Where is our Buddy?

Yeah, that's too bad. After one of his earlier meltdowns, he spilled his guts to us about his extreme alcoholism. For a while it seemed he had regained control of his situation. Then he admitted that he had a little slip again, and little by little, he began deteriorating again. I didn't know that Black had yet another meltdown at TTR and was banned, too. I feel really bad for him... :(
 
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Yeah, that's too bad. After one of his earlier meltdowns, he spilled his guts to us about his extreme alcoholism. For a while it seemed he had regained control of his situation. Then he admitted that he a little slip again, and little by little, he began deteriorating again. I didn't know that Black had yet another meltdown at TTR and was banned, too. I feel really bad for him... :(
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Yeah. That’s not a good thing. Had a coworker that had same issues. Got clean once. Came back to work. Got caught drinking on the job. That’s pretty much grounds for dismissal.
 
To be honest-- he was given multiple "chances" here. We all have our crosses that we bare. Our issues-- our dark times--TMK they dont get DUMPED on the door step here....

Repeatedly DRAGGING the forum into his problems-- is not acceptable behavior-- and the level of rant (I assure you I've been dog cussed by the best from Millionaire Chefs and Business owners to street urchins) ---he was so far off his rocker it could not be "overlooked" as mainly it showed his issues were escalating, not improving.

ITs a shame as I was one of the ones that invited him here and encouraged him to be involved. AND to be clear his issues and "beef" were not directly even with me -- or this forum at all-- it was a forum issue from someplace else he chose to transplant here and detonate at a nuclear level.
Sorry drunk or not-- unacceptable.

So -- if you find him on other forums (as he was not exclusive here) wish him well and help him if you can but he burned the bridge ....set fire to the river bulldozed the banks and buried himself in it ....

IT was quite the epic meltdown -- best (or worst) Ive ever seen TBH.
 
If anyone understands I do. Being a blackout drinking hardcore alcoholic, I've been ban from several forums before I sobered up 5 years ago. I honestly didn't remember what I did to get banned, but found out the following day or when I sobered up. Waking up in jail, the hospital or on the floor was frequent occurrence. I hope black finds his way back to sobriety.
 
I was lucky, MY dad's dad and several of dad's brothers were alcoholics. One uncle was even a legit hobo, riding the rails and all.
My luck was where I didn't inherit any compulsion to NEED a drink. Neither did my dad. Although dad was saddled with mental illness which I am so glad skipped me. Nearly 50 years he has been on either anti psychotics or anti depressants to keep him straight. It took nearly 15 years and multiple looney bin trips to get him on the right meds. Way back around 1989, I helped the doctors diagnose him right. With only 2 relapse incidents between his new diagnosis of Bipolar in 1989 and his present age 83, Lithium truly kept him sane enough to make it this far. Hard to imagine a simple chemical can change someone's brain from wacko to normal and do so long term as long as they stay using it. Here's to all of you who beat the monkey and all my best regards to any who are seeking to be free. I should know what is best for him too, The last time he was in the bin, they tried to switch him off of Lithium which supposedly is old school and more toxic to stuff like Kidney or livers. They switched to something called Seroquil, We knew it was bad the morning I arrived to my job and before I got my car door open, he was calling me to say his WILL was on the table in the kitchen and he had taken a whole bottle of pills. Found out it was a whole 90 pill bottle of Seroquil. I insisted to the Doctors, he was to only get Lithium till he dies. Better to live with a possible liver or kidney problem, than to die from suicidal side effects of a new med.
 
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OH and Yup, I was aware of Black's meltdown after it had happened, and that he threw an A bomb in here and essentially blew up his chances and trashed some feelings I am sure.


I had also tried to be a stabilizing force of encouragement with the sobriety in the years since his wife and mom died, and was saddened to hear the melt down happened.
 
really didnt have to do with feelings-- had to do with respect --
of which he showed ZERO for the forum in general -- several targeted members-- and the Admins.

Frankly I have 4 kids and (soon to be 6) Grand kids to "raise" BlackSG aint one of them.

Alcoholism is not a joke and it is a difficult hurtful, and ultimately can be a deadly disease...... the thing is (as we all know ) it DOES NOT MATTER what anyone else does --period-- until BLACK makes the decision in his SOUL to get better-- he wont--

In the mean time we cant be erasing 15posts in multiple threads and PM's early on a Sunday morning because HE tied one on the night before and went on a rant.

Thats not fair to any other member here-- again-- I liked the guy and wanted him here-- he made his bed.
Thankfully Ray caught the rants early on a Sunday Morning -- not as MUCH damage as COULD have been done was ......and they were erased.

Truth is its a sad situation.
 
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