Scared sober
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Scared sober
Binge drank last Saturday night..threatened my teen daughter..yelled at my wife numerous times...passed out on couch...woke up to take a **** and almost fell over because my heart rate dropped....now I have blood pressure, that is normally not high,even though I am on meds..wasn't scheduled to see my cardiologist till May, but now I had to bump it up a month......yeah! I'm done..tired of the BS that I put my family and my body through.
I'll be 45 on the 15th of April. I would love to stick around for another 45yrs...out live both my parents!!! Both of them were alcoholics! Both died way to young............this one is for you mom and dad!
I'll be 45 on the 15th of April. I would love to stick around for another 45yrs...out live both my parents!!! Both of them were alcoholics! Both died way to young............this one is for you mom and dad!
You'll find lots of support and good advice here. A Day at a Time
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Welcome
Unfortunately fear is never enough because the fear will fade and the thoughts of drinking will return.
There are some great resources here. Formulate a sobriety plan, ask advice, be honest, and willing to change.
Getting and staying sober is not easy but there is an incredible sober world available to those that are willing to work for it
Unfortunately fear is never enough because the fear will fade and the thoughts of drinking will return.
There are some great resources here. Formulate a sobriety plan, ask advice, be honest, and willing to change.
Getting and staying sober is not easy but there is an incredible sober world available to those that are willing to work for it
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Welcome Sully! I am 45 as well, and like you, I would like to live at least another 45 years.
You will find lots of support on this site, spend some time reading and posting. Also, you should join the April class, you will have the support of others who have decided to start getting sober this month as well. I have been a member of several classes, but was determined that 2016 would be my first of many sober years. I joined the January class and will have 100 days when I wake up tomorrow.
You can do this!!!
❤️ Delilah
You will find lots of support on this site, spend some time reading and posting. Also, you should join the April class, you will have the support of others who have decided to start getting sober this month as well. I have been a member of several classes, but was determined that 2016 would be my first of many sober years. I joined the January class and will have 100 days when I wake up tomorrow.
You can do this!!!
❤️ Delilah
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Welcome to the forum. Glad you found your way here. I made the same decision at 42 and am now just over 2 years sober. This forum and AA combined have formed a great support network for me.
At first life seemed a bit sober, and without the constant drama that I'd bobbed around in for over 20 years, but I got used to the peace and now wouldn't want to go back to those old days.
Wishing you all the best for your recovery, through sobriety, to recovery and the joy, peace and serenity that this can afford us.
At first life seemed a bit sober, and without the constant drama that I'd bobbed around in for over 20 years, but I got used to the peace and now wouldn't want to go back to those old days.
Wishing you all the best for your recovery, through sobriety, to recovery and the joy, peace and serenity that this can afford us.
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Welcome Sully.
My father was alcoholic too, and though I know we have to do this for ourselves as the child of an alcoholic wish that my father had stopped before the damage was irredeemable. You are right it is BS.
My father was alcoholic too, and though I know we have to do this for ourselves as the child of an alcoholic wish that my father had stopped before the damage was irredeemable. You are right it is BS.
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Join Date: Nov 2015
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Welcome Sully, glad to have you here! I was 48 when I decided to quit drinking, and I could not begin to explain in a short post the positive changes in my life. I'm sure that most people on the outside looking in would not notice, as I was "functioning" (I generally don't like that term in relation to alcoholism), but internally I am a different person.
I wish you the best. Formulate a plan, and forge ahead with a resolve to be your best sober self. You will find a wealth of information and support here!
I wish you the best. Formulate a plan, and forge ahead with a resolve to be your best sober self. You will find a wealth of information and support here!
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Welcome. I hope the forum will help you get and stay sober.
When people talk about what to do or having a plan, this may help:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
When people talk about what to do or having a plan, this may help:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
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Hello Sully and welcome. I've been really craving a glass of nice, cold chardonnay lately -- ugh! -- but after I read your post my craving stopped. You don't ever have to feel that way again. It took me about 10 years to quit, but I'm 52 and have been sober almost 6 months. It's not easy but it's very rewarding. Not to mention much kinder to your body. Your wife and kids will thank you, and you will thank yourself. Take the plunge!
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