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! I'm Amber! I just joined this site this morning and being an alcoholic, thought I would join this group as well.
I have been sober for 18 months. How did I drink? Until I literally could not pick anything up anymore. 99% of the time I drank myself straight into a blackout or a passout. I have had alcohol poisoning God knows how many times.
I got sober when I earned myself an Extreme DUI and lost absolutely everything. Including what little bit of dignity I even had at that time. I barreled through a closed road due to an unrelated traffic accident and almost took out 2 cop cars and a cop himself. Only thing I can remember? The cop in the road, with the flashlight. That man haunts me. Luckily, nobody was hurt. I do tell people "it was not me driving that truck. I was in the driver's seat, but I was not driving." I had a BAC of .194 and that was taken 3 hours after the initial incident.
I detoxed in jail and when I got out, everything was gone except my job. I lost my house, friends, everything. I have caused permanent heart problems and had to have a cardiac ablation with a transseptal puncture about 6 months after I stopped everything. I was in the doctor's office 2 times per week for 6 months getting injections of vitamin B6, B12, and B1. I was a shot away of drinking myself wet and has numerous other vitamins and minerals almost depleted.
Now? I own a business, am the president of my home group, and learning how to live everyday. I lost myself 15 years ago and am learning who I am and what I do and do not like. I am building wonderful new relationships and am gaining a completely new aspect on life.
Well, that rambled on. Anyway, I'm new. I'm here. And I look forward to being in this group!
I have been sober for 18 months. How did I drink? Until I literally could not pick anything up anymore. 99% of the time I drank myself straight into a blackout or a passout. I have had alcohol poisoning God knows how many times.
I got sober when I earned myself an Extreme DUI and lost absolutely everything. Including what little bit of dignity I even had at that time. I barreled through a closed road due to an unrelated traffic accident and almost took out 2 cop cars and a cop himself. Only thing I can remember? The cop in the road, with the flashlight. That man haunts me. Luckily, nobody was hurt. I do tell people "it was not me driving that truck. I was in the driver's seat, but I was not driving." I had a BAC of .194 and that was taken 3 hours after the initial incident.
I detoxed in jail and when I got out, everything was gone except my job. I lost my house, friends, everything. I have caused permanent heart problems and had to have a cardiac ablation with a transseptal puncture about 6 months after I stopped everything. I was in the doctor's office 2 times per week for 6 months getting injections of vitamin B6, B12, and B1. I was a shot away of drinking myself wet and has numerous other vitamins and minerals almost depleted.
Now? I own a business, am the president of my home group, and learning how to live everyday. I lost myself 15 years ago and am learning who I am and what I do and do not like. I am building wonderful new relationships and am gaining a completely new aspect on life.
Well, that rambled on. Anyway, I'm new. I'm here. And I look forward to being in this group!
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Dick Van Dyke’s path to sobriety was a turning point in his life and career. Here’s what happened:How He Got SoberStruggles and Realization: Van Dyke began drinking as a teenager, largely to cope with shyness and social anxiety. Alcohol made him feel more comfortable in social settings, but over time, his drinking spiraled out of control. By his mid-40s, he recognized that he had an addictive...
Thankfully your accident didn't end your life, or cause the loss of others lives.
Can't wait to read more of your growth in sobriety.
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So glad you are here. Hopefully your story will help inspire someone here who is wondering if they *cant* do it, to DO it.
I'm very grateful for your story. It made me smile.
Continue to share your story!!
Continuous blessings to you,