Day 6 started with a bit of trepidation because I had my 3rd Duffy scheduled. The routine continues with the 6am wake up and 6:30am BOC meeting. It's been slightly busy at the hospital since they are getting ready for their 75th anniversary which is tomorrow. It's amazing how much cleaning, painting, carpet cleaning, etc is going on. I guess they plan to have a number of local celebrities and politicians on site tomorrow. I guess when you think of it, 75 years is a pretty big deal and I'm sure I'll get many more statistics of the facility tomorrow. Fortunately I have a Sleepy planned tomorrow so my frame of mind should be pretty upbeat for the hoopla. Pat O'Day (Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and SSH graduate) will be speaking to the group this evening.
Today's BOC meeting focused yet again on the Four Agreements. This really is a great book and I'll be very tempted to preach with this once I'm released from the Asylum. Just kidding but honestly it's a great book. In hindsight, I only wish I could have embraced the book years ago when my wife originally exposed me to it.
The second meeting was led by Jerome and asked us to consider who we were when we walked through the door on our 1st day and who we want to be when we leave on day 10. The discussion of course went much deeper than that but to go into much more detail would take more time than I'm allotted on the computer. I was able to move my Duffy start time up due to a gap in the schedule and started at 12:15pm. This was #3 so it included 12 drinks with numerous "flush and fill's" scattered in between. I specifically requested Sabina again since she is definitely my favorite bartender.
I did get a new roommate last night who snored terribly all night long. Kinda of weird but he even stayed in the room while I was getting ill from my Duffy. Not only did he stay in the room but he actually dozed off and started snoring!!?? Anyone reading this should take note that Duffy etiquette would suggest that you leave the room until the entire treatment is over. My previous roommate from BC gave me good coaching on this proper behavior.
I'll try and give another update following the Pat O'Day talk.
As it turns out Pat O'Day did not make it to the talk. The staff had their holiday party which must have gone a bit late. No big deal since I was pretty wiped out and of course had plenty of homework to keep my busy. Below is a picture of the infamous Duffy room. There are actually 4 of these set up and they keep them pretty busy with morning and afternoon treatments. The goal of the treatment room is to provide a very negative stimulus of both sight and smell with a longer term effect of shutting off brain receptors which lead to craving when we associate alcohol and/or drugs.
Bye for now....As it turns out Pat O'Day did not make it to the talk. The staff had their holiday party which must have gone a bit late. No big deal since I was pretty wiped out and of course had plenty of homework to keep my busy. Below is a picture of the infamous Duffy room. There are actually 4 of these set up and they keep them pretty busy with morning and afternoon treatments. The goal of the treatment room is to provide a very negative stimulus of both sight and smell with a longer term effect of shutting off brain receptors which lead to craving when we associate alcohol and/or drugs.
3 comments:
Why would anyone even want to be in the same room? I could never be in the same room as some going through this and not want to be sick myself!
It's way intense but the nurses are completely commited to helping us overcome the addiction to alcohol. It's a critical part of the treatment and would not be possible without their help.
I meant your roommate. The nurses sound incredible. I love how committed you are, the future looks so bright!
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