LIZZIE
Final word on my insides is pancreitis(sp).
That means, change in diet and absolutely no alcohol. Hahahahah....Go f'in figure eh?
So for you people out there who do or are in the process of switching addictions to alcohol.....just remember our insides are not the same as regular people.
http://www.medicinenet.com/pancreatitis/article.htm
It's not a game, it's not fun, it doesn't solve our problems, if anything it makes our problems worse.
Leading cause of pancreatitis-alcohol. high protien, not enough carbs.
I haven't either Lizzie.. I've not done the steps.. I'm at step 4 and have not gone further.. I seem to dance around all the steps and haven't done that one. Not that I'm embarrassed or ashamed to do it.. just haven't taken the time to sit down and right **** out..
Last Wednesday I was suppose to go to a meeting.. where my sponsor is. I didn't want to. I was at the thriftstore.. enjoying myself.. and didn't. For some reason I feel guilty.. when I don't go to the meetings my sponsor expects me at.. I've not called her.. etc. But don't have the desire to drink.. somedays I think just keep doing what I want to do.. you're not drinking.. you don't want to drink.. so screw the meetings and step 4..
and then I think.. but what if THAT is what's keeping me from not wanting to drink etc.. plus I want to help others (if they want it) and I should follow the program myself if I want to help others.. soooo I was debating on tonites meeting.. but I guess I'll go and feel guilty with my sponsor for not making last wednesdays.. and not calling her ~~sigh~~
it's no rocket science.. it's easy.. it's simple.. it's an act of doing nothing.. except going to meetings.. socializing with people.. and following 12 easy steps.. even an alcoholic can do it.. so I guess I can to.. and so can YOU hell it takes more effort getting drunk.. and covering it up than following the basic 12 steps
btw.. on a more serious note..
a dear friend of mine from my local hole in the wall died a month or so ago. I just heard this last week when I ran into someone at the store.. he said that Kurt (in his 30's with a small boy) died. A while back (when I was going to the bar) Kurt had derviticulitis(sp)..and had a colostomy to let his colon heal. He continued to drink.. way too much.. then started popping pain pills. Last I saw him he was healing and going to have his colostomy reversed. Not sure what happened.. but perhaps his colon didn't like the continue alcohol that was being consumed.. hell I can only imagine it would irritate it worse.. but Tracy said that he went down hill and died.
as you said.. it IS serious stuff.. you're life just might depend on you not drinking