Hoosier97

Hi - I'm new here. I'm not in any formal type of recovery program and I'm not even sure if I'm totally ready to stop. But I know something has to change. So I thought I'd start by making small steps, like committing to at least come to this message board and hear from others. I don't mean to be a lurker, but I might be for a while. Thanks for letting me be a creeper.

Stash

welcome to SR. everyone here is very supportive. don't be scared to share some stories

shauninspain

Welcome to the forum. I have only been here myself for a couple of days now. But I am finding it to be a great source of information and comfort knowing that there are many people in my situation. Feeling alone is a very dark/dangerous place, and being able to express how I am feeling is really what I need to do. I have always bottled everything up in the past. Even when I attended AA meeting regularly I only very occasionally told others how I was feeling. Perhaps I feel more comfortable doing it over the internet.

So yes welcome.

And to everyone else on here, thank you for your horse brutality!

Pondlady

Welcome Hoosier,
I'm glad you found us. You'll find lots of information and support here

Hoosier97

Thanks for the nice notes. I promise at some point I'll open up. I'm generally a big 'ol extravert. Right now I'm just wallowing in shame and embarrassment. Talking about it all makes it too real. I know something is wrong, but I also know I'm not ready to deal with what that might mean. Thanks for understanding. Just reading through some of the stories here is helping me feel less alone.

least

Try staying sober for three months and see how you feel about it then. That's a decent period of time and time enough for your head to clear from the drinking.

dennisshaun

I'm new here too. Want to explore a bit and get use to the site