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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: California
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Welcome Mangoman,
Lots of great advice in the above posts. Two other threads that have been really helpful to me are the 24 hour recovery thread, and the January 2016 monthly thread.
I will have one year sobriety on January 1st, and this site has been my greatest support. It took me a while to finally get sobriety right, you can do this, and sobriety will be the greatest gift you can give yourself and your family.
Looking forward to seeing you on here.
Lots of great advice in the above posts. Two other threads that have been really helpful to me are the 24 hour recovery thread, and the January 2016 monthly thread.
I will have one year sobriety on January 1st, and this site has been my greatest support. It took me a while to finally get sobriety right, you can do this, and sobriety will be the greatest gift you can give yourself and your family.
Looking forward to seeing you on here.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
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Hi and welcome mangoman 
for 15years or so every morning I was done, but most days I was drunk by nightfall.
I was scared for my health too and that's what stopped me - SR was what kept me sober
There is always the chance for change - it's not easy - but it's very very possible
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for 15years or so every morning I was done, but most days I was drunk by nightfall.
I was scared for my health too and that's what stopped me - SR was what kept me sober
There is always the chance for change - it's not easy - but it's very very possible
D
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: USA
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Originally Posted by FreeOwl 
Merry Christmas, mango man.
How you faring?
How you faring?
I can't thank you all enough for your support. I really took it all to heart. It is certainly what got me through yesterday. I am still trying to figure out my long term strategy. All I know for sure is that it can't involve me drinking ever again.
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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Mango, it was those liver enzyme tests that led me to further evaluations and dire prognosis from doctors, if I kept drinking I would have even worse liver damage, if I quit I might reverse that damage. Almost 6 months later I have almost normal blood work and just feel 1000000000 times better about my physical and mental health. Still have sad days but have gained strength in knowing I didn't want to die of cirrhosis, saw that firsthand and it ain't pretty. Glad you are here!!!
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: USA
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Day 7 is out of the way now. So glad to be hitting the pillow sober again tonight. I've had more than one dream that I started drinking again this week. Such a relief to wake up to find it was only a dream. Other than that, the sleep has been great. Thanks again for the support. Tomorrow is a big one, but I feel solid in my plan.
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