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.
Does anyone else find that it is easier looking after someone else than themself?
During my last 2 relationships my drinking was a lot more under control than it is now I'm on my own. I had companionship but also could concentrate my energies more on keeping the other person happy, worrying about their problems rather than my own. I know alcoholics are often accused of being self absorbed. Maybe for some of us it's just being on our own which drives us to drink, it has just become all about me and I can't handle that.....
I know some of you will say that I need to find another way to help others. I'm still in early stages of this period of recovery, when I feel stronger I will try to do that.
During my last 2 relationships my drinking was a lot more under control than it is now I'm on my own. I had companionship but also could concentrate my energies more on keeping the other person happy, worrying about their problems rather than my own. I know alcoholics are often accused of being self absorbed. Maybe for some of us it's just being on our own which drives us to drink, it has just become all about me and I can't handle that.....
I know some of you will say that I need to find another way to help others. I'm still in early stages of this period of recovery, when I feel stronger I will try to do that.
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A friend sent this to me..As far as I can see, grief will never truly end.It may become softer overtime, more gentleand some days will feel sharp.But grief will last as long as Love does - ForeverIt's simply the way the absence of your loved onemanifests in your heart. A deep longing accompaniedby the deepest Love some days. The heavy fog mayreturn and the next day, it may recede.Once again, it's...
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Today is my 25th birthday, to my somewhat lack of surprise I can see already no one really seems to care. I've always been the kinda person to make sure that everyone I Care about feels appreciated and knew somebody had their back. I can count 4 times this year when I Went out of my way to make sure a "friend" felt good on their birthday, especially if they got left hanging. Its early in the...
Way easier than fumbling round in my head!
Gotta get the professionals into project manage me!
Plenty of em here!lol-
But what do I know? I've been asked to leave this board by someone here, so maybe I'll do what I've been thinking of doing any way and that's to invest my time with people who want to help and not fight.
One of the terms I detest in AA is 'people pleaser' but I am really having to address it and realise I am so that phrase! Seems you may have got your validation as a person from another so now it is your turn to look within.
Today I chose to think that I am alone through choice and not lonely! When I change my mind to this I was no longer lonely! Mad but true.
We all have work to do Jojo, we are all work in progress. I now know it is possible to have serenity. After all, if others have it why can't we?