Newbies Nest
Lookie here, this is a 2 way street...I get as much out of reading your posts as I hope you get from mine. And when you have 6 months under your belt, I expect you to help other new people who come here with no where else to go but rehab! Scared people who don't know how not to drink, like me. So in your posts, I see myself, and what I needed was to know this wasn't impossible, and when was I going to feel better, and when do the horrible cravings go away...I needed some hope and a lot of help. I was jealous of people who had racked up days upon days, because dammit, I couldn't do it. But I finally stopped listening to myself and started listening to others who went ahead of me...and it finally worked. 6 months out, I can tell you the voices are there, but not as often and not as strong. I usually hit a hard spot right after work, but the next thing you know, it's 8 o'clock and I've gotten thru it. If there is anything I can give you reassurance about, it's the voices are starting to lose their credibility....and they come around less and less. I would have never thought it, but am proof...I'd stand my drinking up to almost anyone's...I was on a path to destruction. Stay your ground...this is the fight of your life. You CAN do it. Byrdie
Lookie here, this is a 2 way street...I get as much out of reading your posts as I hope you get from mine. And when you have 6 months under your belt, I expect you to help other new people who come here with no where else to go but rehab! Scared people who don't know how not to drink, like me. So in your posts, I see myself, and what I needed was to know this wasn't impossible, and when was I going to feel better, and when do the horrible cravings go away...I needed some hope and a lot of help. I was jealous of people who had racked up days upon days, because dammit, I couldn't do it. But I finally stopped listening to myself and started listening to others who went ahead of me...and it finally worked. 6 months out, I can tell you the voices are there, but not as often and not as strong. I usually hit a hard spot right after work, but the next thing you know, it's 8 o'clock and I've gotten thru it. If there is anything I can give you reassurance about, it's the voices are starting to lose their credibility....and they come around less and less. I would have never thought it, but am proof...I'd stand my drinking up to almost anyone's...I was on a path to destruction. Stay your ground...this is the fight of your life. You CAN do it. Byrdie
Enjoy the freedom, it's wonderful!
At this point I just have no desire to be around all those smoking, drinking, gambling individuals - besides I really hate gambling, I'm a total loser in that department 
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