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.
...and I've been thinking about what I've learned in this recovery process. Here are some observations in no particular order:
1. My commitment to sobriety has to be renewed every day
2. New friends are coming slower than those I had to let go of, but it's getting better each day
3. Whenever I crave a drink, I remind myself "that I am powerless over alcohol". Overall, these cravings are dissapating each month.
4. I also find that when I crave something to drink I'm really just hungry, and a little food takes care of the urge
5. While I've made amends and let go of the guilt of hurting others in the past, I must remind myself of this frequently
6. Working the steps of Refuge Recovery has guided me on the recovery path. Without them, I would have probably would gotten lost as I have in the past
7. Fellow alcoholics know my struggles best and vice versa. I try to stay to stay connected through my activity here and Refuge Recovery
8. My recovery experience only really began with sobriety and now I find myself addressing the root causes of my addiction. This is where the real work begins
9. I allow myself to be a happy again. It's been a long time.
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check out that smoke ring. It tasted really good. I smothered it with Maulls BBQ sauce which is Local to St. Louis and one of the best I ever had.....
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I was recently separated from my wife of 33 years and it's complicated. Anyway I rented a room about 15 minutes away and I see my kids about once a week. I see the people who own the house I live in once in a while but other than that I stay in my room where I do my cooking, wash dishes in the shower, read, color, and sleep. I get out at least once a day. I grocery shop and I attend 2 meetings...
Your number 5 is a big one. There is no bigger trigger then guilt and I too have to let go of the things I have done in the past, as they naturally arise in my mind. That is why we make amends. There is also a great prayer that helps me let go of guilt. "Take this from me and look upon it judging it for me. Let me not see it as a sign of sin and death, nor use it for destruction. Teach me how not to make it an obstacle to peace but let You use it for me, to facilitate it's coming.
All that we have is this moment, right now. The past does not exists anymore and the future has yet to arrive so let us make the most of each and every moment, and may you be happy and sober for the rest of your life!
God Bless
I never really got the one day at a time and thought that it was something to just get thru the day but I have found that really that is all i have. I can be on the middle today and tommorow I could be drunk. I try to just keep my mind on this day and not get in the future.
Congrats and remember... stay ahead and dont get overwhelmed. Life gets better but I can say even after 5 years I still take it ODAAT
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Welcome to sobriety!