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Obsession of the mind

I love the story "He sold himself short" in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Especially this segment below. It illustrate the obsessive compulsive mind of an...

I love the story "He sold himself short" in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Espec...

•4 days ago

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alcohol and adhd

please can anyone tell me the best way to stop drinking alcohol when I have such impulsive adhd. I want to go completely sober as I hate that I have no control...

please can anyone tell me the best way to stop drinking alcohol when I have such...

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•1 month ago

Stuck in a drinking jet stream

I reached out for help today with local services. I’ve replaced addiction with addiction and this is the last vice to go. Since I was a teenager (thank you...

I reached out for help today with local services. I’ve replaced addiction with a...

•1 month ago

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Cutting back

I'm trying not to stop drinking but yo cut back and manage my intake of alcohol.Do folk go for cutting back or stopping completely.

I'm trying not to stop drinking but yo cut back and manage my intake of alcohol....

•2 months ago

Having a bad day

I’m 71 and suffered with depression on and off all my life. I’m having a bad day today. I gave up alcohol just over two weeks ago which has helped. I...

I’m 71 and suffered with depression on and off all my life. I’m having a bad d...

•2 months ago

Trying to cut down!

I'm a 64 year old woman who has been drinking about 120 units per week I need to control this before I retire, as working is the only thing which currently...

I'm a 64 year old woman who has been drinking about 120 units per week I need to...

•2 months ago

Partner of Alcohol dependant husband

Does any one on here have tips on how to cope with an alcoholic dependant partner. His drinking has made me anxious every time he leaves the house. I worry...

Does any one on here have tips on how to cope with an alcoholic dependant partne...

•3 months ago

4th alcohol free day But...

Struggling to sleep and craving that glass of wine.

Struggling to sleep and craving that glass of wine.

•3 months ago

Insomnia

I have given up alcohol but cant sleep. how long does it take for your body to recover. I was drinking a bottle of wine every night. Thanks.

I have given up alcohol but cant sleep. how long does it take for your body t...

•3 months ago

Day 1, drink free.

My first day of getting sober. Hard so far.

My first day of getting sober. Hard so far.

•3 months ago

3 days

Hi. I'm on start of my journey. I drinking since I been 13 yo. My dad was an alcoholic he died because of alcohol. My brother is alcohol dependant. I am an...

Hi. I'm on start of my journey. I drinking since I been 13 yo. My dad was an alc...

•4 months ago

8 Days Sober 🎉

I found my usual wine o clock time (6pm) this evening very tricky, The ‘wine winger’ was clearly on a roll ‘one won’t hurt’ etc. 😤 So, I tried distracting...

I found my usual wine o clock time (6pm) this evening very tricky, The ‘wine win...

•4 months ago

3 days done! 😄

Day 4 today, keeping busy. My danger time is 6pm onwards when I am prepping and cooking dinner. I am looking for alternatives to my usual large glass of red...

Day 4 today, keeping busy. My danger time is 6pm onwards when I am prepping and...

•4 months ago

Inroducing myself

Hello everyone, I'm new here. I have just found out that I have high blood pressure that requires medication. After I recovered from the shock of discovering...

Hello everyone, I'm new here. I have just found out that I have high blood pres...

•4 months ago

Lost 57 year old

I've kinda got stuck in a rute drinking every night tell myself it's okay when it's not. Had a wake up call blood results show abnormal liver. I don't know...

I've kinda got stuck in a rute drinking every night tell myself it's okay when i...

•5 months ago

Starting a sober journey

just joining this community at the start of a sober journey. Have a fast paced job and personal life, with undiagnosed ADHD symptoms and have previously used...

just joining this community at the start of a sober journey. Have a fast paced j...

•5 months ago

3 weeks in...

So...3 weeks in and I've managed 14 out of 21 days completely drink free. Better than zero days drink free which was my old norm. Still drinking too much on...

So...3 weeks in and I've managed 14 out of 21 days completely drink free. Better...

•5 months ago

My partner is alcoholic

we have been going to sessions through a charity over the last few months. Getting support and trying to reduce his alcohol intake. Everything takes so long....

we have been going to sessions through a charity over the last few months. Getti...

•5 months ago

Binge last night...

Hi all. I fully planned to and succeeded in a 12 unit binge last night - half a dozen cans of beer in front of the telly. I'd been 4 days totally drink free,...

Hi all. I fully planned to and succeeded in a 12 unit binge last night - half a ...

•6 months ago

Hi, needing support...

Hi all,I'm a newbie here. My alcohol story (in short) is... Been a heavy drinker most of my adult life (a long time!). Currently easily doing 70+ units...

Hi all,I'm a newbie here. My alcohol story (in short) is... Been a heavy drinke...

•6 months ago

Angry about everything.

Not been here for a while, guess I just didn't feel the need. I was having a couple of drinks once or twice a week ,no hangovers, no embarrassing incidents,...

Not been here for a while, guess I just didn't feel the need. I was having a cou...

•6 months ago

Total Relief

I have just confided in my daughter (19) about my drinking. She is such an amazing young woman, so supportive. I was so embarrassed but she was so cool about...

I have just confided in my daughter (19) about my drinking. She is such an amazi...

•6 months ago

Clear head

Well I had no wine last night and I feel really good today, not the usual slugginess, I know it won't always be this easy as day 3 is when I usually cave.

Well I had no wine last night and I feel really good today, not the usual sluggi...

•6 months ago

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Moderation

HI all Ive been tracking my drinking since the summer in a spreadsheet. I have been able to cut a fair bit, but its the weekend type binge drinking that i...

HI all Ive been tracking my drinking since the summer in a spreadsheet. I have ...

•6 months ago

Overindulged!

I have decided to call time on alcohol. I find I am drinking around four days a week and I am worried about what it is doing to my health. I also worry that I...

I have decided to call time on alcohol. I find I am drinking around four days a ...

•6 months ago

Too much for too long!

Hi I have been drinking regularly for the past 25 years. I enjoy it and socialise regularly. It has now got to the point that it's every day, even if my...

Hi I have been drinking regularly for the past 25 years. I enjoy it and socialis...

•7 months ago

Alcohol free

Hi, new here. Have been sober for ten weeks now.

Hi, new here. Have been sober for ten weeks now.

•7 months ago

Back on Track

I had been sober for 3 years. No alcohol. I was doing great and feeling great. Then a couple weeks ago, a family wedding happened and... I drank. The results?...

I had been sober for 3 years. No alcohol. I was doing great and feeling great. ...

ScorpiaAutumnRose

•7 months ago

Will power and Self-Knowledge

Throughout the book Alcoholics Anonymous, this will be the common theme that "Willpower and self-knowledge will never help in the strange mental blank...

Throughout the book Alcoholics Anonymous, this will be the common theme that "Wi...

•8 months ago

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6 months and going with couple skips along the way.

Just wanted to tell my quick story as have found talking about things has helped me through a lot of this journey. I 43M have been completely alcohol free for...

Just wanted to tell my quick story as have found talking about things has helped...

•8 months ago

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