Day 1, Here I go. Again...
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Day 1, Here I go. Again... Hi everyone, my name is Isabella. I'm 27 years old and a mother to two boys, I'm married to a great man and live in nice house. From the outside my life seems normal. But behind closed doors around 5pm my addiction kicks in. I open a bottle of wine, or make a vodka drink and sit and watch TV while the boys play, then they go to bed and the drinking gets worse. I rarely remember going to bed, sometimes I don't even remember putting my boys down. 
Last night we had a few friends over and I drank so much that I am still sick. It's time for a change. I want to be a better mother, a better wife, and just feel healthy again.
This is not the first time I have tried this, I went to rehab when I was 22 after driving my car into a pond when totally blacked out. I was sober 60 days then started drinking again. I need help, I really want this to work.
Last night we had a few friends over and I drank so much that I am still sick. It's time for a change. I want to be a better mother, a better wife, and just feel healthy again. This is not the first time I have tried this, I went to rehab when I was 22 after driving my car into a pond when totally blacked out. I was sober 60 days then started drinking again. I need help, I really want this to work.
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the biggest things I had to learn in recovery were, that I had to be willing to try new strategies, even when they felt funny, wrong, scary, etc. and I had to believe that I can live sober.
Those may seem like "duh" but for me they are a whole new territory. In active addiction, every day was same old, same old and I didn't believe there was anything better for me, so why bother? That thinking will get me right back to where I was....zoned out and suicidal.
Welcome aboard!
Those may seem like "duh" but for me they are a whole new territory. In active addiction, every day was same old, same old and I didn't believe there was anything better for me, so why bother? That thinking will get me right back to where I was....zoned out and suicidal.
Welcome aboard!
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Hi SI... I could have written your post. There are soooo many of us out there. There is a good thread regarding moms' with dependancy. The post is called "New here... mom of 3". If you can search and find it, you will see there are a lot of us just like you out there. I am now 10 days sober and it can be done, you just have to believe in yourself. SR is a great place for support. Good luck on your journey.
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Welcome Isabella:day6
Getting sober is the greatest gift you can give yourself...... and your family. It only gets harder to function if we continue to drink.
The good news is that things will get better. Get all the support you can (coming here is a great start!)
Getting sober is the greatest gift you can give yourself...... and your family. It only gets harder to function if we continue to drink.
The good news is that things will get better. Get all the support you can (coming here is a great start!)
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