Admitted today that I'm an alcoholic
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Admitted today that I'm an alcoholic
The dreaded yearly doctor's visit was this morning and I knew from talking to my therapist, I finally had to tell her the truth. Every other year, I go on a diet before the appointment, go a couple of days without drinking, and always put on the persona that everything is fine and I'm doing GREAT. I told the truth today about my depression and that I was seeing a therapist for my addiction to alcohol. When she asked if I was an alcoholic, I said "Yes." I was skaky, on the verge of tears, but it was such a revelation for me to be honest and it felt so good. I have a few medical issues going on but I'm very thankful today that I am finally treating one of them. Thanks to this forum and all of your posts for getting me past another hurdle to help me stay sober.
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Way to go! I am proud of you for admitting you are an alcoholic! I did the same thing with my doctor and it felt great to get it off my chest. She is very helpful and supportive in my recovery. It is always great to have more people in your network.
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Congratulations! That is great news.
For me coming clean with my doctor was an important step. It made me feel less guilty, and it means that when I go in with symptoms she'll know what to consider in light of my past usage.
For me coming clean with my doctor was an important step. It made me feel less guilty, and it means that when I go in with symptoms she'll know what to consider in light of my past usage.
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It was very scary especially because I've known her for 10 years and have been lying to her all of this time. She made me feel so good about myself for opening up though and because of that, it feels like that dark cloud has lifted (it's day 17 for me). Golden Retrievers are the best, this is one of our three. They are very good for my mental health!!!
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Yeah, I told my shrink three years ago last December that I wanted to stop drinking. He was very helpful and it helped me to say it out loud to another person. Made it a 'real' problem to be worked on, not just something in my head that may or may not be true...
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That's great news MIBluebird. You have tremendous courage to open up as you did and should be extremely proud of yourself firstly for that and secondly for giving readers on here inspiration that they may do the same.
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