I am not a religious person either. When I entered the fellowship, never had an idea GOD and the comfort was there were several atheist/agnostics in the fellowship who were sober and happy. They had worked the spiritual program of action and had something working for them. You may visit AA.org for more information about the fellowship.
It sounds to me (and I'm not an expert, but I've been through this before and it sounds familiar) that you might be a little depressed. If you're feeling guilty, unmotivated, etc. and these feelings are taking over your thinking and affecting your professional, social, personal life, then you might want to see a doctor about it. The way you describe your thoughts, that sounds like me many years ago; I too turned to alcohol and other drugs to cope. Like I said, I'm no expert, but I just thought I'd throw that out there based on your first post. Of course, you could have just been having a bad day like we all do, but if you feel this way often, it's worth checking out.
Welcome and good luck with your goals with drinking; many of us have been through/are going through a similar situation, and I know it helps to hear that sometimes:)
I am not really religious so AA is not really for me.i work during the day so it seems all the free services are during the day and I have to make a living.but I might give it a try before I dismiss it all together.
So I try that out and count my days of sobriety and hopefully get to 100 .seems like a long shot!
Not sure what my goal is but except to try to avoid any alcohol and hope for the best. I can't cut down or stop slowly because ill drink until I either black out or pass out and wake up and remember all the terrible things I've done.
I can't just have one at all.
I have stopped for two weeks and theses are my biggest challenges
I don't know what to do with my time, and I lack all motivation.i come home and I can't even get enough motivation to clean my apartment or grocery shop.
And dealing with all the guilty feelings about things I have done, or things I have ruined because of drinking.it becomes very apparent when sober
I am sorry you are feeling this way. We will help you take control of this. Also, have you talked to a doctor at all? You may want to in order to discuss withdrawal and find in person resources within your community.
It sounds like you really want to fight this. You do deserve your boyfriend! In fact, I think he is very lucky to have a fighter like you. Someone who can recognize what they need to work on and then go out and fix it. That takes a lot of strength and courage.
Hello MC, have you ever thought of reaching someone in AA? You say you are an alcoholic, there are lot of people in AA who have found a permanent solution working the 12 steps. Maybe you can try it too. Good luck.
I am a closet drinker. I've been this way for a year. Before that I had been an alcoholic starting at 16. I wish I could stop and I am terrified that my BF will find out and dump my ass. Sometimes I think he should because I don't feel I even deserve him. Long story short, I'm going to do everything in my power to stop. I want to beat this!
I feel so low right now I don't even know what to say.
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