12 Step Softball Program

default · Jan 3, 2009

Yeah, you may need an intervention. Can someone help him?

(NICE)

default · Jan 3, 2009

hi my name is T...and i have a Softball addiction...I'm a catcher...and I'm addicted to the big yellow things that fly at my face at 60 mph...by the end of the summer, the team ball bucket is usually running pretty low if not completely empty....i have so many of those beautiful balls in my bag that my equipment can't fit anymore....I SWEAR I DIDN'T STEAL THEM!or at least i don't remember stealing them.....oh did i mention that i suffure from frequent memory loss...sometimes i can't even remember what happeded the game before... doctors tell me its from getting hit in the head too many times from foul tips...they say i should maybe try to take a break from it but i CAN'T!!! they don't understand that i can't just stop catching...ew the thought repulses me!....i also play softball all year round.. it's impossible to stop...and for about a week after tournament season ends i go into a huge state of depression....and don't even get me started on my OFC addiction.....{sigh}...thank you all for your support...i hope you all get better...but I THINK ILL LIVE WITH MY ADDICTION CAUSE IM ONE BAD BUTT SOFTBALL PLAYER AND I'D RATHER BE ADDICTED TO IT 24/7 THAN SITTING ON THE COUCH WATCHING THE BROWNS KICK THEMSELVES IN THE BUTT DAY AFTER DAY!

default · Jan 3, 2009

Does the addiction include The fear of throwing away old worn out softballs?
And the act of checking 2 to 3 times to see if you brought the scorebook along?
I am hooked....... I even check the Doctors office tables for anything with softball on it.
By the way the softballs do not stay on the radio antenna very well.
The door handles on the closet do work ok, I got that idea from the wife when she told me to get a grip!! She has a mean fastball in the hallway! I guess now I know what she means about getting a grip.
By the way....... the white softball just doesn't get it on my key chain, should I try the yellow marker on it too?
I best go polish those Softballs one more time.

Addicted to OFC & Yellow Leather
hmmmmm Yellow Leather!!?? nah... I don't think the wife would go for that.

default · Jan 3, 2009

FastpitchBlue said:
12 Step Program: Recognizing You have a Problem!

If you?ve been living with an OFC addiction problem for a while now, you know how devastating it can be. Your friends and family tell you that you need help. You may have gotten in trouble at home, work, or even with the law. You?ve tried to cut back, but you always seem to end up on the Computer again at the OFC site just as much as you were - or more. You?ve tried to quit completely, but you just can?t seem to do it. So you just tell everyone you don?t have a problem and to get off your back. You tell yourself you?ll do it one day. You blame others around you: ?If he would just do this or if she would just stop doing that.? The truth is ? you MIGHT have a OFC addict/Softballholic problem. You just don?t know what to do or where to turn.

Families living with a OFC addict/Softballholic can be difficult, at best. We want to help them but sometimes we just don?t know where to turn or what to do. It is often said that the OFC addict/Softballholic has to ?hit bottom? before he/she will go for help, and there is some truth to that statement. Think about it. We rarely ask for help with anything unless it is really causing us problems. We don't usually go to the doctor or take our car to the mechanic unless there is an obvious problem, often one that has been present for some time. When you think about the nature of the OFC addict/Softballholic addiction, which is characterized by such great denial and delusion, it is clear why a person with an OFC addict/Softballholic problem doesn't just wake up one day and decide to get help. There is usually some crisis - one that makes the discomfort of using the computer greater than the discomfort of quitting - which sends him or her to get help.

Signs and symptoms of OFC addict/Softballholic
Health
Continuing to to stay up late at night on the OFC site even though you are tired and have to work the next day.

Financial issues
Purchasing Softball Equipment and Softball related items.
Inability to keep track of your money.

Employment or school
Continuing your Softball addiction even though you realize your job or education is in jeopardy.
Missing work or school, or going in late due to your Softball addiction.

Family and friends
Feeling annoyed when other people comment on, or criticize your Softball habits.
Associating with questionable acquaintances or frequently out to a different Ballpark.

Social life
Scheduling your day around Softball.
Focusing recreational activities around Softball,
On the OFC site alone or in secret.

Signs and symptoms of OFC DEPENDENCE

Cravings
Strong and overwhelming desire to logon the OFC site at a specific time or the next morning Creating a ritual of being on the OFC site before, during, or after dinner, and becoming annoyed when this pattern is disturbed or questioned.

