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    Hello mywayout community; it's good to be here.

    When i started drinking a bottle of 'Brandivino' every Friday night at the age of 13, i had no idea i would be battling an alcohol addiction 35 years later.

    In 1978, i (thought) i was hanging out with coolest kids, but it was to be my undoing. Drinking made me more extroverted and animated, and i also came to discover it was a good way to escape from unpleasant feelings.

    Steadily and insidiously over the years since, it has crept into my psyche, and we (alchohol and I) became wedded, in a sense.

    I now realise what a destructive 'partner' it is, and am working on moving away from it.

    Thanks for allowing me the space to share. :new:
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    You are in a good place. Hang on. We will surround you with ... whatever you need.

    hang on.

    -S-

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      #3
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      I am drifting off to sleep.....check out the newbie's nest. someone will come alongside you soon.....hang in here with us.

      Nighty night for me.

      -S-

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        brandivino;1497109 wrote: :new:

        Hello mywayout community; it's good to be here.

        When i started drinking a bottle of 'Brandivino' every Friday night at the age of 13, i had no idea i would be battling an alcohol addiction 35 years later.

        In 1978, i (thought) i was hanging out with coolest kids, but it was to be my undoing. Drinking made me more extroverted and animated, and i also came to discover it was a good way to escape from unpleasant feelings.

        Steadily and insidiously over the years since, it has crept into my psyche, and we (alchohol and I) became wedded, in a sense.

        I now realise what a destructive 'partner' it is, and am working on moving away from it.

        Thanks for allowing me the space to share. :new:
        Alcohol is, indeed, a cruel mistress !

        You can be free of it and it really does not have to be too hard.

        Five days and the alcohol is out of your body and the rest is a mind game.

        Your enemy is not alcohol but fear. We fear we are not strong enough, that it will be too hard, that life without it will be empty and boring.

        Let me assure you, after 23 years of daily drinking and only eight months sober my life is now amazing. I have fun, sober. I deal with life's problems, sober. I am getting fit, losing weight and having good relationships with my clients, friends and family, sober.

        The only thing you must do is ACCEPT that drinking alcohol is over, and lets face it, you have drunk for 35 years so you have had your fair share

        Welcome aboard and settle in to regain your life.

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          #5
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          Hi, Brandivino and :welcome:

          The Newbies Nest is a great place to be when you are starting out. If you haven't been there, the link is in my signature, as is one for a thread of tips for making this work!

          You have come to a great place if your goal is to get alcohol OUT OF YOUR LIFE!

          Hope to see you in the nest!

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            Thankyou

            Thankyou to the responsents of my message. i'm still struggling, started Campral aobut three weeis ago and valium gfor the interim. sorry about tye typos but i'be had about 7 pots, two or 3 shots of vodka an campral. not happy about my behaviout out tonighhyt and technology isnt helping.
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              Hello Brandivino.. so glad you are joining us. I am only 12 days sober so can't give you any advice but wanted to welcome you to the best darn place around to get support from real people with a lot in common with us drinkers or ex-drinkers. I feel a sense of peace after even such a short period of abstinence. Stick with us.. and keep up the great work..
              Tipplerette

              I do this for my children, my grandchildren, my health, my peace of mind, and mostly for the opportunity to learn to live with my true, unfiltered, clear-headed, vulnerable self.

              "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
              ? Lao-Tzu

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                Hi Kuya,well that just about sums it up for me as well,lM only sober for 30 days today, l already feel the difference,Lt is a mind game,but we just have to keep on keeping on,what you wrote is great,I'm not on any pills so far ,but l have a lot of support here at home and my sister quit as well so were there for each other on the phone,thanks for all of your stories ,love this site!!!

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                  Thanks for the post brandivino. I relate well with what you said. I probably enjoyed all the responses as much as you. Today is my day 2 again. I'll keep at it till I get it right. Each time I learn. Best to you and I look forward to hearing of your progress. :welcome:

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                    Day to Day...

                    Thanks, Hypernova,

                    Today's my Day Three! It takes a lot of getting used to, not?!

