Liver and Cherry - Page 26

limey · 03-04-2016, 09:59 AM

Glad you're home x

Big Sarge · 03-04-2016, 11:23 AM

I'm glad you are home. Hospitals suck.

fargon · 03-04-2016, 02:18 PM

We too are glad you are home.

Gravdigr · 03-04-2016, 03:02 PM

Very good to hear you're home again, SundaeGirl.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-04-2016, 04:38 PM

The rat pack reunites.

classicman · 03-05-2016, 11:53 AM

Sorry and thanks for the updates.

sexobon · 03-05-2016, 12:04 PM

The nice thing about having rats is that if somebody gives you a cat you don't immediately have to run out and buy cat food.

Gravdigr · 03-06-2016, 06:08 PM

Or food.

lumberjim · 03-06-2016, 07:11 PM

Get better. Getting better makes you feel better. Once you're better, you'll feel a lot better.

And then.... Don't get sick anymore. Then you have to get better again. But you'll feel worse until you do. Feeling worse makes the feeling better feel better, but it's not really worth it. Just stay fucking better all the time. It's better.

Griff · 03-06-2016, 08:00 PM

You better you better you bet.

monster · 03-06-2016, 08:08 PM

You butter you butter your butt.

What?

Sundae · 03-14-2016, 11:19 AM

Right.
Been accepted back to rehab/ therapy.

There aren't any options for residential therapy - at least none that I've been made aware of. Where I was in December 2014 was effectively a holding pen, to keep non-criminals in until they're no longer a danger to themselves or others. No therapy, classes, advice given.

Going back into the place I was in before (trying not to mention searchable names) is possible as I have a history of addiction, even though I am not attending for current addiction issues. Last time I was there, there were people who had been sober/ teetotal/ non-users for 1 year plus. But it's intensive and residential, which is marvellous. You don't travel for miles for a half hour session once a week, and there is always someone there to help if you have two-o'clock-in-the-morning-thoughts.

Added to that of course are facilities to do your own laundry, private baths and showers, three meals a day, weekly quiz nights and all that and everything.

But it's the classes, the therapy and the help that I am really in need of.
I f*cked up last time.
I did.
I saw alcohol as the only real issue, and in fact it was really only a symptom.
This time I am going to work on me. Instead of being scared of coming out, I can't wait. Instead of avoiding coming back to Otley I intend to embrace it, working on getting my flat habitable. I can't wait until I am at the point where I start volunteering - I especially want to work with horses, as they have a partnership with Hope Pastures (rehab for horses). That may never lead to paid work, but that was the wrong way to look at things before, and I won't do it again.

I don't care if I have to shovel poop and it will never pay a living wage. I will be of some use to someone (or something) somewhere.

I was officially accepted back after an official assessment today.
My admittal date is still to be arranged. Finance has to be agreed and organised (it's a medical decision, so it WILL be, but it may take time) and there has to be a vacancy. But I am so full of hope today.

There are things I need to organise. Not least the rats. Which I am deliberately not thinking about today because I don't want this to be a negative thing.
Also having post redirected, which is expensive but means at the very least I won't feel sick going back to the flat when I am allowed, fearing unexpected bills.
And I have to contact the electricity people to see if I can arrange a hiatus - I know it can be done when properties are unoccupied for reasons of health, but I hate hate hate dealing with authorities. However the alternative would be worse - coming back to a bill just when I'd got myself back on track!

I'll let y'all know when I have a date.
The usual suspects will have my new details. I have plenty of everything I need, but unless things have changed I may be out of contact for a while.
Look out for reports in the Yorkshire Evening Post (online, obvs) of enormously fat squirrels in Leeds.

glatt · 03-14-2016, 11:43 AM

This is fantastic news Sundae. I've also got hope for you! You can do this.

Elspode · 03-15-2016, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

Right.

I'll let y'all know when I have a date.
The usual suspects will have my new details. I have plenty of everything I need, but unless things have changed I may be out of contact for a while.

I excel with email. elspode@gmail.com.

You go, girl.

Elspode · 03-19-2016, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

Right.

I'll let y'all know when I have a date.

I think you should concentrate on more serious issues first. There's plenty of time to have a social life after.

03-04-2016, 09:59 AM	#1
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Glad you're home x __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

03-04-2016, 11:23 AM	#2
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I'm glad you are home. Hospitals suck. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

03-04-2016, 02:18 PM	#3
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	We too are glad you are home. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

03-04-2016, 03:02 PM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Very good to hear you're home again, SundaeGirl. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-04-2016, 04:38 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The rat pack reunites. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-05-2016, 11:53 AM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Sorry and thanks for the updates. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-05-2016, 12:04 PM	#7
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	The nice thing about having rats is that if somebody gives you a cat you don't immediately have to run out and buy cat food.

03-06-2016, 06:08 PM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Or food. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-06-2016, 07:11 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Get better. Getting better makes you feel better. Once you're better, you'll feel a lot better. And then.... Don't get sick anymore. Then you have to get better again. But you'll feel worse until you do. Feeling worse makes the feeling better feel better, but it's not really worth it. Just stay fucking better all the time. It's better. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-06-2016, 08:00 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	You better you better you bet. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-06-2016, 08:08 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	You butter you butter your butt. What? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-14-2016, 11:19 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Right. Been accepted back to rehab/ therapy. There aren't any options for residential therapy - at least none that I've been made aware of. Where I was in December 2014 was effectively a holding pen, to keep non-criminals in until they're no longer a danger to themselves or others. No therapy, classes, advice given. Going back into the place I was in before (trying not to mention searchable names) is possible as I have a history of addiction, even though I am not attending for current addiction issues. Last time I was there, there were people who had been sober/ teetotal/ non-users for 1 year plus. But it's intensive and residential, which is marvellous. You don't travel for miles for a half hour session once a week, and there is always someone there to help if you have two-o'clock-in-the-morning-thoughts. Added to that of course are facilities to do your own laundry, private baths and showers, three meals a day, weekly quiz nights and all that and everything. But it's the classes, the therapy and the help that I am really in need of. I f*cked up last time. I did. I saw alcohol as the only real issue, and in fact it was really only a symptom. This time I am going to work on me. Instead of being scared of coming out, I can't wait. Instead of avoiding coming back to Otley I intend to embrace it, working on getting my flat habitable. I can't wait until I am at the point where I start volunteering - I especially want to work with horses, as they have a partnership with Hope Pastures (rehab for horses). That may never lead to paid work, but that was the wrong way to look at things before, and I won't do it again. I don't care if I have to shovel poop and it will never pay a living wage. I will be of some use to someone (or something) somewhere. I was officially accepted back after an official assessment today. My admittal date is still to be arranged. Finance has to be agreed and organised (it's a medical decision, so it WILL be, but it may take time) and there has to be a vacancy. But I am so full of hope today. There are things I need to organise. Not least the rats. Which I am deliberately not thinking about today because I don't want this to be a negative thing. Also having post redirected, which is expensive but means at the very least I won't feel sick going back to the flat when I am allowed, fearing unexpected bills. And I have to contact the electricity people to see if I can arrange a hiatus - I know it can be done when properties are unoccupied for reasons of health, but I hate hate hate dealing with authorities. However the alternative would be worse - coming back to a bill just when I'd got myself back on track! I'll let y'all know when I have a date. The usual suspects will have my new details. I have plenty of everything I need, but unless things have changed I may be out of contact for a while. Look out for reports in the Yorkshire Evening Post (online, obvs) of enormously fat squirrels in Leeds. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-14-2016, 11:43 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This is fantastic news Sundae. I've also got hope for you! You can do this.

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