Pressmetilihurt

My therapist is recommending I do a 8 week outpatient recovery program. I'm freaked out about work. Also not sure I need to do all this. My drinking is not that bad. I just want to be sober and happy again. I told myself going in to meeting with him that I would be willing to follow your suggestion. I just didn't think you would suggest all of this. Is this me turning it over or is it something else? I want to surrender but it's not easy.

PhoenixJ

P- lots of questions with little info. Your drinking is not that bad, but you share here and your therapist has concerns and you want to get sober. Perhaps go and listen at some AA or SMART meetings. Read around the threads on SR.

Dee74

Hi press - your drinkings bad enough to bring you here, and bad enough for you to relapse not too long ago.

I'd consider this option...mull it over...try and get past the fear...at least don't dismiss it out of hand.

D

Nonsensical

Perhaps your therapist is of the opinion that you should take action before you have the worst drinking stories in rehab?

Ariesagain

Here are your past threads...

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...=7609113&pp=20

They go back for five years. You have struggled with accepting that you really have a problem that entire time...maybe it's time to give in?

Try it. Five years of struggling is a long time to spend arguing with yourself.

As for not counting days...maybe that works for some, but for many of us, it's just a way to ignore a relapse cycle.

aasharon90

What's 8 week of outpatient or even inpatiant
for a lifetime of sobriety and addiction freedom.

Count those few days of listening learning, absorbing
and soon applying this helpful knowledge and solution
to your everyday life. A little bit of inconvenience out
of our life as we would call it and yet this time would
be the best change you could ever do to live a sober
life one day at a time here on out.

I spent 28 days in rehab with my family taking
care of my babies so that I could take this time
to heal, get sober and learn about my addiction
and receive a program of recovery to incorporate
in all my affairs once I returned home.

That was 26 yrs ago and am extremely grateful
for my family intervening on me and placing me
into the hands of those capable of teaching me
about my addiction and handing me a solution
that I would never have to return to the insanity
of my addiction again.

I took it and held on tight to it and like many
who have found success in recovery life before
me, I can share that I have it too.

Take this gift and opportunity to get sober
and remain sober and put this addiction behind
you to move forward to many wonderful
awesome gifts in life awaiting for you.

ScottFromWI

I'd suggest listening to your therapist. As evidenced by your history here on SR, you have a long track record of pretty severe problems with alcohol. The fact that you "don't think it's that bad" is pretty clear evidence that you are still in denial about it. Therapists make suggestions for a reason, and based on your history with alcohol i'd say yours is doing his/her job pretty well.

Bird615

Yes, that could be an example of "turning it over" or surrender.

I became desperate and humble enough to finally see that doing things "my way" wasn't working anymore and I realized I needed help. That became enough to make me willing to follow the suggestions of others for a change.

january161992

for me also

i had to get thrown into a locked psych ward to really understand in my innermost heart that my life is unmanageable and that i need help

Anna

I know that the thought of stopping drinking is very daunting. I didn't do inpatient or outpatient, but it's by far the scariest thing I've ever done. Do give it serious consideration before you decide to not go and know that it's normal to feel very afraid at this point. I hope that you find something that works for you.

2muchpain

Maybe your therapist is trying to be proactive with your drinking problem. Sounds like he is trying to help you before things get much worse and it always does if you don't take action. You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain by following through with his suggestion. John

Poppy79

Do the rehab for sure! It will be scary for about the first ten minutes (well it was for me
I look back on the time I spent solely on my own recovery in rehab and thank my guardian angels who gave me the strength to accept professional help and accept that I couldn't stop on my own.
My only regret...... not doing it years earlier.
So just bite the bullet and DO IT.
You will be so glad you did I have no doubt
Xoxo