Alcoholism - is anyone here an alcoholic or love one of an alcoholic?  |
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|  My husband is an alcoholic. He has been sober for 3 1/2 years. I have a friend who is struggling right now with her husband who is an alcoholic but isn't in recovery. I told her that it wasn't until I "let go" and almost "stopped caring" about my husband's drinking that he sobered up. Anyone else have experiences to share?
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1.  easymoney75503 (1402)
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5 years ago
| |  i use to drink all the time and then i had kids and well things just changed in life for me. kids were more important etc. my mother is a hard drinker and my real grandpa drank himself to death. my husbands bestfriend is waiting on a liver transpalnt now cause he drank so much. for some people to stop it is harder then others. i was a drug user and a drinker and one day i woke up saw myself in the nirror and just decided no more. then i found out i was pregant shortly after that. i never looked back just stayed sober. i didnt go through treatment etc i just stopped. i drank like a 30 pack a day and dont know how much drugs i used but it was alot. i have friends though that cant seem to stop. i just took a good look at myself and everytime i think about doing it again i think of my kids. my kids and husband are what keeps me from it.
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| countrylady28 (75)
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5 years ago
| | WOW - you made a good choice. I know for some people, doing what you did cold turkey like that would be impossible. My husband didn't do treatment and he only went to AA a couple of times. AA made him feel so depressed he said, but I know so many people who say they wouldn't have gotten through it without AA.
My husband reconnected with the Lord - that's how he got through it. He had a strong Christian upbringing and when we got involved in a good church and his family began supporting him (parents) instead of shunning him it made all of the difference. Not that they ever really shunned him, but he felt that way when he was drinking.
Congratulations on all of your years of spbriety. How long have you been sober? Do you feel you've confronted some "deeper" issues that you were trying to avoid by abusing drugs and alcohol? | | | |
| easymoney75503 (1402)
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5 years ago
| | it was hard and most cant do it the way i did i have to admit. your husband was lucky to have so many people. i have been sober for 13 years now. mine wasnt that i was really drinking and doing dumb things for any one reason. i had a very abusive family and well i left home at 14 and just fell into the wrong crowd of people. i was doing stuff though even back in middle school as a way to get away from my life at home. i fit in better with the misfits in school and felt more comfortable with them cause they didnt judge me by the way my family was and what they saw etc. as i got older and on my own it was just a part of my life. i liked the feel of it and the way my stress went away when i did it. 14 and trying to make bills and everything was hard and that was my way of being a kid still. | | | |
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| 2. mac1946 (1092)
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5 years ago
| |  I was a complete confirmed alcoholic for 25 years,I had my beer when I went to bed at night and a new one for first thing in the morning,when I went to work,I had wiskey in my coffee so no one would notice,and order beer over the phone to be on a table at my club for when I got off.
I also smoked 2 ,25 packs of cigerettes a day.
I am one of the lucky ones,I woke up and realized,I had not help a steady job for more than two years at a time,and had no money or real life.
I was able to stop drinking cold turkey and have been dry for 20 odd years now,but my main manner of staying off,is to remind myself everytime I think of drinking,is why I quit and tell myself that I am "a recovering alcoholic"
and even 1 drink would probable start me again.
I have also stopped smoking 15 years ago,but I did need the patch for this.
I wish everyone that is trying to quit,all the best wishes in doing so,but remember,the first thing you must tell yourself,is"I want to quit"
good luck.
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| countrylady28 (75)
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5 years ago
| | Oh my goodness! I guess it is mind over matter for some. I would love to research alcoholism more if I ever get time. I'm sure there are different kinds of alcoholics. For instance, some might be trying to self medicate and others might just not know any better. Very interesting. Congratulations on overcoming the temptations to pick up another drink - I'm sure it's not always easy. | | | |
| mac1946 (1092)
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5 years ago
| | Thank you,one thing most do not think about is the fact that even after 25 years,I have to be on the watch that I don't get some alcohol in a drink by accident,I tell myself daily that one drink could return me to my old state.
once you admit this,you are going to be ok.
Blessed be | | | |
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