markofevil

Is your porn site a trigger for drinking? You may need to be aware of those kinds of links when you're trying to stop.

Cathy31

A very warm welcome!

This is a great place for supprt. I am so glad that you are checking out a meeting. I Know that AA saved me from an early death from alcoholism that is a fact.

Keep posting, looking forward to getting to know you better!

Cathy31
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Needstobefree

No but I find that once drinking I stay onlonger and chat more. It is a huge factor in the destruction of my marriage.

REZ

Needstobefree:
You are very brave. You have made some very important first steps. Keep on putting one foot in front of the other and listening to the advice who have had similar problems. Keep coming back!

markofevil

I did about 7 months of sobriety last year and then went back out. This year I have 100 days, but the difference is I have given up my computer addiction as well as alcohol. It's made a huge difference. Many of the behavioral problems I had while drinking and gaming on the computer didn't go away when I stopped drinking last year. I was still isolating from my family, still being unproductive and lazy with my time, still selfish and moody, etc. Giving up the gaming on the computer really helped me take stock of things and really helped with my AA program.

Just my experience....

buktrouble

I don't know much about porn addiction, but I do know about computer addiction. For the last three years, I played a MUD (multi-user dungeon) sort of like D&D on the internet with hundreds or thousands of folks playing at a time. With the popularity of games like Worlds of Warcraft, more research is being done about this subject. Anyway, I would play 6-7 hours and night while getting smashed. It was definitily a trigger for my drinking, so as fun as the game is, I've had to give it up because I don't think I can go there sober.
And yes, I played a internet game with magicians and dragons and such. I'm such a geek In any event, good luck. I'm new too. Just five days sober, but holding.

Sugasnaps

Hey there Needstobefree Welcome to SR!

This place has been a really good spot for me in learning about and in keeping my focus with staying sober so I hope you find it as valuable for you. Keep posting and keep reading other peoples experiences and you will find things you can relate to on one level or another. Take what you need to understand yourself better and apply the good stuff to make you stronger to resist your addictions. The more you try... the more you give yourself a chance to succeed the louder that voice inside you gets and the stronger your will to survive this will become. It is a fight for survival - make no mistake about that. You can do it. Hang in there!

Suga

Needstobefree

Well I have made it through 2 nights sober and given that my marriage is dissolving that is huge for me. I miss and want him back so much. There has been so much pain in our marriage magnified by my drinking that I don't think he will try anymore. All I seem to be able to do is cry. I also have managed to stay away from the porn site. It's weird, kind of like all or nothing.

Thank you all for your tremendous support. It has meant the world to me.
Mary