My head is aching!!

[bear73]

My head is aching!!

Mandy you can do it 35 days is fantastic - if you haven't got support at hoem you've got it here.
I lapsed tonnes of times (you were one of the people who really helped me back)
take care and keep posting xx

[InnerStrength]

My head is aching!!

Hi guys
One thing that Mandy said that struck me was "the problems are still there"!
This is something that worries me. While I am pushing for all these days of AF, I DO sometimes think (example, when I am thinking of an approaching weekend and whether I can allow myself to drink), "but the problems are still there" - if I try the AF days, in the back of my mind I am always wondering, am I really changing anything? Can I?
My mother seems to think that the only "tools" that can actually beat this are through finding a higher power for example, through AA etc. I wonder - how do we beat the "problems" behind this thing? Counselling? etc.? What do you guys think? Does this make sense? How do we ensure that we are REALLY making a difference and addressing this head-on, as opposed to AF days piling up but not really getting well?
Not to be a downer, I have just thought about this before?
Love all
Jen

[Rocky]

My head is aching!!

Jenneh

I guess that means part of life is dealing with problems. We will have problems whether we drink or do not drink, rich or poor, College degreed or drop out, if we are alive there will be problems.

For us..we are here because we know, and are tired of what alcohol is doing to us... we know it does not solve the problem, and in fact causes more problems...it is a escape for a few hours, but as many have said..it is not worth the 8 hours of dread, misery and pain the drinking causes...

We all will need to find ways to live with, deal, manage our problems in better ways...many have shared those... That would probably be a good thread to start... How are you dealing with problems when you do not drink to deal...mask them?

Well we are learning every day... blessing to all.