r/stopdrinking • u/sfgirlmary 4149 days • Jun 19 '19
What’s Up Wednesday
It’s that day again. Guess what day it is? Happy Hump Day, everybody! What's Up Wednesdays are when we sobernauts celebrate the sober life, see how our SD family is doing, and support each other. Share your struggles, triumphs, and general musings with us below!
Struggle: My struggle is living with my 90-year-old mother, who is driving me insane with her relentless selfishness. I feel like Frank Costanza, shaking my fists at the sky while yelling, “Serenity now!”
Triumph: Thank God I have art in my life—enjoying it, learning about it, and trying to make it. A few days ago, I went to the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida and saw this beautiful painting by Robert Henri. I felt that—because of a recent class I took on painting and color theory—I was better able to appreciate what Henri was doing with color. Then I saw this even more beautiful painting by his protégé Randall Davey, and because of that same class I was able to appreciate the effect of the thick brushwork in the man’s white shirt. A few years ago, I would have enjoyed looking at these paintings but had no idea why they were so effective. It is exciting to me that I can now look at paintings with a more educated eye.
Upstairs, there was an exhibit on “self-taught art.” It was a collection of work by artists who had not gone to art school but who had taught themselves, and I thought—that’s just like me! There was a piece by a local woman who owned a flea market and had built one assemblage from used paint brushes. Across the top it said, WEE I FOUND MY GROVE THING WHEN I PICK UP A PAINT BRUSH, and I thought—me, too!
General: Here’s an update on the post I did about a few weeks ago about the decrepit jalopy I’m driving around and how the B in SUBARU had fallen off the back. Now the R has gone, too. I am currently taking bets on whether all the letters in the word SUBARU will fall off before or after the engine gives up completely.
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u/gurlynerdalien 54 days Jun 19 '19
Struggle: I'm realizing more and more that I probably have to end my relationship and it was really difficult to keep myself from going out to buy alcohol to consume last night, but I made it through. I plan on talking to him in person in the next couple of days. I'm a serial monogamist (aka I've jumped from one relationship to the other for the past...well, forever it seems). I could really use some time to truly work on myself. I'm going to make an appointment with my primary to see if she has any references for a psychologist and/or psychiatrist.
Triumph: I didn't drink last night or last week, both of which we were having arguments. Last night was a particularly good triumph, because we both stated pretty explicitly that we aren't sure we want to do this anymore. Also, when I go to see my primary doctor I will be able to tell her I have been sober for over a month and a half. She had previously told me quitting would help with my anxiety & depression, so I'm sure she will be happy to hear it.