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Bowaholics Support Thread
RidgeRunner:
Dr. Keenan:
My name is David I am totaly addicted to Bow-Building.
It all started when I was just a child of 7 or 8. I was first introduced to this by my Daddy. We were poor and he made me a hickory stick bow and a set of arrows for my birthday.
I have been hooked ever since. I chased every chicken, cat, stray dog and my sister until she and everthing else as well ran when they saw me. This addiction has been growing ever since. But lately it has gotten much worse!
Saturday I went out on a total binge. I almost did not survive.
It went on for hours. I returned to it so many times that soon it was all I could do just to walk. The worst part is that I lured another man half-way across the county to the same binge. He is (well was anyway) a fine family man. His profession is to bring good, clean, reliable sources of drinking water to peoples homes. What more noble profession is there. ??? But I lured him away from his job with a promise of pure Alabama Gold. It was his first dose of such pure stuff. When he left about an hour before dark his eyes were glassed over. He had a 50 or so mile drive ahead of him and I feared that he would be pulled over for DWO. "Driving with Osage" I also feared that some other addicted person might try to knock him off and take his supply. Dr. Keenan, Is there hope for me? Can I have a normal life? Why cant I just set and watch TV like everone else?
David
Keenan:
David, You can still learn from this situation. :oThe best part is that your have recegnized that your addit=ction has caused another to stumble. It's often the case that our addiction affects everyone around us. The numbers of the influence is growing at an alarming rate ;)
Your case is the same story that has been played out for generations. The father figure has had a dramatic influence on the impressionable mind of the child. The pull of this cycle is so strong that few ever break the cycle.
DWO (Driving with osage) is a serious situation and can lead to MOPB ( Manufacture of Primitive Bows) . Soon poeple are out of control turning thier basement and garages into wood shops. In some cases the addiction is so bad the supplies have even been seen on the kitchen table and in the living room around the children.
As people come forward I'm sure we will be shocked as to the extent of the epidemic. I will keep this updated on our findings. For now I encourage you to support your friend. He needs your support and could possibly slip into withdrawl in left alone ;D
sailordad:
Dr.Keenan,
my name is Tim, and i have a problem. i am addicted to bow building. i havent had this affliction all that long but it seems to be geting worse everyday.
it all started with a boo/ipe elb kit i purchased on line. well one thing led to another and i purchsed some OSAGE from another addict
( to remain nameless for now) well he was more that generous and sent along an extrasliver of oasge to practice chasing a ring with and make into a kids bow.
now every tree i look at all i see is bows,bows and more bows. i look at a bush and all i can see are arrows. now all i want is OSAGE and nothing else seems to satisfy anymore. i still use hickory and others as i can find it but thtas rare here right now. but i still try to buy on line when the money is availible to me.
my wife does nothing to help me,she seems to encourage my addiction by telling me it will be ok,just go downstairs and work on a bow for a little while.
now all i can think of is who wantsme to make them a bow and where can get staves at.
i think i am a junky now.
is there any possible hope for me?
well i goota get into my man cave now, i NEED a fix real bad man,cant take it any longer,goota go scrape on the little sliver of a stave for awhile.
please help.
tim
Keenan:
Tim, We've found that often when a spouse is encouraging your addiction and useage there is almost always an underlined motive. It may be that she has a habit of her own that she is wanting to explore or has already ventured into.This can be a go thing and help her to understand your cravings.However caution should be used as this can lead to the clasic senario of ( if yoyr buying more bows stuff then I'm getting,,,,,,,,) If this cycle starts it's best to use the reverse psychology method and buy her stuff first. ;D ;DThen well you get the idea.
As we can clearly see this is a real condition. Few have ever stopped at just one bow. And as JJ and others have stated, it often leads into a full blown addiction that encludes arrow manufacturing, flint knapping, and weekend getaways that include livig in teepee's and wearing animal skins. ;D
Ryano:
I was sitting in my lazy boy the other night, holding my most recent piece of work on my lap admiring the the sexy curves and pointy tips. When my wife interupted my train of thought by saying "what are you doing? Do you love that bow or something?" I was almost at a loss for words, No, no honey its not what you think I replied...........I think I got it bad. :o
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