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Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: somewhere
Posts: 3,384
Way to go Luna and littlebopeep!!! ya'll are stepping on gleefully (what a word, hehe!!) and it is amazing!! Keep it up!
Today is day 14 for me.....TWO WEEKS!! Yeah!!!! I'm gonna be like the energizer bunny and keep going and going and going...........you get the idea..............hehe
Today is day 14 for me.....TWO WEEKS!! Yeah!!!! I'm gonna be like the energizer bunny and keep going and going and going...........you get the idea..............hehe
CleanDawg
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Atlanta,GA
Posts: 4
This is my first Day 1. Today is the day I put the alcohol behind me. I started drinking eight years ago after a back injury left me in pain. I'm allergic to most pain killers, so I started to drink when my back hurt. Then I kept drinking even when it didn't. The pain will come back, I'm sure of that, but I will not let be an excuse anymore. The alcohol has to go. I feel very determined in this decision, but I am also a little scared. Is anyone else here afraid of failure?
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Washington
Posts: 5,093
(((CleanDawg)))
First off I like to welcome you. You found a great place here. Second, in answer to your question, yes. I'm afraid of failure. Many of us are. Getting sober isn't easy. The fear of failure is what helps keep me sober today. I know what will happen if I were fail and pick up today. It will take me back to a place I never want to be again. Congratulations on your decision to quit drinking. Reach out and use all the tools available to aid in your recovery. Do you have a recovery program? There are many out there and the extra support is comforting in our weak moments. Sobriety is a tough road to travel alone. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.
First off I like to welcome you. You found a great place here. Second, in answer to your question, yes. I'm afraid of failure. Many of us are. Getting sober isn't easy. The fear of failure is what helps keep me sober today. I know what will happen if I were fail and pick up today. It will take me back to a place I never want to be again. Congratulations on your decision to quit drinking. Reach out and use all the tools available to aid in your recovery. Do you have a recovery program? There are many out there and the extra support is comforting in our weak moments. Sobriety is a tough road to travel alone. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.
Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: somewhere
Posts: 3,384
Good job everyone!! You all have inspired me today! I am wishing another sober 24 for us all.
I'm feeling a little bit better now. I think I finally stopped beating myself up for using. I have to forgive and be gentle with myself.
We are all in this together!
I'm feeling a little bit better now. I think I finally stopped beating myself up for using. I have to forgive and be gentle with myself.
We are all in this together!
Loving Life and LVNitUP!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Currently out of my mind
Posts: 23
Clean Dawg...
I have been a failure for the past 21 years of my life due to my alcohol addiction...I am more afraid of what I might actually accomplish SOBER!
It's all unfamiliar and very scary....but worth all the effort!!
Hang in there.....and hang out here when you can....good people!!
PEACE
I have been a failure for the past 21 years of my life due to my alcohol addiction...I am more afraid of what I might actually accomplish SOBER!
It's all unfamiliar and very scary....but worth all the effort!!
Hang in there.....and hang out here when you can....good people!!
PEACE
Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Burlington, Ontario
Posts: 33
Will somebody start one tommorrow or can I be a day late?
Stupid.
tommorrow I'm in, be sober by morning.
Sorry for the not so uplifting post.
I am trying...
Everyone in this go for it!
Maybe there could be a prize?
But of course there is...
I want to win it with everyone.
To sharing the prize.
Stupid.
tommorrow I'm in, be sober by morning.
Sorry for the not so uplifting post.
I am trying...
Everyone in this go for it!
Maybe there could be a prize?
But of course there is...
I want to win it with everyone.
To sharing the prize.
Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: somewhere
Posts: 3,384
Wonderboy you can start anytime you want. We are all in this together. By ourselves, we cannot, but together, WE CAN!! Amazing what we do when we have hands stretches out to us to pull us back up.
Stick around and keep looking forward.
Stick around and keep looking forward.
Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: somewhere
Posts: 3,384
Tomorrow day 5 for me. I am hanging in here. I called the AA hotline tonight and talked with someone.
I'm starting to feel a little optimistic. I can't wait until I can say I've been clean for a year but I have to start with today.
It does keep getting better and better and I'm holding on to that thought.
I'm starting to feel a little optimistic. I can't wait until I can say I've been clean for a year but I have to start with today.
It does keep getting better and better and I'm holding on to that thought.
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