Just don't go.... Don't go to get it.... It might be hard but it's really as simple as that... You'll be happy with yourself for not going to..

Meeting a new therapist is stressful however today will be a meeting day and once you go I'm think (probably) you'll be very glad you went and it won't end up the scary experience that you imagined...

Do you have a prn to take?... Could you maybe take a nice long bath?.. Big hug of peace for you...xo

btw it's great you're on here posting rather then going to the store...x

It like me with food anytime Im the least bit stressed I will binge out on tons of food and I get fatter and fatter. What i find its that I have to remind myself that even though I really want the food at that moment that once I eat it I will feel like shit and be mad at myself. So I try to do something different like read a book, go for a drive, call a friend, anything but give in. So far im down 23 pounds so its slowly working. You can do it. Be strong.

stay away from the store and give your new case manager a chance. you may really like and trust them over time. I have had 8 case managers and 2 therapists since 06. well technically more therapists because in day treatment you do not get one on one therapy but can have chats with staff. in 08 i got assigned a regular therapist. When the facility closed and i got my date with my new t I asked my old one what if i cant talk to her?(i tend to go into a mode of saying to everything i don't know) she said I hope you would stop breath and give her a chance. here we are 3 years in and she left her clinic and i went with her as a private client. I got a new case manager a year ago and let me tell you this is the best team i have had in a very long time..........i had great people just not who worked together like these do.

so can you tell your bad thoughts to stop that you know they are just trying to hurt you. can you tell those terrible fears that you know these people are here and want to help you get well unlike they who are trying to keep you sick. My therapist and case manager are helping me work on my agoraphobia and while i was out with one of them it hit me and i told her i know you two will keep me safe not just because you like me but hell its your job wouldn't be a good performance review if you let a client get hurt. she cracked up. (its true though) and honestly whats the fear that she will be horrible ...........ok so then you go to the boss and get a new one......ive done that once too. don't hurt yourself ok?

i know im being chatty but give me a min here.....take your fears take your doubts look at them like people instead of being in your head.............either get paper and a pen and bitch them out in writing then save or destroy it orrrrr go someplace private and scream at them tell them how you know they are bad they are not someone you care to listen to.............whatever get mad at the bad feelings and thoughts not at the you who is fighting to stay well.

great job reaching out my friend your going to make it . now or down the road you are going to make it.

Before you took that first drink you didn't need alcohol and you were just fine. You could see it and that didn't cause any desire. Just imagine yourself back at that point in time, free of all craving. By staying sober you are reclaiming the freedom you used to have. Stay strong. Tell the craving "Die monster" every time it wants to rule you.
You can do it!

I hope everything went well with your new case manager. Sending hugs and lots of strength your way!!!

You've done an excellent job staying away from alcohol! Just think of his strong you've been to eliminate it from your life! I also just got a new case manager so I can kind of relate - I'm not sure how trusting I will be.

Its hard for change.. I been through 7 case mgr in 11 yrs seen I been get my treat me.. I know its hard not drink.. I used to drink heavy before
they said i I was bipolar disorder. I made up my mind I was going to quit drinking.. I made through. just think postive... say to self that you not going to do this anymore. go talk to someone about this..

Yeah - I hope the appointment this afternoon went well, and that she turned out to be Great :)

Everybody here has such good advice - just Stay Away from the stores; seriously - there is No Way that ANY of us, if we were binge drinkers, could last Five Seconds in a store where alcohol was everywhere in sight. Nope, you gotta Stay Out.

And Call people whenever you feel that way. And come Here. o you have buddies? CALL them. There's strength in numbers.

Huggggggs -

When you see your case manager I hope everything goes well, and I understand your reservation of talking to someone new, although if you are always anxious about it there is no special reason to worry, is there?

Alcohol as you say has been your coping mechanism, what others have you and your past medical advisers discussed?

Reaching out on social networking and to friends are some people have suggested here. Another I can think of is to keep a journal that lists exactly what you were doing and thinking at the time you got the urge to drink. Once you identify thought patterns and actual triggers, you can get at deeper issues that lead to your crisis's with later therapy and practical solutions.