Rose
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rob posted an update in the group
Alcohol Recovery Group 7 years, 8 months agoToday is day seven for me. The hardest times are the weekends when I have a lot of free time. The associations of certain times of day or activities with drinking bring on the urge to go out and buy booze. Fortunately this weekend I was very busy, which kept me from doing that. So now it’s Monday. The weekdays are easier, because I don’t…[Read more]
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rob posted an update in the group
Alcohol Recovery Group 7 years, 8 months agoI’ve realized I can’t control my drinking and need to stop. I’ve had short periods of sobriety (a few days to a month) over the past year, but have continued to drink. I’ve recognized that my tolerance is getting ridiculously high, and that I say and do things I would not when I am sober, and I fear that the years of heavy drinking have taken a…[Read more]
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Alcoholism is a progressive disease it just keeps getting worse the more we drink. I know that from myself.
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Thanks for your comment, Rose. Yes, I’ve seen that in myself, too. I’ve drunk heavily for 25 years, but the last few it’s gotten to the point where I can clearly see that if I don’t make a change my life is going to be destroyed by it. I could drive away my loved ones, lose my job, go to jail or die – and it could all happen any time.
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Yes. That is what happened to me. I’m in my 40’s and for me drinking does not work for me anymore.
I just get sick. And I’m tired of being sick. I have been going to AA meeting every day and it helps me .
I have my bad days but I just keep talking my way through.-
Unfortunately alcohol doesn’t make me physically sick. Mentally, yes! Have you been continually sober for a while? Mostly sober with occasional setbacks? When did you first realize you needed to stop?
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About two weeks ago. But then again I knew a long time but never really thought about it.
I look at myself in the mirror and I knew what I had to do . I’m going on my 8th day .
And it’s hard. But I have my mine made up I pray to god to help me through this-
As I pray to God to give me strength, I'll pray that he give you strength too. I've seen I can't do this alone.
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many of use our hobbies, new or old, to keep our hands and minds busy when our disease is particularly active in our heads
Thank you, Charlie. I try to do that too. Or go for a walk, or meditate. I've also noticed that after having a light meal with something non-alcoholic to drink the craving goes away, as if my mind had been twisting my need for nourishment into a craving for alcohol.