New Alcohol self help

brodev

Many congratulations to you both.
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lewt

suffolkb wrote: »

Well done Lewt. Good day for me as well. I am 7 years sober today and my place on the science foundation year at UEA has just been confirmed.

Congrats to Suffolk B
you also posted the 1000th post on this thread,,, great stuff.

thanks for your wishes guys. being recovered is great. i don't think i would have ever spoke to any of you if i had'nt stopped drinking so im gratefull for that cheers.

habibi_2

Congratulations Lewt and SuffolkB - what achievements:T

How's it going Goldie?

brodev

Hi folks I hope that you are all well. I am off to Portugal for a couple of weeks (poor me). I am going to miss all this wind and rain. I may have internet access when I am there but maybe not. Keep well everybody.

Taffyscot

brodev wrote: »

Hi folks I hope that you are all well. I am off to Portugal for a couple of weeks (poor me). I am going to miss all this wind and rain. I may have internet access when I am there but maybe not. Keep well everybody.

Brod Sorry I missed you on Monday should have told you I was going to the meeting but it was a last minute decision. A mutual friend said he would pass on my phone number and now you are going to Portugal again grrrrrr. I was looking forward to meeting you. Taffy

Taffyscot

Well done Lewt and Suffolk. I know it is not easy but I think each day away from the alcohol is one more day under your belt and each day gets easier. Taffy

star-X_2

Hi guys, well, im nearly there! Went to the doctor in tears asking for medication to stop the withdrawls last thurs, he said no because of fitting and reffered me on, which is fair enough, (i didnt think that at the time lol), im an old timer at aa, de-tox etc, never ever used it properly tho and always relapsed. This time i thought im not waiting, i want it and i want it now, im not prepared to wait for the referall which could take a couple of months so ive done it myself, a couple of months is just too long, i could be dead by then. Soooo, i cut it down day by day, got myself to meetings, found a home group which is fab, and have two more days to go and i will be clean, wohooooooo!!! Also without having to worry about having fits etc. I knowits going to not be as easy as it has been so far, but my attitude is sooo different this time, i am sooo ready for this its actually exciting, i am doing it half an hour at a time, im not worrying about weekends or christmas or birthdays or summer which is what i did before, im just thinking about each half an hour at a time. Ive dug out all my aa literature, all my old gratitude lists, got phone numbers and im using them. I was told yesterday i look so much weller (is that a word lol), and boy dont i feel it already. Theres been drink in the fridge of my hubbys and I DONT WANT IT, that in itself is a miracle, it can stay there until he wants it, i certainly dont, it causes me nothing but consequences and ill health, physically and spiritually. I just wanted to share how well im doing, i hope you dont mind, and its a lot to aa, i want what they have, 100% this time, im not playing games anymore, all it was doing was hurting me and my family and friends, and im going to any lengths to get it. Congratulations everyone on you sobriety, be it one day or 10 years, you are all doing fab. Love to all xxx

Bogof_Babe

Wow Star, what a truly inspirational post. You go girl, you have cracked it this time! :T

brodev

Great Star go for it. Your post reminded me of something that is not mentioned as much as it used to be. You have MADE A DECISION to be well. It is so much easier when someone does this. I know that I was told that I had to do this (I joined AA when both it and I were young and people didn't make suggestions) I didn't really want to stop at first, just cut down but that I couldn't do. I was told to make the decision and try it for a while After a while I found I enjoyed being sober and that I didn't want to drink any more because I didn't want to go back to the pain.
On a personal note the weather here is lovely and I am having a ball. Taffy I'll see you in Largs in a couple of weeks

habibi_2

Well done Star, that's great