Baj Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Wishing only the best for You both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenenbaum Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Awesome bro!! Keep it up and don't look back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulvee Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Good On Ya Bob.... Your always welcome to swing by my place for some clean and sober fun with the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 If you need to replace your vice I live near Brantford and can therefore hook you up with some heady crack.Just kiddin' man. Good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulvee Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 If you need to replace your vice I live near Brantford and can therefore hook you up with some heady crack.He lives in Oshawa, locating crack is the least of his worries, although I'm not sure if its heady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 nitrous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 all the best, Bob. Thoughts are with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 good luck, bob. maybe you should celebrate sobriety with a new avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks Tim... but ive been diggin on the moe. for so long lately that I'll stick it out...im definitely celebrating in spirit though... plus Barney and Homer look scared and thats not the case...though a name change may be in order... Bouche how do i get my ForbinHood back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Bouche how do i get my ForbinHood back?you're kidding right? Do you think that I am Google? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 best of luck with it bob! While I'm not at the point of wanting (or needing to, I think) swear off the booze, some added discipline is definitely needed on my end too. Too many embarassing moments and lost mornings in the last couple of months. Hopefully 3 months in a predominantly muslim country will help get things back in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Im back baby, Im back...Feels like old times... Mike, its fitting that you were there the day I got The PassedOutGuy nickname and were also able to help me say goodbye to it... somehow PoG will always be with me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 aren't there some old POG photos to post and reminisce about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I know Lynn and Andre have a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainsunshine Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Good luck Bob!It takes brains to realize you have a problem, courage to admit it, and will power to deal with it. Stamina comes from the support you get from those around you. Wishing you both the best!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahbelle Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) YEAAAH Forbin!!! U can doo it ..stay strong and If U ever feel like U might drink tell someone.. maybe post it on here.. I'm sure that everyone would help U out with some encouraging words or hugs or whatever.. Stay postive and enjoy the rest of your life... ~Sarah Edited January 25, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Congrats!!! Good luck with everything -- I am sure you will be able to do it. Stay strong. Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggest Fan Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 POG I hope you do not mind if I throw in my 2 cents. In the short term 'support' might help out a lot. AA has been a great resource for my own efforts. Like everything else in life however there is good and bad and you might first be turned off by meetings you show up at AKA look around. The one I go to never brings in the G O D word. I had the good fotune to meet a very bright man in rehab that put it into words that I could deal with. The 2nd and 3rd step to me are the recognition that I am need to be willing to work with others (2) and have faith in this Power Greater than myself (3). Its been over a year and a half and while things have not changed: family, job, house, etc Life is so much better. I have given up something I never thought I would (or wanted too) and have gained so much in return. Feel free to PM me. Its amazing how much it can help when you 'talk' with like minded individuals. PS If you were not exercising before you 'might' not want to worry about it now. In the short term you focus on the task at hand, you'll figure out what you need to do to help you along in this journey. *I was hoping you would'nt change your avatar. I still have bottle caps in my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thanks BF... those are very inspirational words... and no to changing the avatar, I just brought back my original nick from when the board started... I just may turn to you for some insights and questions... as for AA, in the short term its not on the plate... i really am a strong person and with my wife ( who really does have more willpower than me) doing this as well I/we have alot of support... we have been reading alot as i have access to a huge library ( I work at Chapters) and are starting out on the right foot...And its good to hear that you yourself are a year and a half in... that gives me inspiration as well... good on you and thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggest Fan Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 As I understand (part of)the story Carl Jung was working with someone with whom he could not help. So he says I do not know what to do but I heard how one guy was helped by finding GOD. So that person ends up being in among the first founders of AA (thus the GOD stuff). So in the end, in my life, it has been this adoption of a 'spirtual life' that has taken me were I am. I was always the 'fool on the hill' on my 'vision quest' aided with some really stong beer. I'm still the fool and still on the VQ but with a different angle. I have noticed that those who have successfully traversed this path have done so nurturing the 'spitual side' of themselves. I know that this all sounds queer but... I am in no way the poster child of AA. I really do not do much of anything that they are into but I have found in It a place were I can develop and nurture my spirtuality. Believe me my 'higher power' has nothing really do with GOD. Blasphemy but true. I guess the moral of the story... Everything is easier when you got faith [nice qoute even if I say so myself- ha ha]. Its not so much about AA as it is about 'the like minded people'. I feel dirty, I feel like I'm a proselytizing. My only advice: If you got It, nurture It. If you do not have It, go out and find IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Right on, brother. Wishing you all the best and sending nothing but positive (and sober) vibes your way. Your body is going to thank you in a big way.Good luck with the first weekend.Peace,Hart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thanks Hart... have to work tomorrow night and then my Christmas work party on Sunday night... not a big turn on to drink with those folks anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 and then my Christmas work party on Sunday nightsilly question (because who doesn't celebrate Christmas at the end of January) but wtf ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 well, if you must know... we were too busy at the end of November, we are not allowed to book one in December... and its taken until now because of certain January job requirements to actually be able to host one.Now when are you gonna come out and play some darts out here... we have a pretty sweet set up now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Good on you buddy. It ain't easy and deserves a ton of respect. I hope you like the change, I'm sure it's for the best. You should put away all the money, or at least keep a tab, that you save on booze.... then buy some herb. But really, quitting is a really lucrative enterprise. Again, congrats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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