Alcohol self help thread II

ac

well when i say sober....

i mean sober for me.....

my heads clearer now than it has been for a while...

its just others parts of me that arnt strong enough xxxx

jake2

ac wrote:

well when i say sober....

i mean sober for me.....

my heads clearer now than it has been for a while...

its just others parts of me that arnt strong enough xxxx

that wat happens babes the demons get in if your sober they come and get you
then you got to fight the booze cos it will kill you then wat the hell do we do
sober good every one knows that but !!!!!! it a relieve from the real
world my lot wont let me go there i so want time out

jake2

goodbye mac love ya babes i got to go now jake will die soon dawn here:o

you are doing good:j

MSE_Martin

DRAWING A LINE

I can't work out what has happened on this thread. It was doing good, and all I can see right now is a lot of people very sadly saying goodbye.

This is a mammoth thread and its impossible to go back and see what's happened, and let me be honest I don't really care. This thread seems to be doing a lot of good. So let it continue. Above is a line that's been drawn and its a new thread from this point on.

If people were helping each other - that's wonderful - so please do carry on. Let's not mention whatever happened before.

Martin

PS. If someone says or does something abusive - pls don't react - report it to abuse@moneysavingexpert.com. Of course the reaction won't be instant, but it should be sorted within a working day or so. Just pls let it go and carry on.

jonte8711

Hi there every one, this is my first post, but I have been lurking for a while, with mixed feelings of sadness and joy, frustration and releif, hope, anticipation and optimism (I think that covers most of it):o .

I think I ought to explain some, I am an alcoholic, have been abusing alcohol (and thankfully just alcohol) for over twenty of my 46 years but recently (the last 3 years), crisis, depression and low self esteem have accompanied me into a near life ending crisis.

However, with the support of my friends (I still had some lurking) and my family (who all live at the furthest corners of the country), AND not to forget the good offices of the local abuse service, I have found myself in a rehab in Wales and "clean" (technical terminology:rolleyes: ) for 7 months now and "ready" to move on to other pastures.

Having read the posts in this thread with facination and much empathy, I felt that it might give some succour to those of you enduring the anguish and agony of the first steps (well really the first steps have been taken by being on, or even reading, these pages) towards some order in the chaos that is addiction. The message, I suppose, that I wanted to pass on, is that, although it may not be easy, that it is undoubtedly frightening and that it tests one's emotional threshold to the limit, it is possible, it can be done and in my own experience, when you progress far enough along the path, the rewards far outweigh the pain of getting there.

I will never regard myself as cured, mended or healed (to do so would be folly), and I will always be at risk if I am not careful to monitor my feelings and behaviour, but I am happy for the first time in my life, and I WANT to keep hold of that, more than anything.

I believe that everyone can get there with the right help and the ambition to do it and to that end I hope that this forum goes from strength to strength. I have certainly found enlightenment and support from these pages even though I haven't yet contributed.

As for those who choose to critcise what they patently don't understand (or choose not to admit), their game will only serve to harm themselves and, if they were to be honest, what gremlins might they find in their own lives? good luck to them....

Just as depression builds on failure and vice-versa, so happiness and success are partners, the desire for change brings us here and the support from this place will build self esteem and moral strength... and ultimate success.

Not only because of where I am, but because of where I have been, I wish, with all of my feelings, the very most that life can give.. to all of you.

Sincerely, J

jake2

thankyou martin i love this thread:j
will my friends post now i hope so we need this
ac you talk to me girl we will fix this

jake2

thanks jo for that post you are doing well we havent got that far yet
but i hope we do mac and tiger seem to be in control at the moment
i just hope some one answer your post:o this is a friendly place:A

katty392000

Hi all , if anyone still around.What is going on? I know i don`t contribute much cos i`m shy.I need you folks.You are a great bunch and i`m amazed at all the support.PPPPPPPPPPPllllllllllllllllllEase don`t go. :sad:

jake2

katty392000 wrote:

Hi all , if anyone still around.What is going on? I know i don`t contribute much cos i`m shy.I need you folks.You are a great bunch and i`m amazed at all the support.PPPPPPPPPPPllllllllllllllllllEase don`t go. :sad:

bit late now kat:o

trafalgar_2

It's never too late