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Old 01-20-2014, 02:22 PM
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Hi Bllut

yeah NA beer got me like that too.

The two things I think are important are support - have sober people around you to lean on help you through - and changes...if your life is anything like mine it was pretty much alcohol-saturated.

You may need to make a few changes if you want to stay away from temptation and stay sober?

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Old 01-20-2014, 03:13 PM
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Ya i've got to get out of the habit of stopping for beer on the way home i felt i was unwinding but then drank more and more. I guess the o'douls don't really help either.
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Old 01-20-2014, 03:22 PM
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O'douls never worked for me either. Glad you are back and ready to start a new run.
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Old 01-20-2014, 03:27 PM
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Did you just stop cold turkey?
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Old 01-20-2014, 03:59 PM
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Did you just stop cold turkey?
Is there another way for a drunk to quit? Seems to me trying to cut back only prolongs the pain and the depth of the addiction
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Old 01-20-2014, 04:04 PM
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Welcome bllit. I'm glad you've reached out for some support. I don't think I could have made it without my friends here. It's great to have an understanding group to share with - the 'normies' in our lives rarely get what we go through. It's good to meet you.
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Old 01-20-2014, 04:18 PM
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Nice to meet you this is the 1st time i've opened up about this
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Old 01-20-2014, 06:28 PM
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Went to my 1st aa meeting it wasn't bad will be going again.
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Old 01-20-2014, 06:31 PM
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I felt a huge weight lifted off me when I started to talk about it with people who understood. I had felt all alone before coming here. Glad you tried AA.
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Old 01-21-2014, 04:07 AM
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Old 01-21-2014, 08:03 AM
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Atta Boy!! Enjoy your day Bllit. It gets better and better(with a few crappy days in between). Stick to your plan. You do have a plan right.

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Old 01-21-2014, 08:52 AM
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Ya aa and here and life style change.
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Old 01-22-2014, 06:42 AM
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Day 3 so far so good i'm going to beat this. No cravings yet.
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Old 01-22-2014, 02:29 PM
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way to go bllit

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Old 01-23-2014, 09:39 PM
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How are you doing Bllit? Didn't see you for Day 4. Hope you are hanging in there pal.
you can do this!!!
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Old 01-23-2014, 10:06 PM
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Welcome to SR! You will find an enormous amount of support here.
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Old 01-23-2014, 10:26 PM
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Hi bllit welcome the people here are amazing and so helpful , I'm a newbie also 33yr old mummy of two , we are all in this together tackling alcoholism
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