The benefits of giving up alcohol
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Jan 2021
12:44pm, 28 Jan 2021
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WA
I use the I am sober app too. What is it about your sister Mac? Too bright and sunny, or too miserable? Or every post about "is it too early to open the wine? Wine Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, etc"? |
Jan 2021
12:46pm, 28 Jan 2021
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Maclennane
Three things have driven me to distraction today, and I just feel like I could do with a bit of liquid anaesthetic, but I shan't because the initial relief would be followed by more and that will end up in a spiral.
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Jan 2021
12:48pm, 28 Jan 2021
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Maclennane
WA, it's religious evangelising, and the weird victim/high handed dichotomy. Shouldn't let it affect me, but it does.
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Jan 2021
12:49pm, 28 Jan 2021
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Nicholls595
Dichotomy sounds like a painful operation?
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Jan 2021
12:51pm, 28 Jan 2021
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Maclennane
dammit, and now I've used dichotomy incorrectly
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Jan 2021
12:53pm, 28 Jan 2021
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Maclennane
contradiction. It's a damned contradiction. On the plus side, I now can't afford to go back on the booze. |
Jan 2021
1:02pm, 28 Jan 2021
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WA
Ah ok. No need for me to add her then, I know someone very similar!
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Jan 2021
1:03pm, 28 Jan 2021
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HappyG(rrr)
Here's a distraction Maclennane - how many Fetchies can you name that you met or saw in the 2009 Abingdon marathon. You've already named Jock Itch at Fetchpoint and Gobi and Last of the Time Lords as marshals. I started near KinkyS early on, and was encouraged by a fab Fetchie in red running longs near mile 22 who and other places around the course. I will now have to check via my blog what his name was. Who else was at Fetchpoint? |
Jan 2021
1:04pm, 28 Jan 2021
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HappyG(rrr)
Just checked - Muds! G
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Jan 2021
1:15pm, 28 Jan 2021
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Maclennane
Ran with Smileygirlie, Flanker, Santababy, NaomiP, Gymfreak, had a chat about dressing as a kumquat with someone whose name escapes me, chatted with Pestomum, and the chap I'd been arguing about people's attitudes to ex-military on here the night before, a tall scot who I thought was you but clearly wasn't as I finished in front of him. Who was it in the mask? Dammit. Then, what was her name, dammit, short, smiley woman who asked me directions to the Aprésmarathon, there was Mick n Phil obvs, met Puddington after it had finished...
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Useful Links
FE accepts no responsibility for external links. Or anything, really.- Al-Anon
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Swittle's wonderful 14,611 days blog
- Rebel's brilliant blog of history to non drinking :-)
- There is No Wall, book by ultra runner Allie Bailey
- A Summary of the benefits
- I Am Sober
- LindsD's Alternative Drinks
- Drink Aware
- Joopsy's 17 year blog
- Swittle's excellent 42 years sober blog :-) G
- Guardian article about problems with alcohol (free just now, but may not be in future...?!) :-) G
- Maclennane's excellent blog on his journey. Nice! :-)
- Sigh's brilliant 1000 blog! :-)
- Dirt Monkey's Wordpress Blog
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