cc64

December sure was rough with all the hospitalizations, but now I'm in to the new year and I am 21 days sober. My move to Vancouver WA is in 4 days and as soon as I have an address, I will start all my after care. I am going in to my psych doctor tomorrow about some issues I am having with anxiety and obsessive/intrusive thinking (Have serious mental health issues as well). I can honestly say that I feel really good. I will be so glad to get out of this small town. I still feel like I can't show my face in local stores; my last outing was really bad. Had a Big Book, but had to return it to the library, but got about half way through it. When my husband comes this weekend for the move, I'm going to order one on Amazon. My after care will include Relapse Prevention, Medication Management, grief counseling, and all the meetings I can find. There are a lot in the area that I am moving to. I am so busy packing and getting ready for the move and haven't been to a meeting ( I know, no excuse). Moving is so stressful, but not stressful enough to make me want to drink. Doc put me on antibuse and I really don't feel like cleaning up my own vomit again, so I guess that's a good deterrent I feel good and hope you all doing well.

Skye2

Hope the move goes smoothly for you

KateL

Congrats on 21 days, that's fantastic x

Odelle

Congrats on 3 weeks CC64. A new move can be stressful but exciting at the same time. Use the excitement as a catapult to move you into a newly sober life with the opportunity to write a new chapter!

Climber122

Your future is wide open - that sounds like a good idea to find some meetings as soon as you move. I know when I moved the first time I tried to get sober, it seemed like a great time to pick up again because no one new me at the new location. But our addictions are part of us so they tend to follow us around My prayer for you is that you find a home group where you feel very welcome and comfortable. Remember that we are ALL inherently flawed and fall short of what we imagine for ourselves - it's part of being human, and we don't have to use/drink over it - no one will understand that more than a fellow addict/alcoholic. Good luck with your move, and just allow it to be stressful if it is, and remember that "this too shall pass." You'll be in the new place before you know it!

Zeepa

Sounds like you are taking loads of steps to positively change your life which is awesome. Well done, it takes loads of courage to do this, and you will do it x

cc64

Thank you everyone. I am very excited to move to an area where nobody has "seen what I have done". But I am going to be very cautious too. My husband has been so good through all this. He is my "calm" side. He could of very well just kicked me to the curb when it got bad, but he didn't. He is my rock. I also suffer from a form of Schizophrenia which was discovered in the hospitalizations. I am addressing this in the Mental Health forum. I can see now how I was self medicating with booze and pills to mask what was actually going on in my head. I am so grateful that I was properly diagnosed and am finally leveling out on the right medications. When I mixed booze with my illness I was a mess and made a mess where there is probably not a chance of any damage control. But I cannot look back now, I have good things coming. Thank you all....

PurpleKnight

Great job on 21 Days!!

EverySngleNight

CC!! Yay!! I'm so happy to hear about all your progress. Things are really on an upswing for you. :-) I imagine it must feel really great to have a fresh start ahead of you. New space, new place, new town- Wow! It sounds like you have an awesome plan too.

You've come A LONG WAY!!! You go girl!!!!

mecanix

keep on cc64

Bestwishes, m

least

Congrats on three weeks sober!