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Got the scrip for Oxasapm from Dr, so good to go!  Got a couple more drinking days left until I start the detox.  I'm targeting next Wed to be my first sober day, the program starts the following Mon with a piss test , which I must pass.  I know this sounds hypocritical and ridiculous but I'm...

Thanks guys.  EN, I wonder if it has something to do with the type of work we do?  I'm in IT and I could fake it for years until the hand shaking started during the day (withdrawals) and I could barely type on another persons computer (troubleshooting, whatever) or taking notes in meetings.  Or...

I did the intake for the IOP last week, and am startingt the program on Monday May 9.  I'm very fortunate to find a program that does a 5pm to 8pm program, and is not too far away.  This means I miss very little work.  M/W/F I'll need to leave about 45 mins early for four weeks starting Monday...

I'm not looking to stay with my wife.  She has a boyfriend and that's that, we're getting divorced.  We both live in the same house and she can't afford to move into her own apartment.  Her boyfriend is too far away to move to, and I don't think he wants a roommate, whatever..  We have two young...

wow, amazing stuff @Ophelia and @UberSmash.  I'll just add a twist, that my wife was overweight for years, +100 lbs or so.  We had young kids and she started hitting the gym afterwards, and lost those 100 lbs.  Now to quote US well I admit this is what happened.  she was super huge and I lost...

Good luck to you!  I'm still pretty new here but there's a TON to read up on.  Start from the end of long threads and work backwards.  Social Anxiety sufferer here too, among other junk.  Good luck again.  

UPDATE:  My doc's appt. got postponed to today.  It went well and my appeals for zannys went unappreciated, understandably so.  He gave me some references for IOPs and I actually got a call back tonight from one that's nearby.  I was busy feeding my kids so I'll be continuing that...

Jim Rice was my favorite baseball player.  Fried rice is fucking delicious.  There ya go. :)  

Sorry if this isn't exactly on topic, but Portugal decriminalized almost all street drugs 15 years ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/05/why-hardly-anyone-dies-from-a-drug-overdose-in-portugal/ "But in Portugal, the numbers paint a different story. The prevalence of...

I work in IT for a liberal religious denomination.  I'm probably the least liberal person there, but the people I work with are amazing, and awesome to serve.  They're so grateful for what I do, and express it so often, I swear I'm getting more liberal as I age because of this!  (usually the...

I'm from Boston and I'd have to grudgingly say the Yankees of all the leagues mentioned.  Canadiens next, but they had the rules tilted towards them for decades so f- them. :)   Celts/lakers are next tier neck and neck IMO.  NEP 2001-present, best of all time, any sport, any league, any...

@mountaincat9, thank you so much.  Reading these testimonials really helps.  Seeing my doctor on Wednesday and will be looking into doing an IOP.  At first I dismissed it out of hand because I thought I'd have to miss too much work but turns out that might not be the case.  We'll see.  You guys...

Girlgerms, can you PM me?  I've been thinking a lot about your post today and want to ask you a couple of questions offline.  Thanks so much if you are willing to do so.

what a story @girlgerms, I'm so sorry to hear about your father.  6 y/o is awful young to drink too much!  Although when I was around that age, I used to wake up early and drink the leftover drinks in my parent's glasses from the night before (whisky/ginger).  Yeesh.  Your last paragraph...

fifth of vodka a day... oof.  I'm bad but not that bad.  Thanks for the encouragement and advice, as always, 2earls.  You've been awesome to me so far.  Thanks for that. :)

same with alcoholism.  Anyway, when I was 18 I put out two cigarettes on my left forearm because of pain dealing with a girlfriend.  That was almost 30 years ago and I'm happy to see the scars are finally gone (haven't checked in a few years until now, reading this topic).  My brother does the...

Hey Guys, it seems like this is a forum to vent so here we go...!  I've been a heavy drinker for the last 25 years (I'm 47).  Quit for the first time last March.  Lasted 90 days or so a couple of times between relapses.  then a few shorter stints of sobriety.  Nothing lasting though.  Trying to...

Thanks guys/gals, sorry if I made some gender assumptions earlier that aren't correct.  I already made a donation that went through to a SY vendor and am nervous about the transaction.  It's taking a bit longer than I expected and I'm a first timer here.  Only about 8 hours though so maybe I'm...

Thanks man, I see the other forums are opened up already.  Doing a TON of reading before I dive into anything, it's just the way I operate.  I appreciate the offer for assistance and will take it up if necessary. :)    bob

Hi guys/gals, I'm bob and I'm an alcoholic.  I'm on again off again with the drinking but what really gets to me is the anxiety.  I won't tell my life story but things are tough now, and alcohol makes things easier to deal with.  Temporarily of course!  I have a full time job and dealing with...