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10-12-2016, 12:48 AM

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sewingsam1

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Location: samoens, french alps

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this site gave me hope

Dear Friends
I have just joined and been alcohol free for 7 days now after over 20 years of abusing alcohol on and off (I am 36). I have tried many times to abstain and as soon as I felt better then I would go back to my old ways. I feel my body and mind cannot do this anymore. I know the negatives and positives and reading the posts on here have given me the extra boost to keep following the right path.
Thank you and well done to you all

10-12-2016, 01:15 AM

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least

bona fido dog-lover

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: SF Bay area, CA

Posts: 99,753

I know SR has been a huge part of my recovery all these years.

10-12-2016, 01:22 AM

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Snarly

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Join Date: Sep 2016

Posts: 249

Sewing Sam

Good day and welcome to Sober Recovery.

Congratulations on 7 days sober!

You will find many members here who can relate to your story and are willing to share their experience, strength, hope and yes failures and regrets.

Please stay, read some of our stories, ask questions even!

Snarly

10-12-2016, 01:25 AM

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theVman31

Join Date: Mar 2016

Location: FRANCE

Posts: 5,230

Hello and welcome. This site is helping me on the way to recovery too.
Hope to see you around. Join the October class, i'm over there too...

10-12-2016, 02:51 AM

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tufty13

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Join Date: Nov 2015

Location: Somerset

Posts: 923

Hi Sam, it's lovely to meet you.

Welcome to SR! :-)

10-12-2016, 02:57 AM

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Dee74

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Join Date: Apr 2007

Location: Australia

Posts: 211,347

Welcome aboard sewingsam

This site gave me hope too

10-12-2016, 05:01 AM

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SoberLifeForMe

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Join Date: Sep 2016

Posts: 315

Hello, sewingsam. Welcome to SR! Glad to have you here.

10-12-2016, 09:21 AM

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january161992

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Join Date: Mar 2016

Location: Silicon Valley

Posts: 2,977

7 DAYS = GREAT !!!

10-12-2016, 09:27 AM

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Anna

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Location: Dancing in the Light

Posts: 61,460

Congratulations on your 7 days sober, Sewingsam. You will find lots of support here.

10-12-2016, 09:32 AM

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ulfr

Earth Child

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Posts: 2,004

Well done on 7 days

10-12-2016, 10:01 AM

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Berrybean

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Join Date: Apr 2014

Location: UK

Posts: 6,902

Congratulations on your week sober, and welcome to the forum.

10-12-2016, 11:09 AM

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Carlotta

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Join Date: Jan 2013

Location: WA

Posts: 7,764

to SR and congratulations on 7 days. This site has been instrumental to my recovery and I hope it helps you as much as it helped me.
You will find a LOT of support and interesting discussions here so I hope you will keep checking in everyday

10-12-2016, 02:20 PM

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Verdantia

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Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: St.Petersburg, FL.

Posts: 1,077

Hello, sewingsam and congratulations on 7 days! This is a great place for guidance and support. I come here several times a day and it helps me a lot.

10-12-2016, 02:23 PM

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firstymer

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Join Date: Aug 2013

Location: Upper Midwest

Posts: 1,730

Welcome to the SR family. I am glad you are here with us.

10-12-2016, 02:25 PM

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fred59

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Join Date: Apr 2016

Location: northern california

Posts: 740

welcome and way to go on one week of sobriety.
the daily check in has been huge for me

10-12-2016, 02:38 PM

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graciepearl

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Location: Columbus

Posts: 310

10-12-2016, 02:52 PM

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SnazzyDresser

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Join Date: May 2016

Location: San Antonio

Posts: 2,381

good going, sewingsam!

10-12-2016, 02:53 PM

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emme99

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Join Date: Jun 2015

Location: USA

Posts: 2,332

Hi & Welcome sewingsam

Congrats on 7 days

10-12-2016, 02:54 PM

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Hevyn

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Join Date: Aug 2007

Location: Upstate New York

Posts: 51,518

Glad to have you part of us, sewingsam.

7 days is wonderful!

10-12-2016, 03:08 PM

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TulsaGentleman

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Join Date: Oct 2016

Location: Tulsa

Posts: 44

Quote:

Originally Posted by sewingsam1

I have tried many times to abstain and as soon as I felt better then I would go back to my old ways.

Congratulations of 7 days. That's a great start. From your comment above, I see you have told yourself the great lie that we all tell ourselves. I have gone for xx number of days. I can handle it now. This time it will be different.

Stay with it this time. The first 7 days is what we build the next week (or day) upon. Be willing to do whatever it takes.

Best wishes.