tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post3756270212562374513..comments2023-08-28T02:27:24.945-07:00Comments on I HATE TO WEIGHT... AND MORE: Actually Wanting SobrietyI Hate to Weighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-67543086271804731882010-10-31T18:02:03.754-07:002010-10-31T18:02:03.754-07:00Eating Alone; thank you, thank you. Congratulation...Eating Alone; thank you, thank you. Congratulations to your sister. i love hearing about folks with long sobriety -- so encouraging and inspiring.<br /><br />it sounds like you have some addiction in your family. makes sense that you cope with your own issues. i find alcoholism easier than the ED. not drinking is the answer for alcoholism. you can't do it with food. you have to eat and if you're going to live healthfully, you sort of have to learn to eat well. so hard. yet doable.I Hate to Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-34541539495886300132010-10-31T16:51:08.579-07:002010-10-31T16:51:08.579-07:00I'm glad you made it! I also know that one day...I'm glad you made it! I also know that one day you will be able to make it without it. My sister has been sober for over 12 years now. It was rough at first but she made with the help of her sponser and friends. I know you will too!Eating With Othershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885274679677042833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-49983984971086041182010-10-31T16:09:04.828-07:002010-10-31T16:09:04.828-07:00VV: thank you. that's an important comment for...VV: thank you. that's an important comment for me to hear - could i be more capable than i think? i certainly never really believed i could be truly sober. i really appreciate your comments. <br /><br />Harriet: it is powerful that it is my motivation that is keeping me sober. yes, imagine if there were medication that could keep us from doing all kinds of things!<br /><br />i've taken antabuse every time i've stopped drinking. it's not a magic bullet, but it has kept me sober those nights that i've really wanted to drink. i didn't want to get really sick. it stays in your system a long time and twice i stopped taking it and drank when i thought it would be safe and i got really, really, really sick. once, i passed out on a plane and threw up all over and it was a huge, huge deal. the second time i threw up for hours every where. and kept passing out. it was awful. but it really does help. still, i am happy to know that I want this sobriety.I Hate to Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-63552283141123802010-10-31T15:48:20.732-07:002010-10-31T15:48:20.732-07:00So in a way it was good that you thought you ran o...So in a way it was good that you thought you ran out, so you could come to the realization that it is your own motivation that is keeping you sober, and not the meds. That is powerful.<br /><br />I wish there were meds to keep us from doing all kinds of other things! Eating, being mean to people, being lazy, etc. What a world that would be.<br /><br />I had never heard of antabuse. Had you ever taken it before? Of course it isn't a magic bullet, because it is still your choice to take it. And that is powerful too. You are in control.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151061142781327531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381543043245692093.post-73642721635405389542010-10-31T12:50:30.745-07:002010-10-31T12:50:30.745-07:00It sounds like you are well on your way to making ...It sounds like you are well on your way to making it on your own. If you can do this, you can do anything really, never forget that. And the possibility that maybe just maybe you are stronger and more capable than you think you are.The Girl From Back Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686813455208322055noreply@blogger.com