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[gabby1go]

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Hey everyone,

This is my first post on the site. I am trying whatever I can to quit and I just seem to keep slipping. I have been a social drinker most of my adult life and it has progressively gotten worse in the last 4 years. It is good to know that there are many more like me out there. I have a feeling I am going to need this site to keep me strong. Wish me luck.

[Finding My Self]

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Gabby - welcome to you....maybe you and Kaliana can get a support going between you? Well done on your first posts....it's onwards and upwards from here....and we'll help all we can. Keep reading and posting and find somewhere you're comfortable (ODAT, 30 day thread, The Inn at 30....) so you can get going on progress! Have you read the book and got any sups/meds yet either of you? Many others here have all the info on those...I did L-Glut and Kudzu in the early days but the support alone has got me to 5 months tomorrow so.....stick around. It's really worth it!

Good luck to you both.
Love
FMF xx

[georgie_o]

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Hey Kaliana,
I'm new here too & feel exactly like you do. I'm a couple of years over you, but I've been drinking for about the same number of years. Man I really wish I never took that job in the wine shop!
For me I've had bad anxiety problems since I was very young (the joys of having two schizophrenics in the family) that manifest in my throat tensing up and me not being able to eat. So for me getting enough wine down my throat for me to relax enough to eat has been my main problem for not stopping all the times I've tried.
I try hard and do well, but then something happens (Mum gets sectioned, Dad became terminally ill, erm mortgage etc), the whole anxiety problems start and hey presto the bottle's out again. So in many ways I use alcohol for similar reasons to you.
You all seem like a really lovely group here in this forum, I look forward to reading your advice and getting myself sorted.

[rustop61]

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Hi and welcome

Well done on recognising that it may/has become a problem. As the others say nip it in the bud now before you waste any more precious years. Its not worth it. Good luck.

Rustop

[Suzanna]

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Hi Georgie O and welcome! You can get alot of great advice here, and in talking with your doctor find other ways to cope with stress that is not the wine, maybe some other medication or breathing, meditating, and you can keep coming to this site and chatting in the chat room. I use wine to "relax" but I don't really get good sleep after a bottle plus the mid-section is getting big too, not good! Great to see you here and keep posting. :h Suz

[sweetpea]

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:welcome:

You are a lovely person and we are very proud of you for being so brave to realise you have a problem so early in life. Grab the moment because if you manage to keep your drinking in check now you will save yourself a lot of heartache and anguish in the future.

I think most of us that have replied have been on this merry go round far longer than we would like to admit

If you can afford it I recommend the tapes. They seem to be giving me a good crutch to lean on. They also make me relax and sleep better. As for other advice as to what to do with your time, posting, on here during that time will give you lots of support. You can say anything you like without being judged. Just keep asking as many questions as you can. Over time you will be able to give help yourself which will make you feel really good about yourself. I know that just giving a few words of encouragment myself is making me look outwards instead of inwards all the time and makes me feel wanted. I am begining to find the same names and excellent advice keep cropping up and make me feel like I have a family out there routing for me.

:l sweetpea :l xxxxx

[happydog]

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Hi kaliana, gabby1go, and Georgie o.

WELCOME ABOARD.
Your so young and wise just keep on posting you will always get a lot of support here.
your in the right place.
wishing you three the best of luck.xx
Love Teardrop.x