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New To Sobriety
I am not very old and haven't been drinking very long but in the past year I have discovered that it is impossible for me to drink and not black out, that I need alcohol to get through the day, drive drunk at noon etc. I guess I am a very go hard or go home personality type. So after my father locked away the alcohol in the house I realized that I very much need to kick this disgusting habit. I have been sober all week with the help of my caring and amazing boyfriend but I need a place with other people who understand that some of us just cant handle drinking like everyone else. So here is to no more nights lost.
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Welcome. Its great you're young and don't have a long drinking history--very wise and mature decision. I'm old and have a long drinking history--probably not wise rather a few sandwiches short of a picnic. I look forward to hearing about your progress. Thanks for joining us on SR.
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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I sure wish I knew then what I know now. It would have saved me many many years of pain and anguish for both myself and my family.
Too soon old Too late smart!
Welcome glad you're here.
Too soon old Too late smart!
Welcome glad you're here.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Welcome KillingTime - Congratulations on your week sober!! I'm glad you found this site! It's so hard to stay sober without support, and everyone here knows what it's like to be caught up in the vicious cycle of drinking.
Keep reading and posting - we're all behind you!
Keep reading and posting - we're all behind you!
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Rhode Island
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Originally Posted by Phillyphan8811 
I've realized this at the age of 24. I went to AA on Tuesday and was the youngest member. The experiences the other members shared with me really helped.
Oh yeah - how bout them Bruins?
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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10 year drinking career before it penetrated my thick skull that I finally decided the road to ruin isnt clever. Well done for having the outlook sensible enough to recognise this destructive habit and seek help.
SR is brilliant, stick around, you'll see. Welcome
SR is brilliant, stick around, you'll see. Welcome
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Thanks everyone! It is a bit hard because most of my friends are all just getting into the bar hopping drinking every weekend phase. I am so blessed to have some people in my life that don't drink very much especially my significant other. I still can't even believe some of the things I have done in the past year... At least I am making a change for the better! The past is the past!
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KillingTime - We're very glad you joined us. It helps so much to talk to people who understand - no one in my life got what I was going through.
I know how you feel about being young & having all your friends out partying. I couldn't imagine not having alcohol in my life, so kept playing with it for decades. In the end I was drinking 24/7. Like you, I knew I had a problem with it - but did nothing to save myself. Be proud you've discovered what needs to be done at a young age. You will never suffer the way many of us have.
I know how you feel about being young & having all your friends out partying. I couldn't imagine not having alcohol in my life, so kept playing with it for decades. In the end I was drinking 24/7. Like you, I knew I had a problem with it - but did nothing to save myself. Be proud you've discovered what needs to be done at a young age. You will never suffer the way many of us have.
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Originally Posted by wheresthefun
Good for you Phillyphan8811, that's about the age my "problem" really began to kick in (when on the road as a full time musician), I'm now 51 and just accepting 100% that I need to stop drinking forever.
Oh yeah - how bout them Bruins?
Oh yeah - how bout them Bruins?
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Originally Posted by Phillyphan8811
Thanks and good for the Bruins they won it on goaltending and teamwork. Something the Flyers would have never done with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter.
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" You will never suffer the way many of us have."
If you go to AA meetings, you'll hear some long time people say it's so nice to see young people coming in to AA. The above sentence sums up what they mean. I know you don't feel this way, but you're lucky to face your problem at an early age. Many had to suffer for decades before they faced their problem, and years more before they sobered up.
Don't let it be you. Sober up, stay sober, work on yourself.
I sobered up at age 33. My sobriety date is Nov. 27, 1988.
If you go to AA meetings, you'll hear some long time people say it's so nice to see young people coming in to AA. The above sentence sums up what they mean. I know you don't feel this way, but you're lucky to face your problem at an early age. Many had to suffer for decades before they faced their problem, and years more before they sobered up.
Don't let it be you. Sober up, stay sober, work on yourself.
I sobered up at age 33. My sobriety date is Nov. 27, 1988.
Congrats on your first week sober.
You'll find a lot of support here.
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