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Well I've posted in several forums about my cu...
realityis... Nov 23, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Well I've posted in several forums about my current situation but my mom who I live with is away and I'm feeling unsure about that in terms of drinking or pills. It's become clear to me that my medication regiment is NOT working. I am thinking about suicide way too often. And if I tell my psychiatrist this, he will without a question hospitalize me and I can't have that ...
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Thanksgiving use to be really big in my family unt...
SevasTra Nov 23, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Thanksgiving use to be really big in my family until my dad took off. Most of my family would come to my house and eat,talk,laugh,etc until probably midnight. Then,everyone would go home only to come back the next day for leftovers. I loved it.
But,since my dad left,we have barely celebrated it. My grandma and my big sister are the only one's into it. My grandma usually cooks all of the food a...1 Recommendation -
All around bad day. Much sniping, crit...
cpacho Nov 22, 2009
Journal Entry for November 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
All around bad day. Much sniping, criticizing etc for no reason again. Can't take much more. This place is literally sucking the spirit out of me.
Yet another baseless comment about my weight. From the one who never excercises & stuffs herself all the time. My self esteem ( or maybe I just care 2 much about what she thinks?) so poor that I was actually thinking of taking up purging ... -
i am so confused anymore--there was a time in my l...
tlkash Nov 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
i am so confused anymore--there was a time in my life--couple times--that i wanted to end it all--i dont feel that way anymore,it bothers me horribly when someone else feels that way--i just want to take them in my arms and say this will pass--never forgotten but will slowly diminish! i have been through terrible things in my life--as we all have--lets not forget that those we have lost want us t...1 Recommendation -
Curse thee lifeI will live with thee no moreThou h...
rbailey83 Nov 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
Curse thee life
I will live with thee no more
Thou hast mocked me, starved me, beat my body sore
And all for a pledge
Which was not pledged by me
And now i go
nor threat nor easy vow
Of tardy kindness can avail thee now
With me whence fear and faith alike are flown
Lonely i came, and i depart alone
And know not where nor unto whom i go
But that thou canst not follow me i know
~ Author Unknown
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itstheshoes Nov 22, 2009
Journal Entry for November 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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3yrs to day going back on my cs diet starting with...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
3yrs to day going back on my cs diet starting with my daughter i will let you know how were getting on fingers crossed x1 Recommendation -
Hope Saddled with a mislaid futurethat some n...
itsmylife Nov 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Hope
Saddled with a mislaid future
that some nemesis has stuffed
in your empty pockets-----
Mine as empty as yours----
and marked "addressee unknown."
You will learn that
We still must dance
even now...
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Well today was a laid back day. My boyfriend...
noodlegirl Nov 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Well today was a laid back day. My boyfriend and I took a long drive into the country. His mother is in a home in Shelburne so he paid her a visit and then we stopped for lunch. The puppies were tired from the long drive :-)
Spoke to one of my nephews today and he had me laughing...he truly is grown. Poor think had a really rough upbringing. He did not have much of a ... -
crankyoldman Nov 22, 2009
Journal Entry for November 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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GIFT He said: Here is my soul.I did not want ...
itsmylife Nov 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
GIFT
He said: Here is my soul.
I did not want his soul
but I am a Southerner
and so polite.
I took it lightly
as it was offered. But I did not chain it down.
I cared for it and tended it.
I would hand it back as good as new.
He said " How dare you want
my soul! Give it back!
How greedy you are
It is a trait I had not noticed before!
I said: But your soul
never left you. It was only
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itsmylife Nov 22, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
Arms that Baked a Thousand Cakes
Someone has stripped the top layer of my skin. Now anyone in pain knows me. The child whose mother says "if you don't stop, i'm leaving you behind" is crying in the supermarket, and i, grown, am crying. "Rock me, missing mother. Arms that baked a thousand cakes, cradle me, dissolve me in your house of earth, while i dissolve under the fluores...1 Recommendation
Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Well I've posted in several forums about my current situation but my mom who I live with is away and I'm feeling unsure about that ...
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Alcoholism Information
What is Alcoholism?
Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions. In common and historic usage, alcoholism refers to any condition that results in the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages despite the health problems and negative social consequences it causes. Medical definitions describe alcoholism as a disease which results in a persistent use of alcohol despite negative consequences. Alcoholism may also refer to a preoccupation with or compulsion to consume alcohol and an impaired ability to recognize the negative effects of excessive alcohol consumption.
Causes of Alcoholism
The use of alcohol itself does not predict the development of alcoholism. The quantity, frequency and regularity of alcohol consumption required to develop alcoholism varies greatly from person to person. While the biological mechanisms underpinning alcoholism are uncertain, established risk factors include social environment, emotional health, and genetic predisposition, which are all unique to every individual.
Treating Alcoholism
Treatments for alcoholism are quite varied because there are multiple perspectives about the condition itself. Medications are sometimes prescribed to help reduce the compulsion to drink. DailyStrength members have described their experiences with Antabuse, Naltrexone, and Campral.
Most treatment programs focus on helping discontinue alcohol intake, followed up with life training and social support in order to help resist returning to alcohol use. Since alcoholism involves multiple factors which encourage drinking, they must all be addressed in order to successfully prevent a relapse. A typical treatment program consists of detoxification followed by a combination of therapy, daily participation in support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, and ongoing development of coping mechanisms.
Alcoholism Resources and Support
DailyStrength's alcoholism support group makes it possible for you to find help from other everyday recovering alcoholics all around the world. You can chat, send and receive hugs, keep a recovery journal, and share your story as you build the personal support network you need to strengthen your sobriety. You might also find help in DailyStrengthís other support groups like Families & Friends of Addicts, Smoking Addiction, and Depression, a condition which affects many people in recovery.
You might also find help in DailyStrengthís other support groups like Families & Friends of Addicts, Smoking Addiction, and Depression, a condition which affects many people in recovery.
If you are new to recovery, or just returning, you may want to read through some of the sites listed below and share you recent experiences with others in DailyStrength's Alcoholism Forum.
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
- College Drinking Prevention, from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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