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Alcohol support

I'm a recovering alcoholic AMA

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lynmilne65 · 29/08/2018 16:10

Anything

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HopeClearwater · 29/08/2018 22:31

How long have you been sober for?
How low did you get before you stopped?

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greeneggblueegg · 30/08/2018 14:05

How did you know you were an alcoholic?

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TechGinny · 30/08/2018 15:19

What are the 'Do's and 'Don't's in supporting someone in recovery?

I'm trying to support my bf at the moment and feel like I'm getting it very wrong.

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WizardOfToss · 30/08/2018 15:20

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SmellMyBeads · 30/08/2018 15:20

How did you stop?
What keeps the voice in your head that says 'maybe just the once' away?

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lynmilne65 · 31/08/2018 14:18

Been sober 30 years, am 68
I looked in the mirror and was horrified at what I'd become a shapeless bag of nothing
I couldn't have done it without AA
I nearly destroyed everything
I couldn't have done it on my own

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lynmilne65 · 31/08/2018 14:19

Because I know, as they say. 'One is too many and a thousand is not enough '

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lynmilne65 · 31/08/2018 14:22

Do's and don't 's are difficult, nothing and no one could have stopped me including nearly killing 3 children in the car
One day I'd had enough

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SmellMyBeads · 01/09/2018 09:41

Thanks for your honesty. And very well done to you.

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