I’m Beth, alcoholic.  Jamie if you have insurance I really recommend detox.  You don’t have to have the shakes to benefit from it.  It helped me a lot.  Call your insurance co and see what they would pay before you make a decision.  Remember AA meetings are always free, so that’s your other good option.  I am going to concentrate completely on AA…[Read more]

How are things going, Lola?  I’m Beth and I’m an alcoholic.  Have you continued your meetings?

Melinda, I am Beth and I am an alcoholic.  If you have insurance, I suggest detox.  If you have a job, take your vacation to do it.  It is so worth it for the help.  If you don’t have insurance, remember thousands of people have achieved sobriety just through AA meetings and sponsorships.  I just got out of detox, went to my first outpatient inta…[Read more]

I’m Beth and I’m an alcoholic.  All the power that there is comes from the Higher Power.  It’s a continual process of submitting to that Higher Power, every day, every hour, even every minute sometimes.  We have NO power of our own.  That’s why trying to do it ourselves doesn’t work.  When you really want power to do something, the answer is to s…[Read more]