Here I go again
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thank you for your concern,,.. What I mean about dying from this affliction is that people dye from this every day ,, the death certificate may read heart failure ,renal failure, complications from diabetes, cancer ,etc.etc.. but the reality is chronic alcoholism causes major health problems but rarely is named as the reason. I've watched it happen to other people and I don't want to be one of them, and yes shame has been a major problem for me,, but I think I'm finally over it.. If the worst thing someone can say about me is that I quit drinking I'll be doing o.k. lol!!!
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so as I've said before Ive been battling this my entire adult life,,, and because of that I have a lot to say. I am looking for direction . should I continue to post on this thread and write a novel ( lol ) or start a blog. I know these questions may sound silly but this whole forum thing is really new to me. ( was never a fan of this technology... or to be more honest I've avoided the internet because I was simply to drunk to figure these things out )
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Posting here is a fine thing. You could also open new threads to talk about different things if you like.
Have you considered joining a Class; here is the link to the Class of October 2015:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-part-2-a.html
It's a great way to get to know a group of people who are just 'where you are now'.
Have you considered joining a Class; here is the link to the Class of October 2015:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-part-2-a.html
It's a great way to get to know a group of people who are just 'where you are now'.
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Hi oneanddone, I think posting here is always a positive experience. Also, if you post regularly you can gain the added benefit of learning your computer and use of the internet. It can be quite valuable. But it like learning any new skill. Takes some patience and practice. Welcome.
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haven't posted in a few day's.. spent last week " tapering down" and as could be expected spent this week making up for it, this really is a brutal disease. wish I could go back in time and beat the sh... out of the guy who first learned how to squeeze grapes.. lol
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also I've visited the " the book club I haven't read Alan Carr's book on drinking but have read the one on smoking, to be honest since reading his book ( I haven't finished it yet ) I cut down my smoking to 3 packs a week.. I get the impression from the responses Ive read that his view on alcoholism is it isn't something were born with.. to that I have to ask.... why did I start "sneaking drinks from my parents liqueur cabinet at the age of four. ???? I am going to order his book,, but I think I might read it with a little skepticism..
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I think his point was alcoholism is not a natural condition, it's an acquired one...in terms of his approach, giving up drinking is then simply getting rid of a learned maladaptive behaviour and returning to our real self.
I recommend the book 1anddone - I didn't agree with *everything* in it, but there were a number of really good ideas and conceptual passages in the book that still help me 8 years down the track.
Read it
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I recommend the book 1anddone - I didn't agree with *everything* in it, but there were a number of really good ideas and conceptual passages in the book that still help me 8 years down the track.
Read it
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well,, I can buy into it not being a natuaral condition,,, and I will order and read his book ,, his smoking book helped me cut down and I never finished it , if it wasn't for driving my car ( my biggest trigger ) I wouldn't smoke at all ,,, hopefully the drinking book will do the same ( except the part of driving in my car .. lol !! )
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so this is it for me ... i picked a sober date,, [ been tapering for the past month } some days I do well others I don't. What I do know
is I cant keep going on this way . as the clique goes I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.. I want the nightmare to end and begin a new life. I'm tired of beating myself up and tired of blaming others...just want the madness to end and for the first time in my life live a normal life. looking forward to taking responsibilityfor my own life ,, something Ive never really done before,,,soo easy to blame others for your own problems. ]
is I cant keep going on this way . as the clique goes I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.. I want the nightmare to end and begin a new life. I'm tired of beating myself up and tired of blaming others...just want the madness to end and for the first time in my life live a normal life. looking forward to taking responsibilityfor my own life ,, something Ive never really done before,,,soo easy to blame others for your own problems. ]
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