What is wrong with me?

[dlw]

What is wrong with me?

Make sure to stay close to us for the first few days. Go to the chat room, When I was at my low points when I first joined. I had A LOT of support!
The supplements - the only thing I take is L Glut. Some go on prescription meds. Everyone is different.
Here is the best advise that I got when I first joined, When you dont think you can make it one Day at a time, break your day down- if a half day seems to long, break it down some more- if it's 15 minutes - break it down, You can do it. Keep strong, the beast that taps on our shoulders never lets up, be strong and ready for new beginnings!
Good LUck

[dma]

What is wrong with me?

Hi hopeful mom. I can totally relate to your story. I was in my first year at medical school when I began to suspect that I drink differently than other people. I was always frazzled and low so naturally I grew very fond of alcohol. I lived the double life and felt the shame, what would people think if they knew?

Looking back I think it would've been impossible for me to stop or even regulate my drinking because I had many unaddressed issues. Look beyond the craving and find what needs are temporarily satisfied when you drink. It may help your resolve to stop.

[Popeye]

What is wrong with me?

Hello Hopeful Mom,
I was in the same boat for many years, wondering why I couldn't pass the shop with money in my pocket without going in and buying booze. Until one day.... There was a little shift in my thinking. I had always believed that I was punishing myself by going without and that it was all doom and gloom living a sober life. This one day it just hit me that I was in fact moving on; that I was done with alcohol and all that it brings and that there is a life after booze. It's obviously still difficult to stop, and I have to make the effort to fill in the time that I would have spent drinking, but once I did that, there aren't enough hours in the day to persue the productive things that I have undertaken; all fun things that I have been putting off for years.
The reasoning behind my sobriety is different. There is a much more positive slant to it. I'm not giving up something that I want, I'm starting afresh without the feeling that I am depriving myself of anything. I'm doing myself a huge favour. I'm by no means the finished article and I do catch myself wondering what it would be like just to have a night on the piss, but I know what it would be like and I'm not going back there.