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graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 07:11 AM

Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Am I concerned about how much I drink
2. If I am low on money, will I buy alcohol before anything else
3. Does drinking change my personality
4. Do I vow to quit drinking often
5. Do I always make sure I have alcohol in the house
6. Do other people say I need to quit drinking
7. Have I ever tried to quit drinking
8. Have there been times when I've forgotten what's happened when drinking (blackouts)
9. Is anyone in my immediate family an alcoholic

If the answer is yes to more than half of these questions, I'd say you need to take a good look at what's happening to you.

I am a recovered alcoholic. I've been clean for 10 yrs now. I say recovered because alcoholism is something that never goes away. It can be arrested but never cured.

I also got into drugs during this time, and since I was about 13 I've been high on one thing or another. I didn't know what it was like to be totaly clean for 30 yrs of my life.. now that I am, I've found that I experience natural highs often. I never knew what this felt like when I was using. No more depression, no more hangovers, I can't tell you how much better I feel now. I was a slave to my own addiction, but now .. I'm free

Herb Kornfield · 03-03-2004, 07:16 AM

I have 33 days of soberity under my belt now....yes, It does feel good to be resuming control of my life.

brizzad · 03-03-2004, 07:17 AM

<3 weed

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 07:20 AM

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Originally posted by Herb Kornfield
I have 33 days of soberity under my belt now....yes, It does feel good to be resuming control of my life.

Kudos to you Herb!

If you find yourself needing support icq me anytime ;)

beemk · 03-03-2004, 07:20 AM

i used to drink too much. too much is about 3-4x a week when i went out. i decided i wanted to quit temporarly and quit for about 4 months or so. now i only drink once a week when i go out to the bar with friends if that.

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 07:21 AM

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Originally posted by brizzad
<3 weed

umm.. what?

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 08:23 AM

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Originally posted by beemk
i used to drink too much. too much is about 3-4x a week when i went out. i decided i wanted to quit temporarly and quit for about 4 months or so. now i only drink once a week when i go out to the bar with friends if that.

sounds like you have a good handle on the situation beemk

Rob · 03-03-2004, 08:25 AM

The only time I worry about it is when my stash is getting low.

You can do whatever you want in moderation and if it doesn't affect your work or life then I don't really see a problem in it. I drink about a 12 pack of beer a night and smoke bud but it doesn't effect my work or life so I don't look at is as a problem.

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 08:35 AM

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Originally posted by HighOnAcid
The only time I worry about it is when my stash is getting low.

You can do whatever you want in moderation and if it doesn't affect your work or life then I don't really see a problem in it. I drink about a 12 pack of beer a night and smoke bud but it doesn't effect my work or life so I don't look at is as a problem.

Stash getting low.. wow.. that brings back memories.. I think that was about the worst times for me.. sitting by the phone.. going out to bars looking for someone who had something.. it was like holding my breath .. everything stopped except for the searching.. I gotta say.. that was one of the worst things about using.. the dry times

Joesho · 03-03-2004, 08:51 AM

Weed is not a drug!

prozac
ridilin
valium..... now those are drugs....

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by Joesho
Weed is not a drug!

prozac
ridilin
valium..... now those are drugs....

what makes weed different in your opinion Joesho?

GirlNinja · 03-03-2004, 09:11 AM

1. Am I concerned about how much I drink
not really
2. If I am low on money, will I buy alcohol before anything else
yes'm
3. Does drinking change my personality
of course it does! isn't that the point?
4. Do I vow to quit drinking often
never
5. Do I always make sure I have alcohol in the house
yep
6. Do other people say I need to quit drinking
i dont think so, but then again, i'm probably too drunk to remember
7. Have I ever tried to quit drinking
nope
8. Have there been times when I've forgotten what's happened when drinking (blackouts)
no I always remember after my friends tell me
9. Is anyone in my immediate family an alcoholic
not that i know of

TweetyBird · 03-03-2004, 09:16 AM

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Originally posted by Joesho
Weed is not a drug!

