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New here, not new to recovery.
I am an alcoholic 2-weeks sober. I've done this before. Quitting drinking is the easy part, staying sober very difficult.
In the past two years, my life and marriage has started to unravel due to my actions while drinking. I am what you would call a functional alcoholic. I'm able to stay sober 8-hours/day and be successful in my career. After work and on the weekends, watch out! Have been a problem drinker all my adult life.
Now that my marriage of 19-years has been damaged to the point we don't know if we'll stay together, I have embarked on a new sober path. If nothing else, for myself.
My world crashing all around, I feel better taking positive steps. I recognized that my continued drinking with all that's going on would have taken me down a path to certain destruction.
I am an alcoholic 2-weeks sober. I've done this before. Quitting drinking is the easy part, staying sober very difficult.
In the past two years, my life and marriage has started to unravel due to my actions while drinking. I am what you would call a functional alcoholic. I'm able to stay sober 8-hours/day and be successful in my career. After work and on the weekends, watch out! Have been a problem drinker all my adult life.
Now that my marriage of 19-years has been damaged to the point we don't know if we'll stay together, I have embarked on a new sober path. If nothing else, for myself.
My world crashing all around, I feel better taking positive steps. I recognized that my continued drinking with all that's going on would have taken me down a path to certain destruction.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: dayton, oh
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Welcome Dave!
I am glad you have chosen sobriety while you deal with difficult personal matters. I hope as you discover recovery you will see that sober people really are living peaceful, happy lives. If you have some reading time I suggest Your Sacred Self by Wayne Dyer.
Take care
SH
I am glad you have chosen sobriety while you deal with difficult personal matters. I hope as you discover recovery you will see that sober people really are living peaceful, happy lives. If you have some reading time I suggest Your Sacred Self by Wayne Dyer.
Take care
SH
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mississippi
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Welcome Dave - glad you found us and glad you've decided to get sober. Put your sobriety first and take it one day at a time.
No matter what happens in your relationship, drinking is just not worth it in the long run. Great support here - it's made all the difference for me.
No matter what happens in your relationship, drinking is just not worth it in the long run. Great support here - it's made all the difference for me.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: The States
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Welcome dave! Congrats on 2 weeks. If you've done this before and it hasn't worked please think about what you will do different this time. Good luck and keep us posted. 
Congrats on 29 days Tigger!
Congrats on 29 days Tigger!
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Thanks for the welcome and words of support.
Since I quit, I feel so much better. Liberated. I come home from work and can actually do things I wouldn't before, like go out, be able to drive a car, etc.
Thinking clearly now for the first time in years. Its nice to wake up and not feel like crap for half the day.
Now I have to work on my relationships. My addictions had put up a wall around me. Over the years I have withdrawn from all my friends, family and neighbors. I don't know how to rebuild the relationships I had before.
I only hope its not too late for my wife. She told me last week its over, but neither one has made the first step toward divorcing. I don't want this, I love her so much.
Since I quit, I feel so much better. Liberated. I come home from work and can actually do things I wouldn't before, like go out, be able to drive a car, etc.
Thinking clearly now for the first time in years. Its nice to wake up and not feel like crap for half the day.
Now I have to work on my relationships. My addictions had put up a wall around me. Over the years I have withdrawn from all my friends, family and neighbors. I don't know how to rebuild the relationships I had before.
I only hope its not too late for my wife. She told me last week its over, but neither one has made the first step toward divorcing. I don't want this, I love her so much.
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