thank you!
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Welcome to the show Little. Glad you’re here.
Hope to see you around.
Hi everyone. I’m Jon, 45 from England. 2 lovely kids, amazing wife and pretty much blessed in my life… except for the fact that I have been drinking a lot, every day, for a long time and no one knows. Because of my job I can’t get any local support. Had like a thousand attempts at giving up on my own. Best run was 9 days. On my current path I will lose everything I love pretty soon as I feel I am about to completely lose what little control I have left!! Now on day 2 and taking it an hour at a time. Would love to find a few people I can confide in/message as I am so worried about the sudden cravings that just take over me. Only been on this app a few days but it has helped me so much and I am so humbled and grateful for the honesty and kindness shown here. Want to try to live a life of gratitude, service and love but have to find a way of getting out of my crazy head!!! Will keep trying and thank you all again
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Hi Jon,
Thanks for the introduction and welcome to TS. If there is one thing I’ve learned in my sober journey, which is at the same time the biggest lesson I could take in my life, it is that I can’t do it alone. I need help. I think we all do. Which ties in nicely with the other point I want to make, which is that we have no control over our drinking. The only control we do have is total abstention. This is the first lesson from AA, I’m not in AA and I don’t agree with their way 100% (to each their own though and if it helps you that’s great) but this point is 100% true IMO.
Seeing you are here I think this goes for you as well. You can’t control your drinking so abstinence is the only option. You can’t do it alone because nobody can. Together we have a chance at change though. Together we’re strong. And the more the better. So I’m not only glad for you that you’re here, but for myself too 
By being here you are helping yourself in the first place, but you’re also helping me. So let’s dot this! You’re not alone. Strength and success Jon.
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ty for being so welcoming, and i like your funny memes too!
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Thank you so much for that - completely resonates with me… gonna be on this app a lot I think!!
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Why is that?
Welcome to TS, Jon.
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Hello everyone I am new here and aiming for 100 days sober from alcohol (currently on 1 week).
A few months ago I got to around 50 days which felt amazing, before resetting again. I have a lot of peer pressure to drink from drinkers who are close to me - I’m figuring that I need to work out how to navigate that and take some more responsibility for my own health if I am to be successful. I’m in my 50’s and haven’t been enjoying drinking as much as I used to. Now even a small amount of alcohol seems to makes me feel hungover the next day. So I’m ready to change.
I’m aiming to double the 50 day run to 100 and hopefully by then I’ll have a healthy new sober lifestyle that I can adhere to. Grateful for this forum and for the opportunity to learn and grow. Thanks for listening and may you have a great morning, afternoon or evening!
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I’m Phoebe, DOC alcohol
27 years. One day, year at a time. Hard to believe.
Retired
No kids
3 step daughters (7 grands)
From US, I grew up in Michigan and moved to California in my twenties for a job.
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My name is Sammee and my DOC’s yes multiple are opiates and amphetamines. This isn’t my first trip round the sun. I’ve got 97 days under my belt and feel amazing.
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That’s very impressive, especially when you’re fighting multiple substances. Good work!! Keep it up and welcome to TS!
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John my drug of choice was heroin but I started taking espranor about 2 yr ago and have been on them since Saturday wen I stopped but had a silliest little bit in a draw and ended up taking it on Wednesday morning 
instantly regretted it and now back on 48 hrs at 5 in morning this time I have no little slivers hiding and can’t get none so am braving meself for the next few days 
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Ol and I’ve smoked weed Everyday since 16 and socially take cocaine but have literally stopped it all on Saturday I was doing well. But so let myself down Wednesday morning now I’m just kicking meself thinking them first 4 days were for nothing 
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Hi I’m Ewa, DOC is alcohol, I’ve been sober for 23 days. This is so hard to write, even though I don’t know any of you. I don’t talk about what’s bothering me or my issues to anyone, something I’m really trying to work on as I know now that that is what’s been keeping me stuck in this for so long. I started drinking casually at 13, when I turned 18 it became the regular university drinking… all the time. This went on until I married and had children, stopping all together was not an issue once I got pregnant. After my second, my daughter, was born I had severe post parting depression, I didn’t drink much until she was 14 months old. With un diagnosed postpartum, depression and anxiety and two young children it was my escape and a way to numb the overwhelming chaos I felt inside. I’ve tried to control my drinking over the years to full on not caring anymore, until I couldn’t do it anymore. So here I am, and I’m very happy to be here reading everyone’s experience makes me feel like I’m not fucking crazy
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You ain’t crazy
I feel the same tho I just put a post up about dad and don’t talk about it to anybody but I feel on here I can let it all out cos no one nos me lol 
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Hello, Rita, Alcoholic/addict, 44 days sober and just got home, my mom’s gift was beautiful , flowers
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My name is Ashley
I’m a recovering addict
That’s just trying to
Get it Right!
- This is not my first go around
I’m currently 13 months sober
I decided to be apart of this site because It’s nice to get to know people that have went through
the same experiences I’ve went through and i thought it be a good idea to share my experience strength and hope as it was so freely given to me by my sponsor and people in the rooms.
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Hi, my name is Steven and I am an Alcoholic and an Addict and I am 53 days clean and sober today. I live in Alabama and I am 51 years old. My DOC was Cocaine, opiates and alcohol although I have been a trash can addict and used whatever I could find since age 17.
I have been fortunate to have had 3 seasons of great sobriety in my lifetime (10 years, 5 years, and 3 years) but I stopped doing what I was supposed to be doing (including maintaining my depression meds) and quickly went back to my old coping mechanisms. It nearly cost me my life.
I recently got out of my fourth rehab Black Bear (over a 30 year period) in N Ga and hitting AA 90 in 90 and IOP x 5 weeks as well and indiv therapy weekly and staying on my meds including vivitrol.
I just found this app and could use the support without the BS of other social media.
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Hi I am Flannery I am from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. My drugs of choices were heroin, meth and cigarettes. I have been sober from heroin and meth for one year, 7 months and 13 days and cigarettes roughly a year and a month. I have had many goes at being sober but this is the longest I have maintained my sobriety. I go to NA (Narcotics Anonymous) and want to get back to Celebrate Recovery. I am really grateful for my sobriety and to be alive and thank you for letting me share.
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