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charlie76 · Veteran Member

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carlasober · Senior Member

Welcome. Keep Coming Back!

charlie76 · Veteran Member

THANKS THATS THE PLAN.... I THINK WHAT KILLS ME IS BEING BORED!!!

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Hey Charlie,
A good place to start is looking back on the posts here for a bit. This web site is good, but you should really get to an AA meeting and find folks that will help out. Lots of us started drinking young, and some of us quit young.
Good Luck,
Tom

charlie76 · Veteran Member

Thanks Tom i havent seen any AA organizations here in UT, but maybe i havent really looked for one evileye

... I will look online to see what i can find.. i think my older brother has more of a drinking problem then i do so it might help both of us to find one.

kkotz401 · Senior Member

Welcome to the forum. I am sure you will find it to be a great source of support. I will keep you in my prayers. Try going to some local meetings and getting a sponser. It will work wonders for you. Keep coming back.

charlie76 · Veteran Member

thanks for the prayers ... I been having some crazy ass nightmares lately !!! that might help.
Also cool avatar i love lions they are my favorite Animal besides dogs.

ljc · MIP Old Timer

Welcome Charlie.

If you are an alcoholic you now have the chance to change your life for the better before it gets any worse. And trust me, if you got problems with booze, and keep drinking your life WILL get worse.

You dont have to suffer thru all the horrible stuff that some of Us did.
Your young, you got an opportunity to live a really good life.

Give AA a chance, you wont regret it. Keep coming back and visit us , let Us know how you're doing.

Aquaman · MIP Old Timer

Welcome, Charlie! Keep coming back. AA is really easy to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
This forum is one of the places where we in AA share our experience, strength and hope to help others recover from alcoholism.
Every newcomer gives all of us the opportunity to serve and help and extend the welcoming hand of AA.
That act, in & of itself, helps keep us all sober. Every single one of us, no metter where we are on the journey of Sobriety, strengthens the whole community. You are more than just welcome; if you have a desire to stop drinking AA needs you.

Wishing you Serenity, Courage and Wisdom,
Rob

charlie76 · Veteran Member

ljc wrote:

Welcome Charlie.

If you are an alcoholic you now have the chance to change your life for the better before it gets any worse. And trust me, if you got problems with booze, and keep drinking your life WILL get worse.

You dont have to suffer thru all the horrible stuff that some of Us did.
Your young, you got an opportunity to live a really good life.

Give AA a chance, you wont regret it. Keep coming back and visit us , let Us know how you're doing.

thanks for the words.. I can only imagine what will happen if i keep on drinking what i lived through is already pretty crazy.. I will stay on here as much as i can.

charlie76 · Veteran Member

Aquaman wrote:

Welcome, Charlie! Keep coming back. AA is really easy to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
This forum is one of the places where we in AA share our experience, strength and hope to help others recover from alcoholism.
Every newcomer gives all of us the opportunity to serve and help and extend the welcoming hand of AA.
That act, in & of itself, helps keep us all sober. Every single one of us, no metter where we are on the journey of Sobriety, strengthens the whole community. You are more than just welcome; if you have a desire to stop drinking AA needs you.

Wishing you Serenity, Courage and Wisdom,
Rob

Thanks Rob i will look into AA around my area. I just moved here from Cali 2 years ago and its a lil diff out here.

turninggrey · MIP Old Timer

Charlie,
Try this:
http://www.utahaa.org/

Tom

charlie76 · Veteran Member

THANK YOU

Jane05 · MIP Old Timer

Charile76!! We're glad you're here!!!

bikerbill · MIP Old Timer

Eyup Charlie, welcome to this happy band of brothers (and sisters). Try to get to face to face meetings. If you are an alcoholic and have recognised it young in years and do something abut it you could be looking forward to many years of serenity, happiness and sobriety.

charlie76 · Veteran Member

thanks

Avril G · Senior Member

WELCOME Charlie, I LOVE IT when young people realise their problem before they completely screw up their lives. I saw lots of ME in your post, when I first got to AA my name was Julie, and it was around 1 yerar into recovery that I fessed up about my name, and only then because I saw somoene in a meeting who knew me, so my cover would have been blown anyhow.

Here's a couple of links, you can read the Big Book of AA online, and listen to AA speaker tapes, try to look for the simiarities in what these people are saying, not the differences.

We're all the same, but we're also very different, BUT the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous has a spanner for every nut, so keep coming back.

http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_tableofcnt.cfm

http://www.xa-speakers.org/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=2

http://silkworth.net/freestuff.html

SteveP · MIP Old Timer

Welcome Charlie -- AA is the best journey I've ever taken. I'm still in my first year, but already my life is changing beyond recognition: and perhaps even more importantly, people around me are noticing and saying things like "you seem to have changed." One colleague from work made the off-hand comment that "Steve, you are one person that I could never imagine drunk." lol

All I've got to do is keep coming back to AA meetings and not taking that first drink today. Sharing on here with the AAs really helps too.

Keep coming back! :)

charlie76 · Veteran Member

i appriciate the support ladys and gentleman.... I am happy to say that i was sober last night it feels good waking up on a saturday with out a hangover.. i even woke up early lol.. i was able to fight the temptation last night it was tuff hope i can keep on doing it!

ElectricTwist · Veteran Member

Hi Charlie -

I'm new here as well. I am 25 years old and have experienced many of the feelings you've had...

I just thought i'd welcome you since I know how it feels to be a newcomer :)

How has your week been treating you? Many people here have offered you a lot of advice and support - i am looking forward to reading many of their stories and looking forward, rather than back.

charlie76 · Veteran Member

ElectricTwist wrote:

Hi Charlie -

I'm new here as well. I am 25 years old and have experienced many of the feelings you've had...

I just thought i'd welcome you since I know how it feels to be a newcomer :)

How has your week been treating you? Many people here have offered you a lot of advice and support - i am looking forward to reading many of their stories and looking forward, rather than back.

thanks for the welcome i appriciate it...

Well i am still sober going on two weeks .. last weekend was real tuff surrounded by all my family who where drinking it was my bro 18 th birthday so we had a small party it was hard to refuse them all but i did.. they all said if you gonna die someday might aswell enjoy it disbelief

... they told me one or two beers is alright ... I still refuse.. i just came back from california today i was there for acouple of days now that was even more tuffer seeing the old neighboor hood and friends i still refuse.. but today i been wanting a beer so bad i dont know why today when i am alone... but the devil is calling me back right now even music makes me want it more.. its tuff but i think i can beat it... its always good to have some where to share feelings .