Alcohol battles & DOG days (and a small Neil update)

[Neil_1]

Hi there

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the use of the term "DOG", I've now coined a new phrase "Days Off Grog".  🙂

It used to be for me for so long, AFD's - Alcohol Free Day's, but during April, I dug deep into my brain (and yes, it did hurt!) and have come up with a new and I think improved version - DOG days.

For me, I count them each year and have done so for a while now - it's because I'm canal - people bear with me here - had to use the word canal, as each time I've used the 'real word' in the past, it hasn't made it past the mods.  So my friends, just remove the c from the front of that word and you'll exactly what I am.  I don't think it's a bad thing, I think it borders on OCD to some extent.

ANYWAY, my real point of this thread is that even though May has started - I'm just wondering if anyone out there would like to try for a few DOG days for this month?

I ask this because I get a real sense that yes, alcohol IS an issue for so many of us and yes, while we know that it does help us deaden our demons for a while, I guess if you look at it from a human body perspective and professional health viewpoint, drinking heaps every day isn't a good thing.  I'm talking about me here - and even though I do exercise each day as well - my thinking that negates it to some extent - perhaps, or it just helps my mind to think so.

I still haven't been able to gym it of late due to about 3 niggling issues - and I've finally bit the bullet and will be seeing my physio on Monday arve - possibly to determine which of the injuries is the most significant, etc etc. But I won't bore you with those details.

My mind continues to plague and torture me - and has anyone ever felt when say you're walking in a shopping centre or the like and you're passing someone and they look at you and yet, they continue to look at you.  I can understand someone looking and then they look away (nothing to see here, move along kind of thing) but when someone continues to look at you till they pass.  I've had that recently and wowee, it gets to me.  I used to look away in a kind of embarassment or fear - but of late, I just stare right back at them.  It gets me angry for some reason - and I find that I'm doing that with strangers a bit now.  I don't know why it is.

Lastly, what is comforting is when my psyche tells me that my time on here is invaluable - and that it's such a great thing to be able to reach out to others and help as much as I can.  She thinks it's a really positive sign that I've found something that I actually enjoy doing - and also actually feel like I'm contributing - contributing into helping others - whereas for the job that I'm paid for during 5 days a week, I just don't get that feel.  And folks, that's the devil isn't it - that's the hard part.  To find a job that you're happy with and that it also brings in the dollars to help you survive in this world.

D'oh - I've rambled again, when I was really trying to extend this to anyone who is currently drinking and was just thinking, that maybe I could see if I could have a day here or there off.  I'm in a bad mode at the moment and I'm now only drinking on days with R in them.  Today of course is SundRay.  🙂  🙂

Cheers

Neil

[Emm068]

would love to have a DOG day-just one even if I can....

[Neil_1]

i've just responded to your other thread, so here's hoping.

oh oh, the other thing I should have mentioned, was to only have a certain amount in the house when you're easing off and then have NONE in the house, when you're off it.