PLEASE, I need help...
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,445
Hi Fen
You've come to one of the very best places on the web for support
Have you tried any recovery programmes? Many of our members use them and will be along to share their experience...
if SR is your first port of call...I always suggest seeing a doctor, as detox can sometimes occasionally (not always) be tricky.
Try to focus on not drinking just for today - and then let each day built up like that, if you can.
Please read around and post as much as you like.
Welcome!
D
You've come to one of the very best places on the web for support
Have you tried any recovery programmes? Many of our members use them and will be along to share their experience...
if SR is your first port of call...I always suggest seeing a doctor, as detox can sometimes occasionally (not always) be tricky.
Try to focus on not drinking just for today - and then let each day built up like that, if you can.
Please read around and post as much as you like.
Welcome!
D
Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
Posts: 61,513
Hi Fen,
I'm glad you found us.
You can stop drinking by simply stopping. Get rid of the alcohol in your house. Please know that detoxing from alcohol can be dangerous, so check with your dr before you stop the alcohol.
I'm glad you found us.
You can stop drinking by simply stopping. Get rid of the alcohol in your house. Please know that detoxing from alcohol can be dangerous, so check with your dr before you stop the alcohol.
Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 645
Fen3,
I have stopped drinking and I have stayed stopped through the program and fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. I would suggest you look up AA in the phone book or on line, find a meeting and go. It is a good idea to consult your doctor as you may need medical assistance in detoxing from alcohol. Welcome to SR. This is a great website.
SusanLauren
I have stopped drinking and I have stayed stopped through the program and fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. I would suggest you look up AA in the phone book or on line, find a meeting and go. It is a good idea to consult your doctor as you may need medical assistance in detoxing from alcohol. Welcome to SR. This is a great website.
SusanLauren
Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,279
Glad to have you with us. The best things I did to get my recovery stared was joining here & going to AA & working the program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Here are some meetings in your area.
Western Michigan Alcoholics Anonymous Area 34 - Meetings In Area 34
Take Care,
NB
Here are some meetings in your area.
Western Michigan Alcoholics Anonymous Area 34 - Meetings In Area 34
Take Care,
NB
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
Posts: 99,784
Welcome to the family of SR! :ghug3 I agree with just not drinking 'for today' and you'll be surprised how fast onedayatatime goes by. And please do see your doctor for a safe and more comfortable withdrawal from the alcohol.
And please do see your doctor for a safe and more comfortable withdrawal from the alcohol.
SR Fan
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 7,910
WELCOME!!! I hope you keep posting and reading. Coming here is a good start. I don't think I would be sober right now without this place. I knew I was an alcoholic when I realized I couldn't stop on my own either. I guess that's why it's called Addiction. We do it even when we don't want to.
It's not easy admitting defeat, but it's the best thing I ever did. I'm glad you had the courage to ask for help.
It's not easy admitting defeat, but it's the best thing I ever did. I'm glad you had the courage to ask for help.
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: scotland
Posts: 1,493
welcome to sr fen.glad to meet you.
i too am an AAer.i had stopped drinking many times but couldnt stay stopped.
AA offers a 12 step programme that has given me a whole new outlook on life where it is no longer necessary to drink.
welcome again.sr is a great place.
i too am an AAer.i had stopped drinking many times but couldnt stay stopped.
AA offers a 12 step programme that has given me a whole new outlook on life where it is no longer necessary to drink.
welcome again.sr is a great place.
Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: France
Posts: 783
Hello, I'm 54, I've been trying to cut down and/or quit for years. Now all I want is to quit, moderation is impossible for me. I came here a while back and I've discovered that this place is good for me. Welcome, I hope you'll like it here too
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Germany
Posts: 2,058
Welcome to SR!!! There is so much support here and tons of information and stories to be read.
Toss the booze and reach out to your Dr. I personally just quit. Woke up almost 1/2 dead after a nightmarish week of panic/anxiety and a few day bender mixed with pain meds I was on for an injury. Yeah....I had nothing to lose. I tossed that booze down the drain and called my Dr. once his office opened.
Take it one day at time and know that you must have a program of recovery in place so read the posts and check out local AA meetings, counseling, etc.
All the Best!!
Toss the booze and reach out to your Dr. I personally just quit. Woke up almost 1/2 dead after a nightmarish week of panic/anxiety and a few day bender mixed with pain meds I was on for an injury. Yeah....I had nothing to lose. I tossed that booze down the drain and called my Dr. once his office opened.
Take it one day at time and know that you must have a program of recovery in place so read the posts and check out local AA meetings, counseling, etc.
All the Best!!
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Western Michigan
Posts: 14
43 hours and counting!
Thank you again for your kind words of support and encouragement.
Not so shaky any more although limbs are a little tingly. Feeling much better.
Looking forward to counting days instead of hours...
Not so shaky any more although limbs are a little tingly. Feeling much better.
Looking forward to counting days instead of hours...
excellent, fen. One Day At A Time, you can do this!
i've done my almost
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 1,934
Good work Fen3!
What are your plans for recovery? There are many ways to go about it. Try sharing here and you'll receive a lot of support and advice. I'm an AA'er and it's done wonders for me and my family and friends (they like me better now)
What are your plans for recovery? There are many ways to go about it. Try sharing here and you'll receive a lot of support and advice. I'm an AA'er and it's done wonders for me and my family and friends (they like me better now)
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