Dee74

what other changes have you made to your life Gilbert - besides not drinking?

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SunnyDay14

I feel your pain Gilbert, but there was an admin on here who made a good point by saying sometimes we feel like we feel better when we are high, but when you give yourself a chance to be clean you feel so much better. I recently had a wake up call myself, bc I have a use oxycodone and I have been in major denial that I don't have a problem bc I function normally. I go to work, I pay my bills, I give good face, but when I realized I was taking a lot of them and think I can handle it. I realized that things aren't going well for me.

It is so hard to imagine a life without the pills bc I have been using for 7 years now and telling myself I can handle it. But reality is I can't. If I could I would stop. I want to, but I can't remember a time when I wasn't using. Which is the wake up call.

I just hope that I can get past this and be strong.

SunnyDay14

But like anything worth having it will take time and hard work. Then I have to quit my other vise which is cigarettes. Which is proving a harder habit to kick then the pills. But I recently went to the doctor and he gave me a clean bill of health so I figure I should change things now before I DO have a health problem.

pinkdog

Hi gilbert, I'm glad you came here. Hugs.

ChrissieB

Welcome Gilbert, you are taking action which is great.. So glad you have your family behind you, we are all rooting for you as well, I find AA amazing and it is helping me stay sober, god luck with that and finding an out patient programme. It will get easier, just stick with it x

gilbert

I quit smoking as well and am getting in shape

Dee74

Those are good things but maybe you need to think about more about that missing feeling?

Is your life basically the same as it was?
Most of us find a drinkers life is pretty empty without the drinking?

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