Alcoholism Support Group
Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.
Hello all!....so happy to find this group....a little about me....I'm 40 and have been a heavy drinker for about 20 years...I think in those 20 years the only times I didn't drink was when I was pregnant ....other then that I was drinking daily....last 7 years have been the worst with drinking....every night until I pass out....2 weeks ago was the last time I had a drink....my dr(who is also my boss) put me on Librium which I took as directed for 6 days and I felt great.....until today......I woke up ,went to work and thought about drinking all day to the point that I drove to the liquor store.somehow I talked my self out of going in and realized I need some sort of support to help me with those kind of moments.....so I searched online and found a lot of different sites and thought this site might be just what I need.any words of wisdom or support would be much appreciated .thanks!
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I found more important information on this site just poking around the last two days (before I joined today) than I was provided by all the doctors I have seen over the last year.
This is a great forum for asking questions and getting good advice from people that have been in your shoes.
Glad to hear you drove past the liquor store and didn't stop, I struggle with it every day as well. Try walking and what I find is if you keep your stomach full with water, salad, fruit, nuts...basically things that are not only good for you, but take up space, in my case, I am less apt to make that stop.
Best of luck and stay strong.
bostonstrong
U r right about the walking...great stress reliever!
I'm hoping since spring is slowly starting to show its face I can get out and walk away my stress
1is2many
Dealing with urges are difficult. I and some others have found this way of getting through them helpful.
http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/recovery/beat-cravings-and-relapse-with-a-mindfulness-technique-called-urge-surfing