Why can’t I just stop
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It’s not easy.. we’ve all been there. Addiction is a disease. It may have been that in the very beginning that you were able to control it. Somewhere along the way, the switch got flipped and you no longer have the power or control to have “just one.” There is power in the 12 steps and power in the fellowship! You don’t have to do this alone!
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Start with today. Don’t burden yourself with thoughts of things you can’t control. But you can control what you do today. Tell yourself you are not going to drink today. And when your sober head hits that pillow tonight, you’ve achieved today’s goal. When you wake up tomorrow, you will feel that success. That feeling will continue to grow.
This sucks I get nice comments from strangers but not from family
Or even my own kids
Idk how to start
Go To a meeting that's known to have alot of people. There's usually one. And participate even if you don't want to. THEN after the meeting, stay and force yourself to talk to the members. Most of them are very nice people and also, exchange numbers with them so you have sober friends. Getting a sponsor isn't as scary as it sounds. You just call them to do step work and they are usually there when you need someone to talk to when craving alcohol etc
Because although it sucks our family and friends can have conditional love, we’ve proved to them we don’t follow thru. Strangers and meetings are non judgmental, we don’t know what you’ve been through and you don’t harm us. Remember these people love you but you’ve harmed them. It takes time, sometimes a lifetime for those people to forgive. It’s not what you should be after, just be a better person today and things will start falling into place.
Meeting guide app, it has a blue chair. You can find in person meetings near you. If you don’t wanna do that hit me up. I’ll give you a 7am and noon zoom meeting code to my group. You can do it
My first meeting was at https://chat.aa-alive.org
They have several a day. At first I just observed and went to all the meetings each day. Eventually I came out of my shell participated.
It’s like anything else to get good at it you got to work on it
Alcohol growers in use .as we get older .and will not slow down.1 drink turns in to 10 .and not stopping.then maintaining around the clock. Then things happen .we are all here to help any body.so it is hard .there are programs out there look on line.for help.then there is aa meetings.aa. Org. For meetings.meetings are one hour.and woman meetings.get a woman sponsor. 