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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Hello all
I am on day 5 today. So far so good. I had stopped drinking from winter '07 to winter '09. I took up working out, dropped 30 lbs and felt great. I went back to drinking... thought I could manage. The past few months, I have been getting back to my old habits. We went away for the past weekend and I went on a bender. Saturday, I drank for 13 hours straight. Beer & bourbon shots all day long. I woke up on Sunday a disaster, just like that night in winter '07 when I decided that I had enough. Today was actually the first day that I felt good. I was a mess the first few days this week.
I stumbled across this site in the midst of a search on google to see if I had alcohol poisoning or a hangover! For years, I acknowledged that I had a problem, that I cannot "manage" like I pretended I could. I knew there were other people out there just like me, I just never felt that I needed the support- that I was strong enough on my own. Obviously, I am not responsible to do this on my own.
This time, there is no turning back. When I was drinking, life was so predictable. Same nonsense every waking moment. I lived from one drink to the next instead of one day to the next. This time I am going to do it.
I realize that this sounds like big talk as I am only 5 days in, but I've been to the other side. I was there for two years and it sickens me that I lost my way.
I am excited to be here. The stories that I have read while lurking for the past two days on this forum are surreal. "That sounds just like me", "I've been there, done that", "I am not alone!!!!".
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. We all can do it.
I stumbled across this site in the midst of a search on google to see if I had alcohol poisoning or a hangover! For years, I acknowledged that I had a problem, that I cannot "manage" like I pretended I could. I knew there were other people out there just like me, I just never felt that I needed the support- that I was strong enough on my own. Obviously, I am not responsible to do this on my own.
This time, there is no turning back. When I was drinking, life was so predictable. Same nonsense every waking moment. I lived from one drink to the next instead of one day to the next. This time I am going to do it.
I realize that this sounds like big talk as I am only 5 days in, but I've been to the other side. I was there for two years and it sickens me that I lost my way.
I am excited to be here. The stories that I have read while lurking for the past two days on this forum are surreal. "That sounds just like me", "I've been there, done that", "I am not alone!!!!".
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. We all can do it.
Snarf Snarf
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: ATL
Posts: 835
Welcome, and thanks for joining us! I found this site the day I stopped drinking 7 months ago, and I've been here nearly every day. Even if I don't have a chance to post, I try to pop in and see how everyone's doing, and I always read something that helps me in some way.
Glad you found your way here, and I hope you'll hang out a while.
Glad you found your way here, and I hope you'll hang out a while.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 7,910
Welcome RTT - good for you for making a decision to get sober again. I tried doing it on my own, too, and never could put much time together. Just coming here and knowing I wasn't alone and that others cared was simply amazing. I come here for my daily dose of sobriety, too.
So glad you're here!
So glad you're here!
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