I need some help, please
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Eureka, CA
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I need some help, please
i have been getting drunk for a long time now. Lately I do it once a week on saturdays when my kids are with their dad. I have several reasons to quit, I have injured myself by falling down, cutting my arm with a razor, breaking a tooth, having sex with random men, etc. I am afraid that if I dont stop I will kill myself or someone else. Please help me, I really have to stop this weekly binge.
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: South Shore MA
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Welcome to SR
Good news... You can stop with the right tools.
Desire, commitment, support, and the wisdom that those of us that have stopped have used and found works.
What many have found works the best... AA meetings. At meetings you will find the support, info, and wisdom that has worked for so many others.
Look in your yellowpages and you can find your local meetings.
Look about here and read as well. There are posts at the top of the different boards that say sticky beside them. You will find much info on them as well.
You can do it and you don't need do it alone. Support is available all around.
Good news... You can stop with the right tools.
Desire, commitment, support, and the wisdom that those of us that have stopped have used and found works.
What many have found works the best... AA meetings. At meetings you will find the support, info, and wisdom that has worked for so many others.
Look in your yellowpages and you can find your local meetings.
Look about here and read as well. There are posts at the top of the different boards that say sticky beside them. You will find much info on them as well.
You can do it and you don't need do it alone. Support is available all around.
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Serene In Dixie
Posts: 36,740
Hi and
Welcome to SR! 
Yes...you are doing risky actions when drinking.
I once did the same....and more often than you.
I use AA to keep sober...a desire to quit drinking is the only thing you need to get our help.
SR has lots of info and support...ask questions...read our post.
I am so glad you are seeking a sober life...Blessings
Yes...you are doing risky actions when drinking.
I once did the same....and more often than you.
I use AA to keep sober...a desire to quit drinking is the only thing you need to get our help.
SR has lots of info and support...ask questions...read our post.
I am so glad you are seeking a sober life...Blessings
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Life Is Short
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Hi need2bclean, welcome to SoberRecovery, this is a good place to start you on your way to sobriety and out of harms way.
Wishing you all the best on your new safer journey, gotta take care of yourself girl, it will get worse the longer you continue. Please do whatever it takes to keep yourself sober AA is a good start as suggested here.
Hugs....Denise
Wishing you all the best on your new safer journey, gotta take care of yourself girl, it will get worse the longer you continue. Please do whatever it takes to keep yourself sober AA is a good start as suggested here.
Hugs....Denise
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Eureka, CA
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Thank you all so much for your replies. It means a lot. I am having a lot of anxiety lately. I have been really depending on Ativan to get me out of these panic attacks. I will try an AA meeting, perhaps this morning before school.
JUST DO IT!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Here Or There
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Welcome to SR and we are really glad that you are here. For me I just like to take this one day at a time and sometimes I even have to break it down to just a heart beat at a time but I have been doing this for 205 days now just one day, or one heart beat at a time. I am glad that you are here and you can do this also. If you go to AA they will say you only need to do 5 things don't drink or use, go to meetings, get and use a sponsor, work the steps, and read the liturature. I asked my sponsor what do you want me to do and he told me to read the first 164 in the Big Book of Alcoholic Ann. when I go done I was proud of myself cause I had done it in like 11 days. I went back to him and asked him what I needed to do now and he said RE-READ IT...
Keep coming back glad that you are here and if a junkie like me can do this I know that you can too....
Love Vic
Keep coming back glad that you are here and if a junkie like me can do this I know that you can too....
Love Vic
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Racine, WI
Posts: 206
need2bclean.......WELCOME!!
Your story sounds a lot like mine. I too usually only drank when my children were with their father. I too was taking part in risky behavior.....I disgusted myself!!
On October 7th, while dealing with a wicked hangover, I started reading things in the Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous forums. I started to ask questions. I got feedback, support and most amazingly.......caring friendship from total strangers. I will be sober for 18 days when today is over and SR has SOOOO much to do with that.
Just keep coming back and check out AA. I have been attending meetings and I am amazed at how there is always at least ONE thing said that I find myself shaking my head "yes" to at EVERY meeting. I was nervous as hell when I first went and it wasn't until about 2 weeks into AA that I felt completely comfortable. Now, I look forward to the meetings......I look forward to the fellowship, friendship and unconditional love.
You are on the right path. Stay on it and good things will happen.
Welcome again!!
Your story sounds a lot like mine. I too usually only drank when my children were with their father. I too was taking part in risky behavior.....I disgusted myself!!
On October 7th, while dealing with a wicked hangover, I started reading things in the Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous forums. I started to ask questions. I got feedback, support and most amazingly.......caring friendship from total strangers. I will be sober for 18 days when today is over and SR has SOOOO much to do with that.
Just keep coming back and check out AA. I have been attending meetings and I am amazed at how there is always at least ONE thing said that I find myself shaking my head "yes" to at EVERY meeting. I was nervous as hell when I first went and it wasn't until about 2 weeks into AA that I felt completely comfortable. Now, I look forward to the meetings......I look forward to the fellowship, friendship and unconditional love.
You are on the right path. Stay on it and good things will happen.
Welcome again!!
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: VALLEY CENTER, KS
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Welcome to SR, you have came to the right place to get started stick with it and you will succed. Their are a lot of great people here that are willing to help. This isn't going to be easy but if you are willing and patent you will do this.
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