tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post8371031144136652923..comments2024-03-27T00:48:06.021-07:00Comments on Mummy was a Secret Drinker: The Obstacle CourseSoberMummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149651295183331661noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-54174033141953970842023-02-06T00:01:11.871-08:002023-02-06T00:01:11.871-08:00On Day 26 and needed this, thank you! I am curious...On Day 26 and needed this, thank you! I am curious about PAWS, and wonder if there are any science explaining exactly why some people get through the obstacle course on one or a few tries, and other keep going back to Day 1? I understand it's individual, but why? Psychological background, DNA, brain setup, degree of addiction...? I guess my question reall is: what is will power, and can you create it or is it just part of who you are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-70738448343762137502022-11-02T21:07:26.224-07:002022-11-02T21:07:26.224-07:00Day 1 is the worst but it gets better Day 1 is the worst but it gets better Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-85450655826752904182022-11-02T21:06:02.320-07:002022-11-02T21:06:02.320-07:00Hi did you give up for good I’m on my day 1 again ...Hi did you give up for good I’m on my day 1 again tomorrow I know I will feel miserable because I caved in today and it’s 4am and I can’t sleep so I will look and feel awful tomorrow but I’m determined to beat this once and for all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-42099804859635703222022-10-23T20:33:00.920-07:002022-10-23T20:33:00.920-07:00Love this , so helpful 🌹Love this , so helpful 🌹Velvet Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-79714674645032349572022-08-24T04:20:22.526-07:002022-08-24T04:20:22.526-07:00Hi, I'm Kat, I have just completed 5 weeks, th...Hi, I'm Kat, I have just completed 5 weeks, then I went out on Saturday and stupidly thought I'd have one drink with our meal.. nope the the case. I then ended up in a row with my fiancé and went off with a load of girls I didn't know to end up walking home on my own. I,m starting again, you've just go to keep going, although I feel very negative about the whole thing, but I want to make it the other feild, I have read Clares book and its brilliant. I hope I have the strength to make it a bit further thus time if not alll the way. I am off to Turkey in three weeks and really do not want to drink... I'm keeping the faith x<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-6740278180125113962022-07-19T14:40:26.423-07:002022-07-19T14:40:26.423-07:00I have just got to day 7 and was really struggling...I have just got to day 7 and was really struggling tonight. Reading your book I reach ‘the Obstacle Course’ tonight, it was perfect timing and gave me the encouragement to carry on,Abstaining I mean!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-29516141244016142912022-04-11T12:59:15.318-07:002022-04-11T12:59:15.318-07:00This has helped me so many times This has helped me so many times Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-26460406141019997752021-10-26T01:50:31.446-07:002021-10-26T01:50:31.446-07:00I loved this in your book and love reading about i...I loved this in your book and love reading about it again now. Really rings trueJust Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304036949521502727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-4229903674609851272021-10-25T03:28:23.167-07:002021-10-25T03:28:23.167-07:00I'm 4 months sober. Your book is always at my ...I'm 4 months sober. Your book is always at my night table. I love it and always go back to it. Along with This Naked Mind, it helped me find the other side AND stay there. I'm not going back. THANK YOU MS. POOLEY!martinakiPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004520308427789055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-18624771978482640112021-10-14T10:25:53.914-07:002021-10-14T10:25:53.914-07:00I really needed to read this today! I'm planni...I really needed to read this today! I'm planning my day one today and I know I have to substitute other drinks, hot tea, seltzer water etc. I'm also going to keep myself busy when the cravings come. Take a walk, read, organize my closet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-9230338503892243702021-04-11T14:09:15.737-07:002021-04-11T14:09:15.737-07:00Glad I found your blog. Glad I found your blog. susie cutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892671126195117554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-35483022217185015202021-03-23T09:28:57.903-07:002021-03-23T09:28:57.903-07:00"IT DOES EXIST! IT'S EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS..."IT DOES EXIST! IT'S EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS YOU'RE HOPING"<br /><br />Excellent!❤Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519733037850456093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-3200589712267626612020-10-10T05:46:59.187-07:002020-10-10T05:46:59.187-07:00It DOES exist!It DOES exist!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677379566910826446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-44139910088348643022020-09-02T14:47:23.788-07:002020-09-02T14:47:23.788-07:00Quoted this so many times on the One Year No Beer ...Quoted this so many times on the One Year No Beer Slack group <br />And I've finally got to 100 days and, yes, I can see the happy bunnies and the flowers<br />Stick with it guys it does get easier and the buzz when you can see what the other side looks like is amazing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121514571502184874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-45863038649035170592020-06-27T14:38:21.289-07:002020-06-27T14:38:21.289-07:00I come back to this blog again and again - usually...I come back to this blog again and again - usually when I’ve advised some poor soul on daybreak forum doing the same cycle or hard yards again and again. I totally agree with the 100 days to really get to the field and 6 months to really enjoy sobriety. You need at least a year to have tackled the silly season too....