quiting today
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quiting today
i am 15, i have been drinking for about a year, i also tried using marijuana to keep me from drinking but thats just dumb, it actually worked for about a month or so, but than started again, and ive been caught by my parents countless times and am ready to give it up, my family has been so effected because of my problem, they dont have any trust in me, and i need some help, so i turned here,
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good to quit when you are are ahead. MAke friends that also don't drink. Play sports and participate in school/church functions. this will help you make clean friends. Your parents are proud of you I'm sure, but they will be even more proud of you to make this very smart adult decision. Be a kid while you can be a kid.
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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So good to see you look for help! That is the best thing that you can do for yourself. Would you be able to get to any AA meetings? I agree with hotwingeatter, this is a very adult move on your part, one many of us would like to have done ourselves at your age. Great stuff!
keep reading and posting,
love brigid
keep reading and posting,
love brigid
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Join Date: May 2005
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they do have a Young Peoples AA
call intergroup in "here"
i started drinking at 16
now 39 years later
i got 10 years in AA
but
those other 29 years were a bummer
pot, too, is a gateway drug
to other drugs
best
fraankie
call intergroup in "here"
i started drinking at 16
now 39 years later
i got 10 years in AA
but
those other 29 years were a bummer
pot, too, is a gateway drug
to other drugs
best
fraankie
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Hi Brandon and welcome!
What courage you have to realize you need to do something about your drinking. You will find a lot of support here. I also invite you to join the teen site at www.sober-teens.com where other teens are faced with what your going through and can offer additional support. All the best to you!
What courage you have to realize you need to do something about your drinking. You will find a lot of support here. I also invite you to join the teen site at www.sober-teens.com where other teens are faced with what your going through and can offer additional support. All the best to you!
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Originally Posted by brandon28
well made it one day
My daughter had a party here and all the teenagers in the area heard and came, there was so much alcohol it was scary. It was so upsetting for me to see a whole heap of alcoholic behaviour in young people. I could just picture the problems that these kids would live through, really upsetting.
On the other hand there are young people like you who do recognise the problem, that is great. stay strong with this, it is definitely worth it.
love brigid
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Brandon,
Others recognized in me that I had a serious drinking problem. I started drinking when I was 15 and at AA when I was 16. Finally sunk in to me at 17 that if I were going to live I HAD to quit drinking. Haven't had a drink since...still go to AA...over 14 years later...
You can do it...one day at a time. Keep it up.
Jen
Others recognized in me that I had a serious drinking problem. I started drinking when I was 15 and at AA when I was 16. Finally sunk in to me at 17 that if I were going to live I HAD to quit drinking. Haven't had a drink since...still go to AA...over 14 years later...
You can do it...one day at a time. Keep it up.
Jen
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That's awesome Brandon--like Chy said, check out the sober teens web site. This is a great place which you'll find a lot of support, but I can't stress enough how important face to face meetings are. It's really important to start finding friends that share in the same lifestyle that you do so you can help each other out. Before I came to AA, my relationships/friendships were based on lies and distrust. Now, I have the best friends that I could ever imagine having and we have a lot of fun--all without drinking or getting high. I'm actually doing more now than I ever was using. It's so cool!
Congrats again on your decision! And that trust can be rebuilt in your family once you start making the right choices and doing the next right thing one day at a time. It's definitely not a lost cause!
Danielle
Congrats again on your decision! And that trust can be rebuilt in your family once you start making the right choices and doing the next right thing one day at a time. It's definitely not a lost cause!
Danielle
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yeah day 3, today sucked, i had many moodswings like one minute i felt great and then the next i felt just plain sh***y, but yeah sober as can be
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Way to go brandon! Your going to go through a lot of physical and emotional changes. The emotional rollercoaster I call it. Stay real busy, eat healthy, no hot cheeto's and coke for lunch! *LOL*, and get some rest. It's a slow process so be very patient with yourself, and no matter what just don't drink.
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umm, today went great, i feel perfect and energized, no mood swings or anything, but i really dont have an appeitite lately, i havent eaten anything today and dont feel hingry at all, yesterday i only ate half a burrito, i know i should be starving but i am not, but i do have a cold, so maybe its that, but yeah, to be honest i am not craving alcohol, i have been craving those double shot energy drinks for some reason, i dont even like coffee much, but yeah, is it normal to have a loss of appetite when quiting??
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I am not sure if it is normal, but you have a few chemical changes happening in your body right now. Go see your doctor and have a check up.
No doubt your appetite will come back soon. Yogurt is a great food, for everyone, but particularly for people who are physically not well.
love brigid
No doubt your appetite will come back soon. Yogurt is a great food, for everyone, but particularly for people who are physically not well.
love brigid
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