
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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I have been sober for 7 mnths now. I feel the arrogance coming in. I just did an aerobics class and when the instructor praised me, i just replied arrogantly, " i know i am good, i have done a lot of aerobics" implying that he was rubbish in front of me. This is just one example. I am worried that with passage of time, as i become fitter physically and alert mentally, I might go into a euphoric state which may leaad to relapse. i was on tegretol for many months for mood disorder. I am just scared that a manic state of mood is setting in. One good thing is that I am aware of it now. Any ideas how to control it. I dont want to go on mood stabilisers again- too many side effects.
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Burn those images into your brain, and associate them with drinking"
I think u are right. Now is time to recall ll the terrible things that happeded when I was drinking.That would keep my head on my shoulders.
As you well know, there is a fall after the high! And not all mood stabilizers have terrible side-effects. I have been on Risperidone for many years and have no side-effects whatsoever.
Your sobriety may be in jeopardy if you don't tackle this monster. Sexual inclinations of the sort you have mentioned, arrogance, a sense of grandiosity, taking on many things at once all sound like a classic manic episode.
While it may seem to feel great, we both know that you will come crashing down. I do recommend that you get some help before you are no longer lucid enough to think it's an option.
Think of it like this...your sobriety is worth it. There are meds out there that can help, and are well worth it. You are worth it.
I'm a big advocate of exercise and I do a lot of it BUT if you rely on it and on the feeling it gives you, it can be dangerous. What if you get injured and you're out of the game for 3 months? It can happen; would that send you into a downhill spiral? Would you want to drink? You need to find something deeper to draw strength from. For many of us, that is a relationship with God and some people find it through other practices - I guess it all falls under the catagory of a spiritual experience.
Sex can be similar to drinking - especially if your sleeping with multiple partners. It's all about that euphoric experience that lasts for a short while, and then you're on to the next pleasure or the next woman.
All I'm saying is that you need to think about what you're relying on for strength.
i did not bother about the doctors advise and still am working out, even more than before. fortunately the hernia is not so bad right now.
about sex, i love sex, and used to take pride in getting girls into bed and being charming and rich i used to manage quite easily. now i konow it was Pride In Reverse. It was actually an inner sense of insecurity that i tried to overcome. i dont do that anymore, have one steady girl friend, but the sexual impulses do come. Now that i am sober i know these flaws and am working on them.
are u also highly sexed.
My sex drive was lousy when I was injured, because I was so depressed. On the good side, I really appreciated it when I was able to hobble around without crutches - the small things become much more important to you at that point.
Sex drive? Yes it's high - this may be the case with most healty men and I think it's just important not to dwell on the idea too much. Sex has it's time and place - you can't let it control you, just like you can't let drinking or overeating control you.