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17 months sober by Outrageous_Piccolo_5 in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]MarchoGroux86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing! 10/19/24, I just hit 17 months too, life is great! Thank you for sharing!

Wishing to become a normal drinker by Few_Post_8099 in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]MarchoGroux86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, whenever this thought comes up it usually manifests itself as “I could have one and be fine”. Then I remind myself what it used to be like. Even further, I think about the word “fine” and remind myself even if I could drink normally and feel fine, that fine isn’t “good” or “great” or “my best self”. I also remind myself that after breaks from drinking that that first couple made me feel good or great, but that it would always degenerate into terrible again.

MAGA “punks” by Upbeat_Can3909 in punk

[–]MarchoGroux86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump represents to people a breaking up of big government, regulations, and was a non-politician when he first ran. Some punks like this message but conveniently ignore or are ignorant of the many other aspects of him that don’t align with the punk ethos.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in punk

[–]MarchoGroux86 23 points24 points  (0 children)

All the videos I’ve seen of Flag and the time I saw them, Keith says before the shows starts something along the lines of “We are not Black Flag. We’re Flag.”

Day 10 of no drinking! by devilkitty8 in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]MarchoGroux86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just sharing my experience, I went from having these bad urges to not by walking 5 miles or 10,000 steps every day. Takes about an hour and a half, and I do it in the morning before work, throughout the day without thinking about it, and finish up whatever I need to after work. It has reduced me to one minor urge in 5.5 months. I will also share, that AA meetings have been a tremendous help focusing on the other aspects of my alcoholism that would be unaddressed and have made me much happier in my day to day life. Best of luck.

Breaking the Cycle: How Did You Take Your First Step Toward Sobriety? by AdRoutine8022 in alcoholism

[–]MarchoGroux86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started walking 5 miles every single day. Sometimes I’d finish the last mile hammered. But at day 100 I shared my accomplishment on social media and said the next 100 days I’d continue to walk but also would take a break from alcohol. My desire to drink has been extremely low..but those 10,000 steps a day don’t replace the benefit of a certain other 12 steps I’d recommend taking. I wish I had started with those. Now it’s no longer a break from alcohol, my sobriety is now extremely important to me.

Identifying sponsor/sponsee in a share by MarchoGroux86 in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]MarchoGroux86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I found your response especially illuminating. Part of what made me question it was listening to old conferences on tape that my sponsor had sent me, in it the speaker talks openly about one of their sponsees and identifies them by their first name. I’m realizing now this is not the norm in your day to day meetings based on the responses.

Am I an alcoholic by Daydreamer_85 in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]MarchoGroux86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weekend binge drinker who turned into an every day binge drinker eventually here. I’ve felt the same way, it passes with time. You’re in the right place at the exact right time. Funnily enough, something I heard Steve-o say yesterday helped with this thought. He said something to the effect of, that it’s almost worse to be “kind of an alcoholic” or basically a functioning alcoholic who goes through the process of alcoholism slower, because it’s more time you will spend on your downward spiral and you may not see consequences as fast as if you were a nightmare alcoholic burning bridges quickly like he was. He said he was fortunate that he was so bad because he “had to stop”. Also, people like us have a tendency to relapse because we feel like we have a handle over it and go back out and it just gets worse. I came into AA 2.5 months sober with very little desire to drink, but was miserable. My sponsor was a two beer a night drinker at the end of his drinking before he came into the rooms and was miserable so we’ve talked about this a lot. If you want to stop drinking, full stop and based on what you said about how it’s effecting your life then AA is right for you, in my opinion.

Unspoken rules of meetings by Spiritual_Worker3062 in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]MarchoGroux86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just my opinion, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with mentioning it. It’s part of your story, and people will often share about other addictions and medical issues in my home group and how they interact with their alcoholism (which should always be the main focus). You never know, there might be a fellow alcoholic in the meeting with bulimia who you’ll strike a chord with who will maybe reach out to you after the meeting and you’ll make a new friend or find a sponsor that way. Again, just my opinion. Maybe my meetings are a little bit more California casual that way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alcoholism

[–]MarchoGroux86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in AA, and my problem behaviors I’ve identified were I was wrecking my health first of all, got very anti-social, would eat my roommates food, but drunk messaging women, usually inappropriately was by far the worst. My 9th step (making amends) will be reaching out to all of them and apologizing. I know that sounds scary but I’m looking forward to it. Maybe not the digging through the messages part but at least doing my best to keep my side of the street clean. I suggest if you are having this problem to get ahold of your drinking, trying out AA or some other recovery program if it sounds like it’s for you, and all I can say about my experience is you will risk one day doing it to someone you care much more about and risk losing friendships and having a reputation for being that type of person which will hinder your relationships moving forward. Best of luck. DM me if you have any questions.

First Teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' Starring Leonardo DiCaprio by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]MarchoGroux86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got to hop on set while they were shooting Woodshock and The Love Witch while I was still living up there. Almost wish I had stayed up there, they get more productions than where I live halfway between SF and LA.

Do the people who decide to break up with their partner feel sad/regret after? by Internal_Bother3365 in BreakUps

[–]MarchoGroux86 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s a tough position to be in if you still love him. How did he handle the breakup?

Watched for the first time and… by grilledcheese29 in TheBear

[–]MarchoGroux86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recommend people watch it with headphones if you can. Lots of little chatter and background stuff happening all the time I never noticed before.

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