gbpacker40

Hello all, I am new here, obviously. I'm 31 years old from Milwaukee, I kind of strolled across this while looking for ideas on how to occupy my time without drinking. I don't drink how I used to, which was every day and night and copious amounts of beer, talking 10-20 beers minimum a night.....

Over the course of the years, the drinking has went from fun and exciting to painful and "doing it , just to do it". If that makes sense? I very much enjoy the nightlife atmosphere, I just don't want to drink anymore. Its hard to find people that can understand this or give me ideas on something else similar to do that doesn't involve drinking.

All my friends are drinkers, my parents NEVER drank so they don't understand anything if I try talking to them....Its all really frustrating. I am not sure about AA, although I haven't closed the book on it......There's a lot more I could express but I will leave it at this for now....Anyways, that's the gist of who I am and how I got here.....

Missybuns

Welcome to SR!!

socialismislost

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Dee74

welcome to SR gbpacker40

This is a great place for support.
Hope to see you around

D

hendershot

Welcome. Makes perfect sense to me. A good place to find people who want to do stuff without drinking would be AA. I didn't find any sobriety until I was willing to change my friendships, which can be difficult but necessary.

sailorjohn

Welcome!!!

Keep coming back, you'll find a lot of support here.

firestorm090

Welcome GB fan,

I'm a Bears fan myself, but remember alot of good times at Madison, watching the games. So take a paw from this ole Chicago boy and stick around. Life can be fun without the booze, in fact, it can really be fun for the first time in a new way of life.

gbpacker40

Thanks everyone, I will be sure to add more to this tomorrow or maybe even later on tonight, just have to think about the right way to add more to it while making sense. And Firestorm, its cool if your a Bears fan, no one is perfect. My two best buddies are Lions and Bears fans, thankfully I haven't met a Viking fan in my circle.

monkey1

Welcome to SR GBfan, glad you came across this site.

socialismislost

go Steelers!

gbpacker40

To be honest I shouldn't say friends like there is a lot of them. I have cut myself off from all the ones that are what most people would refer to as, assholes. I have 3 friends and one cousin I talk to.

One friend I talk to occasionally, he is the Lion's fan (for Fire) and he is a great guy overall, he is genuine but drinks to much. He much like myself is sick of it all. Number 2 (Bears fan, for Fire again) is a guy I talk to maybe 8-10 times a year. He is also a great guy and doesn't pressure me to drink or hang out or anything, we just don't have much time to hang out anymore as he lives pretty far from me. My 3rd is my daughters mom who I never hang out with, but is the only person I can be 110% myself with, sober or drunk. We talk daily and sometimes multiple times, but I don't really open up to her anymore as she has a fiance and I respect him a great deal because he is really good with my daughter.

My cousin is a good guy and likes to work out, play sports, all the stuff I like to do, but his friends are mostly drug users which I don't go around period, never have and won't.

So generally speaking, I haven't been open or talked to anyone about anything in my life in years and while I am sure there is a certain portion of depression that goes with it all, the booze doesn't make things any easier.

CarolD

The best thing about being sober when watching football...
not only do I know who won but how.

Go Falcons!

All my social circle drank excessively.
To stay sober....I needed new friends who also
wanted to have a positive healthy future.

AA meetings were the place I found them.
It's been an awesome adventure...

Welcome to SR....

gbpacker40

I am sure I am being ignorant and shortsighted, but I envision AA meetings with a bunch of guys, much older than me who, may or may not really take sobriety seriously. I don't believe it to be that way, its just how I envision it. I know its kind of saying two things at once, and maybe I am trying to scare myself from going, or maybe even making up excuses....I looked on the Wisconsin website multiple times, and there are a ton of classes, but to be honest, I don't know what the differences between any of them are?

CarolD

ere is a link you might find interesting
nother young members experience

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...a-meeting.html

Here is a link all about what to expect in AA meetings

Your First AA Meeting<

Thanks for asking..
Jusrt click on the links.

Sikkisirus

Welcome to SR