Still struggling
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Still struggling
It's getting pretty late at night. Tried to reach out to the couple of friends that still talk to me but I feel scared and lonely! Alcohol has taken out so much from me. Trying to stay sober but it is really hard! I hope everyone else out there has had a good weekend.
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Hi icewater - why not participate a little more here instead of drinking? 
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-one-8.html (Class Of March 2018 Support Thread - Part One)
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https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-one-8.html (Class Of March 2018 Support Thread - Part One)
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Your truth is shared by many here and by so many I know in recovery. Late stage alcoholism is like that; it is like an enormous black hole that sucks all that is precious into it, leaving only dates and void.
That's the bad news. The good news is that the process can be reversed, but only if we can shift or focus to what is from what was. Recovery is made up of countless little steps toward creating an entirely new way of living. Why should it be otherwise? It too most of us decades to get here.
You can make a friend today, make another tomorrow, and another the next day if you wish. I too had lost everyone, though it is more accurate to say I pushed them from my life. Once I began to befriend myself, however, I began to attract more friends than flies. Happiness doesn't start "out there," but "in here."
Patience, intention, and commitment are all that is required. Hang in there, you are worth it, and you will be of great value to those you help, in similar circumstances, in the future.
Joy,
warren
That's the bad news. The good news is that the process can be reversed, but only if we can shift or focus to what is from what was. Recovery is made up of countless little steps toward creating an entirely new way of living. Why should it be otherwise? It too most of us decades to get here.
You can make a friend today, make another tomorrow, and another the next day if you wish. I too had lost everyone, though it is more accurate to say I pushed them from my life. Once I began to befriend myself, however, I began to attract more friends than flies. Happiness doesn't start "out there," but "in here."
Patience, intention, and commitment are all that is required. Hang in there, you are worth it, and you will be of great value to those you help, in similar circumstances, in the future.
Joy,
warren
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