I finally came clean....
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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I finally came clean....
It took 8 years but I finally came clean to my wife that I'm an alcoholic. I am currently going through withdrawal and trying to change my life. I was a daily drinker for the last 8 years and was what you would call a functional alcoholic. But, the panic attacks, which I though was asthma because of the shortness of breath, told me something was wrong. I went and looked at several websites and realized that this is very common when withdrawing from alcohol because I would never drink during the day because of work and that's when they would kick in. Anybody going through the same things? It's nice to know that I'm not alone anymore.
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Hi Billsfan!
Yup, went through the exact same thing. I was a closet drinker and only drank after work. Ya know, I used to get this paralyzing fear overcome me but I never really thought that it might be WD's. Just thought I was panicking over what a F*#k up I was. lol.
The night before I hit bottom (not a pretty story), I told my husband I thought I had a problem and he said no, you don't drink everyday (uh, yeah, I did), you just need to slow down. Two days later he had to admit I had a problem and I admitted I was an alcoholic.
I have 90 days sober today and wow are things different! And the husband that did not think I had a problem went to his first Alanon meeting 2 weeks ago. He said that he saw how hard I was working at my recovery that he figured he could try it out too
Keep talking. This is a wonderful group. I know they also have a mnes section here where they support eachother (but "we" are not allowed over there).
Yup, went through the exact same thing. I was a closet drinker and only drank after work. Ya know, I used to get this paralyzing fear overcome me but I never really thought that it might be WD's. Just thought I was panicking over what a F*#k up I was. lol.
The night before I hit bottom (not a pretty story), I told my husband I thought I had a problem and he said no, you don't drink everyday (uh, yeah, I did), you just need to slow down. Two days later he had to admit I had a problem and I admitted I was an alcoholic.
I have 90 days sober today and wow are things different! And the husband that did not think I had a problem went to his first Alanon meeting 2 weeks ago. He said that he saw how hard I was working at my recovery that he figured he could try it out too
Keep talking. This is a wonderful group. I know they also have a mnes section here where they support eachother (but "we" are not allowed over there).
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Welcome to SR!
Take some time to read the posts here and I think you'll find you're anything but alone.We've all been through it/are going through it.
I'm glad you joined us and congrats on admitting you have a problem-it's a huge first step.Keep posting, there's tons of support here.
Jules
Take some time to read the posts here and I think you'll find you're anything but alone.We've all been through it/are going through it.
I'm glad you joined us and congrats on admitting you have a problem-it's a huge first step.Keep posting, there's tons of support here.
Jules
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Hi and Welcome,
I'm glad you're starting to live a sober life. Withdrawls are not fun, but you can get through it. Have you talked to your dr?
I hope you keep reading and posting.
I'm glad you're starting to live a sober life. Withdrawls are not fun, but you can get through it. Have you talked to your dr?
I hope you keep reading and posting.
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Yes. I was getting a lot of social anxiety and panic attacks. I also didn't realize it was the alcohol withdrawal from the night before drinking. I was getting really annoyed everytime someone came to bother me because I just felt like I didn't want them looking at me. I thought it was because my neck was hurting so badly but that has improved a lot also. I'm on my 17th day and am really enjoying connecting with people again: at work, joking with others in line at the grocery store, just little things. It's pass in a few days and you'll more than likely feel like your old self again.
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