Chip on my shoulder

pinkchip · MIP Old Timer

Chip on my shoulder

Jerry F · MIP Old Timer

Aloha Mark....congradulations!! You have strung some sober days together without
a boozey celebration. Make it precious and tomorrow add another day. Its all we
ever have and in time it just adds up to a miracle.

(((((hugs))))) smile

StPeteDean · MIP Old Timer

Congrats!!! on six months, that's huge. Tell us how you feel as compared to say your first month or two.

-- Edited by StPeteDean on Wednesday 1st of April 2009 02:52:39 AM

Dakota · Senior Member

Good work!

pinkchip · MIP Old Timer

Let's see...In the first 2 months I cried and was scared all the time. I snapped off at work really bad 1 time. I couldn't concentrate at all. Much more jittery. I could not stop the runaway train of thoughts in my head. I still can't stop the train persay, but I can send it onto a different set of tracks most of the time. I didn't sleep or eat normally for about a month. I kept thinking I was doing stepwork when I didn't really understand what the steps meant...I kept trying to master AA when there was no need to. I thought every problem I had was the hugest one in the world and that nobody else would really understand my situation...most of the time I played it up with melodrama...sheesh. Oh yeah...I also had some conscious gratitude, but no heartfelt gratitude because I didn't have the ability to step outside of myself enough to be grateful for what was going on around me. The obsession with alcohol was gone in about 2 weeks though.

P.S. My ego is wondering when the "all about me" parade and celebration begins. Why is today not a national holiday? Well, maybe I should be humble because it's also April Fool's day. I was going to call my sponsor and tell him I drank as a practical joke, but I figured I didn't want to spend this evening searching for a new sponsor.

-- Edited by pinkchip on Wednesday 1st of April 2009 08:07:53 AM

Dakota · Senior Member

You're not gonna change your name to blue chip are you.

: )

to the music of Happy Birthday... here goes

Happy Sobriety to you, Happy sobriety to you... (and so on and so forth...)

lol

Ms London · Veteran Member

Congrats!

BGG · Senior Member

Congratulations!!! biggrin

Sobrietyspell · MIP Old Timer

Well Done, Chipper! 6mths felt amazing for me & I was so glad to get there. I can identify with your feelings there too 'Master the Program' lol That's great ;) It does come 1Day@aTime as we continue to chip away at it. I'm very happy with my progress too & I feel really comfortable with it now. I'm enjoying growing up & chilling out! Keep on moving on, friend & look forward to another 6 of those Godwilling, Danielle x

lucaskywalker · Member

Hooray, pinkchip!