Thanks for all the info, it is very educational. I wish I had known some of it years ago, but I guess it would not have stopped my Alcoholism any sooner.I am so glad that today I don't have to take that first drink, and I can deal with life on lifes terms.I always pass this stuff on to people I know but they don't seem to find it as enlightening as I do.
You have a great day or is it evening???Any way, thanks again.
yeah..sorry if it seemed a bit of an information overload, but I just kept finding stuff and thinking WOW...
I dunno if it changes folks attitudes...but some of it did explain some of the things I used to experience. The physical numbing went on for me for a long time after I stopped drinking...weird pins and needles, that at the time I couldn't work out - cos I knew I hadn't been sitting on my foot or whatever. And the palpitations...Sometimes I thought my heart was just about to give up the ghost, and docs never seemed to be able to explain it at the time (because it never happened when I was sitting there trying to explain it). I honestly never linked those symptoms to my drinking, and I think we forget once we've stopped, that the effects can go on for some time after.
It is encouraging though, I think...to be able to say the things I experienced DID GO AWAY after I stopped drinking. I just thought maybe others might notice some things too. I don't need the fancy medical term... I just like knowing I don't have any of those symptoms anymore.
The parenting things was interesting too. I've met a lot of recovering alkies that worry about their kids...wondering if they've passed on some gene or behaviours that could keep the disease alive. It was encouraging I think, to actually read that our own sobriety is seen as one of the best detterents.
It was good to see professionals including AA in their treatment plans too.
All the best Gammy - have a great day (and yeah...I'm off to bed )
Any way, thanks again.
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