                    I actually attended a 'wake' today for a friend's father who died last week. The wake was at a pub.........but all i had was soda water!! Everyone around me was quite drunk as they started drinking before noon. I left when i felt myself starting to twitch.

                    I like the Thoreau quote.

                    best wishes to you too, and to all the other Nesters!
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                      Brandivino, :goodjob: on day 3, keep on!!
                      Today is day 3 for me also. As others say this is definitely hard but doable. Good for you on experiencing a 'wake' w/o drinking. Looking at others drinking/drunk whacks me right in the forehead & reminds me of the power and allure of AL.
                      I see how it makes the strong grovel and fools of us all/fools all of us.
                      ~~~ Yes I'm glad you like the Thoreau quote~~~ He was a great writer/thinker and I believe highly under appreciated by our fast paced out of control society.
                      Many would benefit by trying to be/think like him (myself included.)

                      ~~kuya, thanks for the link to Dr Wilson, I have read many of his articles as well the one you included. A little depressing that he thinks it takes years for the body to recover to normal but also how much improvement can be made in just a few short weeks. I include the link again and recommend checking out his home page as well, there are many good articles.
                      Alcoholism & Other Addictions

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                        Day SIX!

                        Please anyone/everyone understand i'm still trying to find my way around this site, and not sure where to post and to whom sometimes!

                        Am pleased to have reached Day 6 - of course i've reached more than that many times before, but i hope this time it will be an ongoing success.

                        Currently by boyfriend has has crazy but loveable mates around. They're drinking beers and playing guitars, with no idea how hard it is for me not to join in! (I have managed to keep my addiction from my partner, although he's seen me fall over many times and is never happy about it.) Anyway, in a couple of hours i'll head off (in the car) to meet a couple of girlfriends who only drink socially, and are aware of my issues.

                        By the time i get home i expect the guys will have become complete gooses (ha ha, and usually i'd be one too!) I do miss the funny stuff that happens when a group of good friends get together and drink, but i am STARTING to accept that i can not stop myself, and will always drink until oblivion.

                        The last time i got smashed was last Sunday night at the pub round the corner from our place. I drank vodka after vodka, and was chatting with an equally drunk (i suspect) friend. Thing is, the Publican continued to serve me, having no idea i was smashed to the eyeballs. She was apparently horrified when i got off my chair to leave and fell onto the floor and was unable to get up again. She drove me home! Of course i went and saw her the next day to apologise for my behaviour and told her i have a problem. She said i was chatting, appeared alert, and was not slurring my words. That's tolerance for you! Anyway, having notified the conscientious Publican of my problem is probably a good way to prevent a repeart......at least at that pub!

                        Seriously, Day 6, while a little flat and grey, is a good feeling.

                        take care everyone,
                        love B
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                          Same childhood

                          I also hung out with teens who drank and drugged. Now all those years later I too drink a bottle of wine almost every night. I read the MWO book and saw my doctor. he is researching Topamax and said he will probably give it to me, so that will help. I'm really excited about this new beginning. You will be free and so will I.

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                            #14
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                            How are you doing with the campral? I'm on lucky day 13, and I'm not sure I would have made it that far without campral. The effects are subtle, but the stuff really works. I'm finding other compulsive behaviors have stopped along with the craving for alcohol.
                            In the middle of my life's journey, I found myself in a dark wood, as I had lost the straight path. It is a difficult thing to speak about, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood is. Just thinking about it recreates the fear. It is scarcely less bitter than death, but in order to tell of the good that I found there, I must tell of the other things I saw there. --Dante, paraphrased

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                              Cleansed;1501295 wrote: I also hung out with teens who drank and drugged. Now all those years later I too drink a bottle of wine almost every night. I read the MWO book and saw my doctor. he is researching Topamax and said he will probably give it to me, so that will help. I'm really excited about this new beginning. You will be free and so will I.
                              Sometimes i see young teens drunk and i want to say "You could end up like me in thirty years (or less), and it's not a good place to be." Really scary that in those years where the brain's still developing one can effectively knock off one's neurons. Best Wishes.
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