Long way to go

[Matt005]

Alcohol has been a way for me to numb my feelings of depression and an out to anxiety. Ive hurt my family because of it. Most importantly my marriage is hanging by a thread because of the drinking. Only 2 days sober and i want a drink for financial stress to relax. Ive never been a full blown alcoholic but ive drink in excess more often than i should. Just looking for some people going thru the same or have been thru the same thing

[DanielRicardo]

Hello there. I don’t drink every day or even every weekend either. But, when I’m tipsy I can’t just stop and want more and more. I’ve realized I have a problem and it sucks because when I’m drunk I’m a completely idiot.

[SinceIAwoke]

Hi Matt, and welcome to Talking Sober! Two days sober is an excellent start. And reaching out here is one of the best ways to get ideas and guidance on how sobriety is built and lived, one day at a time.

Do what works for you to lay your head sober on the pillow tonight. You only have to stay dry from the time you wake up until you go to sleep again, so far less than 24 hours each day! See, it gets easier and easier!

I was, by many definitions, “a full blown alcoholic”. Lots of us here were, and lots of us had only felt the first sting of consequences. But all of us have that thing - once we start, we can’t stop. And we can’t stay stopped without help. The great news is that help is available, here and other places, and if a guy like me can get sober and stay that way, can be content and happy, can feel useful again, then anyone can do it. My alcoholism was the express train to hell, and the engine was glowing red hot from the speed of the journey. My sobriety has been a long slow beautiful boat ride. I’m not too far from Lake Placid, and I sometimes feel like I’m just floating on that lake, placid and happy in the sun.

Anyway, here’s a couple of excellent threads to get you started. Blessings on your house as you begin your journey.

You don't have to go - strategies to protect your sobriety

It’s that time of year again. You’re newly sober and begining to work on your recovery. You’ve been invited to a wedding, or a birthday party, Halloween party, or Christmas party, what should you do? On one hand, you don’t want to risk your sobriety. On the other, you don’t want to disappoint your friends or family. So what’s the right thing to do? If you have any doubt at all, the choice is clear, don’t go! Invitations always have a decline option. We often times want to please people and s…

2 years sober and what helped me to get there:

2 days ago I celebrated my 2 years sober again. Again, because years ago I had a long stretch of sober days too but relapsed after 5 years. My doc is alcohol. I started to drink when I was 16 year or so and it increased in my student days. I noticed I had a problem around the aged of 30 I guess. Tried to quit multiple times but couldn’t get more then 30 days sober Decided to give myself an ultimatum: 1 year. 1 year to get sober myself otherwise I would go to see my doctor and ask fo…

Resources for our recovery

There are so many helpful resources available to us on our sober journeys. I wanted to share this list for those who are interested in non traditional resources. Please note: I created this thread with alcohol recovery in mind and it is U.S. based as well. As a straight white past middle age woman (SassyRocks), it is based on what resonated and helped me in my journey. Over time, I have added in resources for some other addictions (found at the end of this post), but it is heavy with resources …

[Lensmosis12]

Dear @Matt005 I get where you are because that’s what I started to do 20 years ago. And then, Alcohol took over. Ruined a lot of friendships, more money issues, made the anxiety and depression worse.

I am at 110 days Sober and am working to stay on this path. The one suggestion I have is to stay close to this group; take one day at a time and stay in recovery….