Newcomer!
Starting a new life
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ireland
Posts: 7
Newcomer!
Hi there,
I am very new to this site..just joined yesterday evening.
I have not been sober for very long - 11 days today, my longest stretch is 14
but know I have been lacking more outside support. I really need to feel like I can relate to people out there...
I have been a memer of other sites but have found that they tend to be dominated by attention seekers so ...from looking around here so far I do not find that although I am sure everywhere has their moments!!..glad because I am at my mother's house at the moment and did not think I could gain internet access.
Just wanted to say hi I guess and for me that is enough to start with
Bandit
I am very new to this site..just joined yesterday evening.
I have not been sober for very long - 11 days today, my longest stretch is 14
but know I have been lacking more outside support. I really need to feel like I can relate to people out there...
I have been a memer of other sites but have found that they tend to be dominated by attention seekers so ...from looking around here so far I do not find that although I am sure everywhere has their moments!!..glad because I am at my mother's house at the moment and did not think I could gain internet access.
Just wanted to say hi I guess and for me that is enough to start with
Bandit
Starting a new life
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ireland
Posts: 7
Wow,
I am actually flabbergasted at your quick responses..might stick around for awhile..find it hard to talk about myself without being afraid that I am boring people to death...I am sure you have all heard my story before..I am the quiet silent type that looks great on the outside but inside is crumbling to pieces
Bandit
I am actually flabbergasted at your quick responses..might stick around for awhile..find it hard to talk about myself without being afraid that I am boring people to death...I am sure you have all heard my story before..I am the quiet silent type that looks great on the outside but inside is crumbling to pieces
Bandit
Starting a new life
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ireland
Posts: 7
Thank you so much to everyone for the warm welcome -it means a lot ( more than you can imagine)
Least - I put this in another post but I really love your signature..rather live with your dogs in a van than live without them in a mansion..that is so cool.
Bandit
Least - I put this in another post but I really love your signature..rather live with your dogs in a van than live without them in a mansion..that is so cool.
Bandit
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 51,518
Hi Bandit - wonderful to have you join us. When I joined a year ago, reading what everyone else had been through made me realize I wasn't alone anymore. SR did for me what nothing else could, I had so few people in my life I could relate to. (OK, none!) I love being able to tell the truth about myself for the first time in my life - and not be judged or condemned. I'm like you, I carried a big friendly smile but inside I was so fragile and self-conscious. Drinking just made it worse, the thing I did to feel more "normal" really turned on me! Wishing you a beautiful new life with your new found sobriety. Love, Joanie
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sweden
Posts: 1,649
Welcome! SR helped me stop drinking for the first time in 7 years...that was last summer. I could not have done it without SR. Sadly, I relapsed, but I kept coming back and I tried again. Now I'm back on track again and in recovery. This place is full of excellent people with excellent advice!
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