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.
I truly have believed up until this point that i was able to control drinking alcohol. "I will just have one" I would say , and i would truly believe myself at the time. One drink is all it takes for my world around me to disappear and to abandon all other thoughts accept that of having another drink. I seem to forget the people around me and dismiss any thoughts of how i could be hurting someone else.
One drink is all it took to lose the ability to maintain my own life. I have lost the one person I care about the most in the world , and all because of one drink.
After many attempts to avoid this moment, i know am openly willing and able to say that I am an alcoholic. I can not afford the luxury of one drink because with me, it is never just one drink. I am unable to control this on my own and I know that my body can not handle the power that alcohol holds over me.
At this moment in my life I feel empty. I feel like I have lost everything. I feel so much blame and hatred towards myself because i was not strong enough to control this on my own. I am in love with a man who can no longer watch me suffer from drinking and he has removed himself from my life at a time where I feel i need him the most.
Is this what it takes? Must you lose something or someone valuable to really see the bigger problem?
I am reaching out to support groups because i know that I can not do this on my own and I do not want to hurt the people I love.i am tired of feeling remorse because that feeling reminds me that I have done something wrong and I can not live with that any more.
I want to completely delete alcohol from my life. I want to grow stronger and become more involved with helping myself and helping other people. I want my life back, I want my children to have an amazing life and I want the love of my life, even though he has left, to know that I can do this.
One drink is all it takes and from this moment on, I will not trust myself to have One drink ever again.
One drink is all it took to lose the ability to maintain my own life. I have lost the one person I care about the most in the world , and all because of one drink.
After many attempts to avoid this moment, i know am openly willing and able to say that I am an alcoholic. I can not afford the luxury of one drink because with me, it is never just one drink. I am unable to control this on my own and I know that my body can not handle the power that alcohol holds over me.
At this moment in my life I feel empty. I feel like I have lost everything. I feel so much blame and hatred towards myself because i was not strong enough to control this on my own. I am in love with a man who can no longer watch me suffer from drinking and he has removed himself from my life at a time where I feel i need him the most.
Is this what it takes? Must you lose something or someone valuable to really see the bigger problem?
I am reaching out to support groups because i know that I can not do this on my own and I do not want to hurt the people I love.i am tired of feeling remorse because that feeling reminds me that I have done something wrong and I can not live with that any more.
I want to completely delete alcohol from my life. I want to grow stronger and become more involved with helping myself and helping other people. I want my life back, I want my children to have an amazing life and I want the love of my life, even though he has left, to know that I can do this.
One drink is all it takes and from this moment on, I will not trust myself to have One drink ever again.
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Looks like you have discovered an important truth that very many alcoholics never get it is not the sixth, the tenth or the 20th drink that does the harm but the first one.
You have taken a big step in admitting that you are an alcoholic and the next step is ACCEPTING it. The feelings that you have now are a natural and human reaction and it may take a few days to work through them. It is also natural to sink into self-pity when this truth becomes evident but a time will come when it will be better to rise up, shake off the cobwebs of despair and look at the future.
Although you may not see it that way now, having the man you love out of the equation may work in your favour as it gives you an opportunity to focus your energy on getting sober. You can make heart-felt promises not to drink again and I suspect that he has already heard plenty of those. What will matter more than words is action on your part. Once you get your life straightened out, your relationship may be rekindled or it may not but that is beyond your control. Either way, if you continue to drink, you will lose a whole lot more so sobriety is the foundation of your future life.
If I were you I would not look so far ahead as ever again but concentrate instead of not drinking today. If you find it difficult or impossible to do on your own, remember that there is face to face help out there.
I have my first AA meeting tonight. I am nervous because I have never done anything like this, but at this point, I am looking for help from all angles.
You can get and stay sober and happy. Just take action
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Dont be too hard on yourself. An alcoholic is often completely genuine in making promises to quit and will have every intention of staying sober. However, he or she is under the influence of a strong mental force that is constantly sending a message to the brain that the person needs alcohol. This wrong message is so strong that it will eventually overcome willpower and no thank you goes out the window.
The most important thing to bear in mind is that millions of people have recovered from this condition and you can do it too. It means bringing about a change in your way of thinking so that no matter what happens, drinking is no longer considered as an option. There are various ways that you can bring about that change and AA will show you a way that has worked for many. It starts with not drinking, one day at a time.
It is natural to feel nervous as you are entering unknown territory. Rest assured that there will be people there to welcome and help you. Listen to their stories and pick out the similarities rather than the differences. This can be the start of a journey to freedom.
I walked into the building and felt like hiding under the stairs so no one would see me. All of these thoughts went through my head like ... Will anybody know me there?? Do i have to speak? People are going to judge me!
I felt terrified.
I walked in and immediately was welcomed by everybody there in the kindest manner possible. I instantly became more relaxed and found myself actually wanting to be there and share my own story.
I learned the 12 steps and traditions and listened to other's stories, which at the time, I swear to god they were all talking about me.
It was amazing to be in a room full of supportive people who all are there for the same reason and share similar stories.
I did not feel alone for the first time in days.
I cannot wait to go again and I encourage people who have not taken that step, to give it a try.
I truly feel that I can manage my own life one day at a time with the support of aa.
My first meeting I didnt want to be there at all! I dont remember much but I didnt feel comfortable at end of meeting to go out with group because I feared I would drink! I didnt go to another meeting for about nine years
That is great news. There are amazing possibilities ahead for you and the only limit is what you are prepared to put into it.
I have faith in a lot of things and one is that if I pick up; I'm in a world of trouble. I pick up tools now instead.
It didnt take the loss of a relationship for me to get here. It took the loss of self respect though. And I'm slowly rebuilding that. So far; so good.
Congrast on your sobriety.