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Happy Monday to all.. well kind of, trying to stay positive but a tough weekend punctuated by moments of happiness (mainly when out riding and not with the AW) but now feeling drained and down, but will read though the forum and look for inspiration.
Hi Sean Glad you connected and shared. Weekends with an alcoholic are draining. Glad you reached out here.
Maybe you can find an alanon meeting today to attend , if not our on- line ones are very valuable.
Keep taking care of you.
Hi Sean, I'm feeling the blues myself. Having this forum helps give me serenity. This weekend was a rollercoaster but it's a new day, and I'm alive to see the sunrise. Take each breath, each moment and grasp your happiness as it comes, for we are survivors. Hope you have a peaceful day! Do something for yourself:)
Glad you took a ride by yourself, Sean. That is one of the ways I've learned can be very calming for me if I choose roads that are not well traveled and allow myself to simply be present to the beauty of nature, my thoughts and feelings, and the quiet voice of my HP. I also have discovered that allowing my thoughts and feelings to be as they are and simply accepting them and sometimes sharing them as you are doing today helps lift my spirit. I don't know why this is true and I know it works for me. Keep checking in and sharing with us. It can be so healing to know that there are people who will take time to listen and to respond to us.
I know those weekends. I hope you can regroup and get better today. Taking off by myself and riding my bicycle was about the only thing that kept me sane last summer. I never got very far, but it was nice to be alone when I could be, as at that point I was with relapsing AW who had no license so I had to drive to work every morning. It got exhausting, for her and me.
BTW My AW used to wonder why I frowned all weekend. it was mostly because they were like the one you've described. Even once they started getting better, I still frowned, at that point it was my fault, and I had to make sure I was in my own recovery.
Today is s fresh one....I hope it goes better for you.