I think it's almost necessary to joke about it and make light of it. Like many crappy things. We joked a lot about it when I was in treatment, seemed to help us keep our sanity.
I've been sober since late October. If I had kept at the pace I was I would be dead. The first time I went to detox I had to be under .25 to get in without having to do protective custody. I woke up and had my normal drink, didn't drink for a few hours and I showed up and blew a .367 all while speaking clearly, walking fine and not being belligerent. So I was the same as your friend. I had dropped my weight to around 120 pounds at that point and was in very bad shape. I had DTS both times at detox that required rushes to the er. I finally got into treatment in October and got out of a very abusive relationship so things are better now. I'm not sure how much damage Ive done to myself but as of right now I just suffer from severe anxiety, which is no picnic in itself. It's been a long ass journey and I could talk about the all day but no one needs that.
Like you said, I would urge anyone to try to get help if they have a problem. The issue with that is it is a very slippery slope. I never noticed how bad it had gotten until I hit the bottom. The weight, severe dehydration to the point I'd collapse a lot from only drinking alcohol. Vomiting if I hadn't drank. The hard part of it is that it's such a slow progression, you don't notice that maybe you are drinking a little bit more than last month, or that your health is deteriorating until one day it hits you. I had not seen my parents for 9 months and when they saw me they both broke down in tears. Now I'm blabbering on. Point to take away, alcohol is bad when done excessively, but I guess most things are.
I started drinking very heavily when I was 20. Self medicating after a number of very close deaths to me in a short period, 9 people in 2 years. It was daily from 20-26 and then near a liter of vodka a day the past 2 years. Its a hell of a thing to deal with.
Edit: sorry for your loss, never an easy thing
I read an article after the game and the AD said he would wait until the season was over. Quite contradictory.
Edit: must have been some Brandon type shit from the students.
I was actually talking about pelini. Living in Nebraska now I'm conflicted, I want Nebraska to win but I kind of enjoy the dumpster fire here because of all the chatter people had.
I get that they wanted a new coach, but you don't get rid of a pretty good thing unless you have a sure fire replacement. I never saw Mike Riley being that. Never saw the appeal in him.
I'd be more than willing to kick in some cash to cover the losses if it is not returned. Especially for one of my favorite wolverines doing stuff for a worthy cause.
I am yet to meet fans as friendly as Nebraska fans. I suppose I am a bit biased living in Lincoln now. I still only make it to one game a year here, I'd rather stay home and watch Michigan over tailgating or attending a game. Fantastic atmosphere on Saturdays though.
Edit: was supposed to be a reply. I suck
Shouldn't this be ot? He doesn't play for Michigan. Get well soon Mike!
Edit: sorry, habitual lurker. I forgot to reply at the bottom. I did the first post instead
As someone now living in Nebraska I'd be stoked if a mgoblogger would send me a stub. It's very hard to make it to Ann Arbor. I do have my stubs from the game in Lincoln tho. Ugh.... Russell
Don't they normally have the green jacket given to the winner on the 18th green? Maybe I'm delusional or I missed it, but I'd rather receive it in front of the fans and my family instead of that ceremony.
Obviously my thoughts are with his family. I'm pretty sure a lot of you were making jokes about the guy who was killed by a toilet. Both are tragic yet this is the only one you give compassion to. Makes me fuckin sick. It makes me upset to share the same love for something you all do. Most of you should be ashamed.
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