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WCDT: Strips 2892 to 2896 (9th - 13th February 2015)
anahata:
--- Quote from: phyllis on 12 Feb 2015, 05:57 ---I was wondering if Faye still feels a bit guilty over her role in the Dora/Marten break-up.
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That's a possibly even better version of my theory about Fay feeling guilty.
miados:
I am glad this means I will never personally experience what faye is right now, but sometimes I wish I could drink. I mean I used to technically be able to, but to me alcohol is foul tasting. My doctor told me it is common for people with my sort of tongue to hate that and coffee though which is another thing I dislike the taste of.
bah off topic. Anyway I am proud of faye for working on her issue even if it took her nearly dying to do so. I mean if martin had not shown up when he did I think she would have died, but to be honest as this is a comic and she is a main character I didn't think it was likely. If this was tv it would have been more likely at least in my opinion.
now for claire and martin I am glad their relationship is moving well and to be honest I can relate to having sex when something horrible has happened recently. I lost my virginity because of something bad happening in my life. In my case it was my friend trying to make me feel loved after trying to kill myself. I just hope it works out better for them than it did me. I mean I think they make a good couple and they were in a relationship unlike my situation. blah I am gonna shut up now before I ramble to much.
Aziraphale:
--- Quote from: hedgie on 11 Feb 2015, 22:54 ---
--- Quote from: Aziraphale on 11 Feb 2015, 20:16 ---
--- Quote from: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 11 Feb 2015, 18:08 ---I think it also answers the question of whether Faye will go to AA or not. I suspect that's what the being ogled by creepy old dudes comment was supposed to imply.
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I seem to recall someone mentioning on the forums (or maybe on his Tumblr) that Jeph wasn't too keen on AA, so I suspect Faye will find some other support system(s).
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It's not always helpful. IMO, the idea of any "slip" being considered a full-blown relapse may lead people to just say "sod it" and fall back into the bottle. There's also the religion angle, which makes many feel uncomfortable. I went to a few ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) meetings, and rather than help me deal with my family, all the made me want to do is head to the nearest bar and drink myself silly.
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Yeah, I had to talk someone down after they had a beer one night. One beer. Let me emphasize: one single, solitary beer. Took a while to get through to him that he hadn't blown five years of sobriety (and that with one beer, it's likely he hadn't even put much of a dent in that day's sobriety).
The religion angle bothers me as well, especially when you take it in tandem with the AA belief that you're powerless over your addiction. The former because AA ends up way too close to being a cult for comfort, and the latter because it essentially removes any agency from the addict, which not only reinforces the cult logic, but also makes it a lot harder to own up to your actions and make the changes you need to make.
Thrillho:
Everything I've read about AA makes me loathe it. Especially the religious aspect. I'm agnostic at worst and atheists in day to day life (heavy emphasis) make me angrier than religious folks, but this is about getting healthy, God shouldn't be a factor, and giving up the responsibility of you getting better to God is negligent either way.
But yeah if I hadn't managed to resolve that 'one cigarette doesn't mean the day is fucked' then I would never have quit smoking, although I'm only five months into that to be fair.
Dark Matter:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 12 Feb 2015, 08:35 ---I'm agnostic at worst and atheists in day to day life (heavy emphasis) make me angrier than religious folks
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I am an atheist, and I still find a lot of atheists incredibly annoying. Thankfully not many of the people that I have to interact with much personally, but the kind of misogynistic brotheists who seem to love to make youtube videos are pretty much the worst. Don't even get me started on the so-called "New Atheists."
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