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New around here. Hello!
Hi everyone.
I have been sober since 1st April 2012 - whee! Over 2 months! I have had issues with drugs in the past but gave up taking anything illegal a couple of years ago. I have been drinking to excess for a long time and before quitting 2 months ago I was drinking up to 5 bottles of wine. Disgusting. I constantly felt ashamed, guilty, suicidal, depressed, unable to cope with life. I have totally turned my life around in the last 2 months and I am beginning to feel like 'me' again. It's funny how alcohol takes away your sense of self. ANYWAY, I just wanted to say HELLO! And I look forward to getting to know you all. All the best.
I have been sober since 1st April 2012 - whee! Over 2 months! I have had issues with drugs in the past but gave up taking anything illegal a couple of years ago. I have been drinking to excess for a long time and before quitting 2 months ago I was drinking up to 5 bottles of wine. Disgusting. I constantly felt ashamed, guilty, suicidal, depressed, unable to cope with life. I have totally turned my life around in the last 2 months and I am beginning to feel like 'me' again. It's funny how alcohol takes away your sense of self. ANYWAY, I just wanted to say HELLO! And I look forward to getting to know you all. All the best.
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Hi everyone! Thanks for the welcome 
Yes... I know... I'm quite horrified by the fact that I could drink that much and writing it here is probably the first time I've ever been honest about how much I drank. It wasn't every night - it was once or twice a week, but as you can imagine, the other days out of that week I didn't get out of bed.
What has kept me sober? To be honest, I really don't know the answer to that question. I had a particularly bad night where I drank and drank and actually didn't stop until the next evening. My husband had been beside himself with worry about me for months. He continuously told me that I needed to stop drinking, but of course I never listened. Then, after that night, something just clicked. I realised that I didn't want to do it any longer - I didn't want to be that person. Of course I have had AMAZING support from my husband, and though this is wonderful and I am thankful that he is proud of me quitting, I am sober purely because I had completely had enough of living that kind of life. I have no intention of ever drinking again and I know that it is the only way forward for me.
By the way, I'm 24. My auntie is an alcoholic in her late 40s and I know what alcohol does to people when they continue to drink in the way I was drinking for years and years. I know that I don't want that as my future.
Again, thanks for the welcome I can see that this forum is going to really inspire me!
Yes... I know... I'm quite horrified by the fact that I could drink that much and writing it here is probably the first time I've ever been honest about how much I drank. It wasn't every night - it was once or twice a week, but as you can imagine, the other days out of that week I didn't get out of bed.
What has kept me sober? To be honest, I really don't know the answer to that question. I had a particularly bad night where I drank and drank and actually didn't stop until the next evening. My husband had been beside himself with worry about me for months. He continuously told me that I needed to stop drinking, but of course I never listened. Then, after that night, something just clicked. I realised that I didn't want to do it any longer - I didn't want to be that person. Of course I have had AMAZING support from my husband, and though this is wonderful and I am thankful that he is proud of me quitting, I am sober purely because I had completely had enough of living that kind of life. I have no intention of ever drinking again and I know that it is the only way forward for me.
By the way, I'm 24. My auntie is an alcoholic in her late 40s and I know what alcohol does to people when they continue to drink in the way I was drinking for years and years. I know that I don't want that as my future.
Again, thanks for the welcome
I can see that this forum is going to really inspire me!
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That's pretty awesome...I give you credit. My attempts at going it alone didn't end up so well. Some people here can do it. I'm not one of them. Glad to have you here Mrs King...It's a great site!
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(((MrsKing))) - Welcome to SR and congratulations on 2 months!! Alcohol was not my "thing", crack was, but I reached a point where I realized "I can't do this any more". SR has been a HUGE part of my recovery and I can see "me" in posts whether it's alcohol, crack, opiates, or something else.
Hugs and prayers,
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Hugs and prayers,
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Welcome to SR MrsKing
Originally Posted by MrsKing 
I am sober purely because I had completely had enough of living that kind of life. I have no intention of ever drinking again and I know that it is the only way forward for me.
You inspire me, I glad your here 
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Welcome MrsKing and grats on the two months. I remember way back when I finally got cleaned and felt so good to wake up feeling non-hungover with a clear head. I'm on my first day (again 
) and will have another couple rough ones ahead of me before I can get back to a "good normal".
) and will have another couple rough ones ahead of me before I can get back to a "good normal".
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Welcome to the family! :ghug3 I quit drinking two and a half years ago with the support of SR and my addiction counselor. I love waking up this way.
Congrats on your sober time and may you stay sober one day at a time forever.
I love waking up this way.Congrats on your sober time and may you stay sober one day at a time forever.
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