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Cathyinaz


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I'm sitting here at work getting ready to go home and I'm thinking about my son.   Now this is nuts...

I wonder if he's OK at his dads

Is he bored

Is he getting his business taken care of

Is he getting along with his dad because they can butt heads

I bet he's really anxious and wants a drink so bad he's going to do it any minute.

What drugs has he taken and is sleeping a lot which his dad will freak about. 

Now what do you think of that people!!!   lol

But:

He could be getting the airplanes back together so him and his dad can go flying again.

Him and dad could be doing things together because dad is retired

They could have gone to DES

He could be looking for another rehab

He could be looking for a job

He is probably working like a dog for his dad because dad will put him to work around the house. 

TIME TO GO HOME AND REST MY MIND.....it is working overtime  LOL

 

 

 



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smile  Been there.  Done that.  I understand completely. 



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Cathy, you posted here and the nuts subsided; that is a victory.



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well, now, Cathy, I see a change...growth wise for you....you come here....vent...journal....clean out your emotions and as the sentences progress, I see you coming back down to  "Cathy"  and detachment/letting go of anything  "non Cathy"   hey we all gotta clean out our emotions......its the not being solution minded..staying stuck that keeps us stuck......

i vent...share....feel the feelings, then I am on to the solution......like my stalker thingy...yea, i was mad....sick of hearing from her......sick to DEATH of this "fly" trying to land on me.....so i vented....gathered info , thought...breathed.....then came up w/a plan, thanks to all the input i got from here....aca site....facebookker friends..........i took what i could use,  left the rest, but learned from ALL the posts......

today??? i feel much better b/c i am a solution minded person....i see you arriving at the  "ok, i got it off my chest...now i am letting it go"   

its tough, but we can do it........



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Cathy, I would call that sane thinking. You thought of all the bad things that could be happening and then turned it around and thought of all the good things that might be happening. That is a great example of what to do when the crazy thinking starts, make 2 lists. You are brilliant.x



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WOW!!!!  you are normal!!!

well you asked what I thought about that.....Of course you wanna know what is going on!

hugz, debilyn



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At times my mind is my worst enemy..lol I am trying hard to concentrate on myself.

Whatever it is ..it is.

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el-cee wrote:

Cathy, I would call that sane thinking. You thought of all the bad things that could be happening and then turned it around and thought of all the good things that might be happening. That is a great example of what to do when the crazy thinking starts, make 2 lists. You are brilliant.x

 This is great insight. It's ok to go through the bad what ifs, as long as we finish the list with the good possibilities. Awesome!  

Cathy, you are doing awesome and your insights are so helpful. 

 



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Agree, 2 lists is brilliant. I'm gonna try it next time something is eating at me.
(((Cathy)))

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Crazy gone good... love the turnaround! I imagine that practicing the two lists, in time, maybe I'll be able to skim over the negative and think of all the positive.

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Woot woot! :)

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Cathy I was just thinking, there is nothing wrong with you calling him and asking how he is doing. Tell him what you are up to. Tell him ya love him.

Maybe your showing him you want nothing to do with his disease, that is his obstacle. however you care about what he is up to and thinking about. just detach from the bs part

sending you love my dear friend,debilyn



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Cathyinaz


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I would Debilyn but I'm not strong enough. I need more time to work on me so I'm not temped to help him. I also need to see progress in him. Yeah he's not drinking right now because he don't dare around his fathers. He knows he will be out on the street in a instant if he did. I don't ever want him to thing he will come here because he is so good at getting to me.

Better just to keep my distance right now.


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