Nurse in Recovery
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Nurse in Recovery
Hello. I'm an RN, alcoholic, and addict. I'm new to sobriety - day #49 - and I'm new here. I'm hoping to connect with other nurses and medical professionals who are also in recovery. Thanks.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Hello! I'm a nurse 90 days in recovery now xx I had a stressful job as a specialist nurse but I gave it up and I'm currently making pizzas and never been happier! But I hope to return to nursing soon. Feel free to message me any time xx
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
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Welcome.
I am in a field that expects extreme awareness and job knowledge. I feel like I can relate to a nurse.
I offer this....
I am so much better at life sober. Everything is better.
It all is just easier.
I periodically wonder how I survived for so many years being drunk and or under the influence of booze.
Now educated, thanks to SR, I go through each day thankful I made it out. Things are hard enough, e.g. aches and pains, emotions, sleep issues, viruses etc.
Addiction and lack of education are what kept me drinking. I will crave for the rest of my life, but the crave has gotten weaker and less and less persistent.
But, when I do crave, it feels a bit like the first time. I suffer through and then it is gone. That is my flow. Suffer a bit or a lot, and it goes away.
I obviously have a sober life process I have developed. Initially, I copied my wife and son. How did they stay sober all day and night.
Now I make my own way.
Thanks.
I am in a field that expects extreme awareness and job knowledge. I feel like I can relate to a nurse.
I offer this....
I am so much better at life sober. Everything is better.
It all is just easier.
I periodically wonder how I survived for so many years being drunk and or under the influence of booze.
Now educated, thanks to SR, I go through each day thankful I made it out. Things are hard enough, e.g. aches and pains, emotions, sleep issues, viruses etc.
Addiction and lack of education are what kept me drinking. I will crave for the rest of my life, but the crave has gotten weaker and less and less persistent.
But, when I do crave, it feels a bit like the first time. I suffer through and then it is gone. That is my flow. Suffer a bit or a lot, and it goes away.
I obviously have a sober life process I have developed. Initially, I copied my wife and son. How did they stay sober all day and night.
Now I make my own way.
Thanks.
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A long time ago we had a social group for medical professionals
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ial-group.html
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ial-group.html
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 3
Hi Paezlie!
I am a nurse with 2,5 years sober. I mostly read on this forum rather than post, but when I saw your post I had to reply. Alcoholism and addiction are rampant in our profession, and you are most definitely not alone!! Feel free to PM me if you would like.❤️
Congrats on your sober time! One day at a time!! It gets so much better!!
I am a nurse with 2,5 years sober. I mostly read on this forum rather than post, but when I saw your post I had to reply. Alcoholism and addiction are rampant in our profession, and you are most definitely not alone!! Feel free to PM me if you would like.❤️
Congrats on your sober time! One day at a time!! It gets so much better!!
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 94
I am an RN with 2.5 years sober after many fits and starts. I was drinking 24/7 for a couple years toward the end of my drinking career. I had to drink before work in order to even be safe to drive. I had to drink before I could put my makeup on. I shook constantly until I had enough alcohol in my bloodstream.
Forty-nine days is AMAZING!! Don't go backwards. It always ends the same. PM me if you want or need support.
Forty-nine days is AMAZING!! Don't go backwards. It always ends the same. PM me if you want or need support.
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 239
Hello and welcome! Fellow health professional here. Alcoholism certainly is an issue in our (or any) field. The anonymity of this site is especially nice--We can support and encourage one another without the stigma that can bring us down.
Congrats on your days of sobriety.
Congrats on your days of sobriety.
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