Old 08-14-2014, 03:20 PM
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arya468
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 5
Bartender working through college, struggling to stay sober

Hi everyone, I'm new here and I'm struggling so badly with sobriety. My record is 2 days of consecutive sobriety in about 3 years and I need this to change. I don't even know where to begin. I'm not a religious individual so AA is not really for me, and sheer willpower alone has led me to fail time and time again so I don't know what steps to take to lead me in the right direction (which is why I'm here). I am working my way through college at a bar in my hometown, and this is where many of my issues began. Bartending makes it so difficult to not drink (since I'm around it all the time!), but getting a different job that is flexible around my classes AND pays very well is nearly impossible at this point in my life so I feel as though leaving my job isn't an option. Any advice or support anyone can offer would mean the world to me! Thank you.
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