Alcohol self help thread II

ac

Thine be the Glory, risen conqueing SON.......

Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won



guess were ive been

lidlest

beer2006 wrote:

As I'm the one here feeling I am getting help and you have absolutely no clue to how I feel, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

Its certainly not making me feel better about being an alcoholic, I've been 13 days wthout, thats the most days off since I was 18. I'm going to do more, having this here all the time is a lifeline for me, councilling wouldn't help, on a one day a week basis.......please, I'd be back on the drink the next day, having someone here, someone who cares about me is worth more than all of the people who have tried to disrupt this thread.

It wouldn't work for you, if it works for me and others, who are you to judge?

Beer counselling in the beginnning is a daily thing not a weekly thing, all you seem to be doing is making excuses. Alcoholics rarely know what is best for them. They don't know how to help themselves and you shouldn't feel threatened when I try to put across a different perspective.

I am not trying to disrupt the thread, whether you like it or not I am trying to help, is it only disruption when someone says something you don't want to hear?

ac

Angels in bright rainment

rolled the stone away...........

Kept the folded grave clothes

Were thy body layyyy...........


(altogether now).........

susiesaver

Hi all

I'm a newbie poster so please be kind to me!

I have been watching this thread for ages and just wanted to say how much I admire you all. You have tremendous courage facing your demons as you are doing and I salute you.

I have alcohol problems myself and this thread has given me the chance to think very deeply about where I want to go from here. Not sure if I have the courage to take the plunge just yet but when I do I hope all you lovely people will be there for me. I never realised how many nice folk there are out there.

Keep going all of you, even when small-minded people try to cause problems. We can all get there in the end.

looby75

lidlest wrote:

, counselling in the beginnning is a daily thing not a weekly thing, all you are doing is making excuses. And people here are helping you make excuses.
Lets face facts, you don't KNOW whats best for you, you don't KNOW how to help yourself, you are an excuse making alcoholic.

I'm coming out of lurking mode here because I felt I needed to comment on something. You say that at first counselling is a daily thing, all I can say is you must have been either been sectioned or very very lucky. My ex bil is a alcoholic, he has in the past tried to get help from his gp and the most he was offered were those tablets that make you sick if you drink and counselling sessions.........once every other week. Eventually he was sectioned because he kept trying to kill himself and only then did he get any real kind of help. Sadly his situation isn't uncommon either.

Back into lurker mode now.

ac

helllooo SUSIESAVER xxxxxxxx:rolleyes:

you have just posted one of the hardest post you will have to do.....

it does get better from here....

xxxxxxxxx

Well done you....for not being discouraged by the
wolfs outside the door xxxxxxxx

(i have a loaded gun )

susiesaver

Thanks ac. I feel better already and have been singing along with you.

Edinburghlass_2

oops ac, better get the name right

Welcome to MSE susiesaver, I hope you find many topics on MSE that will help you one way or another

susiesaver

I don't mind what you call me, just happy to be here. X

lidlest

looby75 wrote:

I'm coming out of lurking mode here because I felt I needed to comment on something. You say that at first counselling is a daily thing, all I can say is you must have been either been sectioned or very very lucky. My ex bil is a alcoholic, he has in the past tried to get help from his gp and the most he was offered were those tablets that make you sick if you drink and counselling sessions.........once every other week. Eventually he was sectioned because he kept trying to kill himself and only then did he get any real kind of help. Sadly his situation isn't uncommon either.

Back into lurker mode now.

Well I wasn't sectioned but I had to pay, GP's in this country are severly lacking