http://www.spiritualriver.com/achieving-long-term-sobriety-how-to-beat-alcoholism-and-drug-addiction/ Non-traditional recovery from addiction Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.spiritualriver.com/achieving-long-term-sobriety-how-to-beat-alcoholism-and-drug-addiction/comment-page-2/#comment-112654 elijah garcia Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:00:06 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/achieving-long-term-sobriety-how-to-beat-alcoholism-and-drug-addiction/#comment-112654 My name is Elijah Garcia and I"m an alcoholic. July 1st I reached my two year of sobriety. I'm currently facilitating groups at my old treatment home i was at last year. I have found your website to be useful to me. I would appreciate some more hints on sobriety. Thank you. My name is Elijah Garcia and I”m an alcoholic. July 1st I reached my two year of sobriety. I’m currently facilitating groups at my old treatment home i was at last year. I have found your website to be useful to me. I would appreciate some more hints on sobriety. Thank you.

]]> http://www.spiritualriver.com/achieving-long-term-sobriety-how-to-beat-alcoholism-and-drug-addiction/comment-page-2/#comment-107459 civic Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:04:08 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/achieving-long-term-sobriety-how-to-beat-alcoholism-and-drug-addiction/#comment-107459 im 36, have been drinking heavily for about 5 years, it started 7ish years ago, my son was born and my mother in law got cancer, my wife quite her job to take care of her mother, which after 2 years of treatment died, which put a large amount of stress on me... the way i dealt with it was to mix up a few drinks, i look at the web for long periods of time trying to find that magic trick to help me get past the cravings, but ive yet to find it.... im 36, have been drinking heavily for about 5 years, it started 7ish years ago, my son was born and my mother in law got cancer, my wife quite her job to take care of her mother, which after 2 years of treatment died, which put a large amount of stress on me… the way i dealt with it was to mix up a few drinks, i look at the web for long periods of time trying to find that magic trick to help me get past the cravings, but ive yet to find it….

]]> http://www.spiritualriver.com/achieving-long-term-sobriety-how-to-beat-alcoholism-and-drug-addiction/comment-page-2/#comment-88629 Sad Lady Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:06:43 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/achieving-long-term-sobriety-how-to-beat-alcoholism-and-drug-addiction/#comment-88629 I am 50 and at a place where i must stop drinking. i live alone, i had a boyfriend, but with all of the stress of my job and life, i medicate myself with wine and vodka. I was waking up in the middle of he night and screaming and yelling at my boyfriend and telling him to leave. Next morning i have no recollection of any of it and wonder why he is gone. I hate what i have become. Have a doctor appt next week to go and seek out some help. I am 50 and at a place where i must stop drinking. i live alone, i had a boyfriend, but with all of the stress of my job and life, i medicate myself with wine and vodka. I was waking up in the middle of he night and screaming and yelling at my boyfriend and telling him to leave. Next morning i have no recollection of any of it and wonder why he is gone. I hate what i have become. Have a doctor appt next week to go and seek out some help.

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