Tolerance
A tendency to be online more than intended, or being unable to stop once you start,
Consuming a large quantity of Softball Info without appearing intoxicated.

Effects on memory and motivation
Not remembering Family or friend conversations or commitments; sometimes referred to as a "blackout" once online at the OFC site.

But it is possible to ?raise? that bottom for the OFC addict/Softballholic. The best steps a family member or friend can take to help a person with an OFC addiction/Softballholic problem are to LEARN the facts about addiction, get SUPPORT for him/herself, IDENTIFY and STOP any ?enabling? behaviors and CALL The Softball Anonymous Council at 1-800-FSTPTCH.

And Seriously! I don't see that I have an OFC addiction, I just enjoy having the opportunity of helping my fellow OFCer's out.

FASTPITCH! Anything else, and you're playing to SLOW!

Whew,Thank God Blue,for the help I dont think it's a full blown addiction.So I can maybe still get help.

default · Jan 6, 2009

I'm Tim, kindly named QuakerFlake or just Flake by Ringer. I drive a truck between Cincy to Lexingon to Louisville and back to Cincy at night. I work a lot of overtime because when driving down the interstate and I spot lights situated on poles ... and I must pull over to see if a softball game is going on and whether or not I can recruit teams to play in my tournaments.

The parking lot at the mall is empty. This make me sad.

default · Jan 6, 2009

Dont be sad maybe you could get a pick up game going in the parking lot.Nice lighting most of the time and if you play in the back parking lot you might be able to get in a full game before security pulls up.Just a thought Quakerman.

default · Jan 6, 2009

addiction is wonderful!!!!!!! take it from the classic "statman"...nothing will do you more harm than not posting, hijacking or teasing some unwilling ofc newbie. That being said, where are those lesson plans of mine.....

default · Jan 6, 2009

Statman Ray said:
addiction is wonderful!!!!!!! take it from the classic "statman"...nothing will do you more harm than not posting, hijacking or teasing some unwilling ofc newbie. That being said, where are those lesson plans of mine.....

Yeah! Lester he got me sometime back. LOL! All in Fun!:lmao:
Better have a Good Sense of Humor to run with this Crowd. IMO

FASTPITCH! Anthing else, ans you're playing to SLOW!

default · Jan 7, 2009

yeah I know, one word out of place the and "real smart ones" know you let

gotta luv it!!

default · Jan 13, 2009

actually wanting a T-shirt from OFC... another clue you need intervention

default · Jan 13, 2009

Lester said:
actually wanting a T-shirt from OFC... another clue you need intervention

I've been to the Therapist a couple of times, and you know the Magazine racks, Doctors' have in the waiting room. Well would you believe I was setting there going through the Magazine rack and all was in it were Magazines about Softball like Fastpitch Forever, Softball Today, and the likes what was I supposed to do? I tripped out of the Office a managed my way out the front door, and headed to the Ballpark. It's the only place I can find relief other then OFC!:lmao::lmao:

FASTPITCH! Anything else, And you're playing to SLOW!

default · Jan 13, 2009

nice!!!

default · Jan 13, 2009

Lester said:
nice!!!

I'm putting this Pic everywhere on OFC, to show all OFCer's that you are an Addicted Member!:lmao::lmao:

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FASTPITCH! Anything else, and you're playing to SLOW!

default · Jan 19, 2009

replying to the same thread 5-10+ times... no sign there

Blue, where are you?

default · Jan 19, 2009

Lester said:
replying to the same thread 5-10+ times... no sign there

Blue, where are you?

Still here! Still Addicted! LOL! I see they deleted my Pic of a guy sleeping on the Computer, Ah that's Ok. It looked good there for at least alittle while:lmao:

default · Jan 19, 2009

I have purposely stayed away from this thread because I don't believe that I have a problem. lol ;&

default · Jan 20, 2009

wgman21 said:
I have purposely stayed away from this thread because I don't believe that I have a problem. lol ;&

You're Right! This is the first time you have posted here on the 12 step Program. But now you're Hooked! Just like the rest of us.:lmao:

default · Jan 24, 2009

wonder why wgman21 passed 1,000 posts

default · Jan 24, 2009

Les,
Are you saying that I have a problem??;&

default · Jan 24, 2009

when you walk into the bar the bartender has your drinks ready for you... No, not at all... none of us on here do.

How many OFC T-shirts do you need??

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