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Some might say its inappropriate to look for the humour in the situations that members of this message board, including myself are going through. Personally I grab any opportunity I can to laugh at the problems of being with an alcoholic...................
Never quite so funny to explain later in print but Ill tell it anyway.
I recall an occasion when my AG announced she would stop drinking and get into healthy eating and plenty of gym.
We went out and got all the gym kit she needed, she joined a gym and I drove her there for her induction and first session. Several hours later I was sat in our Lounge and saw her walking up the drive to our front door looking exhausted.You know whats coming..............
She crashed on the sofa telling me how much good it had done her, then I noticed the glazed eyes, the slurred speech and the smell of booze after I had dropped her off she had walked to the nearest pub, enjoyed a few hours of karaoke and hard drinking all in her gym-kit! On another occasion I had come back from the gym in serious need of a drink (water), grabbed a bottle of mineral water out the fridge and took a deep swig the water had been replaced by vodka and it nearly burnt my throat out! Gggrrrrrrr
Thanks for this, reminds me of how I go to the gym, lie on the equipment to rest and eat a bar of chocolate, then on the way home nip into the chip shop!!!!!!
haha. I do laugh... I think laughing and sarcasm are my defence mechanisms. Plus, I just love laughing.
Some of the stories... are just easy to laugh at... and I do. Which, I don't think that's a bad thing cause laughter is great for everyone.
But, when I think seriously about those situation... it is very sad.
But, being able to laugh at yourself, at the situation, I think in a lot of ways...it's healthy - as long as you also allow yourself to feel the sadness and other emotions as well.
Yeah, it's a fine line between laughing and being dragged down due to the shear missery of the situation, it's very sad but without the power to change it best laugh at it.
It's an old Army trait and works for me!
As for chocolate bars and chips after the gym - you have my total respect, keep up the oustanding work!!!! LOL