hehe, that's the spirit

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by GirlNinja
1. Am I concerned about how much I drink
not really
2. If I am low on money, will I buy alcohol before anything else
yes'm
3. Does drinking change my personality
of course it does! isn't that the point?
4. Do I vow to quit drinking often
never
5. Do I always make sure I have alcohol in the house
yep
6. Do other people say I need to quit drinking
i dont think so, but then again, i'm probably too drunk to remember
7. Have I ever tried to quit drinking
nope
8. Have there been times when I've forgotten what's happened when drinking (blackouts)
no I always remember after my friends tell me
9. Is anyone in my immediate family an alcoholic
not that i know of

after reading your own answers.. I take it you're still not concerned .. and you're happy with the way things are

happiness is the bottom line now isn't it

Za Ha · 03-03-2004, 09:20 AM

I can stop drinking if I want to. I just dont want to LOL

Lane · 03-03-2004, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by Joesho
Weed is not a drug!

ignorance kills

HeadPimp · 03-03-2004, 09:24 AM

Hehe... and my normal though it that I should start drinking more...

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 09:25 AM

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Originally posted by Za Ha
I can stop drinking if I want to. I just dont want to LOL

I never wanted to stop drinking.. what I wanted to stop was all the other stuff that went along with it.. damn.. I loved drinking.. loved it!

beemk · 03-03-2004, 09:45 AM

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Originally posted by Joesho
Weed is not a drug!

"i used to suck dick for coke! you ever suck dick for some weed?"

thats from half baked just in case you guys think i did coke.

mule · 03-03-2004, 10:04 AM

It's the weirdest thing, but lately I wake up with a terrible headache every day, and the only thing that seems to help is alcohol

myjah · 03-03-2004, 10:07 AM

those are good questions...i know a few people who need to sit down and reflect on some of them

X-Wing · 03-03-2004, 10:08 AM

No, never been worried about it, not even for a second.

Ironhorse · 03-03-2004, 10:17 AM

I've been 100% smoke free for over 3 weeks now after 2 decades of cigarettes and pot smoking. I stopped cigarettes about 2 years ago and substituted with pot smoke. I also stopped drinking whiskey recently and just have some beers once in a while. Last night I had 3.

It's a good feeling to be clean and I feel much healthier, but I have a long way to go still to recover my body after decades of abuse.

Nowadays I feel 'high' just from being sober, I know this sounds weird for someone still getting 'high' the chemical way but believe me, I know the difference. Hopefully I will turn into a health-junkie so I can tease the ladies

Lonny · 03-03-2004, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by brizzad
<3 weed

Madcapa · 03-03-2004, 10:23 AM

imy focus is on the dollar conversions and my fucking home loan

armyofme · 03-03-2004, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by graphicsbytia

Stash getting low.. wow.. that brings back memories.. I think that was about the worst times for me.. sitting by the phone.. going out to bars looking for someone who had something.. it was like holding my breath .. everything stopped except for the searching.. I gotta say.. that was one of the worst things about using.. the dry times

I had a friend who I chose to leave behind because of her 'dry times' behavior. I couldn't take being around her when she got like that, nothing mattered but the search for more weed, and she was a raging bitch until she found some. I got tired of it. talking to her about it didn't help in the least, maybe because she just didn't see her behavior as abnormal. everyone else did though

Joesho · 03-03-2004, 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by graphicsbytia

what makes weed different in your opinion Joesho?

it is made by nature, and not by man

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by Madcapa
imy focus is on the dollar conversions and my fucking home loan

does this have something to do with the topic Madcapa? If it does, I didn't quite get it

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 11:08 AM

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Originally posted by Joesho

it is made by nature, and not by man

so that would make any of the opiates not drugs either if understand what you're saying.. for example.. cocaine, opium, heroin, and codeine

also, tell me how these not being drugs has anything to do with the topic of being worried about using?

mule · 03-03-2004, 11:10 AM

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Originally posted by Joesho
it is made by nature, and not by man

