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NateZackinFla · 03-30-2009, 02:31 AM

I'm new here and understand that I am powerless to alcohol. I am accepting step one that I am powerless because for nearly a decade I've tried on my own. May God help me in my struggles towards sobriety.

NateZackinFla · 03-30-2009, 02:32 AM

I even attended an AA meeting (for the first time last Monday) and with all the talk about alcohol I ended up purchasing a 12 pack, going home and passing out. Not what i was hoping for to say the least, but I'm not giving up.

**CarolD** · 03-30-2009, 07:57 PM

Welcome to SR......

I moved your shares to our main page of the
Alcoholism 12 Step Support Forum
so more members will see it and reply.

Good to see a new member...

FightingIrish · 03-30-2009, 09:32 PM

Hi NateZack,

Welcome to SR! I did the same thing you are doing about 17-18 months ago, and I haven't looked back. I made a commitment to myself to make a serious attempt at A.A., if only to prove that it didn't work! I have not had a drink since 9/6/07, which is unbelievable if you knew me before. My friends still can't fathom it.

Try to commit to attending meetings for awhile (they suggest 90 in 90 days as a good goal), try to find a sponsor (even a temporary one), and find a home group. Tell the people in your meetings that you are new and need some help. If you find a meeting you like going to more than others, where the people seem to have what you want, then make it your home group and make an earnest attempt to follow suggestions.

This sobriety thing is a lot of work at first...a whole re-wiring of my psyche is how it was for me. But I can't believe how good my life is just 17 months later.

ruch · 03-30-2009, 09:37 PM

Hi Nate. Welcome to SR. Completing that first step is a huge accomplishment. Like you it took me a very long time to get to that point. Matter of fact the entire decade of my twenties were wasted because I couldn't get that step. Judging from your post, it sounds like you are pretty good towards step two also.

If you don't mind me asking, how often do you drink and how much do you usually consume per drinking session?

jimhere · 03-30-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by NateZackinFla

I even attended an AA meeting (for the first time last Monday) and with all the talk about alcohol I ended up purchasing a 12 pack, going home and passing out. Not what i was hoping for to say the least, but I'm not giving up.

Welcome.

I too had the experience you speak of. More than once to be honest.

But that was years ago. I've been continuously sober since January 1991.

You say you are alcoholic and that you believe in God. What I would do if I were you is find another alcoholic in AA that has recovered from alcoholism as the result of having an experience with God in the 12 Steps and ask them to show you the way.
Jim

ruch · 03-30-2009, 09:43 PM

Hi Nate, just so you know, I am only asking about your drinking habits because you need to be aware of withdrawl. Depending on how much you drink and how often, it may not be best to go cold turkey. What I did was had a conversation with my primary doctor when I wanted to quit. He or she may also have some good ideas on how to help.

MsChief · 03-31-2009, 06:05 AM

Hi Nate. Thank you for reminding me what it was like. I think a lot of us felt the same at our first meeting, but for me, I just kept going back.

If you don't like the local meetings venture out. Not all meetings are the same. Don't judge AA as a whole by your first encounter. It has kept me sober and given me a life I never thought I would have. It's not been easy, but no one said it would be. However, it is a lot easier when you have the support of other recovering alcoholics.

nelco · 03-31-2009, 06:30 AM

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I even attended an AA meeting (for the first time last Monday) and with all the talk about alcohol I ended up purchasing a 12 pack, going home and passing out. Not what i was hoping for to say the least, but I'm not giving up.

Hello and welcome, If you go to a group to give up something there will be talk about the "thing" !! You need to focus on HOW to get help in A.A. Before I could live any kind of decent happy life, I had to learn three principles that are the foundation of my recovery. The first is honesty, then open-mindedness, and then willingness. Like most of us in recovery, my admission of powerlessness over my addiction was the first honesty I’ve been certain of in quite a while.

There may be an advert on the television tonight talking about drink too what will you do?
If you have truly surrendered and admitted you are powerless over alcohol then when to go to a meeting, listen for the solution..., ask for help. Get a couple of numbers and ask those people how they did it. I go to A.A and it works for me and has done for quite a while. I had to get honest with myself first.
Wish you all the very best

Music · 03-31-2009, 06:39 AM

Welcome Nate. Don't feel too bad about that 12 pack. As the Irishman said as he peed in the ocean, "every little bit helps." The same is true here. I know today that I needed to drink every drop I drank, and do everything I did to get me where I'm at today. Just keep coming back.

navysteve · 03-31-2009, 07:30 AM

Hi Nate,
Welcome to SR. I hope you can find someone in the meetings down there who uses the Big Book as the foundation for their recovery. Do what they do and receive what they have.

