The night before quiting...how did you get yourself ready for the first day...
You're welcome. Glad I could help. I've been sober for a little over 13 months now (since June 12 2006). I definitely feel the Campral helped.
I had a really strange experience today. We had a going away party this afternoon for our deputy commander, and it was held in a bar. It was an open bar and there were finger foods, and I was concerned about the food and my willpower in sticking to my allergy diet. I actually brought my own orange and a couple of wheat free sugar free cookies so I wouldn't be tempted by the fried cheese sticks, fried mushrooms, chicken fingers, etc. It hit me while I was watching most of my co-workers get really drunk that I hadn't even worried about craving alcohol or missing alchohol at this party. I ordered an ice tea and didn't think twice about the beverages. It was so cool when that realization hit me. Here I was in a bar surrounded by free drinks and the only thing I had worried about was resisting the food. That was such an awesome feeling!
I had a really strange experience today. We had a going away party this afternoon for our deputy commander, and it was held in a bar. It was an open bar and there were finger foods, and I was concerned about the food and my willpower in sticking to my allergy diet. I actually brought my own orange and a couple of wheat free sugar free cookies so I wouldn't be tempted by the fried cheese sticks, fried mushrooms, chicken fingers, etc. It hit me while I was watching most of my co-workers get really drunk that I hadn't even worried about craving alcohol or missing alchohol at this party. I ordered an ice tea and didn't think twice about the beverages. It was so cool when that realization hit me. Here I was in a bar surrounded by free drinks and the only thing I had worried about was resisting the food. That was such an awesome feeling!
getting there
Well, I got drunk, blackedout while driving on the interstate, wreck my land rover by hitting the dividing wall, finally got home, passed out, then woke up the next day and knew it was my time to stop. My last drink was an accident, never intended to stop.
For me, it was never the night before. I always decided on day one. As a note, before I achieved a long period of sobriety I had many three/four day periods followed by relapse. I am not trying to say that is the way to do it, but I believe that with each little period of sobriety I had, I learned how to stay stronger during the next period. Plus I learned what to expect in terms of feelings and cravings. Now, I am on my 733 day period. Remember, while it may be the goal to quit forever just focus on the day. A guy I respect at a meeting told me that my goal was just to get as much time as possible before my next binge.
For me I had reached the point where I could not stop, I had to drink, but I also had to stop or die. I went and saw a specialist in alcoholism and drug addicrion, laid it all out on the line thinking that all he had to do was prescribe me one of the anti-craving drugs or antabuse and I would be good to go!
Well he told me flat out that he would do as I asked but it would be a waste of his time and mine, he told me that the only way I was going to begin to stop was to go into detox, so he set me up and I drank right up until the day I went into detox. In detox they told me that if I wanted a chance at long term sobriety I needed to go to at least 90 AA meetings in 90 days and get a sponsor.
Well here it is over 10 months later, I am happier then I have been in over 30 years and the need/urge to drink is gone!!!! I owe it all to the program of AA.
Well he told me flat out that he would do as I asked but it would be a waste of his time and mine, he told me that the only way I was going to begin to stop was to go into detox, so he set me up and I drank right up until the day I went into detox. In detox they told me that if I wanted a chance at long term sobriety I needed to go to at least 90 AA meetings in 90 days and get a sponsor.
Well here it is over 10 months later, I am happier then I have been in over 30 years and the need/urge to drink is gone!!!! I owe it all to the program of AA.
I didn't plan on quiting... I drank a tun over the weekend (for me)... and a bunch the week before the weekend... then polished off a 12 pack... then went to my buddies... and watched the super bowl and took a 6 pack with me... he had a six pack + some when I got there...we finished off all the beer before I left... and I drove home thinking it was strange I never caught a buzz... felt like death warmed over the next morning... pretty shaky... decided at work that I didn't want to drink that night and I was going to a bar with friends to throw darts...
I had tried not to drink one night thing before and was never successful and thought I needed to do something more dramatic to put that line in the sand... so I went to an AA meeting... ever since I have been just not drinking today...
I had tried not to drink one night thing before and was never successful and thought I needed to do something more dramatic to put that line in the sand... so I went to an AA meeting... ever since I have been just not drinking today...
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6th day in and feeling good...outside of strep I got over the weekend but no urge to drink to date...thanks for sharing all the stories, it's so good to see so many can do it and continue on with their choice of a life free from alcohol.
To prepare.. got drunk almost daily for 10 years or so... threw up a lot... destroyed all my relationships with anybody... staggered around boston a bit... staggered to a meeting... God did the rest.
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