tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post6449074707653180691..comments2023-05-27T09:26:06.821+01:00Comments on Drunk in Cardiff: Alcohol, the excuse or the problem? Am I a dimwit?The Drinkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141069644806867122noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post-64646401216214271292008-12-20T10:55:00.000+00:002008-12-20T10:55:00.000+00:00well this is indeed an excuse for sure.well this is indeed an excuse for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post-24024060385841875182008-12-17T17:59:00.000+00:002008-12-17T17:59:00.000+00:00In response to meditation:I only became familiar w...In response to meditation:<BR/>I only became familiar with meditation through yoga practice. It's not so much a buddhist practice or anything like that for me. It's just centering and sitting still.<BR/>Sometimes I'll stretch a little, move my neck around. Keep my eyes closed and do deep breathing.<BR/>I can't sit totally still for very long but if I try I can at least just sit with my own thoughts for half an hour and feel much calmer and at ease when I'm done.<BR/>it's just a way to get comfortable in my own skin when I feel like i'm losing focus.Anybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193999238104640590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post-31058036771332349782008-12-17T09:47:00.000+00:002008-12-17T09:47:00.000+00:00Hi All, You're probably right Anybeth (yes, I know...Hi All, <BR/><BR/>You're probably right Anybeth (yes, I know you weren't calling me a dimwit, I was calling myself that potentially). <BR/><BR/>When I was sober for six months I became a workaholic, a dope fiend and a porn freak - my brain went all over the shop and I split up from Mrs Cardiff Drunk. <BR/><BR/>But, I really am taking it one day at a time at the moment. I'm due at the community addictions unit today so I'll ask 'em what they reckon. <BR/><BR/>All the best, <BR/><BR/>Cardiff Drunk.The Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141069644806867122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post-24640504284904141952008-12-17T08:53:00.000+00:002008-12-17T08:53:00.000+00:00hey! i'm all for one to go with what works. do tha...hey! i'm all for one to go with what works. do that. i tried on my own. didn't work. i went to rehab. was great. haven't drunk anything for just over 2 years now. anybeth is fabulous the way she's made it work for her. problem for me is that alcohol and guilt go hand in hand, and i can't see myself drinking in moderation and feeling good. the guilt would propel me right back into a vicious cycle... good luck on your journey!Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post-77136290535123921372008-12-17T01:32:00.000+00:002008-12-17T01:32:00.000+00:00I hope you realize I DO NOT think you are a dimwit...I hope you realize I DO NOT think you are a dimwit.<BR/>I know it's hard to quit. I had relapses as well. But I never had to physically detox, I never was a daily drinker and so did not have the physical problems associated with detox. It suprised me that you would work so hard to get clean, because it sounded very unpleasant, and then ditch it so quickly.<BR/><BR/>When you were sober for six months before, did you like it? is that a place you'd like to be again?Anybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193999238104640590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post-29441734548540373132008-12-16T16:08:00.000+00:002008-12-16T16:08:00.000+00:00I strikes me as more profound than bollocks Mr Ano...I strikes me as more profound than bollocks Mr Anonymous - and, yes, I reckon there's a great deal of truth in what you say. I'm trying to change my whole self really. <BR/><BR/>Cheers for reading. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy yer alcohol responsibly. If you do. Or not really, however you prefer.The Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141069644806867122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608671970498233434.post-7108551282493435372008-12-16T13:58:00.000+00:002008-12-16T13:58:00.000+00:00Dear Mr Drunk in CardiffSomewhere in this post or ...Dear Mr Drunk in Cardiff<BR/><BR/>Somewhere in this post or in your kicked off counselling one, you mentioned a fear of failure.<BR/><BR/>Someone once said to me that a fear of failure is really a fear of success.<BR/><BR/>You are just more comfortable with the you that you know so well, and if you were to succeed, well, that would be very uncomfortable wouldn't it? <BR/><BR/>That would be a whole new you, and how would you handle that?<BR/><BR/>A fear of stepping outside your comfort zone as it were.<BR/><BR/>This may be profound, or it may be a load of bollocks, but it did make me stop and think for a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com