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Kellye C · 12-30-2006, 09:26 AM

Earlybird is right on. I detoxed at home because I had no insurance and didn't feel like detox or rehab was an option and I had to keep working. I didn't know at that time how dangerous it could be but I had someone with me all the time who knew what I was doing. I also went to AA the whole time and started working on the inner stuff. The detox alone wasn't enough because it did nothing to address WHY I drank. I had to work on the whole picture which is what rehab does. I did it through nightly AA meetings, work with a sponsor and lots of phone calls to AA people. Had I just detoxed once I started feeling better I would have picked it back up because my addiction would just be sitting there working at me without any type of a defense.

Oh yeah, once I started admitting what was going on to people around me there were some that were surprised but many more that were not surprised. We think we do such a good job of covering it up but people are not stupid. They knew there was a problem and were just glad that I was getting help.

Hugs,
Kellye

12-30-2006, 09:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kellye C Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Highlands, TX Posts: 1,165 Blog Entries: 1	Earlybird is right on. I detoxed at home because I had no insurance and didn't feel like detox or rehab was an option and I had to keep working. I didn't know at that time how dangerous it could be but I had someone with me all the time who knew what I was doing. I also went to AA the whole time and started working on the inner stuff. The detox alone wasn't enough because it did nothing to address WHY I drank. I had to work on the whole picture which is what rehab does. I did it through nightly AA meetings, work with a sponsor and lots of phone calls to AA people. Had I just detoxed once I started feeling better I would have picked it back up because my addiction would just be sitting there working at me without any type of a defense. Oh yeah, once I started admitting what was going on to people around me there were some that were surprised but many more that were not surprised. We think we do such a good job of covering it up but people are not stupid. They knew there was a problem and were just glad that I was getting help. Hugs, Kellye __________________ *Kellye C.* *Sobriety Date 8/8/04 - By God's Grace and A.A.* Last edited by Kellye C; 12-30-2006 at 09:28 AM. Reason: Additional thoughts!