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    #1

    Hope it's not too late!

    I stumbled across this website, and hopefully it'll provide the support I need as I begin what will probably be the most difficult thing I've ever done. I'm drinking a glass of wine as I type, which seems hypocritical...but that's pretty much what I am. I am a Mom of 3 amazing teenagers. I've been drinking heavily for probably ten years, and lately can polish off a bottle and a half of wine a night. I wake up with so much remorse and feel like such a failure as a wife, a mom and a person in general. We live in a small town in the South, so I'm afraid to go to AA...I might know someone there and my secret would be out (that's my fear, even though I know it's supposed to be anonymous and people in the group surely respect that). This has been progressing over time, and it's gotten worse lately. I have no idea why. I've been to my son's soccer games with vodka in my gatorade. I've poured bourbon in my diet coke can and driven my kids to dance practice. My husband is clueless to the extent of my drinking. If I don't drink, I don't have the shakes or DTs or anything....so that's a positive sign. If I stay on the road I'm on, I'm sure that's what I've got to look forward to.

    I researched herbal remedies for alcohol cravings and saw Kudzu as an option. I ordered it from Amazon, and the book My Way Out popped up as something people frequently order with it. That brought me to this forum. I am planning on starting the day my Kudzu comes in the mail. I'm hopeful.....
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    Hope it's not too late!

    Hi Hope-Ful, it's never too late. And there's no shame in seeking a doctor's help either. Best of luck to you in reaching your goals through whatever means you choose.
    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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      #3
      Hope it's not too late!

      Hi Hope-ful, welcome to this amazing group of people just like us. We all are trying to control our drinking. I was a red wine drinker and was gradually working my way up to the point where it was all I thought about. I am a mother of three also and with grand kids on the way, I finally have managed to abstain for close to my first big milestone: 30 days.

      You have hit the jackpot with finding this community. There is so much experience here and as you've probably figured out many people who have been successful in kicking alcohol to the curb and the lovely part is they stick around helping us still struggling.

      So, here they come... they'll give you links to the Newbies Nest which is a great place to start and the Toolbox which is a bag of tricks that others have used to help with their recovery.

      All the best and welcome from the bottom of my heart. I look forward to getting to know you better.
      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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        #4
        Hope it's not too late!

        Hi Hopeful and :welcome: to MWO.

        You can kick this awful disease if you really want to.

        Like you AA did not appeal.....MWO is my AA and I am very happily sober and never crave a drink anymore. It doesn't take long and the improvement to your life is profound.

        As well as kudzu get some L glutamine as it really helps with low blood sugar cravings. Take extra vitamin B also. There is a complete starter kit you can order from here or biorecovery in the US.

        Jump into the newbies nest and start your journey. I wish you courage and patience. :h

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          #5
          Hope it's not too late!

          Hello Helpful, Just wanted to say hi and welcome to mwo. I have been around here for a while. Had some success last year,but fell in a heap this year. I have found my GP just wonderful in helping me and he has prescribed AB. Lots of members take it especially in the earlier stages of recovery. YOU just can,t drink with this medication,so you need to be sure that you are fully committed before embarking on this method. As I have just begun my road to Sobriety today,I guess we are both just starting out! GOOD LUCK and keep posting,I have found it keeps me focused.:welcome:

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            #6
            Hope it's not too late!

            Hi, I am also a mother (2 kids) and fell in to the habit of daily wine-drinking. I am now on day 9 and feeling better than I have for years. MWO is fantastic. Welcome,x
            AF since Halloween 2016

            Trying to kill my Wine Witch! :smileyb:

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              #7
              Hope it's not too late!

              Hi hopefully its never to late, I stumbled across this website four years ago :-) keep reading and posting your not alone and with a fantastic community of like minded people with for the most part want to stop drinking all together.


              :congratulatory: Clean & Sober since 13/01/2009 :congratulatory:

              Until one is committed there is always hesitant thoughts.
              I know enough to know that I don't know enough.

              This signature has been typed in front of a live studio audience.

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                #8
                Hope it's not too late!

                Welcome!

                You have a story similar to those of many people here who have successfully gotten sober! IT CAN BE DONE .

                In case you haven't found them yet (MWO can be very confusing!), the links to the Newbies Nest and the Toolbox ( which is full of good ideas) are below my signature.

                :h NS

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