Newcomer to Alcoholism
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Newcomer to Alcoholism
Hi,
I have openly admitted (today) that I have a problem with alcohol and really need someone to talk to and support me during these early stages.
I don't drink everyday but I am a binge drinker and mega surprised that something seriously bad has not happened to me.
I look forward to hopefully hearing from some of you...
Emma
I have openly admitted (today) that I have a problem with alcohol and really need someone to talk to and support me during these early stages.
I don't drink everyday but I am a binge drinker and mega surprised that something seriously bad has not happened to me.
I look forward to hopefully hearing from some of you...
Emma
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 8,637
welcome, Emma....
Congratulations on taking that difficult first step of owning up to the problem.
This is a fantastic place to find insight, support, experience and guidance.
Many of us have been right where you are.... sobriety offers a new way to live and a chance to be free of the destructive cycles - and the possibility of something terrible finally happening.
Congratulations on taking that difficult first step of owning up to the problem.
This is a fantastic place to find insight, support, experience and guidance.
Many of us have been right where you are.... sobriety offers a new way to live and a chance to be free of the destructive cycles - and the possibility of something terrible finally happening.
I could see peace instead of this
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Canada, eh
Posts: 2,360
Welcome to SR, Emma!
I was a binge drinker too, and am also surprised nothing really bad had happened to me yet this time around. But I had no doubt in my mind that it was getting very close.
I was a binge drinker too, and am also surprised nothing really bad had happened to me yet this time around. But I had no doubt in my mind that it was getting very close.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Aberdeen SD
Posts: 180
Congrats - you got it! Rule number one. For an alcoholic , a life with alcohol is unmanageable. Why? We can't control how much we drink like normal people do and it will destroy us physically and spiritually. Its the way it is and the way we are. Accept it and be happy.
Sober since 1st January 2016
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 58
Same here. Don't drink every day but binge to blackout when I do.
Get involved on here and you learn so much it's ridiculous. It's only about my third day and I feel like a new man!
Good luck x
Get involved on here and you learn so much it's ridiculous. It's only about my third day and I feel like a new man!
Good luck x
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: UK
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Welcome Emma x You've def come to the right place! Congrats on recognising that there is a problem wanting to do something about it, that in itself is huge! Stay close to us all in SR, post away whatever your feeling, ask away and you will see that a LOT of us do understand and will be able to offer you guidance. X xx
My brain is trying to kill me
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Palo Alto, ca
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We're here for each other; welcome to Sober Recovery dot com Emma! You'll find a ton of support, compassion, education, diversion...you name it, if it's recovery online, it's here!
It's my first day too.
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