Yes, I'm Sure I'm An Alcoholic
Posted: Friday, May 04, 2007
By Susan Thom
Thank you- I'm starting today- age 54
you're welcome.good luck. you CAN do it,my best regards,sue
Your article was excellent, so heartfelt and well written. I really need help but I have isssues with AA. I'm so fed up with this life. I know what to do to go forward but I don't do it. if it weren't for my little daughter I'd have left this world by now for sure. I feel so stuck. Your article has made me feel like I'm not alone and maybe life can change for the better. Thanks.dear winnergirl from scotland,any issues you have with AA, must be put to the side.if you don't want to believe in God, you put your Faith in the meetings until you may get an understanding. the meetings describe "the God of my understanding."what is said in the meetings, stays in the meetings, and most hold this fact sacred and don't spread anything they hear there.if you have a little girl, put her first, and swallow your pride, and your "issues." more people have stayed sober from going through the program and continuing on with maybe a meeting a week. you are definitely not alone. my friend was doing fine working the program, stopped, and now, at 47, is in a psychiatric hospital, brought on by his long time drinking, which resulted in divorce, and losing his 5 children when they finally had enough. it just isn't worth it, but sometimes, we need help, and for me, the meetings were it. in march, i will be sober for 16 years.i hope you give the meetings some thought; your daughter deserves to have her mother clean and sober, and so do you.good luck,my best regards,sueWinnergirl- I got sober, and have been in recovery for almost 3 years with Women for Sobriety. I can't post the website url, but Google and check WFS out.
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Amyhi amy,congratulations.it's nice when you don't have to retrace your steps the next day to find your purse, or when you have to nurse a hangover, or when you go out to have fun, and don't remember a second the next day, or spend half the day calling friends and apologizing for your behavior-what you remember.keep up the good work,my best regards,sue
Hi,I sence you have lived and gone through the experiences of an alcoholic. I appreciated your story and insite, to a point. I felt you went from understanding and relating to just flapping your gums! You kindda lost me when you started ranting about kids in high school! Was this a public pole? Just thought you got side tracked on ALOT of other issues then just sharing your own. I appreciated them, just not your opions/ranting. I will check out the next site and hope it stays to the point ;)
Loved your story, could have been word for word, my own.Rickthank you so much rick.it's been quite an adventure, but one that is better endured sober.thanks for reading and commenting,
I've been coming to terms this week about being an alcoholic. Been in denial for some time, and it's pointless to lie to myself any longer. This post lifted the shame from me and made it ok to see past the horror that I feel over myself. Besides, that kind of shame just makes me want to run for cover in my bottle. Thank you for your honesty and the small push. I really needed ithi anon,you have made the first step by admitting it.don't be afraid.there are many out there who understand and can help.i wish you luck, but it's more to do with you doing what you have to do, and that starts with a meeting. i wish you well.life can change drastically for the better-just give it a chance,my best regards,sue
I am an alcoholic and this was exactly what I needed to continue my quit. Thank you so much.hi anon,keep up the fight, the results are miraculous.thank you for reading and commenting,my best to you as you continue on your journey,my best regards,sue
Congratulation Susan.I've tried, and tried; maybe not hard enough given my current state but, when 3-4 days of sobriety have past and I feel happy, invincible and thankful that I'm sober, my brain goes a little off. I am confused and not sure of anything. I hate to think that the wall I keep hitting may be the DT's. Please God, give me the strength to make it over that wall.
hi stephen,if you keep support around you, it helps. going to meetings, talking to men with good sobriety, telling them your fears, you may just make it over that wall.thanks for reading and commenting,my best,sue
I watched my father literally drink himself to death. He was a genius, an expert in his field, and could not cope with life without his perennially half-filled glass of wine in his hand. I heard every excuse there was, and somehow, in the 42 years of his drinking, he never once got nailed for a DUI. The last time he got taken to the hospital, his BAC was .425. No one knew he went through life drunk because no one knew what he was like sober.
I applaud you for choosing life and seeking a future beyond the bottle. Stay strong and good luck!hi lama mama,
alcohol is a drug, like any other, and i'm glad i was able to pull away from it.
thank you for reading and commenting, i appreciate it,
my best regards,
sue
Susan Thom is the mother of three children, two sons, 20 and 23, and a daughter 25. Her older son is in the air force in Germany right now, and her daughter is in the army in Tacoma, Washington.
Writing calms her, and gives her a place to go by herself! Clears the head and gets it out. She lives in a rural area, with a lake and mountains, and her partner, and has loved writing since she was a child.
She has been on a journey of self discovery for twenty years, and has learned many things about the human mind, and how to maintain some semblance of calm and peace within.
If someone reads one of her stories, and relates to her feelings, and gets a suggestion on how she dealt with them in a positive way, that would be the ultimate gift of her writing.
Writing calms her, and gives her a place to go by herself! Clears the head and gets it out. She lives in a rural area, with a lake and mountains, and her partner, and has loved writing since she was a child.
She has been on a journey of self discovery for twenty years, and has learned many things about the human mind, and how to maintain some semblance of calm and peace within.
If someone reads one of her stories, and relates to her feelings, and gets a suggestion on how she dealt with them in a positive way, that would be the ultimate gift of her writing.
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