Im very sad my last drink resulted in car accident and drunk and drive case.
Im not sure if i get insurance claim because of drink.
Im so sad… emotionally mentally
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Have you had enough yet? Are you actually willing to put in the work.
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The Dubai men’s hotline for Alcoholics Anonymous is:
+971 56 788 1416
Call them and they will connect you with people who can help.
You are still holding onto alcohol because you believe it is giving you something. It isn’t. Let go.
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You’re still here with us and that says a lot. It’s always unfortunate when things like this happen but they don’t have to again.
Surprisingly, after going to rehab and getting sober I have not been back in jail, lost a job or had any real catastrophic things happen to me. Sure I’ve had some ups & downs but typical life shit. AA and this community have made living life differently; both pleasant and with purpose-- it’s not about me!
We don’t have to or need to drink anymore, Sarath. You can be consistent with sobriety too, if you want it bad enough and are willing to put the work in. Hugs friend.
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Be grateful this accident didn’t result in killing anyone and use it as motivation to get the help you need, that’s what I did. After my accident, I entered an intensive outpatient program followed by AA. When I stood in front of the judge, I felt confident I was taking all the necessary actions to stay sober and better myself. Thankfully, he agreed and gave me the minimum consequences allowed by law. Now, I’m grateful for that DUI accident and judge. If it weren’t for those events, I’d be dead, homeless or in jail. Instead, I have multiple years of sobriety. It’s taken a lot of hard work daily, but it’s definitely worth it.
Find the willingness, get honest and surrender. Sobriety doesn’t come knocking on our door. We have to seek out the help and work it like our life depends on it, because it does.
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Oh man that is scary! I do hope no one was hurt.
Are you working with anyone yet? The draw to alcohol is false and you have seen the benefits of sobriety. What is it that you are running away from or trying to numb? It may help to talk this through with someone so you are t compelled to drink it away (which we know does not work).
I am glad you are here with us…make the necessary changes to get some solid footing for yourself (this may mean having to change social circles). You matter- your life matters- sending you strength as you work on your sober journey. We will be right here beside you 
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You are very lucky hat you didn’t hurt yourself or anyone else. Is this a wake up call now? I can understand that you are sad, you should be grateful though that you are still alive and get another chance in getting sober. I really really hope you will give AA a chance. Go to a meeting today, in person, get some phone numbers and start! You can do it. You just need to have the absolute willingness to do so!
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Yes. I cannot take alcohol anymore in my life. Police case will be fine of 300 USD.
But for my car it will be 1000USD to get repaired. Im praying god insurance will be approved, if not im unable to take my car from showroom.
Im grateful for im living and my accident do not take someone life.
I lost my full time job about 6 months ago, this is second another big incident due to alcohol.
Im feeling like why should i live like this
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You don’t have to live like this. There are many of us here that decided we no longer wanted to live that way, if we can do it then do can you🙏
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This is the time to make a change and take responsibility for yourself…life is giving you rock bottoms which get more serious every time and it will continue to do so…a better life exists but you and only you can create it…we however are all here to help and support you should you decide to do that
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Yes i will and i want to
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Keep coming here and talk it out BEFORE you take a drink, when you dont feel strong…learn how to humble yourself and reach out when you need our help and support… none of us can do this alone and none of us are always strong … whats done is done but it could have been so much worse…you have the opportunity here to not let this get any worse
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So what are you going to do about it? You always talk about how you can’t keep drinking but then you don’t do anything.
Words won’t get you sober. Action will.
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First off I’m glad you are ok and that nobody was seriously hurt. Maybe instead of worrying whether insurance will cover this you should be more concerned that your behaviour could have killed innocent people or yourself. This might make me a bad person but I hope your insurance won’t cover the repairs because hopefully it will stop you from going out and doing it again. I find it very concerning your biggest concern is your car repairs at the moment
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Yes you are correct. i didnt put efforts on my recovery, but this time i want to attended AA meeting yesterday.
Honesty. I admitted that i’m powerless over alcohol – that my lives were become unmanageable
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That’s a great first step for you.
ODAAT.
Thats good i wish you well
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Today is my 3rd day without alcohol. I dont know this morning im really angry to my mother and father.
Father face is always like a anger face he never smile to me before accident also.
His face is such a rude face. Im anger without any reason.
But i never go for a drink. The shit alcohol made my life like this
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It is perfectly normal for your emotions to be unstable, and generally negative, in early sobriety. The long-standing problem with your father does not need to be resolved right away. It can wait until you have more balance with your sobriety.
The idea of going to meetings and following a program is that we know that simply avoiding alcohol, hating alcohol, wanting to be sober, is never enough on its own. I could stay dry or abstinent for anywhere from a few days to a week on my own willpower, but then my will would always collapse and I would drink. When I started focusing on building my recovery - going to AA daily, every day making the effort and devoting the time, then I started to get better and better.
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