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#1
Jul 24, 2015, 06:45 AM
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Yes. I've been on this forum for years and years and have never shared that I am an alcoholic.
Today is my 5th day sober. I've been okay physically but have experienced terrible mood swings and sadness. The weekend will be hard. Sit a while with me.
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#2
Jul 24, 2015, 06:48 AM
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Thanks for sharing that. There are many like you (like me) but who don't quite have enough strength yet to give it up completely. Stay strong.
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| Sabrina
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#3
Jul 24, 2015, 06:54 AM
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Hang in there Sabrina!
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Current Status: Stable/High Functioning/Clean and Sober Dx: Bipolar 2, GAD Current Meds: Prozac 30mg, Lamictal 150mg, Latuda 40mg, Wellbutrin 150 XL Previous meds I can share experiences from: AAPs - Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel SSRIs - Lexapro, Paxil, Zoloft Mood Stabilizers - Tegretol, Depakote, Neurontin Other - Buspar, Xanax Add me as a friend and we can chat 
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| Sabrina
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#4
Jul 24, 2015, 10:36 AM
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Congratulations! Thanks for sharing. We are here if you need us.
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Bipolar I, Depression, GAD Meds: Zoloft, Zyprexa, Ritalin "Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." -Buddha  |
| Sabrina
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#5
Jul 24, 2015, 10:07 PM
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Hi Sabrina,
Congratulations on five days of sobriety! For an alcoholic five days without a drink can seem like a lifetime. Just don't drink today and check back tomorrow. |
| Sabrina
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#6
Jul 25, 2015, 01:58 AM
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((((((Sabrina)))))))
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| Sabrina
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Jul 25, 2015, 05:07 AM
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I made it through Friday. It really wasn't that bad. I'm feeling stronger every day. I am so totally determined to stick with this.
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Crying isn't a sign of weakness. It's a sign of having tried too hard to be strong for too long. |
| Anonymous48850, cloudyn808, LifeGetsBetter, notz, robcalher
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#8
Jul 25, 2015, 05:50 AM
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Way to go Sabrina, both on admitting you're an alcoholic, that's hard, and making it through 5 days sober. That's really tough.
Do you have any IRL support for stopping drinking. I found I needed IRL support to help keep me on track. Some people find that support in AA, which helped me a lot when I first got sober. I no longer go to AA, as I've found the program Women For Sobriety fits better with my personal beliefs, but AA can be a really good starting point. Cheering for you. splitimage
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 "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba 
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| Sabrina
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#9
Jul 25, 2015, 10:29 PM
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Quote:
Keep checking in Sabrina. Sending you best wishes. 
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| Sabrina
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Jul 26, 2015, 03:53 AM
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Thank you so much. Saturday evening passed uneventfully. I have terrific tooth pain so I'm distracted. I see an end in sight. Even after only a week. I feel liberated. It is nice remembering going to bed. It is nice not have my husband so irritated with me.
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Crying isn't a sign of weakness. It's a sign of having tried too hard to be strong for too long. |
| LifeGetsBetter, Moogieotter, Raindropvampire, robcalher, unaluna
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#11
Jul 26, 2015, 06:28 AM
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you can do this!
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| Sabrina
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#12
Jul 26, 2015, 03:58 PM
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Good for you Sabrina! All you have to do is stay sober TODAY. You can think about tomorrow when you get there!
Best wishes!
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*Anxiety & Panic *GAD *Sensory sensitivity *Sleep disorder *Recovering alcoholic ______________ Paxil |
| Sabrina
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#13
Jul 27, 2015, 02:10 AM
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I'm doing well. The weekend passed by with no trouble. I found myself thinking of drinking a lot but had no compulsion or physical desire to drink whatsoever.
I must say that I am not missing alcohol in a physical way, not by taste or anything. All I miss is the high and the couple of hours sleep. I really believe I won't go back. I know it is only day 8 today but I feel strong and determined, and liberated.
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Jul 27, 2015, 02:50 PM
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I'm a recovering alcoholic & I think it's great that you're on day 8 & feeling motivated. Don't forget, however, that alcoholism is probably the only disease that'll lie to you. My history proves that. I've been in & out of AA a few times over the past 35 years. I don't say that to preach...just to give perspective about how I experienced the disease. I bought into the lie that I could drink like a "normal person."
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Jul 27, 2015, 03:58 PM
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emgreen is spot on. Alcoholism is a disease that convinces you that you don't have a disease.
AA got me sober after I tried everything else to stop drinking. It was a last resort for me. I still attend meetings regularly. It helps with my stinking thinking.
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*Anxiety & Panic *GAD *Sensory sensitivity *Sleep disorder *Recovering alcoholic ______________ Paxil |
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Jul 27, 2015, 07:19 PM
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Way to go Sabrina!!!
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Jul 28, 2015, 08:24 AM
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Sabrina, you are doing so great.
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Bipolar I, Depression, GAD Meds: Zoloft, Zyprexa, Ritalin "Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." -Buddha |
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#18
Jul 28, 2015, 11:40 AM
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Good luck on another day!
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#19
Jul 29, 2015, 02:33 AM
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I'm feeling great and positive. Day 10! This (for me) was easier than I thought. I think I had a harder time giving up smoking 9 years ago.
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