New and on day 10
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Georgia
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New and on day 10
Just wanted to stop in and say hi! Me and my husband have been drinking for about 4 years, and a couple weekends ago it got really bad and he blacked out, and did and said some really stupid things. My sister called the law, and they took him to the hospital, and the next day moved him 2 hrs away from where we live, for detox. He kept telling them he wanted to come home and they finally let him on Wed. he was taken there on the previous Sunday. They didn't want to let him leave but he was very adamit and so way I. I know I drank way more often than he did. I stay at home all day and would get started about 8 am. We have both decided to quit drinking and are doing good so far. He is on day 12, and I am on day 10. I finished off what we had that Monday, and haven't bought anymore. And don't intend to. The first week was really hard. Physically it is getting easier, but mentally I am having a hard time. I want a drink so bad, but I keep telling myself no, I promised him that I wouldn't drink, and I have full intentions of not doing so. But anyway HI!
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Welcome aboard JPH. Stay strong in these early days. You are doing great. It gets easier, I promise, but you've got to push through the mental side of wanting a drink.
Having a plan for when those thoughts creep into your mind really helps.
Welcome to SR.
Having a plan for when those thoughts creep into your mind really helps.
Welcome to SR.
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Welcome jphendrix! 
Why not join the March Class, it's a great way to get support and encouragement daily.
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Why not join the March Class, it's a great way to get support and encouragement daily.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-5-a-24.html
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Join Date: Mar 2016
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Thank you all so much! It is so much harder when I am here by myself. My husband works and I am home along until the bus runs, and then it gets worse with all the noise and caous from kids. So wish he would get home, but he's working late today. I couldn't do it without him. I made him a promise I wouldn't go to the liquor store, but that seems to be all I can think about today! 
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It's great to meet you, JP.
I wish I'd had the sense to get help when I was younger. I kept ignoring the warning signs & kept trying to control my drinking so I wouldn't have to give it up all together. In the end, I found myself drinking all day, every day. My life was torn apart by something that had once been fun. I had to realize I could never touch it again - it was the only way to stay safe. You can do it - good to have you here.
I wish I'd had the sense to get help when I was younger. I kept ignoring the warning signs & kept trying to control my drinking so I wouldn't have to give it up all together. In the end, I found myself drinking all day, every day. My life was torn apart by something that had once been fun. I had to realize I could never touch it again - it was the only way to stay safe. You can do it - good to have you here.
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