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[stormwatcher]

hi thought i say hi to everyone i am 36 female live in michigan just passed 7 months clean and sober thought i was not a addict becuese i always used over the counter stuff and old pills from my doctor but a little over a year ago i found myself in a comma doctor told my parents i mit not come out of it but Creator or someone was looking out for me i came out of comma less then 24 hours and whent home about 48 hours after i was aminted to hospital but it took a few more months for me to get what i was doing to myself and to work on stoping i guess why i am here is becuese i been feeling the need to drink again but have not yet taking it one day at a time i also have a lot of mental disorders am a survior of abuses feeling like i need to talk about the feelingg of wanting to drink with other that will understand no i not saying i going to drink just that i feel like it at times guess that why they say onces a addict alway a addict stormwatcher

[snugsnug]

Hey stormwatcher,

:78:

Glad you are here, I too am an addict, I have six-teen months clean.
You are inthe right place. Stick and stay.

I would like to offer you a few sugestions; Find a twelve step group, go to meetings, find a sponsor and begin working the steps, these things will help you stay clean, and remember, you never have to use again, it is easier staying clean than getting clean.

Love you and keep coming back.

[janbear]

:73: Hi stormwatcher. :42: Glad you are here. Remember the coma and all you went through. Remember it well because drinking can lead you right back to that. Its a progressive disease, it only gets worse. Are you going through some life experience right now that has brought these feelings on? Some life experiences have affected me to this point at times and i started thinking about drinking, i would have been throwing away my recovery, but i hung on obstinently, and made it through. You are doing one of the things that helped me, reaching out and i am proud of you. I hope you have a sponsor in the program and a Higher Power that you can turn to. My Higher Power is my rock. I can relate to you, i have a mental disorder and also a sexual abuse survivor from childhood. We can do this. The Big Book says, "There are those too who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders but they too can recover if they have the ability to be honest" How cool is that :cool:? We just have to be honest. Hang in there my friend and keep doing what you are doing by reaching out.:42: There will be more come along later to share with you.

[cassie]

Hi stormwatcher
Welcome. I am cassie, grateful recovering alcoholic. Addiction has given me some health issues to deal with too. I live with them on a daily basis, a costant reminder of bad choices.

As has been said, addiction is progressive and the results can be life threatening and certainly change us in ways we have no control over. Living one day at a time, or one hour or even one minute is how we in the fellowship of recovery stay away from the drinks and the drugs. Coming here every morning sets the tone for me and places recovery at it's proper place - first!

In my humble opinion, waking up from a coma was a second chance for you to make things different. Picking up that one drink will lead right back to where you were - waking up might not be an option. Just my 2 cents. I hope I do not offend.

Please know that we share the same disease and that you do not have to be alone. This forum is full of members who are open, honest and willing to help when asked. So please keep coming back. Hoping to hear more from you.

[zoomie]

Hi stormwatcher,welcome!!!

[Prescott]

Hi Stormwatcher, Welcome to our group. Threre are lots of great ladies here
with very good recovey. Look forward to geeting to know you. keep coming back. Your not alone in this.

[admin]

Hi Stormwatcher, Glad to have you join us. Congratulations on 7 months! :29: Please make yourself at home here. You are amongst family. We have all been right where you are at and understand. Please feel free to share with us and ask any questions you may have. I look forward to hearing more from you. Keep coming back. :42:

Love,
Tammy

[Doraine]

:76: & :77: Stormwatcher. You never have to drink again if you go to meetings, get a sponser and work the steps. You might feel like drinking but you don't have to. Congratulations on 7 months of sobriety!

[stormwatcher]

thank you for the welcome i am kinda a AA drop out no one would sponcer me becuese of my mental health issues but i am going to counsling and working with a team that helps the mental ill they been good in dealing with my addictions too

[stormwatcher]

thank you everyone for the welcome i know that waking up from the comma was anouther change at life i been given a few in my 36 years i am working the step with my mental health workers sad to say but in the town i live in the AA groups i tryed where not abow to handle my disorders the big one is DID (disasoication idenity disorder) town i am in in michigan just dos not realy have the pouple who work with this disorder that effects my whole life add the addictions onto that and it got complcated but thank to a worker that was willing to learn and work with me i have been abow to take one day at a time slowly working of recovery for me that is dealing with deep isuese that lead me to drinking useing to numb out thanks so much for all the wounderful welcome here stormwatcher

[janbear]

:42: stormwatcher :42: We get recovery however we can! I am grateful you are getting help.:42:

[Kai Stevens]

Hello, I'm Kai, I am dual recovery as well. I am also an abuse survivor. This is the best place to find the kind of diversity that can help support all of the challenges that we are facing. I got sober in AA, but it did not address some of the other things I was trying to deal with. I found it ALL right here.
Congrats on 7 months!! That is great. This is definately the best and first place to come if you get to feeling like drinking. No matter what is going on, there are people here who understand and can help. Keep coming back.
Love ya later. Kai

[Prescott]

Hi stormwatcher, It's great to know your getting the help you need. Hang in there. keep coming back!!