Hello everyone, im Todd alcoholic/addict. Been sober 48 hours so far. Been a struggle for while here. Lost my mom a little over year ago. So thatbis just another layer of the shitball rolling downhill. But im here.
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Hey Todd, glad to have you with us! 
I am sorry to read about your mum.
Is this the first time you are trying to get sober? What’s been your journey?
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No not my first time trying. Got sober while in the navy for 2 years. Been a back and forth journey. Its been rough with mom. But those 2 years have been my longest. My dad has been sober for 43 years, so i have a good resource but i dont use him much because i havent been sober. I am 34 now and im not liking feeling like shit and being unhealthy anymore. Im too old to be out til 5am drinking and sniffing columbia. Its not something mom would br proud of
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Thanks for the response!
You have a good resource and a good reason to sober up, addiction seems to run in the family.
Do you also have a plan for how you will go about your first days, weeks and months of sobriety? This thread will provide good tips for a plan, highly recommend you read it:
We’re all here to help you, just a message away!
My plan isnt much, but my plan is to attend as many meetings as i can and go from there
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I wish you the best of luck with that, plenty people who have done a ‘90 in 90’ as a first step in successful sobriety! 
Thank you. My mental health will improve doing so as well
I sincerely hope so, mental health issues can be so draining
Welcome to the community Todd. So sorry for your late ss. Great work on getting your day done behind you. This is a very supportive and loving community full of members who understand the addiction struggles. Stay connected friend 
. Keep pushing through - it does get easier 
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Welcome here Todd,
I’m sorry for your loss, lost my mom when I was 37 years old. So I know where you are going trough
Glad you have found this place! It is a huge part of my recovery and more then 6 years ago I posted my first message here on the forum. Sober since. So this place works 
So I hope to see you around often, because it helps to be here much 
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Hello tod, we’re similar ages, same main addictions and from what you have said same kind of issues. My addiction was made alot worse a few years ago with the death of my nan ( I left home at 14 and my mum and me were not close, this is where my nan litrelly was that model) she knew drugs were there but always said to me that if she knew she would dis own me. An old fashioned woman trying to give me insentive. On her death bed she asked me for one thing, her dying wish was for me to sort myself out… One of the things that really hurts me the most!
I have litrelly just reset my timer as 2 days ago it was a heavy sleepless night…
If you don’t mind how often we’re you using? I was always finding the 3rd day would never go past with the w but that barrier has been broken now…
This forum has helped massively for me, but you have got to be coming on every day, everyone here is so helpful and remember the more open you are the more you could be helping someone else reading it! Drop me a message daily if you want, it would be you helping me and I hope it would also help you… Reading through people’s previous posts helped me alot aswell. No gay shit but love you mate and keep strong let not let anyone close to us down any more! WE GOT IT!!!
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Say hi to your Dad from a old timer 38 years now , got sober at 34 now 72 still sober still do meetings sponsor and come on here to pass on my wisdom lol wish you well
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How are you doing ?
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Im doing ok. The beginning steps are the hardest. Just got back from a mens meeting. Stayed sober today
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