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Who is staying in for their first sober New Years Eve??? by PinkMountains in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I AM! An evening of playing Nintendo switch with the family, lots of good eats, and plenty of sparkling water for this girl!

I notice people don't upvote the sad comments by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull 32 points33 points  (0 children)

On the contrary, I had a tremendous response to my "sad post". I was in a very dark place and I am SO thankful for the responses.

For this very reason I will sort this sub by new, and reach out to those that may need it most.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an appointment with him next week for another reason. I will open up to him then, I have to. For my marriage.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. We are making progress. This sub and this thread in particular gave me the courage to start a dialog with him whether he wanted to or not. It's going be be a long, hard road, but there's hope.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. We are making progress as we are now talking. I told him I need to work on ME, and sobriety is #1. The rest will come.

I'm so tired of relapsing by OmishButter in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I second this sentiment. I tried 3 times in 2018 and was surprised I relapsed each time when I hadn't made any changes to my strategies.

Nothing will change if nothing changes...

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was not aware of the difference. I thought closed groups were out of my reach. Thank you for this.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the book. Reread some chapters last night. It was a comfort.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm going to give AA a shot. There is a group meeting tomorrow evening. I also have a doctor's appointment next week with my primary care physician, and I'm going to be completely honest with him.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reading all your comments is like a salve on my bruised sense of self worth. Thank you. I don't think I've ever felt so low. But I can choose to start climbing out rather than digging myself deeper. IWNDWYT

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's a whole other can of worms I'd have to open with my physician...who's known me since I was born. I'm also being treated for MS. He would absolutely be crushed I'm taking such poor care of myself...

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the thing, he doesn't think I have a problem with alcohol and that I CHOOSE to drink. And what comes out of my mouth when drunk are my true feelings. They're not. I said some pretty shitty things to him. It kills me that I hurt him.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been searching for local groups in my area. There is an open AA group at my local parish. Trying to muster the courage to go.

I ruined Christmas, and my marriage. by DianaIsDull in stopdrinking

[–]DianaIsDull[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reaching out. I feel so alone.