so now it feels like they are trying to get me anyway you can (light above the license plate, necklace hanging from review mirror-obstruction of view, and driving to slow (yes, too slow! 5 miles under the speed limit with the flow of traffic)). How do I make this stop? Officers have told me that it is the school that calls me into the police station. But why? There is no alcohol on breath, I am not acting goofy…WHY?

Comment on No Comment — Marijuana Use And Stroke by Bill W.

Bill W. — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:14:42 +0000

Hi Tom,

I’m guessing that you’re not really qualified to have a useful opinion on the subject, or you most likely would have expressed yourself differently. Nonetheless, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, and I see no reason to deprive the other readers of your counsel (though I would be interested in knowing if you actually read the article).

Come back when the denial begins to break up.

Bill