[proud American in Canada]

Thank you all so much for taking the time to post to me. I am getting up to bed, feeling really happy from the positive feelings you all sent towards me.

I’ve got my running shoes (new) next to my bed, and if I can exhaust myself through exercise, I won’t need anything else. :)

Thank you all for caring, and I wish you all the best, and will be praying for you, in gratitude.

Julie

[Chode]

'night

[piytar]

Exhausting yourself with exercise is another hiding place. Granted, a better one than drinking, but still a hiding place.

The key is finding out what you are hiding from. And then figuring out how/if that thing is something that can be alleviated.

That is not a journey many can make on their own. You need to have help on this road. If the people in your life are not willing or able (or worse yet, have a desire to see you remain broken), then you need to reach out to someone new.

[ansel12]

I’ve got my running shoes (new) next to my bed, and if I can exhaust myself through exercise, I won’t need anything else. :)

Except that you have to decide if you are a drinker, or a non-drinker.

That statement of yours I quoted sounds like you are going to continue "trying to quit", which means that a part of you is still in the drinking game, and will be lurking for the proper reason, something big and negative enough in your life, to excuse you back sliding.