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Old 12-31-2009, 01:20 AM
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TigerLili
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Welcome to SR. Your story could be mine, except for the arrests. How much do you want to stop drinking? Have you had enough?

How long did you have counselling? I started not long after I started AA and I see her weekly. When you were in AA, did you have a sponsor, go to meetings and work the steps? For me AA has been the answer, even though I am not thrilled about being there, in fact some days I hate it but it's the only thing that has been successful in getting me even one day sober. I'm 14 months now. I've made a commitment to myself to not pick up a drink today, no matter what. No matter how bad I feel, no matter how depressed I am, not matter what happens. I got the the point where I was desperate to stop. I was absolutely ready and prepared to do whatever it took. Maybe you're not at that place yet? I also realised that nothing outside of me was going to magically make me better. I had to put in the work and no one except ME could stop me picking up a drink.

I know people who have used the Rational Recovery programme successfully, and a lot of people seem to stay sober by posting here at SR too. Stick around!
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