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.
About a year ago I went almost a year without alcohol and finally succumbed one night on a date. She ordered one glass of white wine with dinner and I thought I could have just one glass with her. I had six that evening and returned to my drinking ways until about four months ago. This time I've resolved to do something a little different. Instead of relying on the strength of abstinence alone, I chose to participate in a recovery program to expose the root cause(s) of my drinking. Looking back now, I realize that stopping was just one component of getting my life back. Without the hard work of recovery and coming to terms with the pain I was trying to medicate with vodka and wine, abstinence was at best a a very long and unstable foot bridge over the deep chasm of my past.
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check out that smoke ring. It tasted really good. I smothered it with Maulls BBQ sauce which is Local to St. Louis and one of the best I ever had.....
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I was recently separated from my wife of 33 years and it's complicated. Anyway I rented a room about 15 minutes away and I see my kids about once a week. I see the people who own the house I live in once in a while but other than that I stay in my room where I do my cooking, wash dishes in the shower, read, color, and sleep. I get out at least once a day. I grocery shop and I attend 2 meetings...
Great post! Thankyou for sharing!
God Bless
Abstinence says "I want to, but I can't".
Sobriety says "I don't want to, so I won't."
I chose sobriety every time.
Cora_Belle, I have an engraved token on my keychain inscribed "I Choose Sobriety" and the date of my last drink. For me sobriety is a life choice, whereas abstinence is a recurring decision. Recovery has helped me get to the life I want, which involved a lot of work aside from the choice or decision to stop drinking. Stopping gave me the chance to begin...
Great post and fantastic replies.
This reminds me of a night several years ago when I was walking down a long corridor in an old hospital to get to an AA room. A man who was walking behind was talking to someone and describing the battle that he had every day with alcoholism. This man had been sober for many years but may have relapsed a few times. I turned around and asked him what he was doing about it. His answer was that he went to many AA meetings every week. Sadly, all that he heard at meetings was “Keep coming back” and there was little mention of Steps or tackling the root causes of his problem. Sadder still, the poor man died shortly afterwards and although I do not know the cause of his death, I would bet that drinking played a large part.
Abstinence is certainly a necessary first step but there sure is a difference between abstinence and recovery – a matter of life and death in fact.