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Excited for Today
Hi all,
After first quitting drinking thanks to SR back in 2013 and remaining sober for most of the years between 2013-2020, I’m ready to take the next step and have an assessment scheduled with a treatment center in town in a few hours. They are a dual diagnosis center and will assess me for both mental health issues which I know I have, and also addiction issues which I know I also have. I’ve been sober since 2-5-2022 and I’m done trying to go it alone (or secretly with SR even though you’ve all been great) and am ready to get my life in order. I turn 40 this year and I would be so happy to enjoy my life from here on out without the constant strain of secrecy, addiction, and mental problems. Obviously this will be a continuous work in progress, but I know this time is different because I’ve called in my family and close friends for help, which they have been more than willing to do, and I’m ready to be more present for my kids and husband.
For the first time in awhile, I feel hopeful and am ready to do the work.
After first quitting drinking thanks to SR back in 2013 and remaining sober for most of the years between 2013-2020, I’m ready to take the next step and have an assessment scheduled with a treatment center in town in a few hours. They are a dual diagnosis center and will assess me for both mental health issues which I know I have, and also addiction issues which I know I also have. I’ve been sober since 2-5-2022 and I’m done trying to go it alone (or secretly with SR even though you’ve all been great) and am ready to get my life in order. I turn 40 this year and I would be so happy to enjoy my life from here on out without the constant strain of secrecy, addiction, and mental problems. Obviously this will be a continuous work in progress, but I know this time is different because I’ve called in my family and close friends for help, which they have been more than willing to do, and I’m ready to be more present for my kids and husband.
For the first time in awhile, I feel hopeful and am ready to do the work.
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That is so fantastic Lunetta!!! Awesome post. I will tell you that when I quit, I told my immediate family and a few trusted friends and having those close to me know made it all so much easier to deal with in many ways. There is in-person accountability there. Once you name the monster too, it is out in the open and so much less scary to deal with. Telling your inner circle is like flipping the light on. No more monster. Just a dirty little AV that you can deal with.
Good luck in your assessments and please keep us posted on how things are going.
Good luck in your assessments and please keep us posted on how things are going.
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And I SOOO wish I had quit the year I turned 40!!! Be proud of that. I drank for another 14 years after I turned 40. Having run that particular experiment, I can confirm that the results are very predictable, full of pain and shame, and cause permanent damage to your kids and family and your body and your mind.
You are so young and your 40's and 50's are two great decades.
You are so young and your 40's and 50's are two great decades.
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Originally Posted by Surrendered19 
That is so fantastic Lunetta!!! Awesome post. I will tell you that when I quit, I told my immediate family and a few trusted friends and having those close to me know made it all so much easier to deal with in many ways. There is in-person accountability there. Once you name the monster too, it is out in the open and so much less scary to deal with. Telling your inner circle is like flipping the light on. No more monster. Just a dirty little AV that you can deal with.
Good luck in your assessments and please keep us posted on how things are going.
Good luck in your assessments and please keep us posted on how things are going.
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Originally Posted by Lunetta
Hi all,
After first quitting drinking thanks to SR back in 2013 and remaining sober for most of the years between 2013-2020, I’m ready to take the next step and have an assessment scheduled with a treatment center in town in a few hours. They are a dual diagnosis center and will assess me for both mental health issues which I know I have, and also addiction issues which I know I also have. I’ve been sober since 2-5-2022 and I’m done trying to go it alone (or secretly with SR even though you’ve all been great) and am ready to get my life in order. I turn 40 this year and I would be so happy to enjoy my life from here on out without the constant strain of secrecy, addiction, and mental problems. Obviously this will be a continuous work in progress, but I know this time is different because I’ve called in my family and close friends for help, which they have been more than willing to do, and I’m ready to be more present for my kids and husband.
For the first time in awhile, I feel hopeful and am ready to do the work.
After first quitting drinking thanks to SR back in 2013 and remaining sober for most of the years between 2013-2020, I’m ready to take the next step and have an assessment scheduled with a treatment center in town in a few hours. They are a dual diagnosis center and will assess me for both mental health issues which I know I have, and also addiction issues which I know I also have. I’ve been sober since 2-5-2022 and I’m done trying to go it alone (or secretly with SR even though you’ve all been great) and am ready to get my life in order. I turn 40 this year and I would be so happy to enjoy my life from here on out without the constant strain of secrecy, addiction, and mental problems. Obviously this will be a continuous work in progress, but I know this time is different because I’ve called in my family and close friends for help, which they have been more than willing to do, and I’m ready to be more present for my kids and husband.
For the first time in awhile, I feel hopeful and am ready to do the work.
s ❤️
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Thank you all for the kind words! I spent nearly 4 hours there telling a counselor everything and it was exhausting and emotional but felt so great to tell someone who understands what’s been going on. I will have a referral for a psychologist soon and start group therapy tomorrow night and doing an IOP. I picked up dinner for my dad and his gf and am so thankful to have the full support of my family and close friends. I decided to stay a few more days away from my girls to work on myself. They are doing well with their grandparents and I’m just thankful all around. ❤️ I’m going to get some rest and look forward to another successfully sober day tomorrow. Have a good night SR!
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