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[Delta Moon]

I'm back after 2 months of heavy drinking as a result of a broken marriage and my inability to cope without my old pal AL. I need some support from people that have been there and understand. Thank you for any help.

[sunshine_gg]

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:l Delta.
Yep, I HAVE been there... it's a terribly tough time, no matter what your circumstances are.
Can you start by getting 2 or 3 days AF under your belt? Get outside, pamper yourself a little, eat well, etc?????

(Biiiig cyber hug)

[paula]

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Welcome back Delta. You can get through this awful time, just remember that drinking got you where you are and if you continue to drink things will get worse. I really do speak from experience. Once I stopped drinking things gradually got better, I have no wish to go back to those awful days, when I didn't know what I was doing or saying, al is no friend to any of us. Sending you good wishes.

[~iirene~]

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Delta, it takes all this to happen to us, before we realize, we must stop drinking!

Been there my friend, never want to go back to those awful days.

What i found out was, when i stopped drinking or shall i say (PAUSED) thats what i did, everything that was goin on BAD was due to me not thinking clearly!

I so understand the pain you are in.
This is not the end of life.
Really its the start towards a better way to live.

Today, and you can have that day as well, no one messes with my emotions.

Its okay to tell us, you need support right now, so many are here to give advice.

Get control of your life.

Later,,, time clock is waiting for me to CLOCK IN!
Time to sweat out my inner fears.

Love and Hope to you.

[greeneyes]

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Been there! What a shithole place to be too.

OK gotta get out of the funk. Ditto what sunshine said. Litttle exercise, TONS of water. Small lhelathy meals. Don't let yourself get hungry or thirsty but put GOOD stuff in! Take supplements. Get yourself some kudzu and l-glute. Look at the toolbox thread in Monthly Abstinance.

I don't know what to say about your marriage but remember that it being broken doesn't mean you are broken. It doesn't define you. You can do this! Put yer big girl pants on!

[Delta Moon]

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Thank you, everyone! Off to drink tons of water!

[ilovejafa]

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Yes, I have been in that dark place too.
I wish I had some useful tools back then, like I have had in the past few months.
1. This MWO site
2. Hypnotherapy CD's bought through MWO
These's CD's absolutely work and really cleanse out everything mentally. When I'm having a down moment, I just listen for 30 mins and I feel so much better.

Keep in touch,
Love Jafa

[Delta Moon]

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Well, just landed home after the show and I would usually have had a few but I made it through AF!
Thanks for all the support. One day and night down. One day at a time!
Good to see you, Rip!

[Popeye]

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Hello Delta Moon. It's good to see you back.

What's behind you is done. There is nothing that you can do to change what has happened, and I know from experience that dwelling on mistakes of the past does nothing but crush the spirit and waste any positive energy that we may have.
I have spent many days and nights feeling the pangs of regret and desire, and found myself lost in a black funk with no way forward.
I don't ever want to forget my past though. It's important to me. It is part of my make-up and I have had some wonderful times with some beautiful people and I've also had some darker times, when I thought there was little to do but fade away.
I've been an alcoholic for many years and the reasons I drank were as many as leaves on a tree, and every one of them was a lie; an excuse I made to stop myself from having to face the world, and as we all know, that is no way to live. This one life is all that I have and I have wasted too much of it.
I can't deal with the past. I can only deal with my perception of the past and to do this I had to stop drinking, which was no easy task. I have to know true reality in order to work through it and not the distorted ghost of reality that I find in a bottle. I always knew that drinking wasn't the answer. I wanted it to dull the pain, but it doesn't work that way.
I'm at the stage now, where I can accept what is, and also look forward to what will be, without any bitter aftertaste and a knowledge that I can make of myself whatever I will. On balance, there is at least as much for me to be happy about as there is to bemoan, if I was the bemoaning sort of person.
Good luck to you on your renewed journey.

[hippie37]

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ditto what Paul said!!

Welcome back Delta Moon.

Love and Light
Phil
xx

[dlw]

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Hi Delta, welcome back. Keep strong and stay close to MWO friends for a while. We all have the bumps in the road- Pick yourself up, brush off your shoulders and get ready for an AL free day
YOU CAN DO IT!

[Blue Sky]

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:welcome:BACK

I remember you! I'm still here and still trying. We will get there in the end!

[dancelot]

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Popeye;718049 wrote: Hello Delta Moon. It's good to see you back.

What's behind you is done. There is nothing that you can do to change what has happened, and I know from experience that dwelling on mistakes of the past does nothing but crush the spirit and waste any positive energy that we may have.
I have spent many days and nights feeling the pangs of regret and desire, and found myself lost in a black funk with no way forward.
I don't ever want to forget my past though. It's important to me. It is part of my make-up and I have had some wonderful times with some beautiful people and I've also had some darker times, when I thought there was little to do but fade away.
I've been an alcoholic for many years and the reasons I drank were as many as leaves on a tree, and every one of them was a lie; an excuse I made to stop myself from having to face the world, and as we all know, that is no way to live. This one life is all that I have and I have wasted too much of it.
I can't deal with the past. I can only deal with my perception of the past and to do this I had to stop drinking, which was no easy task. I have to know true reality in order to work through it and not the distorted ghost of reality that I find in a bottle. I always knew that drinking wasn't the answer. I wanted it to dull the pain, but it doesn't work that way.
I'm at the stage now, where I can accept what is, and also look forward to what will be, without any bitter aftertaste and a knowledge that I can make of myself whatever I will. On balance, there is at least as much for me to be happy about as there is to bemoan, if I was the bemoaning sort of person.
Good luck to you on your renewed journey.

Amen to that!

Hang in there Delta - Much Love to you!

[sunbird]

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Hi Delta Moon,

Good to meet you. These people are great, and a wonderful source of support.

Paul, what you said was profound, and for me, really helpful. Thanks!

[Delta Moon]

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You all are such an inspiration!
Blessings!