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Hi Everyone. When I woke up a couple of days ago with the worst hangover, knowing that I had disappointed my friends and upset my boyfriend. I decided it was time for me to make a leap from "I can quit anytime I want" to "oh my god this is ruining my life" So I am 2 days sober. I think I experienced some withdrawl symptoms yesterday and today. I've done a lot of reading online, and I am going to try a meeting tomorrow, although i am very anxious and not good in crowds or around new people. Any advice would be appreciated. At the moment my support network is kind of limited and most of them are not happy with me.
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Welcome and congrats on a new start!
Meetings can help a great deal. Don't worry about being nervous - every single person who has ever attended a meeting was nervous the first time. I turned the car around a couple of times before I talked myself into just going and checking it out. They will typically ask if anyone is attending their first meeting. Just raise your hand and introduce yourself, if you feel like it. If not, you don't have to say anything. After that, it's just a bunch of people telling their stories. And you might be surprised to learn that there are usually a few laugh-out-loud moments during a meeting. The whole thing is very uplifting and the people there are as non-judgmental as you could ever want to meet. I hope you'll go. And good luck on your new journey. You can definitely do this.
Meetings can help a great deal. Don't worry about being nervous - every single person who has ever attended a meeting was nervous the first time. I turned the car around a couple of times before I talked myself into just going and checking it out. They will typically ask if anyone is attending their first meeting. Just raise your hand and introduce yourself, if you feel like it. If not, you don't have to say anything. After that, it's just a bunch of people telling their stories. And you might be surprised to learn that there are usually a few laugh-out-loud moments during a meeting. The whole thing is very uplifting and the people there are as non-judgmental as you could ever want to meet. I hope you'll go. And good luck on your new journey. You can definitely do this.
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Hullo Kitty,
Welcome to SR. It is great you have got here and decided to do something about your drinking. Giving up drinking is one thing you will never regret. I am coming up to 3 years sober with the support of both SR and AA.
I visit this site daily as I need to remind myself how to live a good sober life.
All the best
CaiHong
Welcome to SR. It is great you have got here and decided to do something about your drinking. Giving up drinking is one thing you will never regret. I am coming up to 3 years sober with the support of both SR and AA.
I visit this site daily as I need to remind myself how to live a good sober life.
All the best
CaiHong
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