MaidenFan

Hi all,

I am new here and have decided that if I don.t give up drinking for good then I will loose everything. I have not drank anything over the weekend but I think I will need some sort of luck to make it throught the work week and all the stress that comes form it. Alchohol has been making my life miserable . I sneek drink vodka at night almost every day plus beer everyday. I am also on antidepressants, so I know I am just making my meds useless by drinking everyday. Anybody have some words of encouragement for me.

Thanks

Maidenfan

TTOSBT

Welcome MF!
So you made it through the weekend? That is a great start!
Take it easy on yourself and do not let yourself get too hungry, angry, lonely or tired.
You can do this!

MaidenFan

thanks TTOSBT

TTOSBT

Your welcome MF.

I also wanted to say that when I quit drinking, the first couple of weeks were shaky. But what I found after a bit (and is still true today) EVERYTHING in my life is less stressful now that I don't drink. It is not often that I feel irritable. I used to feel that way most of the time. When I do feel irritable today, I have recovery tools to use to help bring me back to a little serenity fairly quickly.

I will be 2 years sober in a couple of weeks and I can not begin to tell you how good my life is today compared to 2 years ago. Whatever it takes to stay sober today is SO worth it!

rws177

My advice is just take it one day at a time, don't think about tommarow. Just tell yourself "I'm not drinking today"

CarolD

Welcome to our recovery community.....

You are correct...your med's will work best without alcohol...
which is a depressant.

When I was diagnosed with situational depression....my doctor
suggested AA. Rather quickly....the depression began to
lessen. By the end of 2 months of AA recovery...
it had vanished Has not returned in over 20 years.

I certainly hope you too will have the same positive experience.


Thanks for joining with us.

Dee74

Hi MaidenFan

I don't think you need luck - you just need commitment and support - the first is up to you, but you'll find a lot of the latter here

Welcome!
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tpen

Will be praying for you tomorrow. Thanks for letting us know!

AlbaStar

Hi MaidenFan, welcome to SR, and congrats on being sober for two days. It sounds as if alcohol's stressing you pretty badly - is the work stress really worse than the stress that the alcohol's causing?

You may want to consider finding an AA meeting in the evening as an alternative way of getting over the day.

In any event, good luck and a great start!

Marlow

I'm on day 8. Fairly significant panic attack at school, but looked forward to coming home and surfin the net, especially this place. Really what's keeping me going is the thought that life would be worse tomorrow if I drank tonite. Best of luck to you!

least

I would say to learn how to cope with stress so that you don't feel the need to 'drink it away'. Counseling might be helpful for that. Going to an AA meeting could be helpful too. Just don't drink, no matter what.

Welcome to SR!

Charmie

hello and welcome to sr,this place is a very useful tool in my recovery.
i stopped many times over the years,however i kept starting again,and again and again!
every time i stopped,after a little while my head would tell me i deserved a drink,that things would be better this time and i would enjoy my drinking like normal folk.
it never happened.
at the begining of 2009 i was beat,in fact it was new years day that i rang AA.
i needed something in my life to fill the hole in my soul i thought alcohol had been doing for years.
life is beyond description today compared to what it was.
have you maybe thought about a recovery plan?
i wish you well.

fakesmiles

Hey Maidenfan,
I will help you because I am in the same boat. I can sometimes make it through the weekend, but the work weeks are a killer. I need some daily guidance. No one knows of my addiction, maybe my husband, but he hasn't said anything. Tomorrow is Tuesday - make through the day and I will too.
Fakesmiles

MaidenFan

Thanks everyone!!!

fakesmiles

I'm on Day 2! Honestly, what is the deal with the fogginess and depression??? Maidenfan, how are you doing????

shesabutterfly

I made it 3 days, had a glass of wine with dinner on day 4, and now am 2 days in again. I'm having a very hard time with this. But we can both do it!

MaidenFan

Im doing pretty good, I just have to make sure to keep my mind ocupied in the evening. But I realy been craving sweets at night! but I suppose thats a lot better than the half pint of Vodka I would drink nightly. Good luck to you, we all can do it!!!

fakesmiles

Evenings totally SUCK!!!! I am trying extremely hard right now not to go out for a new bottle of rum. It's only 7:45 and I just went outside for a long hard walk, but an still feeling so down today! I know I have to get over this hump and it will get better, but it's so hard. Maybe I'll open a can of paint and paint a wall or something. I can do this!

wicked

Painting sounds like a great idea fakesmiles!
Now, if you could just make it to Michigan, I will be glad to make the tea or coffee.
And watch you paint.
:rotfxko

fakesmiles

Hey! I painted the entire entryway! It's needed paint for 6 months! I made it through another night. . . and yes. . . Wicked - I could use a cup of tea, someone to watch and chat with me all the way through it. We need constant support. Thank you. :-)))