HESHIANDET Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 so a good friend is checking herself into an inpatient thing today for drinking/depression. how does this whole thing work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 winners never quit. its probably like a 24/7 AA meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 how does it work? probably lots of talking and group trust expercises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I always get a kick out of those "rehab is for quitters" kind of jokes. It's funny to ridicule people for making really difficult decisions to try and better themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Sardonic Lock: ON, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 funny that I was talking about the same kind of thing in that other thread. I'm taking a week off from my old rumpuncher ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 I always get a kick out of those "rehab is for quitters" kind of jokes. It's funny to ridicule people for making really difficult decisions to try and better themselves. see i know your being sarcastic and your funny so you get a pass. but anyone talking shit on this will be put on my beat on sight list. fyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 how it works depends on a lot of variables..... the need for it, willingness to accept help, quality of people there, if a real bottom has been hit... meh.... ive been through it.... if you really want info/insight pm me and ill share, hesher.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUR X3 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 see i know your being sarcastic and your funny so you get a pass. but anyone talking shit on this will be put on my beat on sight list. fyi You're* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted September 11, 2006 Author Share Posted September 11, 2006 bastard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUR X3 Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 They see me spell checking, they hatin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinksucks Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 They see me spell checking, they hatin'. hating* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i11igul Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 a couple years ago i had an experience with this sort of situation. i interviewed at a rehab program and i wasn't material yet, but if i kept on the path i was on i would be there for sure. that wasn't a wake up call and i continued to drink. now after a near death experience relating to drinking i have resolved to quit. 3 weeks sober and counting...holler[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 yeah, alot of meetings with counselors, groups, etc. they can vary pretty widely, depending on how much scrill you have. basically they just try to show you that you can go on with life without being fucked up constantly. some talk about god, some talk about other shit. if you really wanna get help, they can be decent. most people don't want help though, they want attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rage- Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I thought this was about the band. Dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinksucks Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 yeah, alot of meetings with counselors, groups, etc. they can vary pretty widely, depending on how much scrill you have. basically they just try to show you that you can go on with life without being fucked up constantly. some talk about god, some talk about other shit. if you really wanna get help, they can be decent. most people don't want help though, they want attention. yeah most people are court ordered, or their parents made them go, in the younger category. if you want help though, they can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 i interviewed at a rehab program and i wasn't material yet, but if i kept on the path i was on i would be there for sure. which is total bullshit on their part. my good friends father was turned away by AA because they didn't think his problem drinking was intense enough for them to be much help. He wasn't cycle drinking and could stop by himself for weeks at a time, which apparently means you're not hardcore enough for some AA groups. Skip forward a few years, and he's dead. Drank himself to death. It burns me up that he couldn't get help when he knew he needed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i11igul Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 yeah, hindisight is 20/20 from where i sit now. i should have completed the program in order to avoid future problems. alcoholism runs in my family and it affects every aspect of your life. i edited a photo in my last post. drinking is fun until you're laying in the icu.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinksucks Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 which is total bullshit on their part. my good friends father was turned away by AA because they didn't think his problem drinking was intense enough for them to be much help. He wasn't cycle drinking and could stop by himself for weeks at a time, which apparently means you're not hardcore enough for some AA groups. Skip forward a few years, and he's dead. Drank himself to death. It burns me up that he couldn't get help when he knew he needed it. thats fucked up, most AA meetings wouldnt do that shit. some groups get fucked up though, i mean if you look at the people that are running shit, its bound to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 whoa. that's your head? that's a rough wakeup call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 yeah, most groups try to suck you in on some cult shit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 thats fucked up, most AA meetings wouldnt do that shit. some groups get fucked up though, i mean if you look at the people that are running shit, its bound to happen. I know this one guy who's gone clean and sober for almost two years now and he's got this attitude that no drinking problem comes close to what he had. Booze effects everyone a little different, and just because you haven't spent every dollar to your name on booze and gone on a 5 day bender doesn't mean your problem isn't serious enough to deal with. Boasting about how bad you used to be is just plain dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i11igul Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 yeah, thats my head. its true that there are different types of drinking problems. just because you don't drink every day doesn't mean you don't have a problem. if you drink to excess everytime you do drink then you have a problem. i wasn't trying to get into a dick measuring contest about how bad my prblem was, i was just stating that it was bad, and i didn't get help and suffered the consequences...meh, if you're able to control you're drinking and do it socially then more power to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIZENO Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Good luck to anyone who wants to better themselves for any reason. I couldn't find the strength to be sober when I knew I wanted to be purely out of my codependance issues and living with another addict. All I wound up needing to find that strength was to be on my own again. *** Edit *** I never got into heavy drinking ... due to family history ...So I ventured into smoking way too many trees. 10 years later I realized I traded crutches with my Dad but none the less wound up an addict in my own right. Its odd I can handle drinking in moderation but not smoking. Anyone hyping up any bad aspects of their lives are crying for attention ... myself included ... I sold myself to strangers I wanted to impress with all my flaws. Its so lame and to any down to earth person its so obvious. So again good luck to anyone who quests growth and expansion of themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 see i know your being sarcastic and your funny so you get a pass. but anyone talking shit on this will be put on my beat on sight list. fyi Sardonic, actually. It's like sarcasm, only more mean spirited. Either way, I'm glad that it's noted, as I would hate for someone to confuse me with the type of douchebag that actually makes those jokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinksucks Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I know this one guy who's gone clean and sober for almost two years now and he's got this attitude that no drinking problem comes close to what he had. he might not be clean and sober too much longer with an attitude like that. ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 i wasn't trying to get into a dick measuring contest about how bad my prblem was, i was just stating that it was bad, and i didn't get help and suffered the consequences... I wasn't directing that at you, more so about my friend who is sober now and can sometimes act like he had the worst drinking problem the world had ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Changing a person's base personality is a tough thing to do... a lot of people can go dead-dick sober and still manage to find completely new and exciting ways to shorten their lifespan. ...which is why I'm sketchy about rehab. A lot of programs give you all the right words and leave it up to you to figure out how to apply them to your life and actualize... which can seriously fuck up an already fragile head. (I've never been in rehab but I've known enough addicts to notice a thing or two). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny ballbags Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 once you get it in you, life just pretty much becomes a sequence of overdoing things that feel good, some healthy, some not so much.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_dukes Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 best of luck to your friend sometimes these things are good and sometimes bad. only time will tell with this type of situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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