Some great news
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Some great news
I've been feeling a little desperate and scared. This past weekend my boyfriend encouraged me to reach out to his ex wife who works at a group home for women with children who are drug and alcohol addicts. She made some phone calls and put me in touch with the director of the out patient center where I have been going on and off.
I went on yesterday to meet with him and he provided me with additional resources that I did not know about previously. In addition to AA that I can attend independently, he also let me know about a group that meets once a week, led by him that focuses on rational recovery techniques. It is a group where the alcoholic should be accompanied by a family member or loved one but he told me I could come on my own if I had no one.
I spoke again with the ex wife to thank her and told her about the meetings. She reached out to her ex, my boyfriend and explained the meetings and said it would be beneficial to both me and him if he were to attend. He told me last night that he wanted to attend with me and would support me fully. He also said that he wants to quit alcohol with me. He does not have a problem so will still enjoy a drink when out with friends or maybe at a special social event that we attend together, but in our day to day lives he will not drink when with me. I did not ask this of him, nor do even expect it from him, but it is such a loving gesture and his support means more than I can say.
It is a really great motivation for me to continue making positive decisions.
I went on yesterday to meet with him and he provided me with additional resources that I did not know about previously. In addition to AA that I can attend independently, he also let me know about a group that meets once a week, led by him that focuses on rational recovery techniques. It is a group where the alcoholic should be accompanied by a family member or loved one but he told me I could come on my own if I had no one.
I spoke again with the ex wife to thank her and told her about the meetings. She reached out to her ex, my boyfriend and explained the meetings and said it would be beneficial to both me and him if he were to attend. He told me last night that he wanted to attend with me and would support me fully. He also said that he wants to quit alcohol with me. He does not have a problem so will still enjoy a drink when out with friends or maybe at a special social event that we attend together, but in our day to day lives he will not drink when with me. I did not ask this of him, nor do even expect it from him, but it is such a loving gesture and his support means more than I can say.
It is a really great motivation for me to continue making positive decisions.
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Yes, very lucky indeed. I'm also feeling really good physically as my body gets clean. I have noticed something weird, recently I have been waking in the night (despite sleeping great from day one of sobriety) and almost sleepwalking into the kitchen for something sweet. Either one little block of chocolate or a fruit or a slice of cake. It is very compulsive, I'm almost half-asleep while I do it, then I go straight back to sleep. ???
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Outstanding news Mera.
I also found myself craving sweets way more once I had stopped drinking. Don't know if I had ever sleep-walked to get some chocolate though... although I have told my wife that's what happened after I devoured half of her cheese cake in the middle of the night a few weeks ago!
You're doing great, glad you are feeling good!
I also found myself craving sweets way more once I had stopped drinking. Don't know if I had ever sleep-walked to get some chocolate though... although I have told my wife that's what happened after I devoured half of her cheese cake in the middle of the night a few weeks ago!
You're doing great, glad you are feeling good!
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