When I put the plug in the jug all sorts of wonderful things happened. I was all over the place, sleep issues, hot and cold sweats, and my mind raced at a 1000 miles an hour. As hard as I tried I couldn’t keep focused on the here and now and because of the pleasure alcohol initially brought me it was really hard to not take that first drink.
Some of my symptoms were really serious and I needed medical attention but I had to face facts alcohol was causing me more trouble at the present time than anything else.
So one day I made a decision to get off the merry go round and get busy in Alcoholics Anonymous. I got a Big Book to read and a sponsor to call. I started working the steps, attended meetings, and I focused on not drinking 24 hours at a time. Today life is not perfect but it is far better than it ever has been.
I do know one person in Alcoholics Anonymous that is licensed to practice medicine and has his own prescription pad, that person isn’t me.