angeljinna

Welcome to the start of a new life.

You may have been looking at all the other sites for support with either moderating your alcohol intake or actually stopping altogether, and found them wanting, leaving a lot to be desired or just totally unsupportive.

Here at  

 Angeljinna's

you can feel free to relax, read the posts, start new threads and have support from others who feel the same way as you do. 

We want everyone to be welcome, whether they wish to abstain from alcohol or moderate and control their alcohol intake. This site has been started by me, someone who has had concerns with her own alcohol intake and therefore someone who understands the ups and downs of  trying to reduce their alcohol intake.

I wanted to create a relaxed site that would offer the individual a forum whereby they could meet others in the same postion and those who would understand. I feel here I have done that. Whether you are undertaking a medical programme, an holistic approach or just want support from other members you are welcome here. Please feel free to join in today, visit our discussion forums, chat room (or just browse round the shopping mall - still in construction ! )

My Story

My story starts in my teens and the new freedom of having a job and getting paid !  I had real money and friends who were ready to help me to spend it, we all went out together and the main area of relaxation involved going to pubs and clubs. Of course drinking alcohol was the major occupation in these places and we all did that - mostly to excess. No-one could wait for the weekends to come around...let the parties begin.

Social drinking was the norm in the eighties, although alcohol was known to be bad for the health in large quantities it was still acceptable in most Northern towns, (in the U.K.) that youngsters would get drunk, by youngsters I mean teenagers and those in their twenties.

My weekend social drinking worsened as I entered the Nursing profession as a student and faced stressful situations. Although seeing patients with alcohol-related diseases was frightening it did not register that as a young woman I would ultimately be drinking heavily myself. These diseases did not put me off from imbibing in a few, well, several drinks, myself.

Of course once I was on the ''road to ruin'',  as they say,  I found it difficult to stop.

Having young children I decided to cut down on my drinking, finding this very hard I continued to drink, and just told myself tomorrow I'll stop or cut down....

Tomorrow never comes of course, and I never cut down or stopped.

In 2007 I decided once and for all I was going to stop, I prayed to God and through His help I found a website called  My Way Out, that offered me support and friendship. I made friends on the website and with their encouragement I stopped drinking . Although I didn't follow the programme they offered, I just decided to go 'cold turkey', this is not always the best way to stop drinking, although it has worked for me now. And I am thankful for that.

After some months I decided that I wanted to help others in some way too. I also wanted people to know that no matter what walk of life you come from there are others in the same position as yourself.  Hence this website for you. I wanted a free site that I could offer others who have suffered with this problem of stopping or moderating their drinking. I would always advise anyone with alcohol related problems to seek medical advise before starting any programme of alcohol reduction.

I have been alcohol - free as they say in the 'lingo' for (22 months - I have been changing the months and editing and re-editing but from now on I am going to state my last drink was on 28th April 2007 and therefore I have been sober from 29th April 2007... that makes it easier for me to stop editing every month, Thanks) and love the new-found freedom. Able to do more things than I ever could before, enjoy life with my children and husband.  It is a freedom I never knew existed, one that revolves around not being dependent on waiting for the time to start drinking, watching the clock for that magic time when I could open the bottle and take that first chilled sip - of something that was poisoning my body and my life.

Thank you everyone for coming and reading my story, even if it is not you that has the problem you may gain an insight into this 'disease', illness or whatever you believe it is, for me I have been lucky, it has been incredibly easy to stop drinking, once I put my mind to it,  but it is not so for everyone.It is remaining stopped that is the hardest part and receiving support has helped me tremendously. I bear other people in mind now when I remember how it was and IS for me.

Please feel free to write YOUR story in the discussion forums ... we would all love to see you there.