Soothing Emergency first aide soothe bag
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I'm in outpatient treatment..usually it is the same ole' bla, bla, bla...which we know but can't change by ourselves!
Anyway, I DiD find something in my "class" yesterday to be useful. I tend to get very "gay" when sober and I TRY to change...because if nothing changes, nothing changes (AA saying).
The suggestion was to make a first aide kit or a "soothe" bag.
So I'm going to buy a 5 dollar bag at my dollar store....they have pretty ones here....just a plain like (lunch tote bag).
In the bag I am going to put items that soothe me (as suggested) when I am STRESSED to the max.
Things like - a coloring book, a medallion with a butterfly on it that a friend gave to me. A CD of Ekhart Toole, maybe some magazine clipping of inspirational sayings...etc...I'm sure the bag will grow from a 6x6 to a BACK PACK...cause I need LOTS of soothing. Hope this is an idea some others can use .
The key to this concept is DISTRACTION...when I feel stressed if I have the bag to dig into it and DISTRACT myself.
I was given many sites to visit for Funny Videos, Online drawing and Painting, Feel Good Videos....if anyone wants a listing of any of these sites PM me...as I can't list them here....2 of the sites are UK sites which I found interesting and thought of you guys.
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Paper_fairy Misssy2
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Hope you have a good weekend xx
Misssy2 Paper_fairy
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My goal today was to go get another coloring bag set up for me since I gave mine to my neice last night - LOL. complete!
Yes, give ideas for soothe bag...right now mine is the coloring bag with colored pencils, some markers and adult coloring books. And a "pencil" holder...I'm so pleased...lol.
Misssy2 Paper_fairy
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That's why I said...I need a back pack...cause I am STRESSED alot.
Hopey your having a better day!
tess33005 Misssy2
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My goal for today has already been accomplished. I ordered a book from Amazon.
That's enough effort for one day. I'm going back to bed now.
No cigarettes for over three weeks!
vic67405 tess33005
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One thing at a time
tess33005 Misssy2
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Misssy2 tess33005
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Have you ever seen the show My Cat from Hell?
It is so good and you learn so much about cats.
Hope your day is going well
tess33005 Misssy2
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Steve Cash gets my vote every time, though. In the comments under each video, people write "Do those cats really talk?"
I mean, are people mad or what?????
Hope your day's brrn good, too. T.
ADEfree Misssy2
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Misssy2 ADEfree
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vic67405 ADEfree
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I have the ap on my smart phone and kindle. I use the guided meditation to aid sleep.
ADEfree vic67405
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l71207 Misssy2
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Misssy2 l71207
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If it takes 10x...just don't give up trying.
Paper_fairy l71207
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I hope that people on here, with more professional experience than me will step in with good advice.
The demon drink gives us so much pleasure for years, but for a lot of us, it then starts to take everything we love. You have to find something that will help, whether doctor, aa, group therapy or medication. As you realise there are lots on this site that have got well and leading happy lives. I think personally that campral or naltrexone with group therapy is your best option. I really hope that you find something before it's too late xx
ADEfree l71207
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https://patient.info/health/sinclair-method-for-alcohol-use-disorder
It's not the only alternative, but it does have about an 80% success rate. If you've relapsed a number of times, this can help you cut the craving that drives you to drink.
l71207 ADEfree
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Paper_fairy l71207
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ADEfree l71207
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Odd, about the beer / vodka thing. Have you tried sticking with beer for a day?
ADEfree l71207
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If you feel like it, maybe start a new thread on this, people will pile in with support and suggestions, for sure!
tess33005 l71207
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Keep calm. This difficult time will pass.
Is your wife really going to leave you or are you worried that she might?
Thinking of you and best of luck, from Tess
l71207 tess33005
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Misssy2 l71207
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l71207 Misssy2
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Paper_fairy l71207
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l71207 Paper_fairy
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tess33005 l71207
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The title was WHY DON'T I UNDERSTAND MY HUSBAND'S ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL.
Maybe if she reads it, she'll understand better what you're going through.
All the best and don't give up.
Misssy2 l71207
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Each time I am hospitalized I think my b/f expects when I come out of hospital...for things to be immediately normal. The last time I got out (i was in less than attractive clothes)...he wanted to stop at a local store for cat food, then another store to get food....He had NO CLUE...that I had just wanted to go HOME after spending 6 days in the smelly hospital.
I was boiling over with frustration. Then we get home and I think he was expecting...things around the house to be done as I plopped on the couch. I have had alot of hospital visits in the last 2 years for alcoholism...and each time he expects the same thing....and each time I have to remind him...that I will not be back to anywhere near normal for at least 2 weeks.
So, I do understand what you are going thru....it makes me feel worse and like a less of a person when I have these bouts...and he adds to my depressive feelings by dismissing the fact that I need TIME to recover.