New Alcohol self help

lewt

will you both be having assessments again ? the good thing about liver is that it heals itsself and you can have a fully heatly liver again..

shazrobo

good luck for your appointment too jo.
went ok this afternoon, had a really good talk with my counsellor, and discussed how well i had done in the past and things i can do to get back on track again, eg keeping myself busy, hobbies etc, and putting myself first instead of other people who take advantage
shaz x

lazy_daisy

Well thanks for the good wishes, I found out today that my liver is not as badly damaged as I had thought, although I do have a fatty liver and will have to abstain for a while, so kind of good news! This is wonderful after having spent the last week thinking I am going to die!!!
I have decided to quit the drink for good, though, as I never want to feel the way I have felt recently again.
Good luck with the test jo, hopefully you will have good news too...
Love ,
Daisy x

lewt

lazy, im gald your got the result your looking for

shaz, did you mention you were thinking of going to a meeting?

jo1972

That's great news Shaz, glad to hear you are getting some support

Daisy, I'm so pleased to hear your results were good. At least you are at the point were the liver can repair itself, don't damage it any further. Did you tell your OH?

Lewt, I will be seeing a new counsellor and having a full assessment including a medical. My last counsellor I saw for nearly a year, he was such a lovely bloke but I never quit drinking the whole time I was seeing him, in fact I increased my intake! He left the service and I decided at the time I didn't want to get to know another counsellor. Ironically I quit drinking the week after I left and stayed quit for 4 months. I think I now need to see someone again, although I already know all the questions and all the things I'm gonna need to talk/think about.

Day 3 for me today, it's not been too bad as I've not been well and I've been dosed up on nurofen which seems to make it a little easier to bear, just worried now about when I'm feeling fine in a few days and the alarm bells start going off again :undecided

shazrobo

lewt wrote: »

lazy, im gald your got the result your looking for

shaz, did you mention you were thinking of going to a meeting?

hiya lewt, yes i did mention that i was thinkin of going to a meeting, and he gave me a list of all groups in my area, trouble is most of them are on an evening which is difficult for me.
feeling positive, that i can do it this time, and day 3 for me too

suki1964

jo1972 wrote: »

Lewt, I will be seeing a new counsellor and having a full assessment including a medical. My last counsellor I saw for nearly a year, he was such a lovely bloke but I never quit drinking the whole time I was seeing him, in fact I increased my intake! He left the service and I decided at the time I didn't want to get to know another counsellor. Ironically I quit drinking the week after I left and stayed quit for 4 months. I think I now need to see someone again, although I already know all the questions and all the things I'm gonna need to talk/think about.

Jo, this is something I can relate too. I spent a lot of time with counsellors whilst I was drinking that I learned to dodge the issues and really not do any work at all - just went through the motions. Then I got thrown into group therapy and believe me when I say there is no hiding place there. The stuff I worked on in group amazed me, stuff I never even knew I was carrying - until someone else brought something into the group and it triggered my own stuff. Hard work but Im still sober

jo1972

Day 4 for me today, it's definately a bonus being ill at the moment as that takes my mind away from drinking somewhat.

shazrobo

jo1972 wrote: »

Day 4 for me today, it's definately a bonus being ill at the moment as that takes my mind away from drinking somewhat.

hi jo, sorry to hear that your ill right now, i'm full of cold too and feeling rough.
day 4 for me too hun, keep up the good work
shaz x

feelinggood_2

I had a great few days with family. I'm starting to build up a life after drink - little things like going to Birthday Parties and for meals with family - I didn't bother doing these things when drinking. I'm being a grown-up for the first time in my life and its pretty good going

Feeling a little better after my low spell recently. It seems in my case that Pain is the touchstone of spiritual growth.