New and 7 Days Sober
New and 7 Days Sober
Hello, I'm Briana. I'm a 35 year old graduate student. And I'm an alcoholic. Alcoholism runs in my family. My alcohol consumption would have been considered "normal" for our culture until about 6 months ago, when I began drinking a bottle of wine or more a night, or half a bottle of whiskey. The last few years have been emotionally difficult, and I finally gave in and started self-medicating to mask the pain. I've been trying to quit for a few months, and finally did one week ago. I've been crying a lot without my "friend" (my only friend) to comfort me, but it feels right. This is something I need to do to finally grow up. I'm concerned about slipping, but I'm also concerned about how to explain my abstinence from alcohol to others. I'm hoping I will be able to come here for comfort and advice.
Hello, I'm Briana. I'm a 35 year old graduate student. And I'm an alcoholic. Alcoholism runs in my family. My alcohol consumption would have been considered "normal" for our culture until about 6 months ago, when I began drinking a bottle of wine or more a night, or half a bottle of whiskey. The last few years have been emotionally difficult, and I finally gave in and started self-medicating to mask the pain. I've been trying to quit for a few months, and finally did one week ago. I've been crying a lot without my "friend" (my only friend) to comfort me, but it feels right. This is something I need to do to finally grow up. I'm concerned about slipping, but I'm also concerned about how to explain my abstinence from alcohol to others. I'm hoping I will be able to come here for comfort and advice.
Hi and welcome to a great forum, this place is full of knowledgable and wonderful people sharing life stories, and all we strive is for a happy life free of addiction.
You will feel very comfortable here.
Wishing you well.
First things first. Congrats o. 7 days and welcome. You'll get plenty of support and advice here.
Just start out by saying you need a break for now. Then exclaim I like how I feel and want tostay that way. I don't want to drink again. That's it. Good luck.
Just start out by saying you need a break for now. Then exclaim I like how I feel and want tostay that way. I don't want to drink again. That's it. Good luck.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 87
Welcome Briana as you can see you have come to a great place for support! I used to worry about explaining why I don't drink to people. I try to be honest and say well I used to drink to much so I stopped! You will be surprised how positively people respond. You gain a lot of respect from people when they see you succeeding with sobriety. All the best of luck to you : )
It's so good to meet you Briana. We all understand how you're feeling & we're here to help.
I used alcohol to help me cope with pain and anxiety - but I found out it only made things much worse. In the end I was completely dependent on it - it hadn't comforted me, it had destroyed me. You are wise to reclaim your life - you don't need it. We're glad you're here with us.
I used alcohol to help me cope with pain and anxiety - but I found out it only made things much worse. In the end I was completely dependent on it - it hadn't comforted me, it had destroyed me. You are wise to reclaim your life - you don't need it. We're glad you're here with us.
Hi Briana - grad school can be an incubator for alcohol problems... often lonely and alienating, corroding the self esteem of the sunniest people, making it seem impossibly scary to reach out a hand of friendship to the outwardly confident people around you (many of whom are similarly hard on themselves, feeling friendless and seeking an outlet in self-destructive thoughts and behavior). It's great that you are seeing the problem with alcohol - I hope you can stay the course in sobriety and get all that you can from school. Keep checking in here!
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: somerset
Posts: 138
HOORAY FOR YOU!!!! God that was some good stuff and even though u only got a week clean and sober thats 7 awesome precious days that you earned and I know just how hard those 1st 7 days are... pat yourself on the back and fight the good fight... your worth saving and only u can save u... dont worry about what others wll think and say about your not wanting to drink. fugg em if they give u the slightest poop on it. find ne friends that dont drink and wont judge u on what u do. im proud of u and you gave me hope so be proud your damn self!!! keep posting so we all know your doing great. please keep coming back...
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