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New start?
- Ranger'sfan
- Junior Member
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New start?
69 years of age, retired due to ill health, live alone (divorced), drink 5-6 bottles of Whisky per week, spending over $900 per month. I've been drinking all my adult life but never to this level. Want to stop and need help.
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- Sunflowerseed
- Community Builder
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Re: New start?
Hi @Ranger'sfan,
Welcome to the forums and thank you for sharing!
Carrying this alone can be difficult. I am glad you shared this with us here. Feel free to post as often and whenever you want in here.
I have included some resources in the welcome email we sent you. Just some information about counselling and peer support service (Smart Recovery) to give you a direction to start. I have also tagged our peer workers in this reply to see if they have some suggestions about where and how you can start the journey! @ScorpionPW & @PnorkelPW
Welcome to the forums and thank you for sharing!
Carrying this alone can be difficult. I am glad you shared this with us here. Feel free to post as often and whenever you want in here.
I have included some resources in the welcome email we sent you. Just some information about counselling and peer support service (Smart Recovery) to give you a direction to start. I have also tagged our peer workers in this reply to see if they have some suggestions about where and how you can start the journey! @ScorpionPW & @PnorkelPW
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- ScorpionPW
- Peer Worker
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Hi @Ranger'sfan, thanks so much for being so open and honest about where you're at.
I remember feeling so alone in my addiction, especially towards the end.
Is this the first place you've reached out or have you tried to get help before?
Also, a great place to start is to talk to your GP to get some advice on how to detox safely. When I was drinking so much this was so important for me because I had no idea how risky it was stopping without the right medical support.
Remember, we're always here if you want to reach out, I hope you continue to share with us here on the forums
I remember feeling so alone in my addiction, especially towards the end.
Is this the first place you've reached out or have you tried to get help before?
Also, a great place to start is to talk to your GP to get some advice on how to detox safely. When I was drinking so much this was so important for me because I had no idea how risky it was stopping without the right medical support.
Remember, we're always here if you want to reach out, I hope you continue to share with us here on the forums
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- PnorkelPW
- Peer Worker
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Re: New start?
Hi @Ranger'sfan and thanks for sharing with us. I agree with @ScorpionPW's advice of talking with your GP and a Drug and Alcohol counsellor. They'll be able to work with you on identifying your goals and plan a safe way of working towards them.
My body was dependent on alcohol for a long time. A couple of times I decided to detox myself and it's an experience I wouldn't recommend trying. Making the change you want to is possible but doing it alone is damn near impossible.
What are your thoughts on talking to your GP and finding a drug and alcohol counsellor?
My body was dependent on alcohol for a long time. A couple of times I decided to detox myself and it's an experience I wouldn't recommend trying. Making the change you want to is possible but doing it alone is damn near impossible.
What are your thoughts on talking to your GP and finding a drug and alcohol counsellor?
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