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sobriety date 5-2-12
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Not sure where to post
I am a binge drinker about 4-6 times a month...blackout, obnoxious, drunk. I see/read posts about people 1 day sober, 2 days...etc. I can easily go a week or 2 without drinking, so day-to-day is not going to be that hard, but weekends are, and I have no idea how to party without drinking. I have been taking vicodin daily though, and have upped it ever since my therapist confronted me about it yesterday...he triggered something! Anyway, if I am writing about being pill-free do I need to do it on the drug forums or is it all the same thing anyway?
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My AA sponsor was a binge drinker. He drank maybe 4 or 5x per year. He's just as alcoholic as the guys who drank every day and 'round the clock. Alcoholism has to do with what happens when you drink, what it's like when you're not drinking, and whether you can "just say no" to that next 1st drink or not.
.....I know that doesn't answer your final question but I thought it may be good for you to hear it.
.....I know that doesn't answer your final question but I thought it may be good for you to hear it.
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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From what I understand this forum (Newcomers To Recovery) is for everyone who's struggling. The other forums are to help keep people with similar problems together so you're not searching all over the place for questions / answers and you'll be able to ask certain questions directed at a certain group more easier.
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You're welcome to post about anything in the Newcomers forum, so no worries.
In all honesty, you may find it hard, or impossible to party without drinking in early sobriety.
Is the vicodin prescribed to you by your dr? If so, you might want to talk to him about getting off the pills.
And, please know there is lots of support here.
In all honesty, you may find it hard, or impossible to party without drinking in early sobriety.
Is the vicodin prescribed to you by your dr? If so, you might want to talk to him about getting off the pills.
And, please know there is lots of support here.
sobriety date 5-2-12
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Originally Posted by DayTrader 
My AA sponsor was a binge drinker. He drank maybe 4 or 5x per year. He's just as alcoholic as the guys who drank every day and 'round the clock. Alcoholism has to do with what happens when you drink, what it's like when you're not drinking, and whether you can "just say no" to that next 1st drink or not.
.....I know that doesn't answer your final question but I thought it may be good for you to hear it.
.....I know that doesn't answer your final question but I thought it may be good for you to hear it.
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Lexington Ky
Posts: 23
Im an alcoholic through and through. I relapsed on pain pills, ended up having an 80mg a day habit for going on 3 years. Since Ive found sr ive wondered about witch site to post on. Ive opened up more on the substance abuse forum. Im old time AA. Dont talk about drugs in meetings. Its not serving me will these days I love and respect AA. This addiction has been devasting. It has produced some serious conflict on alot of levels. Today im grateful im not in the awful withdraw.
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