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.

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Daisy
Daisy

36 hours dry and I am feeling a tiny bit better physically, but still coping with a case of the horrors over how far down I have come in my alcoholism.  So scary.  Scary enough to overcome my fears of going to an aa meeting.  I am going with a friend to this first one. 


I want to thank all of you who have shown such support and understanding.  It helps more than you know.  Well, actually, I guess you DO know.  Thank you.

kookoobrutus
kookoobrutus
Remember you don't have to drink anymore if you don't want to.
LostGirl99
LostGirl99
Good Luck :) - I know the feeling well. As weird as it sounds I was just there recently as well - I have known for years that I abuse alcohol - but the denial was so strong it was not until in the last 6 month that I actually realized how bad I was. I had a PhD in justification and denial. Now I know, and it is scary and strange to think of myself in that way. But it can only help on my road to a new life. One day at time partner.
herk444
herk444
I am on day 10! I havn't been more than 1 day in the last two years without getting drunk and that was only 3 different occasions. I am 34 and never thought I could make it a week, but when my liver enzymes were through the roof along with extremely high blood preasure, I made a descison that my life was worth more than alcohol. If you can make it to 72 hours, it get a lot easier! Good luck as I know how hard it is. I have a whole new lease on life and it makes me sick to think that I waisted so many brain cells and so many hours on a bottle of whisky.
mechengr55
mechengr55
Hi Daisy,
That is the first part of the battle- looking back at what you have been doing to yourself. I wasted a good part of the last 30 years being wasted. One particularly stupid vodka binge convinced me the next day that this was not how I wanted to live what is left of my life. 90 days sober today, and loving life 'on the other side'!!!!!!! Don't let yourself get to be my age and regret missing so much.
YOU CAN DO THIS IF YOU WANT IT BADLY ENOUGH!!!!
Best wishes to you, and please keep us posted.
jeffneedshelp
jeffneedshelp
You're here. Keep talking it out here. Share the good and bad. You may want to try AA. It worked for me and countless others.