General Random Conversation..

[Howmanheyman 35490]

One of @ewerk American relatives over on a trip enjoying the traditional Irish music and bands. She's even got an Irish bracelet.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gemmill 48662]

 

 

 

[Monkeys Fist 44373]

Everyone’s going a bit doolally tap 

 

REPOST!!!!!

[Gemmill 48662]

We might need to temporarily CLOSE THE BORDERS on here, if this Chinese invasion continues. 

 

Either that or the mods are gonna have to set up a rota system patrolling TT's white cliffs. 

[Andrew 5061]

Just now, Gemmill said:

We might need to temporarily CLOSE THE BORDERS on here, if this Chinese invasion continues. 

 

Either that or the mods are gonna have to set up a rota system patrolling TT's white cliffs. 

 

Yeah this influx of bored Reform bots is getting on my tits a bit.

 

I'll keep an eye on it this week and see if I can do anything about it over the weekend.

[The Fish 11267]

Just now, Gemmill said:

We might need to temporarily CLOSE THE BORDERS on here, if this Chinese invasion continues. 

 

Either that or the mods are gonna have to set up a rota system patrolling TT's white cliffs. 

[Dr Gloom 23182]

STOP THE BOATS

[RobinRobin 12128]

36 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

We might need to temporarily CLOSE THE BORDERS on here, if this Chinese invasion continues. 

 

Either that or the mods are gonna have to set up a rota system patrolling TT's white cliffs. 

TP's got time on his hands

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4151]

Can we not stop newbies posting new topics until they have replied to an arbitrary number of posts?

[Dr Gloom 23182]

3 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

Can we not stop newbies?

 

fyp

[Andrew 5061]

10 hours ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

Can we not stop newbies posting new topics until they have replied to an arbitrary number of posts?

More of a pain in the arse than it might seem.

Fingers crossed some tweaks like that will be easier once I've upgraded the board software

[RobinRobin 12128]

15 hours ago, Dr Gloom said:

 

fyp

We would have missed out on @MrRaspberryJam and @Dazzler on that basis ... oh  

[RobinRobin 12128]

4 hours ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me. 

[sammynb 3787]

4 minutes ago, RobinRobin said:

FFS, now you've done it.

[RobinRobin 12128]

5 minutes ago, sammynb said:

FFS, now you've done it.

🙂 

[Renton 23166]

So this is interesting. I'm going through another period of alcoholism. Don't no why. Drank the house dry. Now got the worst withdrawals ever. I am such a shit. This is hell in Earth. Hope I make it through. 

Guess I can't drink after all. Sorry for all the people I have hurt. Going to quit, again. 

[Craig 6729]

16 minutes ago, Renton said:

So this is interesting. I'm going through another period of alcoholism. Don't no why. Drank the house dry. Now got the worst withdrawals ever. I am such a shit. This is hell in Earth. Hope I make it through. 

Guess I can't drink after all. Sorry for all the people I have hurt. Going to quit, again. 

 

Stay strong mate, sorry to hear you're having a bad time of it again. You've definitely got this and keep talking to us. 

[ewerk 32456]

28 minutes ago, Renton said:

So this is interesting. I'm going through another period of alcoholism. Don't no why. Drank the house dry. Now got the worst withdrawals ever. I am such a shit. This is hell in Earth. Hope I make it through. 

Guess I can't drink after all. Sorry for all the people I have hurt. Going to quit, again. 

 

Not to overuse cliches but you're on a long road and you've just taken a step back. You're not back to the start again. You've come a long way from where you were, remember that.

 

You're a good lad, Renton. It's not easy but you will be okay again.

Edited July 10, 2024 by ewerk

[Renton 23166]

9 minutes ago, Craig said:

 

Stay strong mate, sorry to hear you're having a bad time of it again. You've definitely got this and keep talking to us. 

 

Thanks Craig. So random. Just started drinking and couldn't stop. Why, I don’t know. Clearly I need to stop, for good. I hate my self. 

[Alex 36231]

You’ve just had a relapse, mate. It doesn’t negate all the progress you’ve made previously 

[Renton 23166]

2 minutes ago, ewerk said:

 

Not to overuse cliches but you're on a long road and you've just taken a step back. You're not back to the start again. You've come a long way from where you were, remember that.

 

You're a good lad, Renton. It's not easy but you will be okay again.

 

Thanks. Clearly I need to quit completely. Mrs Rents is throwing me out, understandibly. Also fucked up at work. I am in despair. I'm a fucking idiot. 

[Gemmill 48662]

2 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

Thanks Craig. So random. Just started drinking and couldn't stop. Why, I don’t know. Clearly I need to stop, for good. I hate my self. 

 

Hate the disease, not yourself. You've had a stumble, that's all. 

 

I think the realisation that you can't drink just a little bit is probably right. But this stumble was the only way for you to learn that. Now you know, and you're better armed for it not to happen again.

 

Good luck and stick around on here so we know you're alright. 

[The Fish 11267]

1 minute ago, Renton said:

 

Thanks. Clearly I need to quit completely. Mrs Rents is throwing me out, understandibly. Also fucked up at work. I am in despair. I'm a fucking idiot. 

That's really rough mate, but even by just realising you have to stop shows you're not an idiot.

 

Maybe take a break from work for a bit, take a bit of time to find whatever works to take genuine care of yourself?

[Renton 23166]

7 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

Hate the disease, not yourself. You've had a stumble, that's all. 

 

I think the realisation that you can't drink just a little bit is probably right. But this stumble was the only way for you to learn that. Now you know, and you're better armed for it not to happen again.

 

Good luck and stick around on here so we know you're alright. 

 

Well, I managed to give up for the blerst part of a year recently. Wasn't too hard, but clearly I have no off button. I just want to be normal. Not gonna happen though I guess. 

 

This withdrawal is fucking brutal mind. Thanks for all your kind words. Going to go to my mums now. Don't want the kids see me like this. 

[Meenzer 16136]

9 minutes ago, Renton said:

I just want to be normal. Not gonna happen though I guess.

 

There's a normal waiting for you, it's just not the same normal you thought you once had.

 

I promise you can find an even keel again, and setbacks like this do happen along the way (I've had mine too). You can't just deprogram your behaviour overnight, and sometimes it's specifically when you think you're doing well that it suddenly hits you out of nowhere. I'm not saying it's complacency (though it was for me) but you get what I mean - there's not always a rhyme or reason to this stuff.

 

I can't remember if I said it last time or not but I found SMART Recovery really helpful. None of that "admitted I was helpless and surrendered myself to a higher power" stuff you get with AA, but rational, evidence-based, analytical approaches to working out your triggers and behaviours and things you might not realise about yourself. Pop your postcode in here and get yourself along to something in person (or online if you prefer): https://smartrecovery.org.uk/about-smart-recovery-meetings/

 

Start talking about it and keep digging, it feels egotistical and a bit weird but there'll be things you figure out about yourself that'll help you.

 

And whether you go down that route or just keep sharing on here and figuring it out yourself, best of luck, you know we're all thinking of you and hoping for only the best.