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I am currently on day 2. Just trying to make my way out of the alcoholic fog that has crowded my brain for the last 12 years. I'm on valium so I won't die from detox. I was on 2 bottles of wine a night. I've been to over 300 AA meetings without them really helping. There's got to be another way and I'm determined to find it. Just feel like I need some support.
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Welcome sweetichick! Support is what this forum is all about...and it comes quickly and consistently to everyone who posts. So post some more, and check out our Class of May thread; it's filled with caring folks who also quit drinking this month.
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Welcome! There are many ways to 'skin' this demon. I use kind of a hybrid approach of SR, AA, counseling, exercise/yoga, good nutrition. So there are options. But being open and willing are key. My thinking cannot get me out of my addiction. I need to rely on others to help keep me straight.
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Originally Posted by sugarbear1 
Meetings don't keep one sober, working those steps do.
meeting makers that work the program get and stay sober.
youve been to over 300 meetings yet in an alcoholic fog for 12 years.so, how often did you go to meetings?
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Thanks to all who replied to my post. I managed to make it to 4 days sober and then drank again. I didn't even really want to but it was payday and the bottle shop was right next door to where I got my groceries. So now I'm back on day 1. I went to 2 AA meetings and they really did help but its not a magical cure. I can't do the steps as I don't really believe in God just the power of nature. There doesn't seem to be many options out there besides AA. I feel so tired and depressed again and worried about my health. I really have to just stop no matter how bad I feel and just not pick up. I'm trying not to entertain any negative thoughts about drinking making things better. Thanks for listening.
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Right. The bottle shop is next to where you buy your groceries. It is a trigger. Especially when money is burning a hole in your wallet.
Buy your groceries somewhere else. Or order them online. Or something. Whatever you do, devise a strategy to address the trigger you now know about.
That's the sort of thing that goes into your plan. Write it down.
And this is exactly what we have to do when we relapse. Pick ourselves up and LEARN from our mistakes.
You can do this.
Buy your groceries somewhere else. Or order them online. Or something. Whatever you do, devise a strategy to address the trigger you now know about.
That's the sort of thing that goes into your plan. Write it down.
And this is exactly what we have to do when we relapse. Pick ourselves up and LEARN from our mistakes.
You can do this.
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Hi Sweetchick,
I'm starting Day 3 today. I was drinking daily for a decade until I found SR. I don't believe in God, either. I did start going to church and reading the Bible, looking for Him and a divine intervention, but it didn't happen. That was when I realised if He does exist, He'll lead me down the path, but he won't magic away the problem.
I've learned to watch out for my triggers, one of which is going shopping. I either avoid it altogether or I go with a list and only buy what is on that list. I also remind myself not to buy alcohol at the bottom.
I thought I was a lost cause until I found this site, but reading and posting has been key to my recovery. Every day sober is a step towards something great.
Stay with us and tell us more about you. We can do this.
I'm starting Day 3 today. I was drinking daily for a decade until I found SR. I don't believe in God, either. I did start going to church and reading the Bible, looking for Him and a divine intervention, but it didn't happen. That was when I realised if He does exist, He'll lead me down the path, but he won't magic away the problem.
I've learned to watch out for my triggers, one of which is going shopping. I either avoid it altogether or I go with a list and only buy what is on that list. I also remind myself not to buy alcohol at the bottom.
I thought I was a lost cause until I found this site, but reading and posting has been key to my recovery. Every day sober is a step towards something great.
Stay with us and tell us more about you. We can do this.
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Originally Posted by kittycat3
You can do the steps with nature as your HP.
Keep trying, you can do this if you want it
Keep trying, you can do this if you want it
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Hey all, Thanks to all for giving me a hint about avoiding the shopping trigger. I'll try that out next payday. Payday is also a trigger. I'm now on day 3 and are feeling heaps better. I've been living on vegetable soup which seems to be restoring my health. I had a panic attack yesterday but managed to get through it. I went to AA again and found a person who got sober by meetings without worrying too much about the steps. He's got 15 years up. This seems like a great forum for ideas. I'll just keep plowing along. I've been told in 6 weeks I will look like a new person. Hopefully my liver enzymes will be back to normal by then as well.
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I also found a lot of help studying the traditions and applying them to my day to day life. As my sponsor taught me the steps are for changes in myself, traditions to change how I perceive others
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