Money comes and goes, but Love….

[bob smith]

If you are lucky enough to find true love then whatever you do never let it go.

 

i am currently experiencing severe alcohol withdrawal and my wife is by my side all day every day. She is feeding me, comforting me, making me laugh and making me cry.

 

ive been a terrible husband to Mrs smith due mostly to the effects of alcohol and my behavior when under the influence. No more. That all stops from now. This is day 4 of my journey and I’m feeling terrible but knowing there is a woman by my side who cares and wants me to come through this is priceless. 
 

I want to be a better man, and I feel that by removing alcohol from my life will help me achieve that goal. 

you can have all the money in the world, but if you don’t have somebody who truly loves and cares for you when you are at your lowest,  then you are dirt poor in all other aspects of life. 
 

bob 

Edited September 21, 2023 by bob smith

[nikmar]

youre inspiring me Bob. Keep it up.

 

My problem is, Mrs Nik encourages me to drink as she likes to party herself. When i stop, she gets moody with me!!

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, nikmar said:

youre inspiring me Bob. Keep it up.

 

My problem is, Mrs Nik encourages me to drink as she likes to party herself. When i stop, she gets moody with me!!

I’ve had experience with that too mate in the past when I’ve tried to stop before.

 

ive been called a party pooper, boring etc

 

seems that these people don’t actually want the best for us…

[fredwiggy]

Re read your first line for your answer. A keeper should always be kept, and treated well, as not only number 1, but the only one.

[connda]

Love...comes and goes as fast as money.  Often together at the same time.

"I WANT HALF!!!" 

[EVENKEEL]

Don't be a quitter bob.

[bob smith]

Just now, EVENKEEL said:

Don't be a quitter bob.

I’m in the tunnel now mate.. 

 

gotta come through the other side

[EVENKEEL]

7 minutes ago, bob smith said:

I’m in the tunnel now mate.. 

 

gotta come through the other side

Don't follow the light.

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Don't follow the light.

You’re bad ????

[2baht]

Hang in there Bob! 

[bob smith]

8 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Hang in there Bob! 

Thanks mate. 

[bignok]

5 hours ago, bob smith said:

If you are lucky enough to find true love then whatever you do never let it go.

 

i am currently experiencing severe alcohol withdrawal and my wife is by my side all day every day. She is feeding me, comforting me, making me laugh and making me cry.

 

ive been a terrible husband to Mrs smith due mostly to the effects of alcohol and my behavior when under the influence. No more. That all stops from now. This is day 4 of my journey and I’m feeling terrible but knowing there is a woman by my side who cares and wants me to come through this is priceless. 
 

I want to be a better man, and I feel that by removing alcohol from my life will help me achieve that goal. 

you can have all the money in the world, but if you don’t have somebody who truly loves and cares for you when you are at your lowest,  then you are dirt poor in all other aspects of life. 
 

bob 

Feeding you? Are you disabled? Over 90yo?

 

Whats all this about?

 

 

[swm59nj]

A man is very lucky to find the right woman.  And vice versa. 
Good luck on your quest for recovery. 

[jippytum]

Good luck with your journey. Kudos to ypur wife

[newbee2022]

17 hours ago, bob smith said:

want to be a better man, and I feel that by removing alcohol from my life will help me achieve that goal. 

....and how many times in your life you tried this before already???????

[fredwiggy]

5 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

....and how many times in your life you tried this before already???????

Just like any addict, or those in love ,sometimes it takes a few times to get things right. That's called being human.

[Freddy42OZ]

Well done Bob. 

I quit alcohol almost 3 years ago on New Years day.  One of the best decisions I've ever made, just wish I'd done it at 33 instead of 53.  

Edited September 22, 2023 by Freddy42OZ
typo

[bob smith]

36 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

....and how many times in your life you tried this before already???????

doesnt matter how many times as long as you eventually get there in the end!

[n00dle]

18 hours ago, bob smith said:

If you are lucky enough to find true love then whatever you do never let it go.

 

i am currently experiencing severe alcohol withdrawal and my wife is by my side all day every day. She is feeding me, comforting me, making me laugh and making me cry.

 

ive been a terrible husband to Mrs smith due mostly to the effects of alcohol and my behavior when under the influence. No more. That all stops from now. This is day 4 of my journey and I’m feeling terrible but knowing there is a woman by my side who cares and wants me to come through this is priceless. 
 