RufusACanal · 03-31-2009, 08:30 AM

Welcome Nate!~ If I can help, please do not hesitate to ask.

CAPTAINZING2000 · 03-31-2009, 09:39 AM

I never had a problem with accepting , I was powerless over alcohol. I didn't want to admit, my life was unmanageble

03-30-2009, 02:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
NateZackinFla Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 2	Hello I'm new here and understand that I am powerless to alcohol. I am accepting step one that I am powerless because for nearly a decade I've tried on my own. May God help me in my struggles towards sobriety.

03-30-2009, 07:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	Welcome to SR...... I moved your shares to our main page of the Alcoholism 12 Step Support Forum so more members will see it and reply. Good to see a new member... __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

03-30-2009, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
FightingIrish problem with authority Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 873	Hi NateZack, Welcome to SR! I did the same thing you are doing about 17-18 months ago, and I haven't looked back. I made a commitment to myself to make a serious attempt at A.A., if only to prove that it didn't work! I have not had a drink since 9/6/07, which is unbelievable if you knew me before. My friends still can't fathom it. Try to commit to attending meetings for awhile (they suggest 90 in 90 days as a good goal), try to find a sponsor (even a temporary one), and find a home group. Tell the people in your meetings that you are new and need some help. If you find a meeting you like going to more than others, where the people seem to have what you want, then make it your home group and make an earnest attempt to follow suggestions. This sobriety thing is a lot of work at first...a whole re-wiring of my psyche is how it was for me. But I can't believe how good my life is just 17 months later. __________________ "Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

03-31-2009, 06:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
Music Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Zion, Illinois Posts: 2,529	Welcome Nate. Don't feel too bad about that 12 pack. As the Irishman said as he peed in the ocean, "every little bit helps." The same is true here. I know today that I needed to drink every drop I drank, and do everything I did to get me where I'm at today. Just keep coming back. __________________

03-31-2009, 08:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
RufusACanal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,927	Welcome Nate!~ If I can help, please do not hesitate to ask. __________________ "It is what you learn after you know it all that counts." John Wooden Excerpts from Original Manuscript of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

03-30-2009, 02:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
NateZackinFla Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 2	I even attended an AA meeting (for the first time last Monday) and with all the talk about alcohol I ended up purchasing a 12 pack, going home and passing out. Not what i was hoping for to say the least, but I'm not giving up.

03-30-2009, 09:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
ruch Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Posts: 169	Hi Nate. Welcome to SR. Completing that first step is a huge accomplishment. Like you it took me a very long time to get to that point. Matter of fact the entire decade of my twenties were wasted because I couldn't get that step. Judging from your post, it sounds like you are pretty good towards step two also. If you don't mind me asking, how often do you drink and how much do you usually consume per drinking session?

03-30-2009, 09:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
ruch Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Posts: 169	Hi Nate, just so you know, I am only asking about your drinking habits because you need to be aware of withdrawl. Depending on how much you drink and how often, it may not be best to go cold turkey. What I did was had a conversation with my primary doctor when I wanted to quit. He or she may also have some good ideas on how to help.

03-31-2009, 06:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
MsChief Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greater Manchester, England Posts: 79	Hi Nate. Thank you for reminding me what it was like. I think a lot of us felt the same at our first meeting, but for me, I just kept going back. If you don't like the local meetings venture out. Not all meetings are the same. Don't judge AA as a whole by your first encounter. It has kept me sober and given me a life I never thought I would have. It's not been easy, but no one said it would be. However, it is a lot easier when you have the support of other recovering alcoholics.

03-31-2009, 07:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
navysteve Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,870	Hi Nate, Welcome to SR. I hope you can find someone in the meetings down there who uses the Big Book as the foundation for their recovery. Do what they do and receive what they have.

03-31-2009, 09:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Psalm 118:24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 9,445 Blog Entries: 1	I never had a problem with accepting , I was powerless over alcohol. I didn't want to admit, my life was unmanageble __________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD J - Jesus first O - Others next Y - Yourself last John 14:6

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