My first serious attempt.
My brain is trying to kill me
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Palo Alto, ca
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WOW, you are doing it all so right! Too often we hear of those who really think they are different and won't do the right things in the right way and in the right order; you are! You've built a great foundation for a happy and healthy sober life. Keep at it, one minute, one hour, one day, at a time.
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 106
Creeping closer to a four weeks (on Monday)! Today is day 27. 
I have put on a couple pounds because I started eating like a normal human being, now I'm going to cut back on sugary drinks and switch most of my sips of them to sips of water.
Last night our apartment complex had a Spring Luau. Free alcohol was everywhere, provided by the complex. Beer, daquiris, etc. This was the first time I had placed myself in harms way (No way I would have ever passed up free beer in the past!) to live life on my terms. I wasn't even remotely temped, and found myself, to my surprise, strongly disgusted by the people who were openly wasted.
I have put on a couple pounds because I started eating like a normal human being, now I'm going to cut back on sugary drinks and switch most of my sips of them to sips of water.
Last night our apartment complex had a Spring Luau. Free alcohol was everywhere, provided by the complex. Beer, daquiris, etc. This was the first time I had placed myself in harms way (No way I would have ever passed up free beer in the past!) to live life on my terms. I wasn't even remotely temped, and found myself, to my surprise, strongly disgusted by the people who were openly wasted.
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 106
And a huge thank you to everyone to the support and understanding this forum offers. I definitely plan on sticking around to try to encourage others. The concentration of people who truly know the feeling is one of the best things: they listen, they know, they care enough to help even if they have been abstinent and free of alcohol for ages.
This place is really a ray of light, and I found it to be brightest when I was in withdrawal, feeling like life would never be right again, I would never feel human again.
Thank you all.
This place is really a ray of light, and I found it to be brightest when I was in withdrawal, feeling like life would never be right again, I would never feel human again.
Thank you all.
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 4
Inspiring
After a recovery and a relapse, I've decided to tell my family about my problem. My fiancee knew the entire time, but she let me try and get through it my own way as I did before. She and her dad called me on my issues and it brought to light so much that I was wasting. Chrissp, you're words are encouraging and inspiring. This has to be the last time for me. I hope all is still well.
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