(November 11, 2016 at 3:27 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Yes, finding a positive substitute is crucial for me. After I quit drinking, I took up woodwork, not intensely, but built a speaker-cabinet for my amplifier, and a couple little things for the house. And I resumed songwriting. The latter was and is particularly helpful for me, insofar as not only can I focus my mind away from drinking urges -- which do still happen to me -- but also, when I'm writing the lyrics, I can directly address the issues that feed into my addiction. Dreary listening for others, no doubt, but definitely therapeutic for me.
A substitute is crucial for me too. Right now that's AA. It's replaced alcohol in my life. I'm in such a vulnerable place right now, I swear to God, if I get out of this without getting religion of some kind, it'll be a miracle.
Maybe I'll end up with Taoism, like Aegon. I always liked that. And Buddhism of course. Who knows. About the only thing I know is I won't be any kind of baptist.
I used to love to write, before I started drinking. I know a lot of writers were prolific drunks, but not me. I'm gonna try to get back to it when my brain remembers how to do things like sleep and form coherent thoughts.
A Gemma is forever.
