Alcoholism Support Group

I just wanted to say that 2 1/2 years ago I came on a site like this one.

I had just come from my daily 10 hour Pub session, calling off at the off licence for my 3 botlles of wine and 1/2 bottle of Jack Daniels.

Yes my daily consumption was at least 10 pints Lager, 3 Bottles of Wine and a half bottle of Spirit, and I was quite religious in that amount for about 6 years.

SUrprising I am here.

Well I was in a right bloody state, believe me, gone from my normal 12 stones, to 9, never ate just drank and smoked 60 Fags a day, hardly a Keep Fit Vidio was it.

Anyway, I came home one drunken evening and staring death in the face, I knew I could not go on.

So I got on the internet, of course with my bottle of wine, and I searched I searched for help, I was desperate, I am not ashamed to say that tears were streaming down my face (Ooops makes me cry now) - I was done, the shakes, sweats, crawling to the toilet in the morning, I was beaten, it was either continue and die or find help.

I did find help, first from people on sites like this, then from my doctor, detox, rehab and the AA.

In January I will be a very happy 2 years sober, and these have been the best 2 years of my life, I have come so far and done so much that I coulkd never possibly have dreamed of, and its all possible, WHY - simple because I don't drink anymore.

Why I took 30 years to discover that simple fact beggars the imaginantion, but found it I have.

2 years ago, I could never imagined that I would now be imparting my hard earnt wisdom to others I am, its just a small part of my incredible journey.

I wanted to share this for all the newcomers here, because it does not matter how bleak things look, by giving up the drink life can only get better.

Hey I am going on 3 Holidays next year, 2 years ago they would not have let me on the plane.

If your new welcome, this is the first step to a new life

Sobriety to all

Trickey
Posted on 12/11/07, 08:12 am