It's in the books
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It's in the books
Week 1 is now complete. Weekends are my toughest challenge. Just love going to dinner and having some wine with dinner. But 1 wine is too much and 50 is not enough.
Tried getting sober about a year ago, was doing well for a few months, going to meetings etc... Then I let my guard down and wham!!! Found myself drinking every night again. ( typical story )
Here I am, back in meetings, feeling great, day 7, taking it 1 day at a time. I want this, for me as well as my family. Seems like I'm the only one who sees my problem. Wife and friends think I am just fine. But they don't understand the battles and crumby feelings I get the next day. Even when I try to explain.
By the grace of God I will win this battle that has had me bound for many years...
Tried getting sober about a year ago, was doing well for a few months, going to meetings etc... Then I let my guard down and wham!!! Found myself drinking every night again. ( typical story )
Here I am, back in meetings, feeling great, day 7, taking it 1 day at a time. I want this, for me as well as my family. Seems like I'm the only one who sees my problem. Wife and friends think I am just fine. But they don't understand the battles and crumby feelings I get the next day. Even when I try to explain.
By the grace of God I will win this battle that has had me bound for many years...
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Welcome Scoob720...AA changed my life...Keep going to meetings...Read the Big Book...Work on getting a sponsor to take you through the 12 steps.....And you can have a new life....And this once hopeless alcoholic is living proof of that. Glad to have you here!
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Originally Posted by Scoob720 
Week 1 is now complete. Weekends are my toughest challenge. Just love going to dinner and having some wine with dinner. But 1 wine is too much and 50 is not enough.
Tried getting sober about a year ago, was doing well for a few months, going to meetings etc... Then I let my guard down and wham!!! Found myself drinking every night again. ( typical story )
Here I am, back in meetings, feeling great, day 7, taking it 1 day at a time. I want this, for me as well as my family. Seems like I'm the only one who sees my problem. Wife and friends think I am just fine. But they don't understand the battles and crumby feelings I get the next day. Even when I try to explain.
By the grace of God I will win this battle that has had me bound for many years...
Tried getting sober about a year ago, was doing well for a few months, going to meetings etc... Then I let my guard down and wham!!! Found myself drinking every night again. ( typical story )
Here I am, back in meetings, feeling great, day 7, taking it 1 day at a time. I want this, for me as well as my family. Seems like I'm the only one who sees my problem. Wife and friends think I am just fine. But they don't understand the battles and crumby feelings I get the next day. Even when I try to explain.
By the grace of God I will win this battle that has had me bound for many years...
I start every day off on my knees beside the bed asking for help. I need all the help I can get. ODAAT.
All the best.
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Great job, Scoob - so proud of you. It's good to have you here with us.
I tried so hard to just have 'one or two', but it never happened. That first drink always resulted in me getting drunk and barely remembering the evening. I'm glad we don't have to live like that any more!
I tried so hard to just have 'one or two', but it never happened. That first drink always resulted in me getting drunk and barely remembering the evening. I'm glad we don't have to live like that any more!
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Originally Posted by Scoob
But they don't understand the battles and crumby feelings I get the next day. Even when I try to explain.
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I understand completely.
Everyone in my life thinks that I am over-reacting and that that all I need to do is "cut back" a little bit.
Social drinkers do not understand what it's like for people like us who LOVE the feeling drinking heavily brings us. Stopping after two drinks is just ... inconceivable. It's alien to me. It has to be all or nothing.
Everyone in my life thinks that I am over-reacting and that that all I need to do is "cut back" a little bit.
Social drinkers do not understand what it's like for people like us who LOVE the feeling drinking heavily brings us. Stopping after two drinks is just ... inconceivable. It's alien to me. It has to be all or nothing.
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