My girl friend is an alcoholic

[nvalleyvee]

Rehashing this thread can only serve as an inspiration to others struggling with alcohol. I'm proud of you BR.

[BabyRider]

Originally Posted by nvalleyvee

Rehashing this thread can only serve as an inspiration to others struggling with alcohol. I'm proud of you BR.

Well thanks, NV. You and I both have beat the demon. <insert 'high five' here>
If I believed that the thread was bumped for inspirational purposes, I'd have no problem with it at all. I don't have much problem with it anyway, except a minor irritation that someone thinks they are getting one over on me, when they aren't.

[nvalleyvee]

Originally Posted by BabyRider

Well thanks, NV. You and I both have beat the demon. <insert 'high five' here>
If I believed that the thread was bumped for inspirational purposes, I'd have no problem with it at all. I don't have much problem with it anyway, except a minor irritation that someone thinks they are getting one over on me, when they aren't.

Shame on them then............

[Peg]

For whatever reason it was brought back up, one thing doesn't change. Great job BR, way to go, and we are proud of you.

[OpenMind]

Originally Posted by BabyRider

Ignoring stuff like this has never been a strong point of mine.
How's the smoking going?

Thanks for asking BR. As per my last post on "I'm Quitting", I got a copy of the book "The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently". He claims that he can get anyone off cigarettes as long as his instructions are followed exactly and that there will be no cravings, desire or wish to ever smoke again.
I have continued to smoke (particularly as last weekend turned hectic from the moment I finished work on Friday). I am half way through the book, and I have become highly conscious of how foul they taste and smell. I'm acutely aware of the smoke in my lungs, and how weak they make me. I am smoking less and stubbing them half way through. Half way through the book, and I haven't reached the instructions yet which are in chapter 38. The awareness is just from the book's discussion of smoking.
I remember when I stopped in January, I found it so easy. In March, I suffered a triple whammy and I started smoking again. I haven't been able to get back to the same level I was at in January. The book should help me to get back there again and I'm beginning to understand why I found it easy then. It has also already covered how to deal with traumatic experiences.
I am not jumping any pages or chapters. There are another 13 chapters before I reach Chapter 38. I'm not sure if I can actually keep smoking that long. It is interesting how he deals with all the different scenarios that can get an ex-smoker puffing again.
I will let you know what happens.