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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europagrl 05/31/2011

Hi ...To all people who strugle and feal beat down.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.Same as you I look up to people with years of sobriety and thinking to my self...How they managed?Why Im not one of them.
Well.I have Great sponsor now and Great support,been to rehab and AA retreat.(Which was amaizing)
I'm sober now,but I feal like I could relapse anytime.
Not drinking does not mean that you are OK and Safe.
This disees is so powerfull and sneaky....It makes me "nuts"
But DO NOT GIVE UP,NO MATTER WHAT.If you keep fighting ,you still winning.
Love and peace to all.
Daniela:-)

deleted_user 05/31/2011

Good to see you again Daniela - from my personal experience in the beginning of my stopping the use alcohol and drugs i did have periods of total nuttiness - but something inside me KNEW that if I drank or used - it was only a temporary fix and could actually make things worse - it took me 10 years of being abstinent from drinking when i began to learn about the disease of addiction, the addictive personality, anger management and developing a spiritual relationship, not just being a christian, ultimately i had a change of the body (abstinent from alcohol), the mind (education and learning to deal with things and recognizing things) and soul, a spiritual relationship - I have been sober for 16 years but I've been at total peace for about the past 5-6 years.

Hugs to you

peace

europagrl 05/31/2011

Thank you for reply...and couple annoying quotes-
"Pain is the touchstone of spiritual growth."

"Happiness is appreciating what you have, not getting what you want."

"If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it."

"Remember: It's ok to look back but don't stare. "
" Alcoholic drinking's three stages: impulsive, compulsive, repulsive. "

"Those who abandon their dreams will discourage yours"

"We can no longer be content with just getting by."

"I spent a lifetime in hell and it only took me twelve steps to get to heaven."

"Would you like to be right or happy?"

"When I came to recovery I realized that being a child for 28 years nearly killed me"

"We came to these rooms not because we drank a lot, but because we drank too much."

"Serenity is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."

"Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open. "

"Remember, don't run so fast that your guardian angel can't keep up"

"The longer I'm sober, the drunker I was."

Taradactyl 05/31/2011

I use my fear of relapse to keep me moving in the solution. Some things that help me every day:

I pray/meditate when I can, at least at night.
I remember what happens when I do drink.
I try to notice how much better life is sober.
I journal positive affirmations.
I spend time talking recovery with other sober alcoholics.
I read things like the Promises, and look for inspiration about humility, acceptance, and honesty.
I try to imagine that I can embrace life and all the good things.

Glad to hear your retreat was good.

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