Recovering alcoholic
 

Hello everyone, my name is kristine and I'm an alcoholic. I recently got out of the army honorably and last year I did my second stint in rehab thinking I would be ok. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism which is from my alcoholism I lost the weight in rehab but gained it back and now I'm overweight in my eyes (I have a very poor image of myself) anyways, I've been home in nj for the past 4 months and I started drinking heavy again I've recently stopped for 6 days. I'm here for support aND I would love to get to know some of you. Any vets out there?

Welcome to SR, Cregliak! Stick close to here, read and post as much as you wish. This is an amazing sober support community.

Well done with 6 days!

Welcome, Cregliak! There's lots of good support here and you've got a good start with 6 days.

Thank you so much for welcoming me! I can't make it to AA and being sober for 6 days since rehab last year has been an accomplishment for me. Looking forward to the support here! :thanks

Welcome Cregliak,,,, Our prayers are with you.. 6 Days sober is a great achievement already... Now, we can build upon it... It gets easier day by day... Keep at it.

Oh! There are great online group meetings here on SR, on Tuesday and Friday evenings. The forum is quieter this time of night (day) but picks up plenty of steam in just a handful of hours. Stay tuned. :)

Check out this running support thread as well with others who join in June. Many, many more resources here for you. Later!

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-part-2-a.html

Welcome! I just joined here also, today marks day 9 for me, so right there with you :)

Welcome to the family. :) There's lots of support here so read and post as you like. :hug:

Welcome to SR, Cregliak1! There is a ton of great wisdom and support to be found here. Not a vet myself but I'm sure there are plenty here who will speak up as the day continues.

I highly suggest joining and participating in the Class of June 2015 thread here on this same forum. It's a great way to learn from and help others who are in early sobriety.

Welcome. Glad to have you here. I am a veteran. I was a Navy Corpsman and served for 5 years. I was in the first Gulf War, and finished my time with 3rd Recon in Okinawa. There is lot's of wonderful folks on here with very helpful information. I don't post all the time, but I usually check out SR a few times a day and read what others have said.

Welcome Creg

Welcome to SR!! I have 31 days today and have lost 12 pounds, cutting the hundreds of calories of wine and the junk I would eat with it has been an instant weight loss!

It's so good to meet you kristine. Thank you for serving in the Army.

Nice work on reaching 6 days. We know how hard it is to get started - but things will keep getting better. You are not alone.

Welcome to the Forum Kristine!! :wave:

Welcome aboard!
Don't hesitate to reach to the folks here. They've been super-friendly and supportive to me, and the same will apply to you.

Congrats on 6 days! Stay strong and be active here.

CP

Welcome to SR Kristine :)

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