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.
Today is 14 weeks since my last drink and also the 14 week anniversary of the last time I saw or spoke to my wife of 1 year and best friend and soul mate of 6 years.
I have faithfully done my treatment, attend AA and, am finally accepting of step 1 and moving on to steps 2 & 3 with the help of my sponsor.
The last few months have been hell, although during my active addiction, that was no cake walk either and I don't want to go through that again. But, I miss my wife and kids horribly and there seems to be no stopping the divorce, and I have no way of communicating with her.
I met her in the gym, it was a real storybook, and today I would have been going for a long run with her and enjoying the scenery and the solitude of our run together. We did everything together. Our family business went out of business at the end of '13 due to losing our biggest customer, my father passed in 2009 and my first divorce has been a never ending saga as well.
My final vice is smoking. It's crazy, because I am a gym rat. I started after doing an Ironman triathlon in 2009 when my father passed away. My wife smoked up until a year ago as well.
I have been telling people I intend to quit on Monday. But frankly, I'm still so haunted and stressed out over the devastation of losing my wife and the other legal mumbo jumbo that is going on in my life, the business, etc... that I am afraid I am setting myself up for failure. My old addiction counselor said "bad idea in the first year". But, I don't need another enabler in my life. I feel weak for not having at least tried at this point because it just doesn't make sense, hurts my running and other activities, and is so darn expensive, which I don't need right now. Thoughts? Good idea? Bad idea? It almost feels like I'm getting ready to lose another friend...
I have faithfully done my treatment, attend AA and, am finally accepting of step 1 and moving on to steps 2 & 3 with the help of my sponsor.
The last few months have been hell, although during my active addiction, that was no cake walk either and I don't want to go through that again. But, I miss my wife and kids horribly and there seems to be no stopping the divorce, and I have no way of communicating with her.
I met her in the gym, it was a real storybook, and today I would have been going for a long run with her and enjoying the scenery and the solitude of our run together. We did everything together. Our family business went out of business at the end of '13 due to losing our biggest customer, my father passed in 2009 and my first divorce has been a never ending saga as well.
My final vice is smoking. It's crazy, because I am a gym rat. I started after doing an Ironman triathlon in 2009 when my father passed away. My wife smoked up until a year ago as well.
I have been telling people I intend to quit on Monday. But frankly, I'm still so haunted and stressed out over the devastation of losing my wife and the other legal mumbo jumbo that is going on in my life, the business, etc... that I am afraid I am setting myself up for failure. My old addiction counselor said "bad idea in the first year". But, I don't need another enabler in my life. I feel weak for not having at least tried at this point because it just doesn't make sense, hurts my running and other activities, and is so darn expensive, which I don't need right now. Thoughts? Good idea? Bad idea? It almost feels like I'm getting ready to lose another friend...
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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...
Now I tried to quit a million times and the last time was able to ONLY because I bought some 2 mg nic gum.. I would put a pc, in two times a day then less and less.
You can do it.
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