Comments on: this toke’s for you

By: kathleen

kathleen — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:49:37 +0000

ya, great post. that’s about all i wanted to say.. hi.

oh and physical activity is great for making you healthier… i started doing yoga regularly and now i sleep better and quit smoking. so you ARE doing something to give yourself an alternative to drinking, just gotta take the leap and see that there won’t be that much of a hole.

By: kat

kat — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:13:31 +0000

I used to live in Yorkville, too. I felt the exact same way. I was so miserable all the time. It is such a small little area and you know the rest of Toronto exists but instead you let that whole world swallow you whole.

By: Raia

Raia — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:22:43 +0000

Posts like this are the reason I keep coming back

By: hans

hans — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:30:14 +0000

ok cool. thinking your photos are more clear lately, upgrade the camera, eh? what kind is it … r0ck fr1day.

By: Tkkerouac

Tkkerouac — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:59:26 +0000

and your statement:

. i could tell she was lonely and like all happenings i ever encounter i over-analyzed that exchange and took that yeah, she was nice because someone picked her out. you feel special when a stranger makes you an authority on something. you are surrounded by so many people in this city but you can easily feel super isolated within it.

Your observation of this woman might be accurate. Many people feel alone and isolated, even in a crowd. When someone stops to chat, it can catch them off guard,especially the ones that are hurting and starved for conversation.

Sensitive people are intuitive to other peoples state of mind. Reading the face and mannerisms tell can tell a tale.

By: Tkkerouac

Tkkerouac — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:49:43 +0000

I think its great you keep seeing your shrink even though you feel he hasn’t done anything radical enough to help you with change when it comes to drinking.
What you are telling him is that you’d like to continue doing what you are doing, but without the drink.
And dramatically telling him that its driven you to the point that if this doesn’t change, then you will do something drastic/punishing.
If hes good at what he does,he should have taken that seriously.

The thing about addiction is, if you give a vice up, you will find another one to replace it unless you deal with the issues that are causing you to drink late into those evenings in the first place.
You would think that simply “Being sick of that part of your life” would make you stop.The sick feeling of the morning after. But addiction doesn’t work that way unless you are have an amazing strong will using it to your betterment.If you can’t, then you know the addiction is controlling you. Usually a time to seek help.

And yes, creative people are a different bread and have problems with being on time and going by nine to five rules. Many times its also an ADD, ADHD problem.

Shrinks are bored out of their minds with treating mundane depression,anxiety,addiction disorders because its so rampant.

Next time you see him
say
So tell me, you know my problem
What the hell are you going to say and do to save me?
put a flame under his ass and shake him up a little.