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I am new to this site and to the idea of sobriety and somewhat nervous and apprehensive.
I have been not drinking for a few days after 15 years of drinking heavily, seven of them problematically and with little control.
I am 45 years old and what this site describes as secular and attempting to travel this journey with the aid of the Rational Recovery system and hopefully the aid of some adherents to same here on Sober Recovery.
Initial detox was not difficult. Irritating and somewhat discomforting, but not punishing. I usually drank between 40 and 80 drinks per week. To detox, I weaned down over a week, taking a drink every four or five hours. After a few days of that, I quit.
I am fortunate to have never encountered legal, financial, health or employment difficulties from my years of boozing. The years of driving home drunk haunt me. The headaches and irritability the next day became insufferable. The idea of intentionally attempting to debilitate myself via alcohol on a daily basis became unsupportable.
I got tired of hanging around drunks. I became myself an angrier and angrier drunk and someone I love said I was getting scary.
So here I am, not knowing what or who to expect.
I have been not drinking for a few days after 15 years of drinking heavily, seven of them problematically and with little control.
I am 45 years old and what this site describes as secular and attempting to travel this journey with the aid of the Rational Recovery system and hopefully the aid of some adherents to same here on Sober Recovery.
Initial detox was not difficult. Irritating and somewhat discomforting, but not punishing. I usually drank between 40 and 80 drinks per week. To detox, I weaned down over a week, taking a drink every four or five hours. After a few days of that, I quit.
I am fortunate to have never encountered legal, financial, health or employment difficulties from my years of boozing. The years of driving home drunk haunt me. The headaches and irritability the next day became insufferable. The idea of intentionally attempting to debilitate myself via alcohol on a daily basis became unsupportable.
I got tired of hanging around drunks. I became myself an angrier and angrier drunk and someone I love said I was getting scary.
So here I am, not knowing what or who to expect.
Last edited by Galahad; 01-28-2013 at 06:43 AM. Reason: sp
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Hi Galahad and welcome.
There is a lot of information on Rational Recovery/AVRT in our secular connections forum.
I don't know how to link to it but if you do a search for AVRT there are several threads with a lot of post about it.
I'm sure others will be around to respond shortly.
There is a lot of information on Rational Recovery/AVRT in our secular connections forum.
I don't know how to link to it but if you do a search for AVRT there are several threads with a lot of post about it.
I'm sure others will be around to respond shortly.
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I've actually been sober for a few years now, but was struggling with some things. I was worried I might get to a place where drinking would look good again. I'm not really sure how I found the forums, but I lurked for a few months reading posts (even as far back as a year!) I read a lot of good advice and good sobriety, so I thought I'd sign up. I actually don't like to post as much as I like to read, but I'll respond sometimes if I think I can add something helpful. Sometimes I can't, so I don't. This Newcomer area moves really fast, with a lot of people posting new threads, so sometimes it can be hard to respond to everybody.
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Hi and welcome.
Its nice to have you here with us.
It sounds like you have a plan with RR and SR.
I visit most days and it has been a lifeline to me.
I hope you find it to be the same.
I wish you the very best
Its nice to have you here with us.
It sounds like you have a plan with RR and SR.
I visit most days and it has been a lifeline to me.
I hope you find it to be the same.
I wish you the very best
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