tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895687241085948761.post1168800979502277007..comments2023-08-14T12:59:49.564-04:00Comments on It's Duck Soup: It's Fun to be in the I-O-OH P (Not!): AA= Antipathetic to Asperger'sFrederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541101078258130096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895687241085948761.post-71793276023779992472012-04-07T17:48:09.259-04:002012-04-07T17:48:09.259-04:00Well, compadre, I know at least one friend who'...Well, compadre, I know at least one friend who's volunteered to go to AA meetings with you. Scheduling might not make it possible to attend _every_ meeting together, but you could do _some_ of 'em ... and we both know the friend in question isn't exactly what one would call "reverent." There might even be a laugh or two along the way. I'm not saying this to challenge your perception of these meetings -- we both know I don't like Big Groupy Things any more than you do! -- but to say, "There are ways to tinker with the mixture to make it at least incrementally more palatable than your initial experience." Something to think about, perhaps ...<br /><br />Meanwhile, credit to you for feeling the urge to pour a drink and not giving in to it. I believe that makes the score since Tuesday Freder - 5, Liquor - 0. That's a great start ... and just think how great it'll be when we can say Freder - 7,307, Liquor - 0 (which would be just about 20 years, by my reckoning)!<br /><br />We'll be talkin', I'm sure!Cnwlhttp://www.libraryofamericancomics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895687241085948761.post-6738689144143511222012-04-07T15:08:55.937-04:002012-04-07T15:08:55.937-04:00Wendy, I'm way ahead of you! In fact, I should...Wendy, I'm way ahead of you! In fact, I should post next about where I am and (at least in part) how and why I got there, so that nothing can be misconscrewed!Frederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541101078258130096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895687241085948761.post-68744970239376047292012-04-07T14:41:09.480-04:002012-04-07T14:41:09.480-04:00Doug, this is tough me talking again, so brace you...Doug, this is tough me talking again, so brace yourself - this whole process is not going to be easy. It simply isn't. And attending meetings is not going to solve your problems. But ATTEND THEM ANYWAY. And stay away from the bottle the whole time. (I'm assuming you no longer have any alcohol in your house, that you've poured it all down the drain or given it all away. If not, and if you really want to make changes, you need to get rid of it all within the next hour. Now.) Life will be harder before it gets easier. Change works that way. You have to decide you want to be sober, and you will need, in time, to deal with the rest of the issues you've been suppressing for so long. Don't let that scare you away. It's like eating an elephant - one bite at a time. You have to decide you want this for yourself, not for your employer, or the local law enforcement, or society in general. It's not easy, but it is the only way I know to finally make the pain go away. And it takes time. <br /><br />You have many people around you, supporting you, rooting for you. But you have to do the hard work. And here's one of the secrets - the more work you do, the better your progress. The more you find reasons to fight it, the harder it is. And I expect, like all of us, that you'd rather be happy than wasting your time fighting change. There is no guarantee of happiness, but take stock of how happy you've been so far. Only you can improve your lot in life. This is your chance. Don't pass it up.<br /><br />You deserve a happy life. Only you can build it. It's your turn.Wendy Wnoreply@blogger.com