Finally decided to start a sober lifestyle
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Finally decided to start a sober lifestyle
After enough times of letting down my family, and causing serious blood pressure problems I decided to take alcohol out of my life. I was not exactly a heavy drinker as far as frequency, however when I would try and just have one out to dinner or at a friends house it would just trigger something and I had to always make a detour to a liquor store on the way home.
Not really sure if this is an instance where I should seek help for or not, or is me knowing that I have to steer clear enough????
Looking forward to any advice.
Not really sure if this is an instance where I should seek help for or not, or is me knowing that I have to steer clear enough????
Looking forward to any advice.
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It was definitely a problem where when I tried to have one I would end up going til blackout on the couch. I just never looked at it as issue because I don't really ever have a want to drink. So the occasions I tried to have a drink it got ugly.
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welcome jm102602 
Some can just make the decision and not need support...others do. Personally I'm not sure I would have gotten through without the support I found here.
Alcohol can be very pervasive in our society...and nobody wants to be different. We all want to be normal...and that lie of 'just one beer' can be pretty darn tempting in the early days.
Sometimes all that can leave you feeling very vulnerable.
I don't think it hurts to have something to lean on, whether it's us here, AA or some other recovery group, some form of counselling, or a mixture
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Some can just make the decision and not need support...others do. Personally I'm not sure I would have gotten through without the support I found here.
Alcohol can be very pervasive in our society...and nobody wants to be different. We all want to be normal...and that lie of 'just one beer' can be pretty darn tempting in the early days.
Sometimes all that can leave you feeling very vulnerable.
I don't think it hurts to have something to lean on, whether it's us here, AA or some other recovery group, some form of counselling, or a mixture
D
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
welcome jm102602
Some can just make the decision and not need support...others do. Personally I'm not sure I would have gotten through without the support I found here.
Alcohol can be very pervasive in our society...and nobody wants to be different. We all want to be normal...and that lie of 'just one beer' can be pretty darn tempting in the early days.
Sometimes all that can leave you feeling very vulnerable.
I don't think it hurts to have something to lean on, whether it's us here, AA or some other recovery group, some form of counselling, or a mixture
D
Some can just make the decision and not need support...others do. Personally I'm not sure I would have gotten through without the support I found here.
Alcohol can be very pervasive in our society...and nobody wants to be different. We all want to be normal...and that lie of 'just one beer' can be pretty darn tempting in the early days.
Sometimes all that can leave you feeling very vulnerable.
I don't think it hurts to have something to lean on, whether it's us here, AA or some other recovery group, some form of counselling, or a mixture
D
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Welcome jm!
I drank occasionally for a long time and never thought I'd develop a problem with it. Looking back, though, I can see that I always overdid it when I did drink. One led to two, which led to 10. I was never able to stick to my good intentions to have a couple and call it a night. Eventually, I found myself wanting to drink more and more often and it went downhill from there.
It's good that you're looking at making changes. Congrats on your 4 days!
I drank occasionally for a long time and never thought I'd develop a problem with it. Looking back, though, I can see that I always overdid it when I did drink. One led to two, which led to 10. I was never able to stick to my good intentions to have a couple and call it a night. Eventually, I found myself wanting to drink more and more often and it went downhill from there.
It's good that you're looking at making changes. Congrats on your 4 days!
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Welcome to the family! 
I quit drinking almost three years ago and now I like my life again. I no longer wake up deep in despair and regret and hating myself. I sleep well and look better. I only wish I'd quit sooner.
I quit drinking almost three years ago and now I like my life again. I no longer wake up deep in despair and regret and hating myself. I sleep well and look better. I only wish I'd quit sooner.
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