Comments on: Where Do I Go From Here? http://realmental.org/archives/1269 RealMental is a safe community where you can share and learn about mental health and everything that goes along with it. Sun, 29 May 2011 01:29:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deanna http://realmental.org/archives/1269#comment-8375 Deanna Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:53:22 +0000 http://realmental.org/?p=1269#comment-8375 I'm coming up on one year sober. Maybe you need to examine your drinking patterns. I know my life's much more manageable now. You might want to check out AA. It's not all about staying sober, like I thought it would be. It's really about learning how to live life "happily and usefully whole." http://www.aa.org/ I’m coming up on one year sober. Maybe you need to examine your drinking patterns. I know my life’s much more manageable now. You might want to check out AA. It’s not all about staying sober, like I thought it would be. It’s really about learning how to live life “happily and usefully whole.”

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]]> By: anon http://realmental.org/archives/1269#comment-8369 anon Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:25:19 +0000 http://realmental.org/?p=1269#comment-8369 it's not your fault, but doing something about it, as you become aware of it and "it's" impact on yours and others lives, is your responsibility---this my friend, is the hard maturity pill to swallow. The bipolar, one thing, the drinking to self medicate, another. I am not bi-polar. I am however, an alcoholic; I never drank normally and was very destructive when I drank. It was fun for a while with my friends, but eventually they turned away too. I had to face the real truth for me. It helped a ton. I have not had a drink in 23 years...easy, hell no, essential for my base life, yes !! it’s not your fault, but doing something about it, as you become aware of it and “it’s” impact on yours and others lives, is your responsibility—this my friend, is the hard maturity pill to swallow. The bipolar, one thing, the drinking to self medicate, another. I am not bi-polar. I am however, an alcoholic; I never drank normally and was very destructive when I drank. It was fun for a while with my friends, but eventually they turned away too. I had to face the real truth for me. It helped a ton. I have not had a drink in 23 years…easy, hell no, essential for my base life, yes !!

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