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derlinda, Don't be so hard on yourself sweetheart ! Yes you had a slip & honesty is important but in my opinion sometimes it does more harm than good. It took courage to jump right back on track & confide in your counselor. When I would slip I'd be gone for months ! Learn what you can from the...

Thanks Secrets ! Unfortunately I've been in several rehabs. & just got out of one a few months ago. I'll stay sober for a while & then I'll let the depression get the best of me & I relapse. I'm on Prozac but it doesn't seem to help. My counselor wants me back in the facility but I'm reluctant...

Hi Magdolene & welcome. My name is Mike & I've been an alcoholic probably since my late teens. I'm 51 now & still fighting it. In & out of rehab & all the rest. I'm so fortunate I've never hurt anyone or ended up in jail. Please do whatever you can to get a handle on the alcohol issue. I wish I...

Thanks Secrets ! Good luck w/ the babies. At least it's fun going for it. Do you already have children ? I'm sorry to have caused worry. I know what you mean about being cocky. That's where I get into trouble. I'll get past the withdrawals & start feeling good again then I'll fall. I'm confused...

Thank you emsmom & good morning to you. Last night wasn't a good night w/ just a few hours sleep. Like a lot of addicts, I've been diagnosed w/ major depression. It really gets a hold of me at times. MeRAB don't seem to help. I've battled this for many yrs.even before I turned the page into full...

Hi Lugar, thanks for responding. Please don't apologise. I love hearing from you. I want you to be strong just like I'm trying. This is so tough for both of us. To a " normy " it seems so simple. They think well just don't use the substance. Don't we wish it was that simple. If you find you...

Thanks Secrets & good to hear from you Reachout ! I realized I shouldn't be influenced by age, young or old. It's not the nuraber of years that matters but it's the content. I'm doing a little better so far today thanks. Secrets, I'll take a bath but do I have to use soap ? Love, Mike

Hi Ready, I agree w/ everyone. You're no failure ! I wish I could take pain meRAB. responsibly like you did. Booze is my main addiction but I was given Vicodin for my nerve pain that was caused by my alcohol intake. Didn't take long before I was going through the whole script in a day or two, I...

alexainie, Tx for the info. Glad this med has helped your daughter.Being my first day on it I seem to have more energy because normally I'd be camped in front of tv or maybe it's the 27 diet pepsi's I've had ! Hard to tell. The doc does know I'm a booze hound but wasn't concerned. I'll just have...

CC, Please forgive my selfishness. I always want to talk to you. Having a rough day but hanging in there. I sure hope you're ok. Please stay in touch. I've been thinking of you & everyone else today. You help me not feel so alone. Please be strong CC. We're all in this together. I'll be here for...

Oh Secrets, so good to hear from you ! I hope you're doing ok. Having a real hard time today. Not a pity thing. My physical issues are my fault but I can't work. Social Security just told me I didn't have enough quarters to qualify for disability. I'm running out of money so I don't know what...

Thanks Secrets for the encouragment. I'm very thankful I made it through the weekend. My counselor was surprised also but very pleased. Lately my pattern has been every 3 or 4 days I go on a binge. I'm so beat up from the booze I don't know if I could survive another one. Got a call from an old...

Mr. denon, Thank you for responding. I'm beat up but still here so I'm putting one foot in front of the other. Just working on cleaning up the mess I created. So thankful I didn't hurt anybody. Don't know if I could have lived with that. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Mike S

I so appreciate everyone for taking the time to read & responding. I'm hanging on barely. The depression has a hold on me. I'm fighting a very strong urge to drink & get out of my head but I know so well the horrible consequences that will follow. Nighttime is the worst for me. The Bulimia is...

Crocheting, I really can't express how much I appreciate you checking on me. I see you live in CA. I grew up in southern CA. in the town Tujunga. Still no booze but I kind of feel paralized. I'm a mess & my house is a mess but can't seem to get moving. It's strange because I've always been...

Secrets, Thank you so much for responding ! I've been going down the tubes lately. I'm trying to pick myself up. I'm now all alone in this town I hate. I start back the counseling tomorrow. I did get in touch w/ the person I was talking about & the person has been sick & there's not a problem...

Lugar22; Thanks Lugar so much ! I just want to get through today somehow. I'm here for you as well.

Thanks again Secrets. I'm kind of lost. I would have thought by this age things would be different. This probably sounRAB stupid but one of the reasons I'm reluctant to go in rehab is that I'm not sure how I would move the furniture by myself w/ the nerve damage. In the old days this wouldn't be...

Thank you very much denon. I think I'll make through today w/o the lousy booze. Just came from the store where I would usually buy my booze. It felt good leaving the store w/ just food & not booze or a Vicodin script. The clerk looked at me like aren't you forgetting something ? Was pretty...

Hi CC, Sorry it's been so long since I've written. I've had a really rough weekend w/ depression. I admire your courage w/ this battle. I know how tough this is. We have to quit beating ourselves up so bad. We're not bad people. Try to be your own best friend. Just imagine,we would never inflict...