A confession. - Page 2

u crank · 08-27-12, 03:23 PM

I was kinda wondering where you went.

All the best. You are not alone. Lots of people have gone through this. Stay strong 'cause we're all pulling for you.

mookiemookie · 08-27-12, 03:27 PM

I admire your courage to make this post, and I admire your self-awareness for realizing you needed help.

Welcome back.

Penguin · 08-27-12, 04:55 PM

Welcome back, soopa!

Likle others already said, your posts haven't been over the top, sometimes quite bold - which is ok, we aren't robots.

I'll have my beer now on you and your struggle! This is not meant cynical, as I'm having one now by chance and you will be confronted with alcohol around you all your life. I hope that you will win the fight!
Glad to hear you have a cool wife who is by your side, this is worth very much. All my best wishes! And for hell, keep on posting!

MH · 08-27-12, 05:13 PM

Keep it up...you rough around edges guy....

Platapus · 08-27-12, 05:26 PM

From one of my favourite movies.

18 years alcohol free for me. Best of luck to you.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-27-12, 06:08 PM

Welcome back.

I don't recall any rudeness from you but I may have been elsewhere that day. Quite a few non-drinkers here so you're definitely not alone, some will know what you're going through, many won't, but this place is definitely a site for support and advice. A good woman is hard to find, keep her.

Oberon · 08-27-12, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

From one of my favourite movies.

18 years alcohol free for me. Best of luck to you.

Rat pack ftw

mapuc · 08-27-12, 07:23 PM

Welcome back.

I can't say, that I know what you are going through, ´cause I don't. The only experience I have is that two of my uncle and my dad was alcoholic most of they life. The last 10 years of my fathers life was nothing more than drinking, no food whatsoever.

My uncles was in and out of several anti-alcohol-programs. Remember once where on of them had a hard time saying no to some old friends that kept on saying "Come on, 1 beer doesn't kill you"

Maybe I did wrong cause I raised my voice and said to them
" Don't you understand what the word no means"

The only thing I'm addicted to, is Cookies and candy

Markus

Gargamel · 08-27-12, 07:41 PM

Betonov · 08-28-12, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

Maybe I did wrong cause I raised my voice and said to them
" Don't you understand what the word no means"

You never do wrong by saying NO.
People need to learn that the person himself/herself makes the choice and until you show them some resistance they keep using you until you're simply abused. If they can't understand that after you told them no, then those are the kind of friends you don't need

soopaman2 · 08-28-12, 10:48 AM

Thanks for the kind words.

I had a great wife, and a stern doctor. An older fella who was 6 months from retiring to Florida and its golf courses diagnosed me with an ulcer. One of them bleeding ones, jeez I am only 34 years old!

My old lady was more peeved I kept up with the drinking in spite of the puking blood thing. She's no purist, you can't be living with me.

MH, my old lady calls me rough around the edges. She is amazed I have friends.

(I curse like a sailor IRL, after all I am an Italian-American)

Platypus. 18 years. God bless.

flatsixes · 08-28-12, 01:11 PM

Good luck, man. I mean it. Getting sober can be a little awkward at first - like you're out of balance. Well, you are out of balance. The rest of the world hasn't changed, you've changed. Give yourself a little time to get the hang of walking around without your crutches. It's a beautiful thing to walk upright and unafraid.

Start walking, friend.

Best

Jimbuna · 08-28-12, 04:21 PM

I wish you every success for the future....stay strong and the best of luck.

Capt. Ely · 08-28-12, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Perhaps some of you wondered where I been with my "enlightening" posts.

Perhaps most of you didn't care.

I had myself checked into a rehab for an alcohol problem. I didn't kill no one with my truck thankfully. I was never that foolish.

But my last couple of months I seemed to degrade. My wife was on the brink of leaving me due to my problems. I even read some of my latter posts here and cringed. My wife (bless her soul) forgave me.

I am not going to say I am cured. It is going to be a monkey on my back my whole life.

But I wanted to apologize for my attacks on people here. I am not that kind of person, and sober, I can actually disagree without being insulting. Something I lost when the "whiskey balls" overtook me.

I wish I had a full list of specific names, so I apologize to all. There is no excuse, not even my mental issue.

I am happy to be back at home at subsim.com.

Best of wishes to you on your efforts.

08-27-12, 03:23 PM	#16
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,750 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	I was kinda wondering where you went. All the best. You are not alone. Lots of people have gone through this. Stay strong 'cause we're all pulling for you. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

08-27-12, 03:27 PM	#17
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I admire your courage to make this post, and I admire your self-awareness for realizing you needed help. Welcome back. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

08-27-12, 05:26 PM	#20
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,432 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	From one of my favourite movies. 18 years alcohol free for me. Best of luck to you. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-27-12, 06:08 PM	#21
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Welcome back. I don't recall any rudeness from you but I may have been elsewhere that day. Quite a few non-drinkers here so you're definitely not alone, some will know what you're going through, many won't, but this place is definitely a site for support and advice. A good woman is hard to find, keep her. __________________

08-27-12, 07:41 PM	#24
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	__________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

08-27-12, 04:55 PM	#18
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Welcome back, soopa! Likle others already said, your posts haven't been over the top, sometimes quite bold - which is ok, we aren't robots. I'll have my beer now on you and your struggle! This is not meant cynical, as I'm having one now by chance and you will be confronted with alcohol around you all your life. I hope that you will win the fight! Glad to hear you have a cool wife who is by your side, this is worth very much. All my best wishes! And for hell, keep on posting!

08-27-12, 05:13 PM	#19
MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Keep it up...you rough around edges guy....

08-27-12, 07:23 PM	#23
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,626 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Welcome back. I can't say, that I know what you are going through, ´cause I don't. The only experience I have is that two of my uncle and my dad was alcoholic most of they life. The last 10 years of my fathers life was nothing more than drinking, no food whatsoever. My uncles was in and out of several anti-alcohol-programs. Remember once where on of them had a hard time saying no to some old friends that kept on saying "Come on, 1 beer doesn't kill you" Maybe I did wrong cause I raised my voice and said to them " Don't you understand what the word no means" The only thing I'm addicted to, is Cookies and candy Markus

08-28-12, 10:48 AM	#26
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the kind words. I had a great wife, and a stern doctor. An older fella who was 6 months from retiring to Florida and its golf courses diagnosed me with an ulcer. One of them bleeding ones, jeez I am only 34 years old! My old lady was more peeved I kept up with the drinking in spite of the puking blood thing. She's no purist, you can't be living with me. MH, my old lady calls me rough around the edges. She is amazed I have friends. (I curse like a sailor IRL, after all I am an Italian-American) Platypus. 18 years. God bless. __________________ If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. -Winston Churchill- The most fascinating man in the world.

08-28-12, 01:11 PM	#27
flatsixes Weps Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 362 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Good luck, man. I mean it. Getting sober can be a little awkward at first - like you're out of balance. Well, you are out of balance. The rest of the world hasn't changed, you've changed. Give yourself a little time to get the hang of walking around without your crutches. It's a beautiful thing to walk upright and unafraid. Start walking, friend. Best

08-28-12, 04:21 PM	#28
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,374 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wish you every success for the future....stay strong and the best of luck. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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