Hi, Im new here. Im ready to be sober
 

Hi, I am 33 years old. In 2007 I had open Gastric Bypass surgery (weightloss surgery). Before surgery we were warned of transfer addiction. And I was pretty sure I wouldn't have this problem.
Well one time about 2 years ago we (my room mate and I) went out with some friends to a club and I had a watered down smirnoff. Then another time camping I had some watered down beers. Then a few mixed drinks.
A year ago I started drinking heavily. On my own. And it went down there from there. Mostly it was on weekends though. I don't work, on disability for lung disease. So Im home alone during the days.

I am happy with my life, I really don't know if I have any stress really. The bills get paid, we have food in the fridge. We have a little extra money in our pockets. I really do love my life. So I am not sure why I started drinking. I know if I knew a bottle was coming, I would have this sort of high feeling. And then sneaking a drink wondering if my room mate would walk in was sort of a high as well.

In a typical friday night I could down a 750ml bottle of vodka and if I was lucky enough, another one on saturday. At the worst I did 3 in 2 days but that only happened a few times. Didn't like the horrible dt's the next few days.

I guess it got even worse last weekend, to the point that Monday I called a therapist and told them what was going on and that I needed to find out exactly why I have this feeling to drink, because I can't figure it out myself. So maybe talking to someone else who doesn't know me can help me get to the root of this. I have to do this for myself, I am only 33 and already at high risk for so many problems because of my weightloss surgery.

Thanks for listening and thanks for letting me join your forum and I hope to pretty active and maybe in the future I will be able to help someone else who is just starting this new journey.

Welcome to Sober Recovery.

Welcome to SR. This is the place for you! You have lots of questions about your experience with alcohol and I am sure that as you wander around you will start to see the answers.

You know what, Sykoeve in Ar -- alcohol has a way of misdirecting and mis-firing our brains. For me, ESPECIALLY VODKA!!! (YIKES!!), alcohol has made me do things I never would if I were sober... (I plan to list some of those things soon --to get them off my chest!). I'm new here too. And what I love is taking the wisdom from these threads instead of a drink from the cabinet. Those of us who find ourselves here have a shared mind and spirit across the miles. What a gift that we find one another. A perfect place to visit. Hugs to ya!

Love the quote!

welcome sykoeve :)

You'll find a lot of support here - support was certainly what I needed to turn the tide - I hope SR can help you do the same too :)

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Welcome to the family.:)

Welcome!

Hi sykoeve glad you found us. welcome

Welcome sykoeve - Glad you're wanting to address your problem - it takes courage to do that. Getting help and support is critical -alcoholism is progressive and things only get worse for us if we don't stop.

Stick around, keep reading and posting. You're not alone.....:grouphug:

Welcome!

Addiction transfer
 

I had my gastric bypass in 2005 and no one warned me about the possibility of developing a new problem, but I guess the surgery was pretty new to the Uk back then.
As I had left my husband the previous year because his alcoholism was putting us all in danger it is highly ironic that he is now 4 years sober and I am now having to take the first steps to recovery. You never can tell what life has in store for you!