tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post8229507126656130146..comments2023-10-24T01:47:32.025-07:00Comments on Professor B. Worm: AlcoholicCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-25513909998589187582012-02-01T21:39:23.325-07:002012-02-01T21:39:23.325-07:00Why didn't I come here earlier? Why didn'...Why didn't I come here earlier? Why didn't I see this post before, this stunning post about alcoholism and recovery? And now Charlie's gone and I'm gripped with a sadness so deep, both that he is gone, and also that I did not respond to this writing here before he went, though others have and I am pleased for that. <br /><br />Farewell again, Charlie. Your writing will live on here and others can go on benefitting from your wisdom and from reading your beautiful words. Elisabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-37729690758508994502010-07-11T14:51:00.920-07:002010-07-11T14:51:00.920-07:00I apologize for not finding this earlier....or not...I apologize for not finding this earlier....or not leaving a note, or for forgetting. For I too am an alcoholic, and I forget everything. I don't forget being a low bottom drunk who didn't know that treatment programs existed. Today I have a few years of sobriety and a few more years of not using my or anybody else's drugs. <br /><br />I kept a journal all through my drinking....illustrated, of course, and today it helps illuminate my way into the future.<br /><br />Nope, I didn't find my way here via technobabe. I found a link on someones blog, and sent a few prayers your way. Still do, infact. <br /><br />Stay cool, we sure do care.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-15486333797761607202010-06-14T18:24:57.378-07:002010-06-14T18:24:57.378-07:00This post moved me to tears, the way it did all yo...This post moved me to tears, the way it did all your readers here. What moved me the most was this line, I don't know why...<br /><br />"Selfish person that I am, I wanted what the Unknown Woman had."The Absence of Alternativeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395320989489560756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-61387782534312091432010-06-14T15:51:02.146-07:002010-06-14T15:51:02.146-07:00I just adore you ...you are one of the strongest m...I just adore you ...you are one of the strongest most in tune,real people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing , and I'm proud to call you my friend *hugs n stuff*<br /><br />Kimditzymoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083490079089729743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-78542052751231195082010-06-14T10:20:53.003-07:002010-06-14T10:20:53.003-07:00You're a good man, Charlie C. The world is ...You're a good man, Charlie C. The world is better because you're in it, touching hearts and souls in ever widening circles.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-74934874865407097912010-06-14T09:47:50.928-07:002010-06-14T09:47:50.928-07:00I'm here from Unknown Mami. I am moved beyond...I'm here from Unknown Mami. I am moved beyond words. One of my dear friends was married to an alcoholic; I know now that I never had any idea what she andhe were going through. I feel shame that that friendship fell by the wayside years ago, undoubtedly because of my insensitivity. Thank you for opening my eyes and causing a flood of tears to pour forth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-12965360457371496412010-06-14T08:13:00.443-07:002010-06-14T08:13:00.443-07:00Growing up with an alcoholic father and Bipolar Di...Growing up with an alcoholic father and Bipolar Disorder I can identify. I just can't describe it as poetically. You are a word magician! Found your blog at www.unknownmami.com and I am at www.dailylifewithbipolar.blogspot.comFeel free to swing by.Dondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067890201157046546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-78578998049728948762010-06-14T07:59:22.409-07:002010-06-14T07:59:22.409-07:00I linked to you today.I linked to you today.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-13229127583420639982010-06-13T20:01:10.518-07:002010-06-13T20:01:10.518-07:00Such a beautifully written expression of your hear...Such a beautifully written expression of your heart. I'm glad that you are recovering and I feel honoured to read your story. Thanks to TechnoBabe for pointing it out.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-42405401828267436312010-06-13T18:08:17.300-07:002010-06-13T18:08:17.300-07:00Here via Techno. I also grew up with an alcoholic...Here via Techno. I also grew up with an alcoholic father, one who was abusive. I drink myself, but lightly. I never wanted to walk his path not have my children walk my path. Good for you for finally breaking the cycle.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-35395136660979478002010-06-13T14:46:00.528-07:002010-06-13T14:46:00.528-07:00I used to have big time anxiety attacks in univers...I used to have big time anxiety attacks in university, especially one year when I was in a depression. I shared this with an instructor, who then revealed to me that he also had anxiety attacks. He told me I could skip the term paper, and just write the exam, which took a HUGE load off my shoulders. I was so grateful I cried in his office.<br /><br />BTW, word verification = "dogrib"Wandering Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478039463695542535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-672206637874705892010-06-13T12:22:52.113-07:002010-06-13T12:22:52.113-07:00Quite simply wonderfully moving.Quite simply wonderfully moving.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-85225376448209651442010-06-13T11:43:43.128-07:002010-06-13T11:43:43.128-07:00I found this to be a very interesting post. As th...I found this to be a very interesting post. As the daughter of an alcoholic and a woman whose every major relationship with a man (outside of her son) has been with an alcoholic, I have only, in the last five years or so, truly been able to identify what my role has been in all of it.<br /><br />Self-discovery and acceptance is a rough road.<br /><br />Pearl<br /><br />p.s. I, too, suffer from panic attacks. We have things in common, you and I.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-36280383150965631042010-06-13T06:38:10.643-07:002010-06-13T06:38:10.643-07:00Charlie, I truly believe that you have become that...Charlie, I truly believe that you have become that Unknown Man. There have been so many times when I have felt your virtual healing hug from your words. You do touch people's souls, my friend, with your spirit and your bravery and your sass. Thank you.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-14868146225831227312010-06-12T23:34:55.075-07:002010-06-12T23:34:55.075-07:00This is brilliantly written, of course, and I can ...This is brilliantly written, of course, and I can relate to parts of it. I especially love that the unknown woman reached out to you; such a simple act, yet so profound. Thank you for sharing this.Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-4078042907309433102010-06-12T18:13:09.310-07:002010-06-12T18:13:09.310-07:00Oh Carlie,
You are so brave! Way to go for standi...Oh Carlie,<br /><br />You are so brave! Way to go for standing up and telling us your story. I am sure that you have become "The Unknown Man" for someone on the internet just because of the telling of that story!<br /><br />Hugs and blessings,<br />AmandaMandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388649891410858782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-19336132984767758042010-06-12T17:53:05.926-07:002010-06-12T17:53:05.926-07:00What a creative blog! There's much to learn he...What a creative blog! There's much to learn here.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-79698369037660273052010-06-12T16:54:24.768-07:002010-06-12T16:54:24.768-07:00((((charlie)))) thank you. xoxoxoxoxox((((charlie)))) thank you. xoxoxoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-54777327920195031992010-06-12T14:52:05.649-07:002010-06-12T14:52:05.649-07:00I came here via Technobabe and found this post ver...I came here via Technobabe and found this post very moving. I am pleased and relieved that you found a way out of the turmoil.<br />Maggie <br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-78645145336744538582010-06-12T14:07:06.932-07:002010-06-12T14:07:06.932-07:00I'm here by way of TechnoBabe.