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112544797838627757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-89526309989056390482020-04-12T06:53:12.455-07:002020-04-12T06:53:12.455-07:00Oh Ty!! Perfect timing!!!! I started another Day ...Oh Ty!! Perfect timing!!!! I started another Day 1 today so mad at myself!!’ This I am printing out!! Ty ty!!! I want to get to the other field and get thru the course with out going backwards again!!! Blessings on your day!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217087875050278874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-45728616256325801352019-11-17T00:14:17.666-08:002019-11-17T00:14:17.666-08:00100 days! That seems so terribly far away! Today, ...100 days! That seems so terribly far away! Today, I am 38 days alcohol free. That means I have 62 more days to reach 100 days. That's almost 9 weeks. OK, it doesn't sound quite so bad when I think in terms of 9 weeks; it's a much smaller number. In reality, that's just over two months. It's November 17, 2019, today. So, I'll get through the holiday season and into January and sometime mid-January, I'll hit 100 days and I will begin to feel good, right? The bunnies and flowers and the beautiful field, right? But oh I have a huge obstacle course with the holidays ... and being with my family and all of the wine and bourbon flowing liberally ... I wonder if I can do it. I'll have to read your blog over and over and listen to your book or read it ... Thank you, Clare, for your wonderful wit and well-researched and well-written blog and book. <br />RamblingParadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678728595622670302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-83687487039081593022019-11-10T03:25:38.180-08:002019-11-10T03:25:38.180-08:00Lucy Rocca correct name :)Lucy Rocca correct name :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554997918836738058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-76427882176498803492019-11-10T03:23:47.015-08:002019-11-10T03:23:47.015-08:00It does exist and Clare is telling the truth. Thi...It does exist and Clare is telling the truth. This post made me smile because that was me. Finally I made it though and this is year 5 of sobriety I have entered. Someone said to me the other day that they knew they were "lucky" they could drink, but I didn't buy that for a second. The lucky ones are the ones who find freedom, self respect and peace of mind. I am thankful for blogs like Clare's, the sober schools blogs, Lucy Rocha's blogs and reading Alan Carr's book on alcohol. The blogs kept me going. I decided to have faith in what they said about this other place that I now live in. It's true. Great blog Clare. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554997918836738058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-33463214490170354922019-10-10T09:56:53.067-07:002019-10-10T09:56:53.067-07:00Day 10 and I think I got lucky. I've been thro...Day 10 and I think I got lucky. I've been through the ditch/wall/all of it, before, and before that. I have it this time by recognizing this ^^. It's so so true. So much love in my heart for these words.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-34004339313019397822019-08-25T02:38:12.085-07:002019-08-25T02:38:12.085-07:00Wow! I really needed this today. I’m on day number...Wow! I really needed this today. I’m on day number 6 and it’s the push I needed. So very visual and very relatable. Thank you xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-31047183427160912442019-08-20T04:37:34.033-07:002019-08-20T04:37:34.033-07:00First time reading your blog Clare - thank you .
T...First time reading your blog Clare - thank you .<br />This describes me to a T. 5 years into trying to recover and failing to reach the magic field . It’s exactly right -<br />Why would I want to go through this cycle over and over again, especially as I know for sure that my field is getting worse and worse ... MeganRawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225580373071813016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-24033351234096852132019-08-09T09:03:35.200-07:002019-08-09T09:03:35.200-07:00This is quite beautiful and inspirational. Thank y...This is quite beautiful and inspirational. Thank you! XMama xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074555105712285883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-88186246780484807552019-06-01T03:52:18.088-07:002019-06-01T03:52:18.088-07:00Well fuck, I did it again. After 3 weeks beer free...Well fuck, I did it again. After 3 weeks beer free, I "treated" myself to one beer while out to eat with the family. Like clockwork, that one beer turned into five. I have been fighting this cycle for over four years. Four years ago, when my son was born and my dad passed away, I decided that alcohol had no place in my life and only brought regret and a hangover. Here I am four years later, with more insight but still a problem. How do I make it over the hurdle when I am surrounded by people drinking?! I am not an AA type person. That would require me to attend meetings and declare to the world, I'm an alcoholic. I can go weeks, even months without drinking but once that beer touches my mouth, 1 turns into 5 or 6 or 7...<br />As the daughter of two alcoholic parents, and step parents, I am so fucking over this shit. Ugh, how the hell do I get to 100 days!?Marie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080088580200638011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763877266715908242.post-21355411485566364422019-04-24T22:15:07.766-07:002019-04-24T22:15:07.766-07:00Just finished one year sober. It does get much eas...Just finished one year sober. It does get much easier. 95% of the time, I do not even think of drinking. I would say the first three months were the hardest for me. Now I am very happy I'm sober. It helps to follow a program and have a community - I use WFS. I probably would not be sober without it. I certainly wouldn't have found this beautiful green field, with all the bunnies. Find your program, and your people. The program leads you through the obstacle course, and the people make it wonderful to be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com