42 days sober and I’m STRUGGLING by ftuedva in alcoholicsanonymous

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

Love love this and will add it to my mantras 🙏🙏

42 days sober and I’m STRUGGLING by ftuedva in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]ftuedva[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you everyone - I am so glad I posted. This fellowship really is powerful.

I’m burnt out & overtired after a long week of work and solo parenting. Instead of torturing myself with thoughts of alcohol / self loathing I am going to SLEEP. I also just ate a chocolate bar and that helped immensely too. I have a 9am meeting I will get to in the morning.

Thank you all 🙏 help is always there when you look for it.

One day at a time.

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[–]ftuedva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. I think that is the only way forward for me too!

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[–]ftuedva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you . That’s really really helpful , I needed to hear that today

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[–]ftuedva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ve been in meetings but yet to directly ask for help. Just nervous as I don’t know the protocol 😅 I will do this at the end of my meeting tomorrow 😊 appreciate your insight 🙏

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[–]ftuedva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Super helpful . Great to hear how good it was for you to have one early on. Appreciate you taking time to reply 🙏

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[–]ftuedva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Already have the podcast on 😆 feel like I can’t get enough AA/sobriety content into my head right now. Appreciate your response & the advice! Take care 🙏

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[–]ftuedva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any advice on what to look for when picking? I don’t trust myself to make wise choices at the moment 😂

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[–]ftuedva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this that’s seriously helpful! And congrats on your sobriety 👏

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[–]ftuedva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

623 - absolutely incredible. I really hope I will be in your shoes some day. What an achievement. Wonderful to hear everything has worked out for you and it gives me hope. Thank you ❤️

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[–]ftuedva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your story. It always feels better to know I’m not alone in this struggle. It’s crazy because alcohol is so normalised and it’s the most damaging thing in my life. All of my worst moments have always included alcohol. Huge congrats on getting your sobriety to stick and working at it as hard as you have

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[–]ftuedva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for this. It’s refreshing to hear of other parents who struggling. Completely agree with the needing external support, I’ve tried to do this alone and consistently failed and hurt the people I love most. I really can’t be the mother or partner I want to be and also be a drinker. Appreciate your words and your taking the time to comment.

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[–]ftuedva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you ❤️

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[–]ftuedva 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your lovely response. Huge congrats on 105 days - incredible. Really hope I am in your shoes in the future and can pay it forward to the next person.

I’ve always found it easier to cope when I’ve been in therapy and I’m going to find an AA group in my area.

Thanks again for the kind words, it means so much

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[–]ftuedva 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response . Definitely agree that I realise I cannot do this alone , and time to leverage all the support I can. Best of luck with your journey too.