Nature also makes crude oil, sulpher, deadly nightshade and a whole other bunch of stuff that I'm not gonna munch on either

jmarzlak · 03-03-2004, 11:25 AM

what if I anwsered yes to all of them, maybe I should be concered

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 11:29 AM

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Originally posted by jmarzlak
what if I anwsered yes to all of them, maybe I should be concered

I don't know jmarzlak, what do you think?

detoxed · 03-03-2004, 11:30 AM

I worry that I dont drink or use drugs enough!

uvort · 03-03-2004, 11:43 AM

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Originally posted by graphicsbytia

I am a recovered alcoholic. I've been clean for 10 yrs now. I say recovered because alcoholism is something that never goes away. It can be arrested but never cured.

I also got into drugs during this time, and since I was about 13 I've been high on one thing or another. I didn't know what it was like to be totaly clean for 30 yrs of my life.. now that I am, I've found that I experience natural highs often. I never knew what this felt like when I was using. No more depression, no more hangovers, I can't tell you how much better I feel now. I was a slave to my own addiction, but now .. I'm free

im still only 19...i have a while before the drink and the smokin fat blunts kicks in and i realize that im fucking my life up..but until then

Congrats to you for kicking those bad habbits, I know it gets hard

Jimbo · 03-03-2004, 11:46 AM

good job man, glad I'm not alchoolic.

Ironhorse · 03-03-2004, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by uvort

im still only 19...i have a while before the drink and the smokin fat blunts kicks in and i realize that im fucking my life up..but until then

Congrats to you for kicking those bad habbits, I know it gets hard

At 19 I wasn't too worried about any of these either, but you have something here I didn't have..a glimpse at the future

uvort · 03-03-2004, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by Ironhorse

At 19 I wasn't too worried about any of these either, but you have something here I didn't have..a glimpse at the future

That's deep man...

I didnt answer yes to any of the questions above so im not an alchy, i do need to kick back on the ganja tho

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by uvort

im still only 19...i have a while before the drink and the smokin fat blunts kicks in and i realize that im fucking my life up..but until then

Congrats to you for kicking those bad habbits, I know it gets hard

I have a daughter close to your age uvort, she's 17, and about 3 weeks ago she told me she's been experimenting with pot.. My first instinct was to ground her and never let her go out of the house again... but instead, I sat her down and talked with her about it. I told her what happened to me, and that she was high risk, and that nothing I could do would make her stop because her life was her own. I'm sitting here crying while I'm typing this because it just tore me up .. my beautiful little girl using drugs.. it's almost too much to take knowing she's about to start on the same path I just finished. I haven't given up though.. I've convinced her to stop hanging around with the people who do drugs.. and she's told me she's not doing them anymore.. but that remains to be seen.. if she's anything like her mother, she has a long road ahead of her, and it breaks my heart

uvort · 03-03-2004, 12:03 PM

yea, both my sisters did drugs and they got pretty fucked up, and they have been clean for awhile and they still arent recoverd all the way...and every time i light up i keep telling myself that its only weed heh...

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by uvort
yea, both my sisters did drugs and they got pretty fucked up, and they have been clean for awhile and they still arent recoverd all the way...and every time i light up i keep telling myself that its only weed heh...

you sound like a very nice and a very smart person uvort, and you also seem to understand the fire you're playing with.. I wish you the best hon

uvort · 03-03-2004, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by graphicsbytia

you sound like a very nice and a very smart person uvort, and you also seem to understand the fire you're playing with.. I wish you the best hon

Thanks! I'll definatley think twice every time that I smoke ganja or drink now

Ironhorse · 03-03-2004, 12:28 PM

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Originally posted by uvort

Thanks! I'll definatley think twice every time that I smoke ganja or drink now

Do everything in moderation (if possible) and you'll be fine. I was smoking 2+ packs of cigs a day at the height of my addiction, went 24/7 weed smoking for years and the last time I drank whiskey I put away 3/4 of a fifth and wasn't even too buzzed, that's when I realized something was way wrong..

Ross · 03-03-2004, 12:29 PM

I just answered no to all those questions.

I'm going to the pub tonight for the first time since Saturday.

