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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This may be a common AA saying and if so I apologize for saying something everyone already knows. A fellow at a meeting the other night told me it stands for "Son of a bitch everything's real." I've been sober for 18 days now and I have discovered that alcohol and xanax were probably my only real coping mechanisms. I feel crippled by the stress of every day life and have been very depressed. I'm going to stay home from work again today and try to arrange to have some other people assume part of my workload - at least one piece that's really been nagging at me as the deadline is approaching. I know once I start working the steps things will improve. My sponsor was sick on Sunday so I didn't get to see her and get my next assignment. I need to call her today and see how she's feeling.
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When I am shirking my responsibilities, my anxiety/depression really gets a workout.
(And i am NOT saying that depression/anxiety is something every one of can control, so please do not start jumping down my ass here anyone.)

When my sponsor is unavailable, i call another sick puke until i get soem relief.. And for me relief is not always somebody patting me on the head and saying " just go to a meeting and everything will be
ok".
It won't!

"It's not the meeting we make, it's the steps we take" that gets us to a recovered state of mind.

God Bless
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botbot, i am manic depressive, and even mine gets worse if i dont work my program..with working the steps, my meds work for me alot better. not saying i can ever stop taking those meds but they are better. no offense taken here...thanks
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