Hi everyone!
I joined MWO a while ago and was very excited to find such a supportive space, but eventually drifted off of the site and back into bad habits. I had not read the book, was not taking the supps, and was simply relying on the forums to keep me on track - which was not very clever, and of course, didn't work.
Also, at the time, I had not spoken to anyone about visiting this forum and about my feelings about my excessive drinking, so it was easy for me to just stop visiting here and continue drinking.
What I've done differently this time around is that I have read the book and bought the supplements. But MOST importantly, I have had several really good and honest talks with my boyfriend (with whom I live), and we have both committed to helping eachother. Although my main addiction is alcohol, his is smoking weed. I smoked with him, but it was something I could easily do without. He drank with me, but wasn't that hung up on alcohol. So now we've both stopped drinking AND smoking, and I am so happy to have spoken to him honestly about my addiction. Our hope is that we will be able to help eachother through what is going to be a hard time. But we are both committed.
So I wanted to say a big HELLO to everyone out there. This time around, I am not hiding my problems from those nearest and dearest to me, but am rather leaning on them for support. And I'll need to lean on you too, if you'll let me.
Look forward to chatting to you guys again.
I joined MWO a while ago and was very excited to find such a supportive space, but eventually drifted off of the site and back into bad habits. I had not read the book, was not taking the supps, and was simply relying on the forums to keep me on track - which was not very clever, and of course, didn't work.
Also, at the time, I had not spoken to anyone about visiting this forum and about my feelings about my excessive drinking, so it was easy for me to just stop visiting here and continue drinking.
What I've done differently this time around is that I have read the book and bought the supplements. But MOST importantly, I have had several really good and honest talks with my boyfriend (with whom I live), and we have both committed to helping eachother. Although my main addiction is alcohol, his is smoking weed. I smoked with him, but it was something I could easily do without. He drank with me, but wasn't that hung up on alcohol. So now we've both stopped drinking AND smoking, and I am so happy to have spoken to him honestly about my addiction. Our hope is that we will be able to help eachother through what is going to be a hard time. But we are both committed.
So I wanted to say a big HELLO to everyone out there. This time around, I am not hiding my problems from those nearest and dearest to me, but am rather leaning on them for support. And I'll need to lean on you too, if you'll let me.
Look forward to chatting to you guys again.
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