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Old 03-17-2014, 04:45 PM
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Hi.

I'm 28, and I first started drinking 3years ago as a pain killer when I had a horrible infection that wouldn't go away. Then I began drinking to sleep. Then I couldn't sleep without drinking. Now I have such bad insomnia I can't sleep no matter what I do.
I've lost a tremendous amount of weight, I'm emaciated but have a puffy face (gross) and my levels have been checked and my pancreatic and liver enzymes are seriously through the roof.
I have other health issues as well, (I can't really leave the house) but what I'm trying to say is I want to quit, and I need a friend to talk to about this, and someone else to buddy with to keep each other sober.
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Old 03-17-2014, 04:56 PM
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Everyone here is really helpful kitty ,its the best placef or advice . If u need help just ask
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:10 PM
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You have found a great place! I know where you're coming from re insomnia. Once I quit drinking I began to realize that I hadn't really 'gone to sleep' in years, just drank til I could pass out.

The good news is that I did manage to quit, and once I did things started getting better. Being sober doesn't fix every problem in life but it's a great start. If you want to quit drinking then SR is an awesome resource.
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:15 PM
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Welcome Kitty! You were brave in your decision to come here and seek a better life. You didn't just find 1 friend, you found an entire family of friends here to support you. Use the forum and live chat when u r anxious or have questions. Congrats and best of luck! Welcome aboard
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:17 PM
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I'm new here too and am finding the chatroom very helpful. I hope you join us :-)
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:22 PM
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Welcome, kitty!

There's lots of folks around here you can talk to. We all want the same thing.

We're here for you!
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:26 PM
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Welcome, kitygirl; we are here to support you.
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:26 PM
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Hi Kittygirl,
Everyone here is super supportive and kind, you can reach out to anyone and they will help.
I am here if you need to talk, I am in Michigan so the time zone may be different. But welcome and thank you for reaching out, it can be hard I know!
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:36 PM
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Welcome to the SR family. You've found a whole bunch of friends here. We're all here to support each other in our sober journeys. There are people here from all over the world so there's always someone here, any time of day or night.
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Kitty, there are many people here who understand your situation and are glad to help and offer encouragement without judgement. Stick around.
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Old 03-17-2014, 06:17 PM
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Glad to meet you kitty - we all understand and want to help. You can do this.
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Old 03-17-2014, 06:20 PM
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I will buddy with u Kitty. I'm on day one, struggling n depressed
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Old 03-17-2014, 06:45 PM
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Kittygirl

As you can see you have there are plenty here to lean on for help. I just relapsed after 5 years clean from crack cocaine and went on a 3 day binge. I'm now back to day 1 again so keep your head up. I'm new to this site and plan on being using it a lot.

When we addicts get lonely or depressed is when addiction steps in. I'm guilty of this just recently myself. I feel now with this site if I find myself lonely or depressed I now have fellow addicts to lean on and so do you.
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Old 03-17-2014, 07:18 PM
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I want to quit too. I think you have a lot of company here
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Old 03-18-2014, 06:55 AM
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Welcome Kitty xxx
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Old 03-18-2014, 07:37 AM
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Hello kittygirl, you're not alone in this and when you are finding it difficult there will always be people on SR who understand and can support you. Glad you're here x
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Old 03-18-2014, 11:23 AM
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Thank you so much everyone. I keep this tab open and keep reading old posts throughout the day to keep myself strong. But I'm not gonna lie: I think about drinking all the time. It's like an itch you just want to scratch so hard you hurt yourself--which is exactly what alcohol does... hurt you.
I also want to apologize for not being able to send friend requests or reply in the way I wish to. I'm trying to get used to how this forum works, and I'm kinda dumb when it comes to figuring out different systems :P
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Old 03-18-2014, 01:12 PM
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Im quitting as well. You got a detox buddy.
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Old 03-18-2014, 01:14 PM
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Lots and lots of support and good people here. Keep coming back.
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Old 03-18-2014, 01:16 PM
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First day here, feeling scared, anxious and depressed.

But I don't feel alone.

Thank you - let's do this together
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