Day 1
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Lynchburg
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Day 1 
Hi i am 28 yrs old.I am tired of drinking ! I have 2 kids and a lovely wife that i hurting because of my drinking !I'm in need of help i have been drinking since i was 10 or 11 .i have messed up alot because of my problem with being an addict.From D.U.I to D.I.P to being put in jail.I use to say that would not be me but that is what i have become and i'm fed up.It's hurting the people that realy care about me. I love them all very much!I want to be done with all of this and live a long life with them .So here's to day one
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 51,537
Welcome to SR Markus. It's good that you recognize what needs to happen. Some never see what alcohol does to them & keep on trying to control it. We alcoholics know once we take that first drink, there is no control - and anything can happen.
You sound ready to kick it out of your life. Sharing with people who really understand what you're going through will help a lot. You aren't alone. You can do it, Markus - and have a new life.
You sound ready to kick it out of your life. Sharing with people who really understand what you're going through will help a lot. You aren't alone. You can do it, Markus - and have a new life.
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Oyster Bay, NY
Posts: 16
Hey Marcus,
Congrats! You probably don't feel like celebrating but you should because you made a HUGE step towards rejoining the human race. To CHOOSE to put the bottle down is HARD but the fact that you did it means that you can now re-invent yourself and evolve to your true potential. You have the power to do it; the universe gave you the ability to make sound choices (free-will) and you are supposed to use it to good effect.
"Altruitstic and empathetic intent followed by intuitive and thoughtful action equals an authentic and meaniful life"
Good luck Marcus,
Rolf Ankermann
Congrats! You probably don't feel like celebrating but you should because you made a HUGE step towards rejoining the human race. To CHOOSE to put the bottle down is HARD but the fact that you did it means that you can now re-invent yourself and evolve to your true potential. You have the power to do it; the universe gave you the ability to make sound choices (free-will) and you are supposed to use it to good effect.
"Altruitstic and empathetic intent followed by intuitive and thoughtful action equals an authentic and meaniful life"
Good luck Marcus,
Rolf Ankermann
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
Posts: 61,476
Welcome Markus, I'm glad you've made the decision to stop drinking. Alcohol turned me into a person that I hated. Know for sure that you can stop drinking, and be the person you want to be. We're here for you.
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 3,062
This is a great place for support and information Markus. We all can identify with what you are going through! I have found it useful to repeat to myself "I will not drink....no matter what." It has been hard, but I have faith that it will be worth it!
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 168
Originally Posted by SoberForMySon 
Welcome! Check out our class of March thread and join the sober party
Please don't beat yourself up, it only continues the vicious cycle. I relaspe last night, but instead of letting the depression and guilt consume me and tempt me to reach for a bottle, I spent most of my day on SR reading and posting and then going to an AA meeting.
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