I could use a hand here....
Im not crazy and neither am I
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: My place in (M)Assachusetts
Posts: 2,088
I could use a hand here....
I know I need help because as hard as I try I cannot stay sober. This has been the case for 20 years. It has effected every part of my life and I cannot stand it any more. I have been sober in the past but nothing seems to work.
My mood gets worse as I realize what I have done to myself, others and my career.
My home life sucks because of things I have done and said. When there is someone else home I feel just as alone (maybe worse) than when I really am alone. Feeling alone is one reason I drink.
I just want a little support and to not feel alone.
My mood gets worse as I realize what I have done to myself, others and my career.
My home life sucks because of things I have done and said. When there is someone else home I feel just as alone (maybe worse) than when I really am alone. Feeling alone is one reason I drink.
I just want a little support and to not feel alone.
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
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Hi frst,
Welcome!
Alcoholism is a disease of isolation. It isolates us from everyone and everything in our lives. You are not alone. We are here to offer encouragement and support and you can stop drinking. Take a look around the boards and I hope you keep posting.
Welcome!
Alcoholism is a disease of isolation. It isolates us from everyone and everything in our lives. You are not alone. We are here to offer encouragement and support and you can stop drinking. Take a look around the boards and I hope you keep posting.
Old & Sober Member of AA
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Nursing Home in Brick, New Jersey
Posts: 5,174
When I was drinking, I could feel alone/lonely in a crowded room. Once I quit and made AA meetings an important part of my life, I learned that I could actually be alone but not feel lonely.
I remember telling the first gal I sponsored, "You don't ever have to feel lonely again." Believe it, frst.
This is one of the precepts of Aloholics Anonymous:
You said you "could use a hand"...it's here for you...just reach out, and hold on as though your life depended on it.
I remember telling the first gal I sponsored, "You don't ever have to feel lonely again." Believe it, frst.
This is one of the precepts of Aloholics Anonymous:
"When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there. And for that: I am responsible."
Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: on a journey to nirvana
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Welcome to a wonderful world of friends who know exactly how you feel because we've been there, are there and many places in between. Browse the whole site. Spiritual can be very comforting and the Cafe has some funny stuff. A laugh is always good for the body and the soul.
Raised from the Dead
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 376
you are not alone. welcome to a family that will forever embrace you because you are part of the family. God is on your side, he brought you here and has been watching over you your entire life. If you seek him out and ask him for help, he will show you a happiness you never knew you could exist for you. PM anyone here for one-on-one conversation if you would rather communicate that way.
i was ignorance to God's existence my entire life. i turned my back of Him, myself, all the people in my life over and over again. Not only did he not turn his back on me, but the second I asked him for help he lead me on a path that has worked a miracle in my life.
God exists and none of us are every alone with faith. Thank you for coming here. Welcome.
i was ignorance to God's existence my entire life. i turned my back of Him, myself, all the people in my life over and over again. Not only did he not turn his back on me, but the second I asked him for help he lead me on a path that has worked a miracle in my life.
God exists and none of us are every alone with faith. Thank you for coming here. Welcome.
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