New here & already on Day 6!

[Suek]

Hello -
I wanted to introduce myself, am new here....and already on Day 6! Yahooooey!

I have been on the forum for a few days, bopping haphazardly from topic to topic....there is a lot of information here, and I don't know how many times I wanted to type "ME TOO"!!! to someone's posts!

Anyway I am happy to be here, and thrilled to be on Day 6 and life is going on................

Sue

[available]

Hi Sue and welcome. Type what you want even if it is "me too".

This is a great site to call home and settle in. Head over the Newbies Nest, there are lots of people in different stages of giving up al. If the road to being sober was easy we would not have this site so stay around and get to know us. Nothing like a fellow alcoholic to understand another alcoholic. I know if not for mwo i would not be nearly a year sober.

Great work on day 6 also.

[NoSugar]

Welcome, Sue, and Big Congratulations on 6 days of freedom!

The Newbies Nest would be a good thread to check out and introduce yourself. There are people at all stages of quitting there, giving and receiving support.

All the best, NS


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[Matt M.]

Welcome Sue!
That's funny you said that, I did the exact same thing when I was lurking. It was like all these people were telling my story!
Glad you found us and congrats on your 6 days!

Latch on to the 2 ladies that responded before me. They are part of the foundation of MWO!

[MossRose]

Hi Sue. Just want to chime in and say hi and welcome to MWO. Congrats on 6 days. That's a wonderful start, and I'm sure you will find a lot of support here to help you on your journey. Hope to see you in the nest.

[Suek]

Thanks everyone for the welcome, I will head on over to the Newbie's list tomorrow!
I am excited and happy to be on Day 6!
Went through this once before around 2008. At that time I read the book, bought all the supplements, listened to the CD's. And it WORKED. I was AF for over one year, lost 40 lbs and was quite happy.

Then I decided that I could handle "it" after all, had a few drinks, had a few more drinks, and back to a daily habit....
That sure was easy to do....

This time, I wasn't ready, don't know where the book is, or my CD player....but did have supplements just in case, so had a little upset tummy last Sunday, decided, NOW is a good time to abstain....and here we ARE!!!

Sue

[MossRose]

Sue - I love how you depersonalized AL. I have tendency to give AL meaning - it's a demon, a seducer, a beast, my former best friend, and so on. And while it is all of those things, it's really none of those things. If that makes sense. In the end AL is just "it." It's none of the above unless I believe it is. Glad you are here. Stay strong.

[scottish lass]

Thank you so much for sharing your story - a great reminder to all of us who maybe thinking we are safe/cured. I don't think we can ever hear this lesson enough. Well done for coming back, and well done on your day 6:welcome:

[Suek]

Thanks Moss Ross! I am going to stay strong, I hope!
AL is just a drug, and we can beat it.....the negative talk and temptations come from within.....have to recognize it for what it is and find a way to ignore....
I have been wanting to go AF again for a while, but something always got in the way...the old "I will start Monday" syndrome, then have anything at all go wrong on Monday, can't do it Monday cause I had a rough day....
Can't do it THIS Monday cause the Holidays are coming......might as well wait until after the Holidays....then can't do it now, cause summer is coming, and gotta have beer on vacation......etc etc etc...
Proud to be on Day 7, and just took the cold Miller lites out of the fridge and back into the case....to make room for bottled water and more club soda!!!

Sue

[Suek]

Amazing how fast it was to go back to drinking.....and that was after more than a year of abstinence....
THIS TIME, I think I am much stronger.....I recognize that it is MUCH easier for me to abstain than moderate.....and something else, last time I felt like I was "missing something", and that I "deserved" a treat/drink......
This time I can recognize AL for the poison that it really is!

Sue

[NoSugar]

AL is just a drug, and we can beat it.....the negative talk and temptations come from within.....have to recognize it for what it is and find a way to ignore.

EXACTLY! And this forum is full of ideas for ignoring your craving brain and getting yourself in the best shape possible to move forward drug-free.

I dislike the phrase "alcohol and other drugs". Just because alcohol is legal, it isn't "other". Similarly "prescription" drug addict somehow is supposed to be less awful than drug addict. It's time for everyone to be as realistic as you are - when you're addicted to a drug, any drug, your job is to do what it takes to get over it.

Congratulations on your AF week. I'm so glad you are here! NS

[Matt M.]

You are spot on Sue.
I too have had multiple failed attempts at quit, one of those 10 months Al free. I like you, had the" poor me" bullshit. Look at all this fun I'm missing out on! And so on.etc,,,,blah blah.
I now see al as a poison, that put my body through Hell! Not to mention a home wrecker, finance destroyer , life killer. I'm excited to have this new found vision of Alcohol for what it really is.

BUT~I must not EVER let my guard down, even the slightest, that MF will pounce if given a chance!

Your sound good and 7 days is huge..

Stay hard my friend!

[abcowboy]

Sue!


This place has been a life support system for me! Make sure you join in on as many threads as you like...

[Eloise]

Welcome back Sue. I think so many of us can empathize, and also say ah-huh, with you.
So easy to start drinking again and it takes a lot longer to decide to stop again.

Please join us in the Newbie Nest Roll Call? I have the great pleasure of awarding the first 7 day prize and would love to give you your prize today!😄

[rednose]

Hi SueK

I wanted to say hello and welcome to the site. I am just starting out and am on day five.
Lots and Lots of good info and encouragement here.

Welcome....

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