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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New here, 5 months sober

soberjourney
soberjourney
Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself. I've struggled with alcohol for about 15 years and tried to get sober many times. In October my husband filed for divorce and I decided to go to an 8 week inpatient rehab. It was the best decision I ever made. I am grateful every day that I can wake up and respect myself in the morning, lol. Just know that if you're struggling, you CAN do it! I used to read words like these and go yeah, right....but you really can. I was actually scared to quit drinking. But it's much scarier not remembering what you said or did the previous night than it is to be sober. Anyway, thank you all for reading my post and I'm glad to be here.
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
Congratulations on being 5 months sober! Can you describe a little about the inpatient program you went through? It may help alleviate some of the fears of those who are considering it.

God Bless!
1is2many
1is2many
5 months is awesome! Keep it going it gets better aech day!
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forestfreek
forestfreek
Congrats on 5 months and welcome to the group:)
travisbickle
travisbickle
5 months is a pretty solid foundation. Congrats and stay the path, it does get extremely exhilarating when you gather more and more power!
msmermaid
msmermaid
Welcome and congrats! I agree blackouts are way scarier for me. I love being able to remember all i have said.
Community LeaderExJerseyGirl2
ExJerseyGirl2
Congrats on 5 months! And welcome!
soberjourney
soberjourney
Thank you all for the warm welcome! I really appreciate it. Bobinmaine, it's ironic that you ask me about inpatient rehab. Before I went, I tried to find "stories from the front" and there was very little out there in terms of what the day-to-day experience of rehab was really like. I kept a journal while I was there and I thought maybe I should start a blog about my stay.

I'd be happy to go into detail if anyone would be interested, but I'll just say that it was an incredible experience. I cried the whole way there -- I was leaving my 4 kids, and despite the fact that 3 were high school seniors, it was really emotional. I was terrified of the unknown. When I first got there, I went into dissociative mode -- I was just so overwhelmed I couldn't process it all -- but after a day or two I settled down. I was grieving my divorce (still am) and trying to get sober at the same time, which was difficult. But in retrospect, it was the best place to process that pain; I had support and counselors and was in the company of some wonderful new friends.

If anyone is considering rehab, I highly recommend it....but do your research first!!! There are some scams out there. If anyone has questions, feel free to message me. :-)
luleee
luleee
well done. inspiring story x
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
Sober, those were my feelings exactly. It took several different stays in detox before I was willing to go into a treatment program. I was treated for the things that predisposed me to alcoholism and although it was sometimes a little emotionally painful, just being in the presence of others like me and having knowledgeable counselors who could give me the help and support I needed, made that process much easier and much speedier.

I did outpatient as opposed to inpatient but the therapies used are roughly the same with inpatient being a little better in the long run.

God Bless!
citychick2011
citychick2011
WElcome! 5 months! That is wonderful.
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