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.
Hi,
I've been addicted to Methamphetamines for about 4 years now. I am currently 5 months clean. However I have not been seeking any help, or participating in any N/A programs, or AA programs and though I'm doing pretty good on my own... I still have many problems, including a major addiction to Alcohol. I drink, almost daily.... and typically I spend anywhere from $50-$150+ on alcohol every other week and its doing nothing but hindering me. I want to do well, and not only that but succeed and excel.... But that will never happen if I keep drinking at the rate I do. Not to mention I've been seriously craving my DOC lately (meth) and I think that my drinking might be contributing to it.
So... I'm hear to make friends. I'm hear to get better and try to build my life up into something I can finally be proud of! I'm so tired of letting people down it's not even funny! Most importantly.. I'm tired of letting myself down...
There are times that I just simply feel like taking the easy way out. Really quick and simply... just a pull of a trigger... or an "accident" on the freeway... That would surely help right?? But it wouldn't solve anything...
So it's time, it's time for me to take my recovery seriously. I work two jobs and do not have the time to go to formal meetings and sit down in a group and talk about my issues. But I do have time to devote at least an hour a day to talking about what's going on with anyone who will talk to me on this site. If you're reading this, and you have ever felt these things or can relate to me in anyway, please either message me or comment on this post. I would certainly appreciate your feedback, your guidance, your friendship.
Jake From State Farm
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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...
Well done for facing up to the realities of addiction and planning a way forward.
Every person is different and the approach to recovery is not necessarily the same for everyone so hopefully your idea will work for you. It would appear from reading posts here that for some, all it takes is to make a decision to stop drinking/using and to apply willpower to the problem. For others it can be more difficult as willpower alone does not always solve the addiction problem. When all other approaches have failed and life looks hopeless, it has been found that a spiritual approach can work miracles. Therefore, I would suggest keeping your options open and to rule nothing out. The bottom line is that you can have a great life, free from alcohol and other substances if you really want it.
It goes without saying that quitting is an essential first step on the road to recovery and while it is a good beginning, that alone may not be enough. Sometimes it is necessary to deal with the background issues that make drinking seem like an attractive proposition. I am not sure if that could be done easily over the internet rather than talking to someone face to face but it is worth a try. Bear in mind that alcoholism is a progressive condition and it will always get worse over a period of time so don’t let anything get in the way of doing whatever you need to do. You could easily go from having two jobs to no job so it would be wise to put sobriety before everything else.
What you do is your own business but I would say that devoting about ninety minutes of time to meetings a couple of times per week could help you a lot. Feel free to send me a friends request and I shall be happy to offer support or give an opinion.
They say that a relapse happens way before the relapse. I suggest you get busy with finding a replacement because I quit a million times but finally I decided to GET sober and gain something not lose my booze. When I decided to look at it different, things started happening.
1is2many
Drugs and alcohol can be fun but many people (me first) can't handle it anymore after time. It's unhealthy, expensive, bad for the jobs.....and eventually the sex life dies too......all because of this sh*t. Not only that, if gives people a reason to look down on you and it unleash's the condescending, narcissistic jerks out there. Nothing good about drugs or alcohol.
My advice? QUIT for you.
Oh, welcome to this site. There are some wonderful people here.
Good luck.