Wow Maude! I know its been quite some time since this post but thank you for sharing. DD is something that I really focused on in the begininng of my sobriety. Like you, every attempt that my doctor was making was being sabatoged by me not being able to stay away from alcohol to see if the medicine would even work. My diagnosis has always been…[Read more]

Lola, Thank you for your response. As far as always dating guys who drink. Mostly yes. Not because I picked a drinker over a non-drinker but it was the group I was associated with. Pair that with the very wide spread “socially acceptable” drink and its not likely (not impossible) but not likely that I will not date people that dont drink. With…[Read more]

My sobriety forces me to be aware. I have a friend that I think has a problem. I hear his responses to questions about it like “I enjoy an adult beverage” and “it helps me to relax” Well it has been hard for me not to say.. “Well that doesnt mean you should!”. I’m realizing that I can’t save everyone. Even when I can use mirror imaging and see…[Read more]

I am a little late to this thread, but so happy you made it here. I would encourage you to read the chapter in our basic text (The book of Alcoholics Anonymous – or what we AA’s refer to as “The Big Book”) title “More About Alcoholism“. It might help you draw some conclusions and learn some facts about yourself. Only YOU can diagnose yourself as…[Read more]

I’m really happy you’re here. Being an active alcoholic is not easy. If you’re anything like I was, you’re either:

Busy drinking
Busy planning when you’ll drink next
Busy trying to get money to drink
Busy making excuses about why your drinking is OK
Busy being hung over
Etc…

It’s a full time job. But, you’ve taken the first plunge…[Read more]