Sobersean818

About to have my last beer here in a few minutes had only have of my normal shots of vodka this morning I have a few klonopins to help with the withdrawl I wake up every morning at 4am sick and can't go back to sleep till I have my shots but this has gone to far I just recently had 2 and a half years sober and fell on hard times to I went back to the liquer ,I just want this madness to stop I'm sick and tired of this I just I feel good enough to go to my aa meeting tomarrow .thanks for listening

least

Welcome to the family! There's a lot of support here. Use it as part of your sobriety plan.

Soberwolf

Welcome SoberSean nice to meet you

site1Q84

Welcome! Sounds like you'll be off to a good start and like you're already working on a plan...

ScottFromWI

Welcome sobersean. Don't be afraid to ask for help locally too of withdrawals get too bad

Dee74

Welcome aboard Sean

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Hevyn

Glad to have you with us Sean. We all understand what you're going through - it'll be helpful to be here with people who care.

Inchworm

Welcome sobersean. We are here for you.

Iconoclastic

I can relate! At one time I had over 2 years without a drink, and then I fell on hard times and drank. But, I wasn’t sober, I was just abstinent due to the fact that although I thought I’d taken a good look at myself through self-examination, I realized that I didn’t learn enough about the reasons I became alcoholic, one being my lack of coping skills, which began in childhood.

For me it was easy to stop drinking, I’d done it a number of times, it was staying stopped I couldn’t master for a long time. Not drinking is just abstinence, staying stopped through rough times is sobriety.

As David Stewart, MD said from his book, “thirst for freedom“
”Few people realize that sobriety is an action of insights and skills far beyond mere abstinence. Sobriety is a creative discipline in the art of freedom of growth and of love. To be yourself, is to become yourself."

Sobersean818

Thank you everyone for the compassion and support ,I will be posting my progress and reading all of your guys wonderful and helpful threads ..fingers crossed I don't wake up sick tomarrow

PurpleKnight

Welcome to the Forum SoberSean!!

SoberCAH

Glad you are here, Sean.

I hope that you can get clean and sober.

I know what it's like to chase benzo's with vodka and beer.

I certainly don't miss what you described.

greens

Well you're reaching out here and already have plans for an aa meeting tomorow so kudos! Hope you feel better I know it sucks right there

Buggirl

Welcome! You can do this