Good to see you back Pinks <:)> Tough as this road can be, there are ways of making it easier for ourselves. One thing that sticks in my mind from the knowledge I gained from a counsellor was that relapses do not just happen. It might seem (at the time) that we just pick up on the spur of the moment...

How about some nice pancakes for breakfast/supper - depending on the time zone?

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Macrame

Waistcoat

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Loincloth

Thanks Mark

Bra

there was that strange sense that although I knew I was living very unhealthily, it was almost impossible to believe it was really doing any harm until it actually showed signs of doing harm, if that makes sense? Makes perfect sense Mark ;)? Guess that is the nature of addiction. We know deep down ...

Rachel wrote: ↑

25 Jan 2020 08:38

I think usually you have to prove that you are well into recovery. George Best was clearly not, so did he get preferential celebrity treatment? He had it on the NHS.

I recall there being quite a lot of discord at the time about whether he was eligible or just fast forwarded.

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Well done Ruby

Newt wrote: ↑

24 Jan 2020 11:11

Yes, your continental quilt will still work after Brexit

Phew - wipes brow

Please no, not another Geldof concert

I was just wondering if what I described is a common feeling in the early days. Or is it just me? Cetainly isn't just you Saturn. The first year (and beyond for a while) can be like a roller coaster of emotions. The brain can take a long while to recover. I started to settle a bit more about the 6 ...

Back to front PhloX

SunriseTime wrote: ↑

23 Jan 2020 23:41

TC - thanks for putting 2020 list together!

Thanks Sunrise. Hope things are well with you

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Love the analogy too CB ;)? No I haven't beat this thing - not by a long shot. But I'm proud of myself for not giving up. Damn proud of myself. Rightly so CB ;)? Sticking at it is the key. I don't know how many times I tried to quit before I finally hit the big one. When I quit the last time, I neve...