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Having a moment of depression here.. I really feel like everyone in my family hates me and has given up on me except my Dad. Drinking isn't crossing my mind at the moment cuz I live with the parents at the moment due to a layoff, but I am just feeling really alone.. it seems they r all so close but me. Anyway technically Today is my Day 8 and I'm going to bed hoping this feeling is gone tomorrow. *hugs* Happy Labor Day Everyone! <3
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Ahh don't be thinking like that I'm sure your much loved by your parents - I hope you feel better in the morning. Sometimes a good sleep does us the world of good. And we all care here about you so don't feel alone cos your not
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I always felt very alone in my family. I think Lorelei is right. We also seem to harbour this feeling of otherness quite a lot so that we can feel alone all the time even if we're not. Sometimes I think it is the addiction itself that makes us feel that way. I have felt a lot more connected in sobriety even though in some ways I have been more isolated. I hope you feel better soon anyway x
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In a way, addiction (and trying to stop) can be alienating. Sometimes it's like being in a room full of people but no one there speaks your language. There's just an understanding gap that's hard to bridge. There's no feeling much lonelier than being alone in a roomful of people.
But deep down your family does "get" you, as a rule. It may be that they're "giving you space." Sometimes you have to go to them.
But deep down your family does "get" you, as a rule. It may be that they're "giving you space." Sometimes you have to go to them.
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Originally Posted by MythOfSisyphus 
In a way, addiction (and trying to stop) can be alienating. Sometimes it's like being in a room full of people but no one there speaks your language. There's just an understanding gap that's hard to bridge. There's no feeling much lonelier than being alone in a roomful of people.
I hope you feel better after a sleep cute
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You guys n gals r great! I'm feelin a bit better today. Just goin to lunch with a friend and gonna be happy I feel well enough too and not drunk or too hungover to even deal with life.
I'm feelin a bit better today. Just goin to lunch with a friend and gonna be happy I feel well enough too and not drunk or too hungover to even deal with life.
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Hey CNGY ,
good to hear you made it through
Sometimes being a middle aged big , un-hairy bear of a guy i tend to feel out of place in a lot of places , also with my family when they start on about kids, wives, partners and stuff, it can start to feel quite isolating , i certainly think i'd see my parents and family more if i'd have been heterosexual and had children ...
What i tend to do is try to apply the wisdom i got from some AA'ers about focusing on our common bonds to try and bring about a spirit of unity ..
Bestwishes, m
good to hear you made it through
Sometimes being a middle aged big , un-hairy bear of a guy i tend to feel out of place in a lot of places , also with my family when they start on about kids, wives, partners and stuff, it can start to feel quite isolating , i certainly think i'd see my parents and family more if i'd have been heterosexual and had children ...
What i tend to do is try to apply the wisdom i got from some AA'ers about focusing on our common bonds to try and bring about a spirit of unity ..
Bestwishes, m
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