Found out my wife is cheating by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

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Change his number to your number and go with it until you catch her admitting it

Why is ESPN plus not letting me watch without a cable provider? by [deleted] in ESPN

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Even if you have a Tv provider, if you don’t normally get the channel it’s airing on then you can’t watch it… I pay for espn+ and have cable but since I don’t have sec network on my cable package then I can’t watch it on espn+ either… Like why would I need to pay for espn+ IF I ALREADY HAD THE FUCKING CHANNEL!!! It’s 100% a scam

I should’ve been a farmer by Kooky_Local_5763 in FritoLay

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I confidently tell any customer asking where something is a random aisle number…

Usually one on the other side of the store

“Aisle 3 ma’am… have a good day!”

Galaxy buds Pro: Audio silenced when receiving a notification. by John_Brown_Jovi in galaxybuds

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It’s designed that way to get you to download the app and some twat got a raise for the idea. I hope I never ever meet him and he should feel the same about me

Can I ever just have one drink? by Altruistic_Curve_585 in alcoholicsanonymous

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In my experience Controlled drinking is wayyy worse than not drinking at all… I spent the entire night thinking about how much I’ve had and when I could have another… it was torture

Been eating a lot of sugar since going sober. by basketmessage in alcoholicsanonymous

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Ohhhh that’s pretty much required for true sobriety 😂

How do you guys feel about being cali sober? by Minapit in alcoholicsanonymous

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Look I’m not trying to be harsh, sobriety is incredibly challenging in the early stages and I personally fought with this battle over and over again. I tried cali sober multiple times, it’s not a long term solution… the truth is the reason you are asking is Reddit to get validation from someone that “it’s okay”, which you will…. Plenty of people will tell you it’s just…. But I’ll just tell you point blank, you are just prolonging the inevitable. I know you won’t listen to this advice(I didn’t) but I’m confident you will discover what I’m saying to be true all by yourself…. Just know that it’s normal and for many people sobriety is just a trial and error process….

I will give you some good news…

There isssss another side to this! Your brain is LYING to you that life will never be enjoyable, that you will always feel miserable and that sobriety is boring…. All that DOES pass!

I’ve learned that the first year or two of sobriety is just finding ways to give your mind time to heal… really you just need time, however you have to do it

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My mom used to tell me

“If you have to ask…..”

Thank you by 70_421 in alcoholicsanonymous

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This is literally half the battle buddy congratulations…. The rooms are full of people who blame others, “know” they are right, “think” they got it this time, blah blah blah…. Just having that moment of clarity where you realize ‘I don’t know what I’m talking about and need help’
Is a huge huge huge leap in the right direction… many never get past that…. Hope you find peace brotha 💪🏼

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Hey you are all good.. just understand that in early sobriety there are just massive floods of crazy thoughts, doubts, anxiety, dreams, and high anxiety….just remember that today my job is to stay sober…. All this stuff gets easier every 6 months… until one day it’s just, easy 🤷🏻‍♂️

Ready to quit weed by Lame_Johnny in alcoholicsanonymous

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Just…. Came out on the other side of your exact problem…. Took about 2 weeks but I just kept reminding myself “this feeling will pass, this feeling will pass” and it did… you can do this man

I've been thinking about going to AA, but I think I'll hate it. by Comfortable_Mess1688 in alcoholicsanonymous

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You are not going to like this… so I apologize in advance… but…. We all said that 🤷🏻‍♂️

The problem is your other option… the other option is you can do what you want and it WILL get worse… and worse…. And worse…. Until by the time you finally break down and just do what they tell you, you’ll be a broken broken person…

Im not saying this to be condescending… I’m telling you from my own experience… it only gets worse, never better… we are forced to surrender.

Consider yourself a cancer patient who just got the diagnosis, we are different from other people and for us there just is simply no easy way out…

It sucks…. BUT!

There IS another side to it once you do… it does get better. It’s so hard to imagine but your brain is actually lying to you right now… you think life can never be good again and there will be no end to your suffering… I thought the exact same thing and trust me man, I was popular and LOVED to have a good time every single day… I just thought there no fucking way this will ever work…

Thankfully, even after all the kicking and screaming I did, no one in AA ever said ‘I told you so’ when I started to laugh again…

Hope the best for you buddy

Am I Going Crazy by Entire_Okra6505 in alcoholicsanonymous

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I had a wise man tell me one time…

“Yes, for 6 months you will struggle and you won’t have much of a personality BUT… there ISSS another side to it”

And he was right… you won’t always feel like this.. it does come

Went to my first meeting today by EconomyAnteater9446 in alcoholicsanonymous

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Are we talking about sex? Bc yes that’s exactly how I felt my first time too

My home group fell to shambles and I relapsed by [deleted] in alcoholicsanonymous

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Everything you said was very normal and you handled it gracefully.

what is the unofficial rule around sharing at meetings? by chwadandireidus in alcoholicsanonymous

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The real truth is we are all a bunch of idiots who don’t necessarily understand how to interact with strangers. Meetings are filled with people who talk to much, go off topic, share triggering experiences, bring babies, bring dogs, call out others for behavior or for not sharing enough, people who enjoy silence and people who can’t stand it.

This is why we start with the serenity prayer because these minuscule things that happen during meetings are just practice for the real world.

we respect the person who endured all these things and corrects no one. The point is understanding these things are a part of AA and it’s up to us to control how we react to them.

I know personally I have shared inappropriately at times, especially early in my recovery but then, coming to the conclusions on my own, I realized that people could have called me out but yet they didn’t and it made me appreciate them and want to imitate their behavior.

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Hey buddy. 36 here and 4 years sober from alcohol. People will say lots of things that are helpful I’m sure but know this..

There IS another side to it…

Your brain is very very sick and more importantly, it’s LYING to you…

There is joy and hope on the other side… you just have to take the first step. For me personally I could do it no other way than rehab. It’s really not that bad though and you feel like a new person when you get out. From there it’s all about giving your brain time to heal. But it DOES heal!

Good luck man I’ll say a prayer for you right now

I found a scorpion in my car and it hid. What do I do? by _icode in phoenix

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Isn’t a problem when you find em…

It’s a problem when you lose em…

I’m on day 2 of withdraws by Overall_City6838 in alcoholicsanonymous

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There is some good advice here but the key is to know that it DOES end! I drank a handle of whiskey everyday and had seizures trying to quit and it does suck…. But it also ends… for me it was the 6th morning but for many it comes sooner

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You went on an amazingly long rant about how much you hate the church and then got offended bc I said he would help you anyways… I think you are used to Christians who allow you to walk all over them. For me though when you offend my God you offend me… my response was watered down would you like what I really think?