not sure where to start
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Sharpsburg, md
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not sure where to start
Recently had an occurance that certain people think may be an alcohol problem and ive started to think about some other times where my emotions have got out of hand. So ive decided to reach out for some help and not too sure what direction to go in. Right now looking for some different outlets. cause I have no one to turn to.
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Welcome to the family. 
A good place to start is with a visit to your doctor for help in getting safely thru withdrawal. Then a recovery program, whether it's AA or another program, or counseling, or a combination. Do you have any real life support? That can be most helpful.
I'm glad you found us and joined the family.
A good place to start is with a visit to your doctor for help in getting safely thru withdrawal. Then a recovery program, whether it's AA or another program, or counseling, or a combination. Do you have any real life support? That can be most helpful.
I'm glad you found us and joined the family.
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Glad to meet you abandon.
I had no one to discuss it with either. The people here were welcoming and understanding. It was a huge relief to share my feelings with others who knew what I was going through. I hope you'll feel the same.
I had no one to discuss it with either. The people here were welcoming and understanding. It was a huge relief to share my feelings with others who knew what I was going through. I hope you'll feel the same.
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Where to start? You've come to SR, that's a good start.
Next on the list might be to research the various recovery program options. Examine the content and approach of each, and make a decision as to which one is the best fit for you personally. There are lots of options out there and no one program is a good fit for everyone. Make sure and find the one that will work the best for you.
Next on the list might be to research the various recovery program options. Examine the content and approach of each, and make a decision as to which one is the best fit for you personally. There are lots of options out there and no one program is a good fit for everyone. Make sure and find the one that will work the best for you.
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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thanks for the responses
I don't know if its an alcohol problem or depression. im not saying eit;her. I don't have any support and feel alone. There have been a couple incidents where my wife has gotten me mad and I got drunk and went off the deep end. lucky im not in jail. I don't drink all the time. I don't miss work. I do drink a good bit and sometimes get carried away. personally I feel I need friends to turn to for abandonment issues but I don't know
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Hey guy!
Glad to see you back. What kind of support do you think would help? Post a lot more here and read read read when not directly interacting. Have you tried a face to face AA meeting to also get some support. They might help with if it is an alcohol problem or not. I have found that when my wife makes me mad sometimes it is because she has a good point and all I see is a pointed finger to avoid the issue. Hey we all need support. I can tell you that if she made you mad, hurting yourself or others while drinking just lands you in jail, not her.
Just quit drinking for 30 days for real not just saying you can any time! If you can without withdrawals then it is likely you are going through some depression and perhaps you could talk to your or a doctor about it?
You came to the right place for getting sober in any event.
Glad to see you back. What kind of support do you think would help? Post a lot more here and read read read when not directly interacting. Have you tried a face to face AA meeting to also get some support. They might help with if it is an alcohol problem or not. I have found that when my wife makes me mad sometimes it is because she has a good point and all I see is a pointed finger to avoid the issue. Hey we all need support. I can tell you that if she made you mad, hurting yourself or others while drinking just lands you in jail, not her.
Just quit drinking for 30 days for real not just saying you can any time! If you can without withdrawals then it is likely you are going through some depression and perhaps you could talk to your or a doctor about it?
You came to the right place for getting sober in any event.
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Posts: 7,583
Hey bud,
Here we have the full spectrum. Lots of alcoholics have anxiety, bi polar, depression issues that disappear within about one to 12 months of sobriety. If we drank heavy for decades healing isn't happening in one or two months. I was drinking shots in my morning coffee to stop the shakes! I was no longer hung over, I had built my tolerance up so high that I went straight into heavy detox overnight! It was a toss up if I could hold the cup steady enough to drink it, then hold it down without puking.
See your doc bud! I got myself into an in hospital one week detox at the VA because I couldn't stop drinking before noon.
I am getting better still, but it wasn't until later that I realized how much I improved on years two and three.
If I can, anyone can once they see their death by alcohol becoming clear, and close. I can't believe I stopped. Or that I healed and came out of it relatively healthy.
My isolating and rage from my own inability to get off that vicious cycle made me frustrated beyond belief.
We know bud. Keep posting, keep reading.
Here we have the full spectrum. Lots of alcoholics have anxiety, bi polar, depression issues that disappear within about one to 12 months of sobriety. If we drank heavy for decades healing isn't happening in one or two months. I was drinking shots in my morning coffee to stop the shakes! I was no longer hung over, I had built my tolerance up so high that I went straight into heavy detox overnight! It was a toss up if I could hold the cup steady enough to drink it, then hold it down without puking.
See your doc bud! I got myself into an in hospital one week detox at the VA because I couldn't stop drinking before noon.
I am getting better still, but it wasn't until later that I realized how much I improved on years two and three.
If I can, anyone can once they see their death by alcohol becoming clear, and close. I can't believe I stopped. Or that I healed and came out of it relatively healthy.
My isolating and rage from my own inability to get off that vicious cycle made me frustrated beyond belief.
We know bud. Keep posting, keep reading.
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