Last year I got sober for 6 months after almost loosing everything. I started drinking again and I can confirm you that things didn’t get better.
I was really mean to my son, my precious little boy and I don’t want it to happen again. That’s why I decided to get sober again and I hope it’s for good.
I’m optimistic that it’ll go well. I did it for 6 months so I know the path I guess.
Welcome Caro It sounds like you know what you want to do, and you are taking steps to get there. That’s a good start! There’s lots of wisdom here on Talking Sober.
There’s also a list of recovery groups there too. Joining a group was very helpful for me. I made some good friends and I learned from the more experienced people there. There are groups in person and online.
You did six months, now you have the taste of freedom. It takes hard work, but you know that weighs up as advantageous to the weight of powerless addiction.
Stick around, check in, read everything. Get accountable and reinvent your normal.
Welcome to the community Carole-Anne
With support, a good plan and determination we can stack up the days. This is a wonderful community full of support and love and the members are fellow addicts who understand the struggle. Great to have you here with us. Hope to see you around
Welcome. It sounds like you learnt the hard way that people who can’t drink appropriately, can’t drink appropriately, and time doesn’t change that. (It took me many times ) “Once you are a pickle, you can’t turn back into a cucumber” is a great saying that helps me remember this.
I know this feeling. Try not to be too hard on yourself. I took note of exactly how i was feeling when i bottomed out, I even made some notes hidden away in my phone about how i felt, what i planned to change and what i want to be in 6, 12 months time. It helped, not to drag me back to that place but to remind me of the horror that i was in. And it gave me hope that every time i read it back it was further & further in the past. where it belonged. Quite quickly life takes an upward trend and your not seen as that drunk person or all those stupid things you did. In 6 months time you could be the shining light of the family with everyone so proud. It’s up to you how you want things to go from here.
I know it might be silly, but my resolution was just trying to curse less. It’s harder than I thought. I have also been trying to reach out spiritually, so calling a convent to speak to a nun helped me curve that addiction! Haha
It sounds like you know what you want to do, and you are taking steps to get there. That’s a good start! There’s lots of wisdom here on Talking Sober.
) “Once you are a pickle, you can’t turn back into a cucumber” is a great saying that helps me remember this.