Originally Posted by Evilivy
Thank you all so much for your responses... I quote
"I AM POWERLESS OVER ALCOHOL AND MY LIFE HAS BECOME UNMANAGEABLE"
This is true... unbelievably true... it breaks my heart to have no control, I feel so ashamed.
I will keep coming here. Just reading what other people are going through helps me relate and see I can do it.
I'm not religious... can I still go to AA? It's not that I don't believe there is a "higher power" out there... I dont' know what I belive actually.
Sorry, this is SO emotionally challenging... I WANT to quit, I see how I hurt people everyday and I need to stop it.
You don't have to be religious, but it will help if you try to keep an open mind about spirituality. Just look around the table at an AA meeting and see someone you want to emulate, and try to do what that person does. More often than not that will involve prayer.
It's been very difficult for me to pray, but now that I do it daily I think it really does help me. It makes me calm and reminds me of what I'm praying for. It's become an important part of staying sober.