Sobering knife addiction

Congratulations! Might try selling some to help ease the cost of collecting. I find I have to do that and it might help give another outlet.
 
Well at least knives are better than booze!

And if you get tired of the knives, you can sell them. You can't give your booze back once you've drank it... well, you can, but that's not so pleasant... :confused:
 
ccsavage said:
This is kinda corny but I'm going to tell the story anyhow. About six months ago I found myself beaten down and plain sick and tired. A lifetime of alcohol consumption(abuse) was getting the best of me and I found some willpower(i had plenty since I'd never used any of it) and quit.. this was not easy at all. After a month I started figuring how much money I had saved....being a knife nut I thought why not reward myself with a small sebenza. Very nice I thought! Awhile later I bought a few more knives and started getting on this site a reading all the posts.. the knives were helping me keep my mind occupied almost 24 hours a day....hunting for a knife.....ordering one...watching the tracking....hounding the mailbox...on and on constantly searching for the next great knife.. whether I knew it or not the pocket knives I love so much were helping me to get sober. Last night I tallied up what I have spent on knives in the last six months for a total of a little over 5 grand . I may have exceeded what would have been spent on booze and lost work time but I have achieved six month sobriety and have one heck of a pocket knife collection to show for it. Thanks for reading:D
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Congrats!
Best thing in the world.
I call the anniversary of my sobriety my second birthday.
This year will be 20 years.

I too decided to purchase a knife to celebrate.
I shop, plan, scheme and connive for my bowie of the year.
Some custom, some production, all a celebration of a new life.

Hang in there, it does get easier. But I won't lie to you and tell you all that goes away.
But it does get easier and very manageable.

Best of luck!
 
After Iraq, I tried crystal meth once for 10 years.

:D

Now knives are my drug of choice. No trading one addiction for another because I was into knives before dope.

Keep it simple, ODAAT, easy does it, and remember Rule 62 ;)
 
ccsavage said:
This is kinda corny but I'm going to tell the story anyhow. About six months ago I found myself beaten down and plain sick and tired. A lifetime of alcohol consumption(abuse) was getting the best of me and I found some willpower(i had plenty since I'd never used any of it) and quit.. this was not easy at all. After a month I started figuring how much money I had saved....being a knife nut I thought why not reward myself with a small sebenza. Very nice I thought! Awhile later I bought a few more knives and started getting on this site a reading all the posts.. the knives were helping me keep my mind occupied almost 24 hours a day....hunting for a knife.....ordering one...watching the tracking....hounding the mailbox...on and on constantly searching for the next great knife.. whether I knew it or not the pocket knives I love so much were helping me to get sober. Last night I tallied up what I have spent on knives in the last six months for a total of a little over 5 grand . I may have exceeded what would have been spent on booze and lost work time but I have achieved six month sobriety and have one heck of a pocket knife collection to show for it. Thanks for reading:D
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Congrats CC! My story is very similar to yours and @t.willy ... at age 36 my life was in a whirlwind for numerous reasons but mostly because my Father passed away and left me with many loose ends to take care of. Alcohol was my only coping tool and vodka was my tool of choice which I used every day and all day on weekends. At age 39 I noticed the whites of my eyes were yellowing and my skin soon followed; my doctor diagnosed me with advanced stage cirrhosis and told me if I did not quit drinking I was going to end up on life support and they would not be able to do a transplant until I was sober at least 6 months. Pardon the pun but, talk about a sobering experience o_O. I thank him every time I see him now because those words truly saved my life. I completely reorganized my life and like t.willy said, I had to separate myself from those friends and activities that tempted me to even think about drinking. I quit watching sports (except the Packers ;)), I quit bowling league, golf league and pretty much every activity I had loved to that point of my life because they all included booze. So I totally understand what you are saying when you say you spend much of your time delving into the world of knives... I always tell people that when you truly get sober and separate yourself from that lifestyle, the hardest thing to do is to find something else to occupy that time slot because you realize exactly how much time you spent drinking. So 4 years + 4 months later, here I am on BladeForums and am in better health than I was at age 30, my body recovered nicely and my life followed suit :thumbsup: I think anyone that is on this forum is in one way or another addicted to knives so I guess I wouldn't worry about that too much, although there is some truth to using it as a new crutch for your time. My advice to you would be to not let knives be your only avenue to freedom. Be cautious if you're spending a lot of time on that big online auction site... it is addicting; I fell for it... for a while. Like others have suggested, take the time to research the knives and manufacturer's that interest you and try to avoid just purchasing every knife that catches your eye online, you don't want to start your new life in a financial pit! :confused: There are many many ways you can spend your time in your new journey and many are free ;) All told though, your story is great and you should be proud of yourself. My only regret is that I didn't quit drinking in my 20's!
 
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Thank you all for all of the responses and inspiration folks, I wasn't expecting it, I just felt like talking about it. Hearing from those of you that are winning the battle is very inspirational. I'm slowing way down on the buying now.....but I got a couple of nice ones coming:D. I have posted some pics but ill do some groups shots soon. also going to get a paid membership and maybe thin the herd a bit here when I'm ready to let go of some. :thumbsup:
 
cc - stay focused brother, it does get easier eventually. Everything I have in my life today came after I put the bottle down - family, career, opportunities for my kids, everything. I have nothing at all to show for the years I was drinking.

Congratulations on your victory so far. Stay the course... and buy knives!
 
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