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Need help
hi guys I am back for good I have finally got my head in the right space but I really need some encouragement and help. I have done it before for years but have been drinking pretty heavy the last couple. There I said it I don’t actually have it under control. I’ve had enough I want those years back where I didn’t drink. You were all right and I was wrong. It is getting so much harder to control the family and work and drinking and it’s at that tipping point wheee something will soon give I just know it. Please help.
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I'm glad you're back for good Nigey.
If you're shaking the smart money is one seeing a Dr.
Regardless of whether you do that or not, the initial period of no drinking is not much fun. You know that from last time.
You're not going to feel great for the next few days - but it gets better pretty quickly all things considered
Putting it off will just make the experience that much worse when you do it later.
Make today day one - or make a date to discuss things with your Doc.
You've done it before - you can do this
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If you're shaking the smart money is one seeing a Dr.
Regardless of whether you do that or not, the initial period of no drinking is not much fun. You know that from last time.
You're not going to feel great for the next few days - but it gets better pretty quickly all things considered
Putting it off will just make the experience that much worse when you do it later.
Make today day one - or make a date to discuss things with your Doc.
You've done it before - you can do this
D
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Thx sl for the welcome back. My plan is taking 3 weeks off work I won’t drink. Been 4 days now I also finally made myself accountable to family members in a way I haven’t before.
Have phoned counselling lines etc. whiteknuckling since Thursday and pretty up and down but it’s ok because I’m focusing on the end goal
Lots of exercise but can’t seem to eat much
Just can’t wait to be 6 months in but I know it has to be a day at a time.
In in short I accepted I need help as much as it pains me and I am slowly seeking it. For all issues
I seriously cant go back because it won’t end well.
Thx so much for being here guys and gals. Hope some come along with me.
Have phoned counselling lines etc. whiteknuckling since Thursday and pretty up and down but it’s ok because I’m focusing on the end goal
Lots of exercise but can’t seem to eat much
Just can’t wait to be 6 months in but I know it has to be a day at a time.
In in short I accepted I need help as much as it pains me and I am slowly seeking it. For all issues
I seriously cant go back because it won’t end well.
Thx so much for being here guys and gals. Hope some come along with me.
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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Yeh mate I have and I am going to aa soon. What do I have to lose. Just need to get through the first few weeks for a couple of reasons. Things could get a little rough yet.
Also got transfer to a to a less stressful position.
Have a good xmas
Also got transfer to a to a less stressful position.
Have a good xmas
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It sounds like you're serious this time. Unfortunately we never get the years we drank back. And for me that's twenty years of drinking alcoholicly. Oh, how much different my life could have been. But that's all dust in the wind.
We do control the present and our future, though. Remember, you never have to drink again.
I think a group meeting like AA is a great idea once you get things sorted.
Just think of a sober life, no more shakes, no more trying and failing and all the regret, anxiety and remorse that goes along with it. Self-respect and from others. The list goes on. Try listing the positives of drinking.
We're all here for you. And so are others in your community. All you have to do is seek help. I had to. I couldn't do it alone.
Best to you, mate, and keep posting please.
We do control the present and our future, though. Remember, you never have to drink again.
I think a group meeting like AA is a great idea once you get things sorted.
Just think of a sober life, no more shakes, no more trying and failing and all the regret, anxiety and remorse that goes along with it. Self-respect and from others. The list goes on. Try listing the positives of drinking.
We're all here for you. And so are others in your community. All you have to do is seek help. I had to. I couldn't do it alone.
Best to you, mate, and keep posting please.
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