Hopeless, Helpless, & Afraid
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Location: Georgia
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Pretty much what nonsensical said X2....Jump off early when ya can...Because pretty soon you will be seeing everything through the same glass you are drinking...And when that glass is gone.....Things look WAY different...They look so different , you will be stuck in a state of panic and anxiety for a real long time until your brain excepts that things should be this way...
Just look up the term "derealization".. If you do not know this term..You do not want to get to know it...Trust me on this...
Just look up the term "derealization".. If you do not know this term..You do not want to get to know it...Trust me on this...
Trust me when I tell you, you can 'seek and hope' your way into a pretty desperate, awful place of consequence and regret.
Seeking and hoping are a waste.
ALL you need to do, is CHOOSE.
You've laid out a very sound set of reasons to choose a life of sobriety and improve your life greatly in immeasurable ways that will astound you and lead you to joyous places.
You either CHOOSE to do that....
Or - keep "seeking and hoping".
Which is really just another way of saying "not choose to change".
By defaulting to the path of no choice - you are effectively choosing to change - for the worse.
One day, as you continue to seek and to hope.... you will finally hit a point at which you either have no real choice but to change, or you die.
That's pretty much it.
What a tremendous blessing it would be to choose at such a young age to embrace sobriety and live life happy, joyous and free.
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Georgia
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Yeah...Trust me...What Owl said...Don't be looking for a magic moment to make you stop drinking..Once you've been hit with to many of those "gentle messages and hints" that you should stop drinking, then it's a much longer road to recovery. If you are seeking a way out, then stop today..Don't take another drink..
If you feel like crud for a few days , then it's a real good sign that that you have found what you were seeking.. At which point , it either gets better from there if you stop...Or it gets worse if you continue.. Much much much worse...
If you feel like crud for a few days , then it's a real good sign that that you have found what you were seeking.. At which point , it either gets better from there if you stop...Or it gets worse if you continue.. Much much much worse...
You have a good definite reason to stop drinking now. I'd really run with that.
It maybe your pancreas, liver or kidneys next time - y'know?
Look at the plan link that was posted above - get a jump on things - start thinking how you'll stay sober once you feel better?
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It maybe your pancreas, liver or kidneys next time - y'know?
Look at the plan link that was posted above - get a jump on things - start thinking how you'll stay sober once you feel better?
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: MN
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I used an injury to catapult me into not drinking. With the downtime you have right now you can either let things get real messy, or you can put 100% effort into fixing yourself. I would advise the latter.
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Update
It's nice to see all the support here. I'm going on day 7 since my surgery and also day 7 of not drinking. It feels like way more than 7 days. I have a strong urge to walk to the store and buy a 6 pack. I believe its because something triggered me and I don't want to deal with it. I'm also taking pain medication so I know it wouldn't be a good idea even though that hasn't stopped me before. I would really like to attend an AA meeting but doing it alone is very scary. Please keep me in your prayers/thoughts.
Congrats on your week Aquarius
Have you checked out our Class of May support thread? There's a ton of support there 24/7
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-2-a-11.html
All you need to do is post - jump right in
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Have you checked out our Class of May support thread? There's a ton of support there 24/7
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-2-a-11.html
All you need to do is post - jump right in
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