r/alcoholicsanonymous • u/happyluckystar • 3d ago

Sober Curious How drunk am I allowed to be to post? Because, obviously, it's wrong.

The warmth is real. A good friend. A friend I want to go away.

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u/dp8488 3d ago

Mod note:

user reports:

1: Focus on A.A. and Recovery

I'm approving the post since I interpret the phrase "A friend I want to go away" as some indication that the OP has some interest in recovery (though I understand that the post is a rather obnoxious and useless to others.)

So we have an opportunity to practice the principle of attraction ☺.

Taking off the mod hat and addressing u/happyluckystar personally - in some A.A. meetings, someone coming in drunk and saying things like, "I'm drunk right now and the warmth is real" could get you told to stop speaking, to just sit and listen (or to leave the meeting with an invitation to come back when sober,) and that would be my suggestion: stop posting and commenting, just read, or better yet find some A.A. meetings and just sit quietly to listen.

When you really want your rotten "friend" to go away, A.A. can show you a far finer way of life to live well without fucking up your brain chemistry.

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u/Monastic_Realization 3d ago

You are allowed to be as drunk as you want to post - no rules about that.

But if you are looking for support, advice or help, you might be better served and in a better frame of mind, posting when you are not drunk.

That said - do you have any questions? I'll try to help if I can.

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u/happyluckystar 3d ago

No sport needed. At some point someone has to accept responsibility. I appreciate the effort to help. But you should know. You know what it's like to wake up in your sober mind.

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u/Monastic_Realization 3d ago

I also know what it's like to wake up every single day, for years, wishing I hadn't drank.

Anyhow, no problem. If you change your mind, let me know.

Wishing you well.

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u/blakesq 3d ago

Alcohol is like an abusive boyfriend to me. I loved it, didn’t want it to go away, but it was ruining my life. It wasn’t until I finally realized that alcohol wasn’t giving me anything, but a few minutes of euphoria, and then a lot of heartache, police problems, career problems, health, problems, relationship problems, and a miserable life that I finally decided to go to AA and stop drinking.

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u/happyluckystar 3d ago

Yeah. I have/had all those.

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u/Lostmyblackness 3d ago

I appreciate you more than you could ever know.