Students group - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

digderidoo · 04-27-2009, 11:12 AM

Any students here, who have found an eagerness to study after becoming sober?

I am currently studying law with London Uni on their external course as a mature student.

Paul

***Freedom1990*** · 04-27-2009, 11:53 AM

I'm enrolled full-time in college. I walked away from a college education and a scholarship at age 18 because it interfered with my drinking/lifestyle.

**hydrogirl** · 04-27-2009, 03:26 PM

Well, I've never been addicted, but I am a recovering codependent...I'm also a "mature" student working toward a Ph.D. in Geology with a Masters in Oceanography. I say rock on to all of us mature students!

HG

GiveLove · 04-27-2009, 09:30 PM

I too am a recovering codependent, and adult child of alcoholics. I am working on a Bachelors in Nonfiction Writing. It's so much more fun and fulfilling this time around....I love being the oldest "kid" on campus

ibana27 · 10-21-2009, 09:15 PM

I am a recovering alcoholic, sobriety date 10/09/09...28 years old and in college, so I'm rusty cuz it's been awhile snc I've been in school and I'm having to relearn my life without alcohol. I thought I'd automatically be studying, having my head stuck in a book, once I quit drinking, but it's still hard for me to study...something to work on.... Suggestions anyone?

hebrewdiva · 10-22-2009, 09:27 AM

I'd like to go back. Finally got my BA last year after being in school for 6 years, failing out twice due to drinking, and not going to half my classes. I'd like to go back and actually learn something. :P

ChangeGonnaCome · 01-20-2010, 09:44 PM

I started my first 2 college classes ever last week. (ITE115 and ENG111) It's been 25 years since I graduated high school. Never went to college, except to visit friends and go to the keg parties. In high school, I graduated "by the skin of my teeth", as my mother put it. lol I was more of an example of what NOT to do. :o)

I've been working in the human services field for 10 years now and have tried to advance into other positions, but have learned having a degree will improve those chances tremendously. So, instead of staying pissed off about not being able to do it, I decided to pursue my associates in human services. I'm 25 days into not getting high and 9 days into a college education.

Wishing everyone the absolute best in reaching your goals!!!

pinkgurl87 · 03-28-2010, 03:51 PM

I'm in college I'm doing my BA: Sociology, social psychology. I'm back at school after taking time off because of using . I got through this year at school but it's been hard. Been depressed and well my marks are pretty low this semester. Last semester I was doing much better.

SoberSoFar · 03-29-2010, 10:51 PM

Student here too. I'm (finally) doing my BA in history.

pinkgurl87 · 04-11-2010, 08:59 PM

So stressed right now with exams. Have one exam on thurs and then one a week friday.

gneiss · 06-02-2010, 06:17 PM

Just checking out the social groups. Awesome!

Halfway through my masters in geology, here. A tiny bit older than most of the students, but not so much that most of them notice.

Lionne · 07-01-2010, 03:38 PM

I am also (finally) getting my masters. I'm at the beginnig and hope to be done by next spring. And like Gneiss, I'm a little bit older than the average student, but not thaaat much.

04-27-2009, 11:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
digderidoo Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 470	Students group Any students here, who have found an eagerness to study after becoming sober? I am currently studying law with London Uni on their external course as a mature student. Paul __________________ The mind is everything. What you think you become. ~ Gautam Buddha

04-27-2009, 11:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
*Freedom1990* Wesley Employee Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 9,340	I'm enrolled full-time in college. I walked away from a college education and a scholarship at age 18 because it interfered with my drinking/lifestyle. __________________ DeVon & the Zoo Crew ‎Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. ~Arthur Somers Roche

04-27-2009, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
GiveLove Forum Leader Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stumbling toward happiness Posts: 4,818 Blog Entries: 2	I too am a recovering codependent, and adult child of alcoholics. I am working on a Bachelors in Nonfiction Writing. It's so much more fun and fulfilling this time around....I love being the oldest "kid" on campus __________________ "Tell me, what are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?" --Mary Oliver "Action is the antidote to despair." --Joan Baez "False hopes bind us to unlivable situations, and blind us to real possibilities." --Derrick Jensen

06-02-2010, 06:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
gneiss Never settle. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Under immense pressure Posts: 1,494	Just checking out the social groups. Awesome! Halfway through my masters in geology, here. A tiny bit older than most of the students, but not so much that most of them notice. __________________ Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds. --Bob Marley, Redemption Song

07-01-2010, 03:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lionne not little, a stranger no more Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in the crowd Posts: 396 Blog Entries: 1	I am also (finally) getting my masters. I'm at the beginnig and hope to be done by next spring. And like Gneiss, I'm a little bit older than the average student, but not thaaat much. __________________ “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”-Herm Albright-

04-27-2009, 03:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
hydrogirl Forum Leader Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, I wish....... Posts: 3,069 Blog Entries: 1	Well, I've never been addicted, but I am a recovering codependent...I'm also a "mature" student working toward a Ph.D. in Geology with a Masters in Oceanography. I say rock on to all of us mature students! HG

10-21-2009, 09:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
ibana27 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: greensboro nc Posts: 15	I am a recovering alcoholic, sobriety date 10/09/09...28 years old and in college, so I'm rusty cuz it's been awhile snc I've been in school and I'm having to relearn my life without alcohol. I thought I'd automatically be studying, having my head stuck in a book, once I quit drinking, but it's still hard for me to study...something to work on.... Suggestions anyone?

10-22-2009, 09:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
hebrewdiva Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 35	I'd like to go back. Finally got my BA last year after being in school for 6 years, failing out twice due to drinking, and not going to half my classes. I'd like to go back and actually learn something. :P

01-20-2010, 09:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
ChangeGonnaCome Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: VA Posts: 55 Blog Entries: 1	I started my first 2 college classes ever last week. (ITE115 and ENG111) It's been 25 years since I graduated high school. Never went to college, except to visit friends and go to the keg parties. In high school, I graduated "by the skin of my teeth", as my mother put it. lol I was more of an example of what NOT to do. :o) I've been working in the human services field for 10 years now and have tried to advance into other positions, but have learned having a degree will improve those chances tremendously. So, instead of staying pissed off about not being able to do it, I decided to pursue my associates in human services. I'm 25 days into not getting high and 9 days into a college education. Wishing everyone the absolute best in reaching your goals!!!

03-28-2010, 03:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 558 Blog Entries: 10	I'm in college I'm doing my BA: Sociology, social psychology. I'm back at school after taking time off because of using . I got through this year at school but it's been hard. Been depressed and well my marks are pretty low this semester. Last semester I was doing much better.

03-29-2010, 10:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
SoberSoFar Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 31	Student here too. I'm (finally) doing my BA in history.

04-11-2010, 08:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
pinkgurl87 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 558 Blog Entries: 10	So stressed right now with exams. Have one exam on thurs and then one a week friday.

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