I just do have regerets from the past. I am under severe depression. Even eating looks like a big task to me. I just visit my office. Besides that I feel like sleeping all the time. I am not able to quit smoking. Sometime I do feel like that I should spend rest of my life in some monastry ( Buddhism) where I can get peace.

All my past mistakes keep on haunting me since I quit drinking. Drinking was helping me in masking those issues. Now all these issues are hitting me like anything.

May GOD bless all..

I know. I feel the consequences of mine in some way every day, too. Whether it be regret, or someone reminding me. It’s rough to come out of this. It's not easy to mend the breaks and fix the hurts.

Some things that give me comfort:

“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”

“Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.”

“Confine yourself to the present.”

“Each day provides its own gifts.”

“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.”

All by Marcus Aurelius

May God bless you, and keep you.

HF

Hello Friends,

I am back..and now the count is more than 11 months alcohol free. Now I am coming back to my senses. My brain is getting clear and I have also got into prayers. My good sense is coming. Now I think, how stupid I had been all those beer drinking years!!! Everyday comes with new realization to me......I regret all the stupid decisions, I made when I was drinking. I read somewhere that it will take more than 18 months before my brain could start behaving like non drinkers..

May GOD bless..

So glad you are starting to feel better about your past. We all have some things we are ashamed of, or which give us many regrets. But the past is gone - it really does not exist anymore. Same for the future - it IS NOT now - it will only come when it comes. Does that make sense to you?

Bad things we did in the past only stick around because we have not made amends for them in some way. It may be hard to find a way to "pay back" for the wrong we did. One way is to focus on doing good for other people now. You mentioned that you usually just work and don't have much of a life. Have I got that correct?

Would it be possible for you to volunteer to help others in some way? Nursing homes are always begging for people to come visit those who are very lonely. Or you could go to a homeless shelter and help out somehow. This will give you a chance to make amends for your past bad actions and give you a feeling that you are being active in your recovery.

Hope this helps you in some way. God bless you and keep you.

Revert,

Thanks for your message. As I already mentioned that I am getting away from all vices. I have quit smoking, tea, coffee also. I know, I lost my prime time of my life to beer drinking....but I have been trying to make amends.

May GOD bless all..

Tea is not bad! ok tea is kind of awesome...but hello, i'm glad to hear you are doing well

I have to make all the amends. I want to live rest of my life with discipline. GOD is helping me......I wish someone could retrun me my old time.

Very soon I will complete one year without beer. Honestly speaking, the more the time passed since last drink...the more one's good sense come back.....my request to all of you...please quit ASAP....Just have a firm belief in GOD...rest will be fine..that is the way I quit smoking..

May GOD bless...

Rgds,

Yes, may God bless us all with many graces to know what is our true good - using his gifts of food and wine as they should be used - for our good pleasure, health and wellbeing - and to share with our family and friends.

He has also given us drugs like Naltrexone to help us in this journey. So we must be doubly thankful!! Continued success, Hello, it sounds like you have found the right path for yourself. It's very good of you to continue to come back and let us know how you are doing. And to shout out about the benefits of being sober.

Well...sorry friends if I am using this forum for something which it is not intended for. Please quit smoking and you will feel the benefits immediately.

Don't worry about using this forum to get your message across. As long as you abide by the rules you're fine. And yes, I think we all are aware that smoking is so damaging to our health - excess drinking too!!

Keep on the new path you have found for yourself, Hello, and let us know how you are doing. God bless you.