I love your hon...I'm here by way of TechnoBabe.<br />I love your honest, raw emotion. And I'm so happy for you that you found your freedom.<br />So many times I see that emancipating ourselves from our past, and liberating ourselves from ourselves can be the biggest accomplishment and the greatest reward in life.<br />Wishing you continued peace,<br />EileenEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679894230965874631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-26206429633554376142010-06-12T12:20:25.812-07:002010-06-12T12:20:25.812-07:00I read it all, the whole story from beginning to e...I read it all, the whole story from beginning to end. What can I say. Anything would be trite.<br /><br />You are very brave to trust the world with your pain.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-40564819753823594242010-06-12T10:52:46.190-07:002010-06-12T10:52:46.190-07:00You are extremely lovable.
Thank you for your ho...You are extremely lovable. <br /><br />Thank you for your honesty, openness, humaneness, and courage.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-55453433556372870312010-06-12T09:47:24.914-07:002010-06-12T09:47:24.914-07:00Your tale reminds me to be thankful for the qualit...Your tale reminds me to be thankful for the quality of my own growing years. You articulate well the Hell of the alcoholic family, the price that is paid down through generations.<br /><br />Granted I did not have to live through this personally, but the course of my life brought me into the field of corrections. For twenty years I observed broken families, broken lives. I cared for those who suffered the breaking, and who continued the breaking in their own lives and the lives of their families.<br /><br />I saw few successes. I knew much sadness. The steady paycheck and excellent benefits came at a high psychological price. One cannot be exposed constantly to chronic suffering without taking damage.<br /><br />I am now retired from corrections, and can look back with growing detachment and reap what benefits there are to be found in the experiences.<br /><br />Though it may not have been a physical hug, I had opportunity at times during my career to touch a life in a similar manner. It was almost enough to compensate for the rest of the job.<br /><br />I have watched alcoholics and junkies begin their "careers." I have watched their long decline. I have known many who died, never turning from the path of destruction and finding the long path of recovery. I have seen a few who fought and climbed their way out of the pit of addiction.<br /><br />You have articulated well a difficult experience. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />MikeMichael Lockridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748256055779697021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-9977476393688691322010-06-12T03:01:57.746-07:002010-06-12T03:01:57.746-07:00Charlie, I am also here via technobabe, and I beli...Charlie, I am also here via technobabe, and I believe it was no accident. I’m a great believer in fate, and just know that woman who hugged you was placed exactly where she was specifically for you. The very same thing happened for me when I met my second husband. I was on a downward spiral to hell at the time, following in my alcoholic father’s footsteps. It was always so easy to blame the sickness on him, rather than take responsibility for it myself. My husband, before he was my husband, showed me that I didn’t have to drown all those horrid memories with alcohol. That indeed, the harder I tried to do that, the further away from the truth I sank.<br />I won’t take up space with my story here, but I do want to say thank you. Thank you so much for having the courage to share your story with us. I read the warning and thought “I haven’t had a panic attack in years; I’ll be fine.” Then, I bawled. I’m still crying. But it isn’t a “bad” cry, it’s gratefulness for getting to where I am now, though I still feel I have buried some demons deep enough to keep them at bay, thus not taking the responsibility of facing them. Your words have caused me to reconsider that choice, and it is a choice. They should all come out if I ever want to feel strong enough to love myself completely. It won’t be easy, but I feel that, (even though I don’t know you), if you can do it so can I. <br />Thank you from the depths of my soul.Deanna Schrayerhttp://writingwonder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-44542463043681891482010-06-12T01:44:13.572-07:002010-06-12T01:44:13.572-07:00Wow, Charlie. In one day I have met a woman so pos...Wow, Charlie. In one day I have met a woman so positive and lovely despite just 'escaping' a vicious domestically violent relationship and discovered the source of your wisdom from your blog. Makes me grateful for my relatively easy life. Thank you so much for sharing. I suspect you have touched so many.Library girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640579211690747826noreply@blogger.com