Posted by Greg on May 15, 2003, at 18:50:09
In reply to Hi everyone!, posted by LisaSimpson on May 15, 2003, at 7:24:06
Hi Lisa,
It's great to hear from you, and that you're taking some positive to fight the alcohol addiction. You know that I know how difficult a task that is. I'm so very proud of you for doing this and you deserve all the pats on the back you can get. Make everyday of sobriety a day of celebration because you'll work hard to earn them.
I can relate to feeling incarcerated. I went thru an inpatient program almost 15 years ago (honestly, I had to do it twice, it didn't take the first time), and at times I felt like I was in jail. All the meetings, writing papers, having to do chores. But in the end (I was in for 48 days) it felt like a big family and I almost hated to go. The fear of freedom I guess.
They say that people who drink to get away from problems or traumas have an inability to live life on life's terms. I don't know if that's the case for you, but it sure was for me. People, places, and things just didn't do and react the way I wanted them to, so I drank. To be honest, I didn't even like the taste of alcohol. But I loved the high. Until I lost everything and everyone I cared about.
But you are on your way, and I know you can do it! So I'll say WELL DONE! You have a lot of hard work in front of you, so if you need to talk, I try to check in here at least once a day. You have my support Lisa. Again, I'm very proud of you!
Hugs,
Greg> I have been away from this site for quite a while. I've had a few problems... people who have kindly given me advice in the past have known about my fight with alcohol. I finally got admitted into The Priory, which is a private psychiatric hospital (luckily the company I work for pays for private health insurance!) and I had a week being detoxed off alcohol. They wanted to keep me in for another week and start me off on antidepressants, but after a week I was climbing walls... I had forgotten how I hated being incarcerated! However, it's so nice to have a clear head for a change, to be able to remember things. The only trouble is, the problem that started me drinking in the first place is still there (post traumatic stress disorder I think it is), so I have to deal with that - try to forget it.
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> I see all the old "favourites" are still posting... i.e. Noa, Greg, Shar, NikkiT2, CamW, Stjames, Tina... I'm glad to see you are all still here.
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> If anyone would like to say "well done" to me, to help me keep it up, I wouldn't mind at all! :)
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> The only one I know of you all who is based in the UK is NikkiT2, so Nikki, if you are listening, please leave a message to let me know how things are with you.
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> Best wishes to you all.
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> Lisa
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