What is Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol, an addiction. The cause of this craving is heavily debated, but the most ...

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spellegrino
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Hi everyone. Well I have been drinking and doing drugs for about 16 yrs now. I have been clean the past 2 yrs but did have one relapse at the end of last year. I have finally realized that this is part of me and i cannot change it. I will always be an addict/alcoholic. I always approached this like I can make the addict in me stop or go away. Now I realize I must learn coping skills and when the addict rears its ugly head then I need to reach out. I have been stressed lately and wanting to go out and get drunk. When I get drunk then I want to go get high....Anyways, Glad to be here. Thanks for your support and I hope I can be of support too!
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Reply #1 - 05/18/08  2:17pm
" welcome aboard. please don't follow your addiction and go drink. things will get better, they always do.

God bless "
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spellegrino
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Reply #2 - 05/18/08  2:33pm
" Thank you for the support. No I won't. Famous last words right? Anyways, i do know what happens when I get to feeling this way. So i want to try something new, like this site! My friend reccommended it quite sometime ago but I just blew it off. Thank you again. Wierd feeling like a newcomer all over again :) "
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Reply #3 - 05/18/08  3:03pm
" Hi,
My name is Laurie and I am an alcoholic...
...I've also got a little over two years and I can relate to finally getting that this addict brain is a permanent deal. Gratefully I haven't had a drink ,but there have been some mighty close calls!
You sound good,smart at realizing you need coping skills and willing to try something new!
That sounds like recovery road to me!
Keep coming back!
Glad you are here! "
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Reply #4 - 05/18/08  4:44pm
" welcome hum I am Danyelle and I am so glad to see you here. this is a great sie with alot of great friends here. you are never alone. "
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spellegrino
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Reply #5 - 05/18/08  4:45pm
" Thank you very much!!! "
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itsmylife
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Reply #6 - 05/18/08  4:47pm
" welcome! be careful though. we alkie/alcoholics tend to get addicted quite easily. some of us jones now without ds. d. "
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Reply #7 - 05/18/08  4:48pm
" Yepper Doodie, Welcome.... Hope you gain as much insight as I. Oh, and the laughs too. Congrats!
lolo "
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spellegrino
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Reply #8 - 05/18/08  5:22pm
" LOL itsmylife I was just setting here thinking that! I need to clean my house and keep saying I am going to get off?? LOL Sound familiar? Thanks for the warm welcome. I am glad to be here. "
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Moonflake
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Reply #9 - 05/18/08  5:28pm
" hi and welcome, i know that when i drank i opened the floodgates to other addictive things too. have to remain free of all mind altering substances, we addicts, eh? I see you are a single mom too, stressful for sure. Finding new ways to get de-stressed is a challenge but has proved an interesting one for me actually. Now, I so value prayer and meditation for instance. I never knew what peace was before, I feel like I am starting to now due in part to these practices. Oh, and ds is a de-stressor for sure! "
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Reply #10 - 05/19/08  5:26am
" welcome in the group hope our advise will help u threw ur needs and ur advise to us all will be a big help too :O))) "
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