GiantGnome · 03-03-2004, 01:02 PM

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Originally posted by Ironhorse
I've been 100% smoke free for over 3 weeks now after 2 decades of cigarettes and pot smoking. I stopped cigarettes about 2 years ago and substituted with pot smoke. I also stopped drinking whiskey recently and just have some beers once in a while. Last night I had 3.

It's a good feeling to be clean and I feel much healthier, but I have a long way to go still to recover my body after decades of abuse.

Nowadays I feel 'high' just from being sober, I know this sounds weird for someone still getting 'high' the chemical way but believe me, I know the difference. Hopefully I will turn into a health-junkie so I can tease the ladies

Great news!

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by Ironhorse

Do everything in moderation (if possible) and you'll be fine. I was smoking 2+ packs of cigs a day at the height of my addiction, went 24/7 weed smoking for years and the last time I drank whiskey I put away 3/4 of a fifth and wasn't even too buzzed, that's when I realized something was way wrong..

That would have been a good question to put on that list.. "when you drink do you find it takes a large amount of alcohol to make you high"
That's one of the things that happens to alcoholics.. another interesting thing is.. say a person quits for 2 years.. then goes back to drinking.. the disease of alcoholism progresses throughout that 2 yrs just as if the person never quit

B40 · 03-03-2004, 02:04 PM

Now I want a drink, but I have nothing in the house

Mike-BP · 03-03-2004, 02:14 PM

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Originally posted by beemk
i used to drink too much. too much is about 3-4x a week when i went out. i decided i wanted to quit temporarly and quit for about 4 months or so. now i only drink once a week when i go out to the bar with friends if that.

3-4x a week is too much?

graphicsbytia · 03-03-2004, 02:24 PM

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Originally posted by B40
Now I want a drink, but I have nothing in the house

same here : /

Ic3m4nZ · 03-03-2004, 02:37 PM

I don't do both

m00d · 03-03-2004, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by HighOnAcid
I drink about a 12 pack of beer a night and smoke bud but it doesn't effect my work or life so I don't look at is as a problem.

Drinking a 12 pack of beer a day doesn't affect your work or life? I find this hard to believe. Unless of course, you have ran off every decent person around you by doing this years ago and therefore can't ruin what isn't there already? I can not imagine any scenario where a 12 pack a day is not affecting someone's life...

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graphicsbytia Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,618	do you worry about how much you drink or use drugs? Ask yourself the following questions: 1. Am I concerned about how much I drink 2. If I am low on money, will I buy alcohol before anything else 3. Does drinking change my personality 4. Do I vow to quit drinking often 5. Do I always make sure I have alcohol in the house 6. Do other people say I need to quit drinking 7. Have I ever tried to quit drinking 8. Have there been times when I've forgotten what's happened when drinking (blackouts) 9. Is anyone in my immediate family an alcoholic If the answer is yes to more than half of these questions, I'd say you need to take a good look at what's happening to you. I am a recovered alcoholic. I've been clean for 10 yrs now. I say recovered because alcoholism is something that never goes away. It can be arrested but never cured. I also got into drugs during this time, and since I was about 13 I've been high on one thing or another. I didn't know what it was like to be totaly clean for 30 yrs of my life.. now that I am, I've found that I experience natural highs often. I never knew what this felt like when I was using. No more depression, no more hangovers, I can't tell you how much better I feel now. I was a slave to my own addiction, but now .. I'm free

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GirlNinja Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: dirty south Posts: 1,515	1. Am I concerned about how much I drink not really 2. If I am low on money, will I buy alcohol before anything else yes'm 3. Does drinking change my personality of course it does! isn't that the point? 4. Do I vow to quit drinking often never 5. Do I always make sure I have alcohol in the house yep 6. Do other people say I need to quit drinking i dont think so, but then again, i'm probably too drunk to remember 7. Have I ever tried to quit drinking nope 8. Have there been times when I've forgotten what's happened when drinking (blackouts) no I always remember after my friends tell me 9. Is anyone in my immediate family an alcoholic not that i know of

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