lilyrosemary

Hey Freddy, i know it can be tough to tell the fam. i come from a family who never speaks of unpleasant things....they just keep all the junk to themselves but when i decided to quit i wanted to break out of that cycle and just say...here i am....here's the way it is....deal with it. i hate the word proud but i was kind of proud of myself when i did that. it was the beginning of a new way for me - total honesty, no BS. best wishes to you and i do disagree with you on one thing, you are a very good writer!

navy0923

Freddy,

Same story as you except my vice was wine. I'm newly sober after years of beating myself down. Everytime I would turn things around the bad feelings came back. This time I got the right support net below me and I'm going to kick it's backside!!! I wish you the best. And like a few others have posted, working out helps. Woke up this a.m. not feeling great but went out and knocked out a few miles running and now I feel great. It's great to know I can replace bad things with something that makes me feel good. After my deployment, MMA is next. Although that might cause more damage. Lol.

Shawn

FreddyFatal

Thanks, I'm happy I found you too. I really never knew places like this existed.. of course I never really looked.

FreddyFatal

Thanks! My family is the same as yours it seems.. we don't really talk about unpleasant things unless we're drinking together. My dad and I haven't really been able to talk for as long as I can remember unless we're both drinking (he is an alcoholic too). There were times during my binge drinking where I really wanted to call my mom (I'm very close with her) and tell her about my situation but I refrained, and right now I'm glad I did because I (seem to) have a handle on quitting alcohol as of right now. As another poster here mentioned, and it is something I agree with, it's my own fight and there is no need to bring others into it.

Thanks for your reply.

FreddyFatal

That's great, congrats on your sobriety. I feel confident too.. I have less and less cravings and I feel different from previous times I've tried to quit. It's great to have that support - I prefer support from these forums (although I'm only new to them) than to those who know me though.. for my own reasons I suppose. MMA really? That's great.. I'm sure the wine definitely wouldn't help with your MMA training. Congrats again.