Hi, I'm Nancy and I'm an alcoholic.

[Retiredpsychtech]

I'm here, desperate to stop drinking, this will be my first sober day if I can make it. Due to.post gastric bypass, I am certainly risking my life daily with this. Just being honest here, at 57, I started drinking at 52, post gastric bypass. Well, here I am. Praying. Asking for prayer. And for my dear husband as well. I am powerless and my life has become unmanageable.

[MajestyJo]

Welcome Nancy, you have taken the first Step. You recognize that your life is unmanageable and you are powerless over alcohol as well as hubby too. Keep praying, and take a look at the material on the site. If there is something special you need or want, please ask for it.

Each day is a new beginning, so have a good one. Put the focus on you, not your husband. You can't change him, but we can pray for him and put him into the Hands of HIS God.

I wish you well on your journey. Please keep coming so you don't have to come back. The Daily Readings are a big help to all, new and not so new.

It is suggested that we go to 90 meetings in 90 days to find a home group and a sponsor. A place you feel safe, and a woman who has what you want and walks her talk. Someone you can relate to. We need a sponsor to support us and then guide us through the Steps when we are ready.

W E L C O M E

[Retiredpsychtech]

Thank you for your kind and supportive response Jo, I am going to daily meetings. My husband is a non drinker and a very kind person to still be married to me. I got a sponsor, chose a 12 step workbook, just to help me make a deliberate path through. And I made a Dr appointment to.take a look at my physical state, labs and heart, as well as liver function. I am working through the woman's guide through the 12 steps, text and workbook, as companions to the big book and 12 and 12.

[MajestyJo]

Sounds like you are on track. Hope you are willing to go to any length to maintain your sobriety. Without it, family and friends don't have you. I found I didn't have myself. Along the way, it seemed like I had given a piece of me every time I picked up.

I was very fragmented. It took time. I didn't get to where I was over night. The program isn't a quick fix. It work though if you work for it. One day at a time!

All the best to you on your journey.