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 am not a member of this group yet. Not sure if I should be. I recently got a DWI. I am looking for support as to how to deal with the aftermath. Has anyone here gotten one? How did you get through it?
I used to drink quite a bit, a few years back. I actually cut way back in the past year, to the point where I only have 2-3 beers maybe three times a month? My tolerance is really low. I used poor judgement and drove after having a high gravity Belgian beer, got into an accident, totalled my car, and got a DWI.
So frustrating that I did something so stupid after I had really cleaned up my act and was able to function as a normal, casual, very moderate, social drinker.
I don't have a car now. I don't think I can afford one due to the insurance increase I am going to experience. I am so ashamed of myself. I won't have a license for a year...I can get a limited license if I can come up with the money to buy a car and get the insurance, but it is so unlikely.
If anything like this has ever happened to you, how did you get through it? I get so overcome with shame sometimes, that I feel suicidal.
I am not a member of this group yet. Not sure if I should be. I recently got a DWI. I am looking for support as to how to deal with the aftermath. Has anyone here gotten one? How did you get through it?
I used to drink quite a bit, a few years back. I actually cut way back in the past year, to the point where I only have 2-3 beers maybe three times a month? My tolerance is really low. I used poor judgement and drove after having a high gravity Belgian beer, got into an accident, totalled my car, and got a DWI.
So frustrating that I did something so stupid after I had really cleaned up my act and was able to function as a normal, casual, very moderate, social drinker.
I don't have a car now. I don't think I can afford one due to the insurance increase I am going to experience. I am so ashamed of myself. I won't have a license for a year...I can get a limited license if I can come up with the money to buy a car and get the insurance, but it is so unlikely.
If anything like this has ever happened to you, how did you get through it? I get so overcome with shame sometimes, that I feel suicidal.
You get to lose that shame in meetings - that was the major benefit for me - and that is why I kept going to AA. I always felt so much better when I walked out the doors, after a meeting, than when I went in.
So for now what you may get out of AA is merely being able to shake some of that shame. After awhile you may enjoy the meetings and want to go back. Shame is a killer - please go to meetings - at least until you can hold your head up again. Good luck.