Hi Sorry to come here tonight of all nights -i have been drinking - I am from the UK and found your web site some months ago and been reading it for a long while now. I am really at my wits end and very very low although I put on a great face to the outside world!!! My title is named inconsistence because I join so many things for a day or so and then just give up - i really need help, I did not want to join and then let you all down. I have lots to tell and really want to reach out to someone who wil listen which after reading ur posts hopefully I may have come to the one that is right. I am not sure what else to say but I hope to sign in tomorrow
If you need a support group, or some people to talk to things about, someone who understands how difficult it is to stop drinking, we're here. Better than that, we've found a solution that works for us. Have you ever been to AA?
If you're ready for help, we're here. We'll be glad to help you locate literature you can obtain near you, or meetings in your area - and we'll be glad to chat with you here.
I hope you keep coming back.
Love & Hugs, Stephanie
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Hey buddy....I know where you are at. I had to supplement this with a face to face meeting to experience some humility, which so far so good. I have joined boards and left them on and off for about 3 years. today, I am sober.
Welcome to MIP, Pamela! I'm really pleased you're here & that you're happy to find us too. We've all experienced the phenomenon of not being able to stop by ourselves. I stopped for 2mths by myself & then came to AA out of curiosity thinking I had my drinking licked. I came in to my first meeting on a Monday & then 'suddenly' drank on the Friday. I wasn't really taking AA seriously by that point until I slipped another 3 times every other week & then realised something more had to be done so I upped my meetings & really listened hard to how these other people were staying sober. I discovered they had a program of recovery & that I could choose a sponsor to help me work these steps.
I've been helped consistantly in AA since I rolled my sleeves up & have 21mths sobriety thanks to fellowship, meetings, literature & everything AA has to offer. So I can say it has worked & is working for me. As a newcomer you're the most important person here & I really enjoyed your share. I can relate to what you've said & I'm happy & grateful that you're here with an honest desire to stop drinking. We can help each other cuz we're not alone!
Keep coming back & sharing all your stuff with us. You will find support here & we can share our experiences of meetings too which is where the magic begins. You sound openminded & willing which will take you a long way in AA. I hope you feel a part of life here on MIP. We're here to help ourselves stay sober. MIP really helps me. I wish you the same. Goodluck, Pamela.. Keep coming back! Daniella x
Ps. I'm Liverpool, U.K ;) xx
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keep coming back, Buddy. It gets much much better. Maybe you could try staying sober for just one day, tomorrow?? That is all any of us have anyway, the day at hand. That is how years of sobriety are put together, byt just not drinking for one day. Welcome, hugs to you, and please feel free to keep coming back.
joni
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Welcome buddy You are certainly in the right place. Lots of great people on here to share with! Keep coming back
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My title is named inconsistence because I join so many things for a day or so and then just give up -
Hi Pamela, Welcome to MIP. I'm Jennifer, alcoholic in S.C.- USA.
Inconsistency was my first name while I was still drinking. You see, alcohol had become the most important thing in my life, therefore I just stopped even trying to make plans or commitements because I never knew if I'd be drinking that day or hungover.
You're not alone in this. If you truely desire to stop there is a way. Why not look up Alcoholics Anonymous and give them a call. Tell whoever answers the phone what you posted here and ask for help.
We're here for you.........I hope you come back.
(((hugs)))
-- Edited by Doll at 06:08, 2008-07-30
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