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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This is day 1 for me. This is at least my fifth time trying to stop drinking. The longest I've gone is 11 or 12 days.
The first time I really decided I wanted to stop drinking was in January of this year. There have been times when I've given up on giving up drinking and so that's why this is my fifth time and we are in April and I haven't stopped for longer than 12 days.
I have been an on again off again participant on this forum as well as attending online AA meetings. I downloaded the 12 step book to my Kindle but have not actually read it.
I'm curious to hear from others how long they have been sober and what they have done to help them accomplish it.
Rich
This is day 1 for me. This is at least my fifth time trying to stop drinking. The longest I've gone is 11 or 12 days.
The first time I really decided I wanted to stop drinking was in January of this year. There have been times when I've given up on giving up drinking and so that's why this is my fifth time and we are in April and I haven't stopped for longer than 12 days.
I have been an on again off again participant on this forum as well as attending online AA meetings. I downloaded the 12 step book to my Kindle but have not actually read it.
I'm curious to hear from others how long they have been sober and what they have done to help them accomplish it.
Rich
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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...
Glad you are here and sober today. I have been sober since March 28th 2011. Before that I tried for years to get and stay sober and would always talk myself into drinking that first drink again. And that's the one that got me drunk; and got me back into that cycle of desperation and I couldn't stop and stay stopped on my own. Because of all those failed attempts I was desperate. And desperation got me to AA and AA has been the key to my sobriety. Simple as that.
Good luck Rich.. im right here with you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR7GBXneiK8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1g4WGRJUVw
Six years and ten months but I like the one about the person with the longest sobriety being whoever got up the earliest today.
I tried it on my own and read all sorts of inspirational stuff on the internet but could not stop drinking. I tried religion too and I believe that there was nothing wrong with the religion but it did not enable me to stop drinking. Down through the years I looked in many places for that missing something but I had no idea what the something was. Desperation drove me to an AA meeting and it was there that I have found the answers to many things that had baffled me before and I have not taken a drink since.
Today I sorted out some daily chores, ate when I was hungry, spoke to some friends to vent the space between my ears and went to an AA meeting. Checked in here before bed and drinking is not an option.
See you back here tomorrow for day 2,207...morning roll call :))
P
Regardless of sober time, we all started with Day 1. You can do this. If you truly don't want to drink anymore, there is a solution.....
1is2many
It's funny... there are some people here who say they could not have gotten sober on their own and needed AA. Not the same for me. AA was not helpful to me. Thank goodness AA is not a requirement for sobriety, or I would still be drinking!
What I did to get and stay sober changed from the first days, weeks, months and years, because what I needed changed. At first I needed to get through the cravings no matter what. Then i needed to create strategies to change how I feel about alcohol.
I'd be happy to tell you more details if you are interested.