Posted by katia on October 13, 2003, at 17:37:02
In reply to Re: Antabuse » katia, posted by BarbaraCat on October 13, 2003, at 16:52:12
HI Barbara,
Just a follow up to your responses:>> I go 3-4 days and begin to feel very good but then someone comes over and I'll slip up. I have learned a trick, however, and that is to do hard liquor or a orangerita (fresh OJ fresh lime and tequila). I only want just one of any hard alcohol drink and have no effect the next day. There's got to be something about wine that has my unlucky number on it.
That's quite good. Not me, once the demon gets roused, she just keeps going managing to spread over my consciousness and rationale.
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> Have you read "Rational Recovery" by Jack Trimpey? What you're talking about with just committing to stopping and the addictive sneaky little demon voice is pure AVRT (arrrgh! reminds me I haven't ordered ARVO yet!). I keep hoping I can confine it to moderation and for the most part I can. I still haven't figured out where that resolve breaks down, but maybe trying to figure it out is just another rationale for the Beast voice to buy time.Yes, my beast has the same tricks.
I actually haven't read any rational recovery, just heard about it through a friend of a friend doing it. At this point, moderate drinking doesn't work for me because I eventually will have a big night after all those previous restrained moderate ones. At this point, I need to abstain for a good year or two and relearn how to drink MODERATELY ALL THE TIME.
> Sorry you're still off your feed.
quite a cute slip of words. I'm actually feeding well these days....
Thanks for the suggestions about the tea and so forth.Well, against doctor's orders, i've been decreasing the dep. quicker than what he wanted. The lam is still at25mg. I am feeling slightly elevated, but it's ok. it's feels good. But come time to work tonight, I'll be irritable and pouty.
the belly dancing.....goodness. I haven't gone back yet, although I bought a month's worth of classes (time contingent) - so basically I've lost those classes and the $65 skirt is still wrapped up on a chair in my bedroom. I just forget when the time comes (ADD?) and miss the class. just another one of those great ideas at the time that are never followed thru' with.
take care,
Katia
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