Introducing myself
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Southern UK
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Introducing myself
Hi all,
I have been lurking for about 9 months while trying to stop drinking. I had reached 2 months sobriety at one point but didn't work on recovery. And I fell off the wagon. Since then I have spent more time off the wagon than on. I have stopped a handful of times but soon fallen off again. This last time off led so quickly to emotional agony that it really shook me up. I got back on the wagon 06/06 and the meaning behind my name is that I fear I don't have it in me to get back on another time. This has to be the last one for me.
I in no way intend for that to sound arrogant. I don't think I have some secret strength other people don't have. And I realize I risk nemesis by picking this name. But I can't go on. This has to be the one for me.
So, I have signed up and will read the forums every day to learn from others, I will try to do some posts to ask for advice, I will try to support the other souls here, and I hope to get some support too if possible. I will also be looking for a recovery program; perhaps SMART.
I will try to keep this short but will just say that my DOC is alcohol. I am a binge drinker and have wanted to stop drinking for years but haven't known how. I am not sure I know how now, but all enjoyment has long gone from alcohol and there is just this immense pain coming from drinking now. So I dearly hope this is my bottom.
I know I have a steep road to climb, lots of things I will need to change in my life, and lots of things I need to accept and move on. Ahh, the serenity prayer is so beautiful!
Thank you for reading,
Omega
I have been lurking for about 9 months while trying to stop drinking. I had reached 2 months sobriety at one point but didn't work on recovery. And I fell off the wagon. Since then I have spent more time off the wagon than on. I have stopped a handful of times but soon fallen off again. This last time off led so quickly to emotional agony that it really shook me up. I got back on the wagon 06/06 and the meaning behind my name is that I fear I don't have it in me to get back on another time. This has to be the last one for me.
I in no way intend for that to sound arrogant. I don't think I have some secret strength other people don't have. And I realize I risk nemesis by picking this name. But I can't go on. This has to be the one for me.
So, I have signed up and will read the forums every day to learn from others, I will try to do some posts to ask for advice, I will try to support the other souls here, and I hope to get some support too if possible. I will also be looking for a recovery program; perhaps SMART.
I will try to keep this short but will just say that my DOC is alcohol. I am a binge drinker and have wanted to stop drinking for years but haven't known how. I am not sure I know how now, but all enjoyment has long gone from alcohol and there is just this immense pain coming from drinking now. So I dearly hope this is my bottom.
I know I have a steep road to climb, lots of things I will need to change in my life, and lots of things I need to accept and move on. Ahh, the serenity prayer is so beautiful!
Thank you for reading,
Omega
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
Posts: 61,491
Hi Omega,
Welcome and I'm so glad you found us!
It sounds like you're ready to stop drinking for good and to begin to recover and you've come to a place where you will find lots of support.
Welcome and I'm so glad you found us!
It sounds like you're ready to stop drinking for good and to begin to recover and you've come to a place where you will find lots of support.
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Edmonton, Alberta.
Posts: 398
Hi Omega,
Welcome and congrats on finding your way here.
I'm also in the very early days of sobriety and have found SR to be an invaluable source of support.
There are some very wise folks here (I am not one of them so will keep this short!) who understand EXACTLY what you are saying because they have been there and found recovery.
Good luck, looking forward to reading more of your posts.
Welcome and congrats on finding your way here.
I'm also in the very early days of sobriety and have found SR to be an invaluable source of support.
There are some very wise folks here (I am not one of them so will keep this short!) who understand EXACTLY what you are saying because they have been there and found recovery.
Good luck, looking forward to reading more of your posts.
Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: midwest
Posts: 94
Hello! Congratulations on deciding to quit drinking. You won't regret it. Posting and reading on the forums is very helpful. If you feel like drinking, post here first. You can do this. You will do this. :_
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 7,910
Hi Omega - so glad you've joined us! It made a big difference for me when I finally got up the nerve to post and ask for help. I knew I couldn't do it on my own anymore. Every attempt at drinking normally eventually ended in more pain.
Things can be SO much better, even if it doesn't feel that way now. Take it a day at a time, and you can have a new life, too.
Things can be SO much better, even if it doesn't feel that way now. Take it a day at a time, and you can have a new life, too.
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