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Reply to My First Day

hang in there. go to a hospital if you have to. There is no shame in that. This is a disease. you can do it.


My first day

I feel like not sleeping for so long on a work night would be worse on me than drinking myself to sleep. But I made a promise and I can't taper off. Everything is so lonely around me I can't even console in a woman right now. I'm too shakey and tired. I'm pretty miserable to say the truth.


After 3 days i lapsed

After 3 days of not drinking I became an emotional wreck. Cried from morning until evening. Could not myself together until I had a drink to calm down.


Celebrate Recovery

"I must admit, AA is being included in my step 4 resentments. I cannot simply choose a higher power. My higher power has chosen me and His name is Christ. Celebrate Recovery has given me the answer that so many in AA essentially dance around. I honestly feel that I was duped into thinking that I needed to ""believe"" that any HP will work...whether it be a door knob, the group, or what/whom-ever. This un-understanding created more confusion for me while I searched for truth. After regular weekly attendance at CR and daily communication(i.e. prayer) and reading of scriptures from Bible and daily devotionals... my desires have changed from within. Jesus is the secret. I will remain sober, for today, while I seek out His will for my life. Thanks for letting me share. "


Reply to Barely Sober

"Just because you hated meetings, does not mean you hate AA. If you hate a few meetings, try a few more. I went to the longest, most boring meeting of my 27 years of going to meetings last night. On the drive home, I wondered if that were my first meeting, would I ever return? I'm sure some liked the meeting last night even though I did not. Was it my attitude? Was I tired? I just don't know. But I do know that bad meetings don't equal bad AA. If you tried AA awhile ago and don't want to try again, maybe you weren't the same person you were then. If you saw your Father relapse even though he was trying AA, maybe you aren't the same person as your Father. Maybe AA will work for you now. If you are new, try many different styles of meetings. There are a wide variety of meetings: open, closed, many people, few people, discussion, lead, min-lead, Big Book, 12 by 12, gay, women only, men only, agnostic, atheist, and on and on. Just because you didn't like some meetings does not mean you won't eventually love AA. Go to a wide variety of meetings. Your attitude might change about meetings as you see that they work to keep you clean and sober. Meetings are a great way to get rid of lonliness. You will feel a new purpose if you give them a chance."


Barely sober...

I have been doing my DOC for 6 months straight now and I don't want to live this way anymore but I don't feel like 12 step meetings are for me... I don't know what to do. I'm already starting to think becoming sober was a stupid idea.. Feeling really alone and low right now


"Reply to ""Hi I'm an Alcoholic"""

"Try reading a daily message a day from SoberTool everyday and doing exactly what it suggests. You can also call a local treatment Center for an evaluation. Remember that alcoholism is a progressive, fatal disease if not treated. Get off the elevator now because it only spirals downward. Let us know how you are doing."


"Hi, I'm an alcoholic"

I have been trying to get sober for 13 years. Nothing has worked.


Reply to Relapsing Currently:

But how long will the good feeling last?


Relapsing currently....

Feeling like a horrid person but also having a great time.