• Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 7 months ago

    Glad you’re here and good to see you in chat! Borderline is hard because you can’t really take medication for it. I was misdiagnosed with Borderline some years back when it was complex PTSD. No medication for that either. I have been in and out of therapy my whole life but haven’t yet since getting sober. I know I have to though to better…[Read more]

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  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 7 months ago

    Sorry to hear this. If you haven’t done so already go to the online meetings tab at the top and join chat. There are people logging in and out all day long to talk.

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago

    I can relate! I have my bipolar managed with medication but I really struggle with my complex ptsd from childhood and ptsd as adult for two terrible relationships and a sexual assault. I have to work on it every day if I am to have a chance of staying sober.

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago

    Hey Jes glad you’re here. Hope to see you in chat. Check out these sites for mom’s. Tons of stories of mom’s really early in recovery. It really helped reading those early on as I could relate to them being a stay at home mom of a 4 year old. sobermommies.com and forcryingoutnow.com

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago

    Welcome Shannon. Glad you are here. Hope to see you in chat. I am 43 to and a stay at home mom of a 4 year old. I’ve been sober 141 days since my last relapse. Check out these two sites. Tons of stories of mom’s early in recovery. It really helped me reading through those the in the beginning. sobermommies.com and forcryingoutnow.com

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago

    Hey Mandy! Welcome. I just missed you in chat. I can relate. I’ve been in and out of AA relapsing for the past two years of trying to get sober. Currently at 138 days clean. Hopefully catch ya in chat.

  • Maude posted an update in the group Group logo of Dual Diagnosis Recovery GroupDual Diagnosis 7 years, 8 months ago

    Hey everyone I’m Maude and I’m an alcoholic. I’m excited about this forum. I have bipolar 2 and complex ptsd. I was basically untreated for twenty five years. It wasn’t until I was properly medicated for my bipolar 2 and did some work on my ptsd that I was even really able to participate in AA. 60% of addicts have a cocurring mental/mood…[Read more]

    • Wow. I never knew about CPTSD. Amazing. I relate to it. I too was diagnosed borderline although that was later replaced with bipolar 1. Mental health roulette I guess.

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago

    Glad your here Am. Check out the AA meetings tab. This will lead you to chat where meetings take place. When there are no meetings going on it’s open chat for sharing and support 24/7.

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 8 months ago

    Reading your post Autumn gave me overwhelming chills remembering those days. The sense of dread was suffocating. And then I would swear off drinking only to do it again. I’m at 131 days sober since my last relapse. It gets better. Hanging out with drunks wanting to stay sober helps keep me sober. So far I’ve worked the first three steps of…[Read more]

  • Maude posted an update in the group Group logo of Women in Recovery GroupWomen in Recovery 7 years, 8 months ago

    I wanted to share this quote that I love:
    “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”

    It makes me think of Step 4. I’m not quite ready yet to move from Step 3 but this quote reminds me that I must move forward with thi…[Read more]

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 9 months ago

    Hey there Renee. It shows you joined Women in Recovery. This is a place for posts. For meetings and open chat go to the Online Meetings tab. I’ve done alot of research on childhood trauma and addiction. A good guy to start with that is Gabor Mate. You can find him on Youtube. He also has a great book called In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 9 months ago

    Welcome Rosemary! Glad you’re here. I only have one meeting available a week where I live so I do alot of online meetings.

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago

    Glad your here Raquelita. I have 79 days now since my last relapse. Been trying to get sober for two years after twenty five years of drinking. Here’s where you go for meetings. When there’s not meetings going on it’s open chat 24/7 for sharing and support. People log in and out all day with the most traffic being in the evenings.…[Read more]

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago

    Glad your here Zoey. I have 79 days now since my last relapse. Been trying to get sober for two years after twenty five years of drinking. Here’s where you go for meetings. When there’s not meetings going on it’s open chat 24/7 for sharing and support. People log in and out all day with the most traffic being in the evenings.…[Read more]

  • Maude posted a new activity comment 7 years, 10 months ago

    Glad your here Laura. I have 79 days now since my last relapse. Been trying to get sober for two years after twenty five years of drinking. Here’s where you go for meetings. When there’s not meetings going on it’s open chat 24/7 for sharing and support. People log in and out all day with the most traffic being in the evenings.…[Read more]

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