So glad I found you all!
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Join Date: Dec 2016
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So glad I found you all!
I am new here; although I have been reading the forums for two weeks. Is it any coincidence that today I am two weeks sober! I don't think so...
I come to this site daily, and read as much as I have time.
I have been a heavy drinker (along with my husband) for many years. I am very committed to being a sober, healthy person for the rest of my life! I am tired of being sick, tired and embarrassing.
I appreciate everyone's candor and helpfulness, and hope you'll be there for me if or when I need some support.
I come to this site daily, and read as much as I have time.
I have been a heavy drinker (along with my husband) for many years. I am very committed to being a sober, healthy person for the rest of my life! I am tired of being sick, tired and embarrassing.
I appreciate everyone's candor and helpfulness, and hope you'll be there for me if or when I need some support.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: canada
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hi Jill,
glad you're here, posting. don't wait til you need extra support.....getting engaged routinely with others helped me big time in feeling part of a network. makes it much easier to speak when imes are tough.
glad you're here, posting. don't wait til you need extra support.....getting engaged routinely with others helped me big time in feeling part of a network. makes it much easier to speak when imes are tough.
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: North East
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Originally Posted by Jillwink 
I am new here; although I have been reading the forums for two weeks. Is it any coincidence that today I am two weeks sober! I don't think so...
I come to this site daily, and read as much as I have time.
I have been a heavy drinker (along with my husband) for many years. I am very committed to being a sober, healthy person for the rest of my life! I am tired of being sick, tired and embarrassing.
I appreciate everyone's candor and helpfulness, and hope you'll be there for me if or when I need some support.
I come to this site daily, and read as much as I have time.
I have been a heavy drinker (along with my husband) for many years. I am very committed to being a sober, healthy person for the rest of my life! I am tired of being sick, tired and embarrassing.
I appreciate everyone's candor and helpfulness, and hope you'll be there for me if or when I need some support.
I have been so happy since I found this forum everyone is so wonderful here. Im 36 days sober and I feel great. I was out shopping tonight at the Christmas tree shop and I stayed until it closed at 10. Normally back during drinking days I would be passed out drunk in bed at 8 o'clock.
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
Jill,
Thanks to SR I have stayed clean for a good while.
I still crave daily, but I know the result of drinking. I have learned all about the addiction to booze.
I stopped and started many times over the last 20 or so years. By doing that I caused the recovery time of each stop session to increase.
It seemed to jump many months in my last a final quit. I don't hope I will stay quit, I know I will stay quit. I used to drink. I don't drink anymore. It is a mental thing.
My view of booze has changed forever. Thanks to SR.
I find myself thinking less and less of booze these days. When I am around people that are drinking, I don't envy the drunken demeanor and euphoric stupor. I actually, at a distance if able, find them sort of entertaining in a funny, but sad way. They are rolling the dice w their lives. We don't need that anymore.
I think how lucky I am to be aware of the addiction and how absolutely great I will feel the next day and forever because I have decided to never ever drink again.
Thanks.
Thanks to SR I have stayed clean for a good while.
I still crave daily, but I know the result of drinking. I have learned all about the addiction to booze.
I stopped and started many times over the last 20 or so years. By doing that I caused the recovery time of each stop session to increase.
It seemed to jump many months in my last a final quit. I don't hope I will stay quit, I know I will stay quit. I used to drink. I don't drink anymore. It is a mental thing.
My view of booze has changed forever. Thanks to SR.
I find myself thinking less and less of booze these days. When I am around people that are drinking, I don't envy the drunken demeanor and euphoric stupor. I actually, at a distance if able, find them sort of entertaining in a funny, but sad way. They are rolling the dice w their lives. We don't need that anymore.
I think how lucky I am to be aware of the addiction and how absolutely great I will feel the next day and forever because I have decided to never ever drink again.
Thanks.
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Welcome...it's an amazing thing about this forum...no matter what you're going through or struggling with, you come here and you'll see that you're not alone and that others are dealing with the exact same thing. It's comforting and very powerful...and it really helps kick the "maybe just one, I can handle it now" thoughts out the door!
I have eleven months because of this forum's support.
You can do this!
I have eleven months because of this forum's support.
You can do this!
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Greensboro, NC
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Thanks everyone for the welcomes! My husband and I are on our way home after four sober, non-drinking days at the beach! I am so proud of both of us! Normally, these min-vacations involve lots of drinking. This time, we kayaked, fished, boated and read and watched tv at night - while remembering what we read and watched the next day! I am 15 days and he is 7 days!
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Yes, STDragon, it is great that my husband is joining me. We have taken turns being the worst drunk. I have stopped before - the longest being one month. He has never really stopped or been supportive of my attempts, and in fact, one time confessed that he liked when I drank, because then it gave him an excuse to not stop. I have told him this time I really need us to do this together; we are reading a book and discussing it together. He, so far, is not interested in this site. I'll keep you all informed. I am very committed to a sober life!
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