Saying hi and thank you!
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Saying hi and thank you!
Hi everyone- This is my first post, and I have to say I'm a little nervous! I have been lurking on here for a few weeks and I feel I have learned so much. Initially I came to this board with the intention of describing my drinking and asking if you thought I was an alcoholic. In all honesty I hoped the response would be "of course you aren't you silly girl! Now go have another margarita and stop worrying". Lucky for me I decided to do a little reading before I asked.
When I started reading I immediately thought, well I'm not that bad, I've never done that, etc... After awhile though I changed to "I haven't done that yet, I'm not that bad yet. I also realized that noone is going to say that I am or am not an alcoholic. I can't remember who said it but someone said try going a year without drinking and see if you can do it. So that is what I've decided to do (have gone one month today!
). Truthfully part of me is hoping that in a year I can start drinking moderately (am I in denial, maybe?) but another part of me is hoping that I won't even want to give it a try. But that is 11 months away, and not something I even need to think about right now. All I know is today I feel great, and even better I know that tomorrow morning I won't wake up feeling guilty and disgusted with myself!
So thank you SR!! This is such a supportive place and I feel very grateful to all of you for teaching me so much already. I don't know how often I'll post, I don't feel I have a lot of advice to give anyone, and I tend to be a lurker anyway, but I will definately be here reading!
When I started reading I immediately thought, well I'm not that bad, I've never done that, etc... After awhile though I changed to "I haven't done that yet, I'm not that bad yet. I also realized that noone is going to say that I am or am not an alcoholic. I can't remember who said it but someone said try going a year without drinking and see if you can do it. So that is what I've decided to do (have gone one month today!
). Truthfully part of me is hoping that in a year I can start drinking moderately (am I in denial, maybe?) but another part of me is hoping that I won't even want to give it a try. But that is 11 months away, and not something I even need to think about right now. All I know is today I feel great, and even better I know that tomorrow morning I won't wake up feeling guilty and disgusted with myself!So thank you SR!! This is such a supportive place and I feel very grateful to all of you for teaching me so much already. I don't know how often I'll post, I don't feel I have a lot of advice to give anyone, and I tend to be a lurker anyway, but I will definately be here reading!
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Welcome! I too have been lurking on the boards for some time now and have been amazed at the wisdom, information, and support here. Glad you have decided to share and hope to hear from you again soon!
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Great post! I'm glad you feel like you found some helpful information here, that pertained to your situation. Good for you for taking the initiative to stay sober for a year. I wish you well!
Great post! I'm glad you feel like you found some helpful information here, that pertained to your situation. Good for you for taking the initiative to stay sober for a year. I wish you well!
Glad you found us and are reading and learning. Congrats on one month sober. May you find the joy in living sober and not want to go back to drinking.
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