I want to be a better man, and I feel that by removing alcohol from my life will help me achieve that goal. 

you can have all the money in the world, but if you don’t have somebody who truly loves and cares for you when you are at your lowest,  then you are dirt poor in all other aspects of life. 
 

bob 

 ffs spare us these platitudes.

you are (allegedly) getting off the piss, not interviewing for a job at hallmark.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, n00dle said:

ffs spare us these platitudes.

nobody is forcing you to read my stuff.

 

if you dont like it then move along!

[Adumbration]

Another nonsense post from a fake account.

[n00dle]

19 minutes ago, bob smith said:

nobody is forcing you to read my stuff.

 

if you dont like it then move along!

ok Bob. cheers.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, n00dle said:

ok Bob. cheers.

my pleasure noodles

[shackleton]

If you can't handle the alcohol best you give it up 

I believe in Moderation and enjoy at this late stage in my life

I look forward to having a cold beer before my dinner ???? ????  or watching Netflix ????

[Tropposurfer]

Yo Bob,

 

Get some thiamin (B1) from the chemist or vitamin section in the supermarket. It will help your liver recover and help the nervous system to a degree.

If you can find a complex B vitamin (made for men) and get that into you as directed on the bottle ... this will support your nervous system, and body tissues.

A good daily intake of water to help flush the liver.

 

If you've got a problem with alcohol then consider seriously some support counselling going forward. The issue of alcoholic drinking (only you can discern and identify your drinking as alcoholic, or just heavy drinking).

If you think you are an alcoholic then what is ailing you is far more than just the physical habit of picking up a drink and then continuing till stupor and all the wreckage that comes along with it.

 

These issues require lots of support, wise, honest, and caring feedback from those whom the drinker begins to let into their life and their inner-story who have the skillsets to support.

 

Being loved by someone, just like Mrs Bob is super helpful but more than often those closest to the drinker are too close to be able to detach enough. This is due to them being adversely impacted by the drinkers behaviour and needing recovery for themselves too. 

 

For the drinker without such 'cleaning of house' the worms in ones head plague and make being dry so uncomfortable eventually to the point of unbearable and the need to take another drink to quieten the madness between the ears and in the gut prevails.

 

Good luck mate.

 

 

[Ben Zioner]

21 hours ago, bob smith said:

you can have all the money in the world, but if you don’t have somebody who truly loves and cares for you when you are at your lowest,  then you are dirt poor in all other aspects of life. 

Good, I'll keep this in mind, now that the Thais  are going steal 25% of my pension to distribute THB 10000  to all the no hopers in the Kingdom.

[fredwiggy]

2 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

Good, I'll keep this in mind, now that the Thais  are going steal 25% of my pension to distribute THB 10000  to all the no hopers in the Kingdom.

How are they going to do this?

[newbee2022]

5 hours ago, bob smith said:

doesnt matter how many times as long as you eventually get there in the end!

You will be an alcoholic your whole life. And many have a relapse......every year. Therefore it is indeed important to know how many times he tried already before. So this time it's serious and genuine or just again the road to the bottle at the end?

[newbee2022]

6 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Just like any addict, or those in love ,sometimes it takes a few times to get things right. That's called being human.

'Sometimes it takes a few times".....

How many times you think? 5, 10 or 50 times to stop drinking? With this addiction you destroy not only your own life but that of your partner and kids.

And you call it being human??????

[Iamloki]

On 9/21/2023 at 2:29 PM, bob smith said:

If you are lucky enough to find true love then whatever you do never let it go.

 

i am currently experiencing severe alcohol withdrawal and my wife is by my side all day every day. She is feeding me, comforting me, making me laugh and making me cry.

 

ive been a terrible husband to Mrs smith due mostly to the effects of alcohol and my behavior when under the influence. No more. That all stops from now. This is day 4 of my journey and I’m feeling terrible but knowing there is a woman by my side who cares and wants me to come through this is priceless. 
 

I want to be a better man, and I feel that by removing alcohol from my life will help me achieve that goal. 

you can have all the money in the world, but if you don’t have somebody who truly loves and cares for you when you are at your lowest,  then you are dirt poor in all other aspects of life. 
 

bob 

Sorry to hear of your troubles Bob. Glad to hear you're on the path to recovery.

Very few people can do it alone. If you want, these guys can probably help: www.aathailand.org