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carmen33 Posts: 8702
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Good Morning y'all, how is everyone today? it's 540AM, I want to go back to bed and can't, have to be at work at 8, and it takes me a while to get to sleep.Colleen, I don't believe being a alcoholic makes it any easier and in a lot of ways makes it harder, if the alcohol isn't addressed, then the bipolar is much more likely not to be treated. For me, the sobriety came first, then the diagnosis, being sober made it a little easier to control the swings, but didn't make it totally possible. "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/02_diagnosis.html#soft
http://www.mdjunction.com/hidradenitis-suppurativa
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-1
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-2
http://www.mdjunction.com/bipolar-type-ii
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carmen33 Posts: 8702
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 Colleen, forgive me for my stupidity, congratulations on the 14 years, that is wonderful.. Don't know that your aware of it, but we offer both a group for those diagnosed with bipolar and alcoholism, we also have a group for just those with alcoholism.."Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/02_diagnosis.html#soft
http://www.mdjunction.com/hidradenitis-suppurativa
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-1
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-2
http://www.mdjunction.com/bipolar-type-ii |
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Colleenj Posts: 2104
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Thanks for the congrats Carmen; couldn't have done it without AA, even though I'm not actively going to meetings anymore; my 12 Step work is only by online group these days.Also thank you for the info about the other group; I wil definitely check that out. Thanks again. Colleen   Colleen
"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy." ~Albert Clarke
(*Quote snagged from jenny1978)
PTSD
Anxiety Attacks
Bipolar II
Depression
ADD/ADHD
Chronic pain
Alcoholic
Please note that anything that I post is strictly my own experience or understanding of a particular subject. I am not a doctor and my posts reflect my thoughts or feelings of the subject, whatever that may be. Please always talk with your doctor. |
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carmen33 Posts: 8702
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your welcome Colleen, I don't attend meetings near as much as I probably should..still do on occasions, sometimes people think that they are helping their sobriety by attending meetings every night, but what they are doing is substituting one thing for another, alcoholism was taking them away from their families and now the AA is, it's important to find a balance between the two, I know that when I came out here to South Carolina it became harder to go, the meetings are few and far between, and not a lot around, times are a challenge to be able to get too with the work schedule, the locations are 15 and 25 miles away..lol.. that is one thing that I miss about California, there you could find a meeting on just about every corner, and at any hour of the day.. "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/02_diagnosis.html#soft
http://www.mdjunction.com/hidradenitis-suppurativa
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-1
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-2
http://www.mdjunction.com/bipolar-type-ii |
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Colleenj Posts: 2104
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I completely agree with you about trading one addiction for the other. Perfectly understandable in early sobriety but the whole point is to live a health life. I have this thing about people pushing meetings anyway because it doesn't say anything in the BB about going to meetings or you won't stay sober. Have a good day at work, or at least try Colleen  Colleen
"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy." ~Albert Clarke
(*Quote snagged from jenny1978)
PTSD
Anxiety Attacks
Bipolar II
Depression
ADD/ADHD
Chronic pain
Alcoholic
Please note that anything that I post is strictly my own experience or understanding of a particular subject. I am not a doctor and my posts reflect my thoughts or feelings of the subject, whatever that may be. Please always talk with your doctor. |
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carmen33 Posts: 8702
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As alcoholics, we're already in trouble, because we have the addictive personality, alot go from drinking to becoming workoholics, etc.. I've never seen either where it stated the required amount of meetings, it's left up to the individual, I know that early on in sobriety, we are encouraged to attend as many as possible, and I know that we probably should attend regularly, as added strength to our commitment to ourselves and our sobriety.. I don't know what I would do if the hubby started drinking again, whether I would stay or leave, my sobriety is important, that is why I didn't fly out right away to meet him, I wanted him to have a year at least. "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/02_diagnosis.html#soft
http://www.mdjunction.com/hidradenitis-suppurativa
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-1
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-2
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carmen33 Posts: 8702
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well, kids, want to or not, time for me to leave for work, see you this evening when I get home. "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/02_diagnosis.html#soft
http://www.mdjunction.com/hidradenitis-suppurativa
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-1
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-2
http://www.mdjunction.com/bipolar-type-ii |
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carmen33 Posts: 8702
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/02_diagnosis.html#soft
http://www.mdjunction.com/hidradenitis-suppurativa
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-1
http://www.mdjunction.com/diabetes-type-2
http://www.mdjunction.com/bipolar-type-ii |
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