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In response to: Going off alcohol
Shaz51Senior Contributor
it is progress @Former-Member , keep it up my friend
In response to: Going off alcohol
utopiaSenior Contributor
@Former-Member That is definately progress my friend. Cutting down is exactly how i did it.
Well done my friend.
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Unknown userMember
Thanks @utopia . It's not where I wanted to be, off alcohol but it is progress as you say. Thanks for the support
In response to: Going off alcohol
utopiaSenior Contributor
@Shaz51 . I understand that feeling of trying to numb out pain.
Unfortunately i found that i needed to drink more and more, and eventually it stopped working. So i was forced to recognise why i wanted to numb and what i was hiding from.
Quitting or reducing alcohol isn't easy my friend. It takes a lot of effort and commitment. It is hard facing your wounds. But it can be done. Slowly.
Congratulate yourself, even if you've reduced your drinking by 1 glass. That is an achievement.
Wishing you well.
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utopiaSenior Contributor
Any step in the right direction is a good step @Former-Member
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
thank you @utopia , I never drank before I had all this physical problems
and also the drink being here does not help
@Former-Member, @Former-Member , @Teej , @NatalieS
soo cutting down might be the key until I stop xx
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