looking for ppl to chat with

Hi, Jane. Sorry I didn't see your message sooner. I just checked in the chat room but you'd already gone.

Maybe sign up for the email AA Meeting. There are about 65 people on that list. Then you can send a message about needing to chat, and people will see it sooner, perhaps.

http://www.onlinealano.org/html/meetings.html

hI Jane,

I just came here and saw your post, but that was hours before ... Hope you got to talk already, but hey we can talk here on this board and besides the chat room here, you may want to try a nice chat I use to go www.e-aa.org It is a group of AA and is usually someone in room.

((((hugs))))))

Lucia

New to this forum, nice to see fellowship on the computer.
I've been sober for almost 3 years, but I'm dreadfully depressed. Everything is really overwhelming. I'm trying to have faith in the process; pay less attention to myself. Life after active alcoholism is VERY challenging.

Hi Aggie,

Glad to have you here!

If depression is persistent, you may look for other causes. I am about 22 months sober and lately dealing with depression too, but I know it is about loss and grieving. Anyhow, reach out for help, depression is not a way of living.

Ah, and discover how to live without that drink is a real challenging , has been to me. But the good news is that lately even with all the pain and confusion and feelings, I do not wish to drink. I know it would not make anything better.

See you.

Helloooooo Jane

I'v suffered from depression for a very long time now. It was'nt until I started therapy that I was diagnosised as having Bipolar. I started therapy in hope of getting help to deal with my alcoholic little sister. I was having major issues with her. Mostly due to the fact that she reminded me of my parents (God may they now rest in peace). Both of whom were alcoholic's.
It's not unusual for alcholic's and or adult children of alcholic's to have a deperssion disorder.
Seek help as soon as possible and keep coming here.
I'll be looking for you and am willing to talk with you. Your not alone!!!

Jamels

how are you?

Hello people,
Happy 4th, I am trying to stay cool and enjoy the day.
Will be going to the fireworks sober, makes me wanna cry thinking about it too much. The good news is my buddy will be sober today. Wish us luckor say a prayer for us that we may enjoy a few precious hours together sober that both of us may remember this time.

hi aggie. i realise that this is a very late reply, but i have just found the site and being in the middle of a spell of depression myself, right now, i can empathise.
for me, stopping dring was just a step: life went completely downhill after i'd stopped. since then, i've been through several bouts, but i have been diagnosed as a deppresive, and know that my alcoholism has nothing to do with it. check with your gp.maybe get on meds. it DOES help, and you WILL come through.
just remember that, no matter how bad you feel right now, it would be far far worse if you were drinking.
best wishes and good luck,
bax

I've also been looking for ppl to chat with and email.I'm new to this chat deal. I had been depressed and decided to do something about it and meet ppl on line

I just found the site last night and immediately signed up.

One of the things I did in my early days (before the advent of on-line meetings and e-mails) was to join LIM (Loners International Meeting) which is a by-monthly printed meeting of members who cannot get to meetings (Homers (due to health issues) Loners (due to location) and internationalist (work comitments),)

Over time I have met a lot of folks and benifited from my contact with them. I too suffer from depression and at times find it difficult to comunicate with others. I found that it was easier for me to write things down on paper. I could be (brutally) honest about myself and not have to worry about seeing the reaction of others. There are times when i need to reach out for someone to be in my life.

i did not have to worry about their rejection (which is what i expected - but never got) I was able to, when i felt lonely or depressed, sit and put ERNIE onto paper. I was if no-one was available at that time be in touch with another member, one who i had never met, and i thought that i would neever meet (I have been proven wrong - again - a couple of times with this) being sober is a whole new ball game. Staying sober is a fantastic thing. Today i try every day to remember ONE GOOD thing that has happened to me over my time in the fellowship.

Without fail i always can. Sometimes it is a large thing sometimes a small thing, but always i find the ability to smile. When i can do this I know that my depression is lifting. there has been times when the simple act of making my bed has brought tears to my eyes. Why? because whilst drinking i never made a bed. Clean sheets were a thing that others spoke about and had, but which i knew nothing about. There were times when there was no one to talk to and i would then i sit and record my drinking and (limited) recovery onto a tape and play it back to myself. By doing this i found that i was comunicating with the most important person in my life. Ernie. after listen to myself i, without fail, always found a small smidgen of gratitude and the lonlyness receded.

Do not worry to much, so long as you are aware of your depression, remeber that it is an emotion. Use it. If needed go to your GP and find help there, and as you have seen from the other replies this is a common occurance. http://www.onlinealano.org/forums/style_im...cons/icon12.gif