Simply Quit Drinking Blog Podcast: Recent Comments

Comment on Let's Talk About Quitting Drinking Without AA

Karen Gregg Price — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:11:36 GMT

Thank you for clarifying that! I must have had the impression because they asked at the beginning did anyone have a "burning" issue (I think that's what it was called) or were "coming back". Maybe I just thought other people were thinking like that.

I had dreams about drinking for months after being sober, and the dreams eventually stopped.

I hope that the readers here take your comment to heart and I will have to agree, the meetings were absolutely about "one day at a time".

Thank you for sharing and helping. I'm glad you pointed that out.

Comment on Let's Talk About Quitting Drinking Without AA

Amy — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:01:00 GMT

I can't recall an A.A. meeting where people discussed missing alcohol or being upset at not being able to drink. A.A. meetings have focused on living one day at atime and seeking a higher power for guidance during struggles.

Comment on Let's Talk About Quitting Drinking Without AA

Karen Gregg Price, Reaching Peak LLC — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:27:12 GMT

Bless you! I'll have to get your book. We're both walking miracles then. I love that you wrote a book about the struggle. I want to tell "the rest of society" this happens to people and how to help. There is no reason to feel ashamed (my concern) so I had to go very public and not anonymous.

Comment on Let's Talk About Quitting Drinking Without AA

eileen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:23:44 GMT

Quitting drinking was one of the hardest passionate things I have ever done. My husband wasn't the reason my life wasn't the reason and my beautiful children were not the reason. I cauldn't kill myself I was too self centered and scared to do that and I could not quit till I hit a horible bottom and then everyone hit it with me. that was twenty years ago and I have to say AA saved me in rehab and after and only by doing it one day at a time if I looked anywhere beyond that I was overwhelmed. It has taken a lot of years of pain and forgiveness for my family to stop being afraid of loving me but it happened. It can happen for others too. God is my higher power and I beleive he had a purpose for me and that was to share my story in my book ALIVE by Eileen Declemente. I am a walking miracle.