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10/21/2022 3AM Sleep Stoppage
Damnit, here I am again in the middle of the night. I’ve obviously got a bad case of the stinky thinky’s since I spent the last fifteen minutes convincing myself I was superman and four and a half hours of sleep a night would suffice for me for the rest of my life. Especially since…
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10/20/2022 Evening Reflection
I really hate doing this at 12:45 AM. I should be sleeping soundly in that cloud of a bed upstairs. I took my prescribed trazedone and adderax at bedtime, yet here i sit in the office with a mind on overdrive. That first step is on my mind. After introducing myself to the AA Zoom squad yesterday, I’m…
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10/16/2022 D-Day
Remember that drugs and alcohol are poisons that invade and harm my body and also take over my middle brain. Make recovery the top priority. This will prevent me from all the negative consequences that drinking and weed have caused in my life. Trust yourself and you will be able to trust others. Use at…
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10/15/2022 2:45AM Saturday
“It’s 2:45 in the morning, and I’m putting myself on warning.” – Elliott Smith. I can’t stop thinking about the disagreement / difficult conversation my wife and I had yesterday between 8:30-9pm. She feels like she’s not getting the support she needs and she is having a tough time dealing with the fact that we…
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10/14/2022 7:30PM Friday
I just left the evening AA meeting. It was the same two speakers from last week and people kept asking all these questions about whether addiction was a disease, hereditary, or a choice. It was getting annoying but luckily the leader of the meeting shut it down by saying: “the origin or explanation for it…
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10/13/2022 Why I’m an Addict
Zits, bullying, books knocked out, tie yanks, last name rhymes with gay, catholic school, moving states in middle of 3rd grade, moving schools after fourth grade, family that doesn’t connect emotionally (No I love you’s or hugs until after first inpatient visit to rehab), late bloomer / no pubes, lack of honesty despite dad stressing…
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10/13/2022 Day 8
Dad always stressed the importance of honesty then he lied all the time. He’d say, “Do as I say not as I do.” I’m the same way. I pride myself on my candidness then lie out of insecurity. I lie to myself, but mostly to others. I have to speak truth and work on bettering…
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10/9/22 Day 4
Are all alcoholics naturally damaged, depressed people that use because life seems pointless? Maybe I just got fucked up along the way and something happened to make life frustrating and worth drowning out. I want to love myself. I’ve always been a contrarian. I always poke holes in any group or system. I want to…
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Day 1 at Rehab
I’m lying in my detox bed. I’m mad at myself for being here, again, after 24 years. I’m nervous for the future. I hope I don’t get fired. I hope I can be happy. I hope I don’t drink anymore. I’m glad I don’t mind being embarrassed, otherwise I wouldn’t have come. Then what? DUI…