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.
well im still at rehab n its gettnig tougher each day, there has being days wen i feel like jus quitting, not because it aint helping me but coz i havent being honest, iv relapsed alot recently , its gettting to the point of everyday again, n its killing me coz i know that it has stopped working n all im left is my thinknig n me, and i hate the person staring back at me, im at this jumping point where i cant live with or without alcohol anymore, i jsut cant seem to let alcohol go, its being a big part of my life 4 so long now, its so scary to imagine life without booze but then again doing rehab n aa its took all the fun out of drinknig now coz wen i drink now all i picture is the slogans at aa n wat the people in aa say n i feel guilty,RITE NOW IV HAD TO GO BACK INTO MY PAST N ITS SO PAINFUIL , its like i see the past like it was yesterday its jus openend old wounds again n they wont heal not till i talk bout it more but i think if i talk bout my past any more im going to break down. i have this boyfriend who i met in rehab n its turning into a distaser, its like were bouncing off each others problems n i know any day im gonig breakdown, iv had enough, if i knew its was goniga b this hard to keep sober n stop using i would of never gone to rehab
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
If you are the "real alcoholic" described in the Big Book on page 24 you will find each day gets harder without alcohol.
Not drinking does not treat the root causes of alcoholism
(Anxiety, frustration, guilt & despair).
Just to keep himself busy, he volunteered to be the Catholic chaplain's assistant, polishing candlesticks and stuff like that. One of his chores every morning was to take the cotton swabs that Father had used overnight to anoint the dying while giving them the Last Rites (as it was called back then) down to the incinerator and burn them. He said it always amazed him how many people in that large hospital died every night.
Just as he returned from that errand one morning the priest said, "Bill, can I see you privately in my office for a minute?'
"Sure." said my friend.
"Bill," said Father, "I want you to check out of this hospital and I want you to do it today, even if you have to sign out against medical advice."
"Why?" Bill asked in astonishment.
The priest continued, "Bill, most of the people in this hospital aren't here because they're sick. They're here because they just won't do the right thing. But Bill, you know what you have to do. You've even told me what it is and we've talked about it. Now go do it."
Rehab is a bad place to get a boyfriend. It's like to negatives can't make a poitive.
God bless.
When I was in treatment in 1983 they prohibited IMRs (instant meaningful relationships LOL) and there's a good reason for that. Glad to see it's already a disaster because otherwise it was just a disaster waiting to happen and many people end up with kids blah blah blah before they see what a mistake it was.
Things seem to get a lot worse before they start to get better but if you start to take the necessary action to improve your life it will happen.
This is a time to look after you and use the rehab to better your life be truthful and dump any baggage you may have leave it at the rehab while you are there and move on.
There is a better life waiting for you. My prayers are with you.
God Bless...
Lionel
I've been to rehab quite a bit and never took the suggestions they threw at me. Why should I when at that point in my life I knew it all? I came to found out years later, with a list of felony convictions to wallpaper my house, that I didn't know squat. You are now face dwith a choice ...the biggest one of your life. Do you want to continue on in the right direction with rehab and sobriety or do you want to continue to drink, thinking everything will be ok in life, and suffer as so many of us did before you. The choice is yours.