need advice please
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need advice please
I am a new-comer. I am not quite sober...to be honest it's the complete opposite...every new moon, every 1st of the month, every birthday, every Jan. 1st...quitting seems to be a full-time job. It has worn me down to where and I am losing hope quickly. I so many secrets and I am now a professional liar. I dream of the day that I jump off this train. I am so ashamed to admit that I got fired AGAIN from my job and am downing 1 to 2 bottles of wine a day. No one can figure out why I have high blood pressure and why I was rushed to the ER after fainting face down on the sidewalk in New Orleans...doctors don't take me seriously...I mean I look "normal"...39 yrs old, 5'9",125ish lbs. Must just be genetics...Right!! I don't want to die because I couldn't get a grip.
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You can do this, one day at a time. Have you talked to your doctor about your drinking? Detox can be dangerous, besides very annoying, and medical supervision is a good idea. There's a 'sticky' at the top of the Alcoholism forum titled "quitting, what to expect, what we did" which has a lot of helpful info.
I wish you the best in your quest to be sober. I have been trying to stop drinking since last December and am just now 47 days sober! So if I can do it, anyone can.
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I wish you the best in your quest to be sober. I have been trying to stop drinking since last December and am just now 47 days sober! So if I can do it, anyone can.
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Hi and Welcome!
I was a professional liar too. I hated the way I was, which meant that I continued to drink because I didn't want to face the real me. Addiction is such a vicious circle.
Do talk to your dr because detoxing from alcohol can be dangerous.
I'm glad you found us.
I was a professional liar too. I hated the way I was, which meant that I continued to drink because I didn't want to face the real me. Addiction is such a vicious circle.
Do talk to your dr because detoxing from alcohol can be dangerous.
I'm glad you found us.
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Welcome to this site, please keep coming back.
I'd like to suggest two things for you to think about:
If nothing changes, nothing changes.
Insanity is defined as repeating the same behavior over and over while expecting different results.
What are your plans for doing anything differently?
I'd like to suggest two things for you to think about:
If nothing changes, nothing changes.
Insanity is defined as repeating the same behavior over and over while expecting different results.
What are your plans for doing anything differently?
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WELCOME TO SR dying2bfree!
You've gotten some great feedback from just the four posts before my reply. I'm not gonna repeat it, but . . . what they said.
I struggled with the disease of addiction since I first put myself in treatment way, way back in 1980. I had graduated high school just four months earlier and knew that this is not what I wanted the rest of my life.
Unfortunately, I thought I could do things my way, which we all know doesn't work. Thanks to the people in AA/NA, several treatment Programs, and most of all, finding a God of my understanding, the "secret formula" finally sunk in this stubborn brain of mine.
HONESTY, OPEN MINDEDNESS & WILLINGNESS.
Recovery isn't as complicated as I made it out to be, I just had to be willing to go to any length to find the peace and serenity that I have found in Sobriety.
Keep posting, we're here for you.
God Bless,
Judy
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Originally Posted by dying2bfree 
I am a new-comer. I am not quite sober...to be honest it's the complete opposite...every new moon, every 1st of the month, every birthday, every Jan. 1st...quitting seems to be a full-time job. just be genetics...Right!! I don't want to die because I couldn't get a grip.
I had been preparing to quit drinking for a long time. I had to go through all the **** I did for some reason. I have been sober 125 days. You will not believe how good your life can be without the poison.
You can do it. You can stay sober today and so can I. May God help you on your road to sobriety.
Liberty~
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