Welp, I'm back on the wagon

[Zap_the_Fractions_Giraffe]

[RegGaymer]

Get on the wagon lad

As long as you're not one of them fassyoles that say you don't get hangovers you're all good

[herbertstemple]

AA is good and bad. It can break a cycle of addiction but man it is cult-ish. Circa 2007/8 I was a fucking mess. I went through a prolonged period of Party Poker / Full Tilt and lost thousands. Like low six digits. It was the same old story, too much Vodka, too much Neteller (there was another payment processor I cant remember). Same thing over and over, wake up Sunday morning and recreate the last 24 hours, usually big losses. One Friday night I won $7,500 and Sunday morning I was down $5,000, that was the worst.

The issue with gambling and Vodka is you cannot get out of it. Listen to me now. You lose, and you drink more and you mow through your bank account. There were times when I was pumping $1000 into Party Sit and Go's knowing I was going to get wiped out no matter what table I sat down at. Full Tilt was even worse with cash games I was blown out. When you are hammered on your couch you get so bold, unshaven and unshowered, not returning calls all weekend. I was a party animal in my 20s and people were knocking on my door wondering what was with me, I was just not answering, not going out just depositing.

I broke the cycle by heading to AA for a couple months in 2008, about the time Neteller and payment processors were banned. Who knows if it would have stuck if Neteller was still in business but after UIGEA I just decided I had enough. I did experiment in some casinos and still do time to time, but nowhere near where I was at during the height of online poker. Like 5% of previous.

At AA, a member emailed me this link below, it was 2008 before texting took off so it was really just emails. I must have listened to this 100 times, even a former NWP poster thanked me for the link, said it help him get clean.

The below is a life save when you are struggling:

http://mirror.xa-speakers.org/speake...nion200432.mp3

The AA step where you have to run around apologizing to everyone you screwed over while being a drunk has to be a deterrent to joining. Who the fuck wants to do that & I don't really get the logic either. I would have to cheat on this step or skip it all together or just keep drinking.

[gauchojake]

[Hockey Guy]

The AA step where you have to run around apologizing to everyone you screwed over while being a drunk has to be a deterrent to joining. Who the fuck wants to do that & I don't really get the logic either. I would have to cheat on this step or skip it all together or just keep drinking.

[Neverheeb]

I've attempted several times over the past couple years to quit alcohol but it never seems to stick.

I'll bump this thread once I fall off again.

Hey man,

Sober living is much more rewarding. It is also +ev Doyle wrote in the Super System that one should NEVER drink while playing poker... and how true is this? Have you ever played with someone that drank and didn't bust... over and over again! Poker is like life.... drink and bust over and over. Also, if you don't drink you can go do fun things like playing basketball or golf or something that requires activity that you couldn't previously do while drinking (and smoking?)

stay sober i hope you make it !!!! =)

[WillieMcFML]

You still throwing that stick, heeb?

[devidee]

BUMP

21 days. It was a good run.

[BCR]

BUMP

21 days. It was a good run.

If you’re not going to lose the wife, kids, your job, or your liver enzymes aren’t out of whack, then it sounds like 20 days too long imo

[devidee]

Welp, back on boys.

[hongkonger]

Welp, back on boys.

Good luck. If you fail be sure to blame the joos.

[devidee]

Still on the wagon. Been a full month.

That's the longest I've been sober in the past 25 years.

Suck it, joos.

[Draymond]

Still on the wagon. Been a full month.

That's the longest I've been sober in the past 25 years.

Suck it, joos.

That's great. Personally I am going out for some brunch this wonderful Saturday morning and going to have a couple Bloody Mary's and probably pound back a couple screw drivers.

Enjoy that Starbucks!

[hongkonger]

Still on the wagon. Been a full month.

That's the longest I've been sober in the past 25 years.

Suck it, joos.

Well done sir. Don't let Mossad derail you.

[YUUP]

Still on the wagon. Been a full month.

That's the longest I've been sober in the past 25 years.

Suck it, joos.

That's great. Personally I am going out for some brunch this wonderful Saturday morning and going to have a couple Bloody Mary's and probably pound back a couple screw drivers.

Enjoy that Starbucks!

But you’ll be an insufferable cunt and he probably won’t be !! Enjoy the Bloody Mary !!

[PLOL]

[peter mcneil]

Still on the wagon. Been a full month.

That's the longest I've been sober in the past 25 years.

Suck it, joos.

Nicely done!

[splitthis]

D-man is nicer to jews drunk than sober.

[devidee]

D-man is nicer to jews drunk than sober.

Sobriety is a real eye opener.

[devidee]

Still sober.

Suck it, joos.