Time to say hello
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Time to say hello
Hi all,
Long time lurker here, I have gotten so much out of people’s shares and finally felt the need to post.
I see so much of myself in the posts in this topic. I have had a miserable time with alcohol and trying to stop after 25 years. Today I am 42 days sober having been in rehab three times in the last 7 months and busting twice. For me the hardest thing to get has been humility; admitting that I have no control over my drinking and that I cannot rely on myself to stay sober. It has been a torturous road, but I’m really starting to sense the changes that have already taken place since facing up, and becoming open and humble. I have so much more energy, my head is clear (at least most of the time) and I am in communication with the people in my life for the first time in decades.
Still struggling too…tonight I was driving home and felt such a strong urge to stop and get a bottle of wine. I still feel exasperated at the grip my disease has on me…it is greatly diminished, but still messes with my head on an almost daily basis. Thankfully, this time in sobriety I have put a lot of structures in place to stay sober; calling my sponsor, going to meetings, talking to other people in sobriety, meditating, writing, practising gratitude etc. Instead of having a drink I started calling people until the feeling (which is all it is) dissipated. And I went to a meeting, just to scuttle any last remnants of poor thinking!
I look forward to sharing more on this forum as it’s a wonderful resource and has kept me company many times even when I felt there was nowhere else to go.
Thanks for all your shares and wisdom…for those who post, remember that what you say helps many more people than you think…not all alcoholics want to “sign-up”, but it’s hugely comforting to know how many others are in the same situation around the world.
Matt
Long time lurker here, I have gotten so much out of people’s shares and finally felt the need to post.
I see so much of myself in the posts in this topic. I have had a miserable time with alcohol and trying to stop after 25 years. Today I am 42 days sober having been in rehab three times in the last 7 months and busting twice. For me the hardest thing to get has been humility; admitting that I have no control over my drinking and that I cannot rely on myself to stay sober. It has been a torturous road, but I’m really starting to sense the changes that have already taken place since facing up, and becoming open and humble. I have so much more energy, my head is clear (at least most of the time) and I am in communication with the people in my life for the first time in decades.
Still struggling too…tonight I was driving home and felt such a strong urge to stop and get a bottle of wine. I still feel exasperated at the grip my disease has on me…it is greatly diminished, but still messes with my head on an almost daily basis. Thankfully, this time in sobriety I have put a lot of structures in place to stay sober; calling my sponsor, going to meetings, talking to other people in sobriety, meditating, writing, practising gratitude etc. Instead of having a drink I started calling people until the feeling (which is all it is) dissipated. And I went to a meeting, just to scuttle any last remnants of poor thinking!
I look forward to sharing more on this forum as it’s a wonderful resource and has kept me company many times even when I felt there was nowhere else to go.
Thanks for all your shares and wisdom…for those who post, remember that what you say helps many more people than you think…not all alcoholics want to “sign-up”, but it’s hugely comforting to know how many others are in the same situation around the world.
Matt
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
Matt,
As you probably read, some folks stay clean only by reading here.
I think that the info here is relavent and curret.
We get the gammit for recovery techniques from experts that work each program and the currency only now possible because of the www.
Often times I get a huge boost of optimism from a few short sentences or paragraphs.
Reading an online or hard copy dissertation, for me, seems at times not as fruitful. Authors elaborations seem excessive and overly verbose. Even here, the most verbose posts are usually less than a few thousand words.
Online forum recovery works if you work it.
Thanks.
As you probably read, some folks stay clean only by reading here.
I think that the info here is relavent and curret.
We get the gammit for recovery techniques from experts that work each program and the currency only now possible because of the www.
Often times I get a huge boost of optimism from a few short sentences or paragraphs.
Reading an online or hard copy dissertation, for me, seems at times not as fruitful. Authors elaborations seem excessive and overly verbose. Even here, the most verbose posts are usually less than a few thousand words.
Online forum recovery works if you work it.
Thanks.
I hope our support can help you stay sober for good. 
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