help talk me down
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We can't do much about the past but we can still change our today and then our tomorrows 
doesn't sound like you have too much support there - ever thought of AA or some other meeting based recovery group?
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doesn't sound like you have too much support there - ever thought of AA or some other meeting based recovery group?
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i have to go upstairs to find something to eat..roommate is strict about his food, i cant have his. i have ramen noodles thats all, don't want to wake him up by getting a pan out to boil water...i am so angry and depressed, my food stamps were cut down to 17 dollars a month
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I am very early into getting sober this time just saying this from observation of myself maybe it will help.
I often drank to forget the past. But its such a temporary and ineffective solution. The past will still be there and we are left with nothing but that same past and another regret.
Your 3 months is an inspiration to me. Glad youre reaching out.
I often drank to forget the past. But its such a temporary and ineffective solution. The past will still be there and we are left with nothing but that same past and another regret.
Your 3 months is an inspiration to me. Glad youre reaching out.
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I think he'd forgive you too but it's your call
There are some other cravings tips here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
as far as AA goes you could always ring your local AA office and see if you can get a lift?
I'm not trying to push AA on you - it's just that AA is everywhere and it sounds like you could use a little more support.
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There are some other cravings tips here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
as far as AA goes you could always ring your local AA office and see if you can get a lift?
I'm not trying to push AA on you - it's just that AA is everywhere and it sounds like you could use a little more support.
D
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ok..i am going to do it. i'm going to be as quiet as possible, thank you trachemys and everyone. it will take a bit so am signing off for now. i am sorry to bother you guys..feeling sorry for myself. i did good tho by coming here. you all have helped by being here, tells me there are people to talk to who care. thank you. i put the car keys down. (there is a 24 hr walmart 4 blocks away..sucks.) i will be back.
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You're not a bother CRhoads - that's what we're here for
It's night here so I may not be around, but I'll check in later before I hit the sheets.
why not join a Monthly Class thread - get to know some people...find some support?
the latest thread is here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...2015-a-13.html
take care of yourself man
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It's night here so I may not be around, but I'll check in later before I hit the sheets.
why not join a Monthly Class thread - get to know some people...find some support?
the latest thread is here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...2015-a-13.html
take care of yourself man
D
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Lots of loss there. No doubt about it. My first thought is that loss often creates a fertile ground for depression. You might try to have an evaluation to see if there is some help available. There's lots that can currently be done with depression.
The other thing that I'm reminded of might not help much, but I'll say it anyway. It's a thought from a wealthy man who gave away all his wealth. He said he was thankful for the "gift of poverty". It was St. Francis of Assisi. He was quite an interesting individual. Another quite spiritual individual, the Buddha, said that the root of all suffering is attachment.
There is something to all this, though it may not be apparent.
I wish you all the best.
The other thing that I'm reminded of might not help much, but I'll say it anyway. It's a thought from a wealthy man who gave away all his wealth. He said he was thankful for the "gift of poverty". It was St. Francis of Assisi. He was quite an interesting individual. Another quite spiritual individual, the Buddha, said that the root of all suffering is attachment.
There is something to all this, though it may not be apparent.
I wish you all the best.
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Many here have been through similar things so you are not alone.
I'm in a similar position to you now still, lost lots of good things etc.
So I understand. Things can get better if we don't drink, and they do.
Enjoy the fresh air! I wish I had my own basement, bit of peace lol. Chat!
I'm in a similar position to you now still, lost lots of good things etc.
So I understand. Things can get better if we don't drink, and they do.
Enjoy the fresh air! I wish I had my own basement, bit of peace lol. Chat!
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Originally Posted by CRhoads 
Dee you are so right..i can't stop thinking about the past..feel like such a loser.
Hi CRhoads,
I'm very sorry that you are struggling so much right now.
I'm only on day four, so I'm not entitled to give you some great sobriety advice here, but the thing about the past very much reminds me of myself. I've screwed up so many things during the last five years, it sometimes feels unbearable. But those thoughts and feelings always drove me back to drinking myself stupid again. So that's a never-ending circle of misery, and it only gets worse.
Please don't drink over it, come and post here instead :-)
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