Today was my first day not drinking. I was proud of myself and feeling okay until my parents asked me if I want to to go rehab or an impatient facility. I don’t know why that bothered me I know they care. Kinda ruined my mood but I still haven’t touched a drink tonight and I’m not going to.
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Great stuff, do you think you need a medical detox though, I know it's scary to get off anything
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I have no idea. I don’t really even know what that means honestly. I haven’t done a lot of research just starting
Congrats on the 24 hours! That is amazing and you should be proud. The mood being ruined is all ego. Your parents are new at sobriety as well so be patient. Give yourself some grace. I agree with Nicole that a medical detox may be needed, depending on the amount and severity of your drinking. Detoxing for me was really bad on day 3-5. It can be dangerous too. If you think you need to see a doctor don’t hesitate! Just breathe and take it a day or moment at a time!
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thank you. That is very true. I will try. Okay, I will do some research on this and hope I can do this on my own (well this first few days part) Im debating about trying aa at some point.
Please, don’t waste any time doing it alone. I’m not sure but it may actually be impossible. That’s how I’ve done a lot of things in life and it doesn’t work as well as being guided by professionals and people that have been there. It’s not always bad to even have someone that’s struggling right along with you. We need accountability. We need more reasons not to drink or use than the amount of reasons we had to do it in the first place, or we will just do it again. Think of it as a hole. You just dug yourself out, and if you don’t fill that hole with something strong, you’ll slip right back down, maybe even deeper and have to climb out again. Find people. Good people. Sometimes it’s hard to do, but you need to have people to help you fill that void, someone that can reach down and pull you out if you end up too deep. You’ve already done the part that no one else can do for you, which was decide to quit. You’re going to need help to keep pushing forward. I needed a whole army and still have soldiers watching my back. If you’re not very social, I suggest looking into a relationship with your higher power, who and whatever that may be. We need something bigger than ourselves to fight for, or we will just get beat up every time. I’m so happy to have logged on to see this. Thank you. You’re already inspiring people to do better and it’s only been a day. Just imagine the impact you’ll make further and further down the sober road!! <3
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How much was you using or drinking withdrawal is dangerous on your own
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Just remember their question came from a place of love & concern. Detox, and impatient treatment aren’t for everyone, and that’s 100% ok. Do what works for your sober journey!
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Keep it ip
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thanks everyone! Day 2. Lets go!
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Congratulations on day 2.Try to stay as busy as you can today. Find a project to work on. Exercise is great! I found that a AA mtg was a good place for me to be at. Drink a lot of healthy juices. You are capable of doing this one day at a time.
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thank you. today was going good until my ex broke out some other substance in front of me I used to struggle with. I ended up leaving but that just made not drinking even harder. Im gonna try my best
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Proud of you. Day, hour, minute at a time.
Yes yes yes! Everything 
Michael Moreland said! 
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thank you very much
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I attend a lot of AA meetings online at aahomegroup.org They run meetings every hour around the clock and has become my 2nd home. I wouldn’t want to try to not drink or use without them, my sponsor, and the miracles of working the steps 
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definitely saving this link! thank you!
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There’s also intherooms.com which functions in a similar way as they host meetings every hour 24/7 
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Thanks for the props. I basically got scolded and told I wasn’t qualified to encourage anyone when I left my first comment on this app, so I was very wary of doing it again, but I did it so Amen! <3 Obstacle overcome!
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