I'm trying to be serious about this now.
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I'm trying to be serious about this now.
OK- so the last time I had some beer I learned that I couldn't even hold it down just 6 and a half medium sized bottles and I was puking...feeling dizzy and disgusting.
I just couldn't wait for the effects to wear off and I had a bad headache after.....
so I've finally taken my lesson that is I hate booze.
Only on day 2 but this time I'm confident......and I apologize to anyone if my threads are annoying because I've made so many with very little effort put into recovery....
I just couldn't wait for the effects to wear off and I had a bad headache after.....
so I've finally taken my lesson that is I hate booze.
Only on day 2 but this time I'm confident......and I apologize to anyone if my threads are annoying because I've made so many with very little effort put into recovery....
i there early days yet 2 days off booze is a little Miracle , i can remember my second day off the drink , i was in hospital after being picked up out the Gutter ,and i was numb i looked at my life and i knew i had lost the lot i was sleeping in a Graveyard no family nothing they went years ago , A man came along to visit me from AA , he helped me a lot i have had my ups and downs but never drank on it , i know what helps me is KEEP IT SIMPLE that tells my HEAD a hell of a lot .........BOB
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I'm not an AA guy been there once....I just think this is it I don't even enjoy alcohol anymore it's a matter of mind over matter and using SR when if I ever want to go back to old ways.
Only time will tell.... it's all up to me now..
thanks.
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It is up to you to realize what works and what doesn't. I wish you the best!
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Hi Hendrixstrat,
I don't know your situation and triggers in depth. But this is what worked for me.
It helped me to read the "Quitting..What to expect ..What we did" thread, see above. I read and reread, as many times as needed.
I would argue that that thread was an excellent tool for "Urge Surfing."
Meaning that after time, i was no longer feeling hung, no shakes sweats, etc. I could get by without the need to chase a hangover with a shot. I would again start to feel well. And i was fine without having to sneak a little sip at work to get me by.
Then I would forget. My alkie brain would forget.
And then my alkie brain would tell me that it was ok to have a few beers.
But rereading that thread kept the memory "fresh," so to speak.
"Urge Surfing" is like "playing it all the way through." When you have the urge to drink think about the consequences.
Even better yet, i know a wonderful fellow who's in the same profession as myself. More successful than myself. Yet he would voluteer time, even in busy season.
He would volunteer his time at a DETOX center. Just thinking about being detox makes me cringe.
If you've never been to a detox center then all the better. There must be some way of getting an idea of what detoxing is like without having to actually go through it.
best of luck,
gotta run
tacks
I don't know your situation and triggers in depth. But this is what worked for me.
It helped me to read the "Quitting..What to expect ..What we did" thread, see above. I read and reread, as many times as needed.
I would argue that that thread was an excellent tool for "Urge Surfing."
Meaning that after time, i was no longer feeling hung, no shakes sweats, etc. I could get by without the need to chase a hangover with a shot. I would again start to feel well. And i was fine without having to sneak a little sip at work to get me by.
Then I would forget. My alkie brain would forget.
And then my alkie brain would tell me that it was ok to have a few beers.
But rereading that thread kept the memory "fresh," so to speak.
"Urge Surfing" is like "playing it all the way through." When you have the urge to drink think about the consequences.
Even better yet, i know a wonderful fellow who's in the same profession as myself. More successful than myself. Yet he would voluteer time, even in busy season.
He would volunteer his time at a DETOX center. Just thinking about being detox makes me cringe.
If you've never been to a detox center then all the better. There must be some way of getting an idea of what detoxing is like without having to actually go through it.
best of luck,
gotta run
tacks
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When I wanted to quit...I went directly to AA...
Thats where I learned how to live sans alcohol and
it remains a vital part of my life.
Of course there are other ways ..but that is what I did and do.
Hope this will be your time for lasting sobriety
You sure have been struggleing a long time...
Thats where I learned how to live sans alcohol and
it remains a vital part of my life.
Of course there are other ways ..but that is what I did and do.
Hope this will be your time for lasting sobriety
You sure have been struggleing a long time...
Only you know what you have been through and what it all means to you. It has to be your thing no- one elses.
We are all in our own skin- that ain't gonna change
Give it all another go, I will be praying for you
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I'm working on exercise and diet for weight loss too, so that's something to keep me focused during recovery.
There's nothing worse that just sitting around all day-that's when thoughts of drinking come to me.
There's nothing worse that just sitting around all day-that's when thoughts of drinking come to me.
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Hi Hendrixstrat,
Glad to see that you checked back in.
STRONGLY AGREE!!! I feel the exact same way.
I'll go even further and say that for me there's nothing worse than just sitting around all day-that's BEFORE thoughts of drinking come to me.
Meaning that keeping myself engaged -- physically or mentally -- is a huge help. Merely keeping active can do a LOT to prevent urges from coming.
51 Things You Should Know About Addiction Recovery
"50) There are a whole bunch of people who stay sober through exercise alone. [edit] ...But if exercise works as a solution for some, it could certainly help just about anyone in recovery."
51 Things You Should Know About Addiction Recovery
I strongly agree with this.
Although for myself i don't think that exercise necessarily need be used "alone". Meaning that i would think it better to use exercise in conjunction with anything and everything that helps.
"everything," meaning everything within reason.
regards
tacks
Glad to see that you checked back in.
I'll go even further and say that for me there's nothing worse than just sitting around all day-that's BEFORE thoughts of drinking come to me.
Meaning that keeping myself engaged -- physically or mentally -- is a huge help. Merely keeping active can do a LOT to prevent urges from coming.
"50) There are a whole bunch of people who stay sober through exercise alone. [edit] ...But if exercise works as a solution for some, it could certainly help just about anyone in recovery."
51 Things You Should Know About Addiction Recovery
I strongly agree with this.
Although for myself i don't think that exercise necessarily need be used "alone". Meaning that i would think it better to use exercise in conjunction with anything and everything that helps.
"everything," meaning everything within reason.
regards
tacks
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OK thanks guys!
Today is 1 week and my mind is in the right place to keep going.
Yesterday was normally a drinking day for me but I stuck to diet coke,lemonade and juice....jeez I do drink a lot of soft drinks.
Anyways... my week sober was enjoyed not endured.
Today is 1 week and my mind is in the right place to keep going.
Yesterday was normally a drinking day for me but I stuck to diet coke,lemonade and juice....jeez I do drink a lot of soft drinks.
Anyways... my week sober was enjoyed not endured.
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This would have been day 11 I think.....
but I have to admit I had a couple of glasses of red wine at the weekend....
I did not get drunk at all but you could say it was a mini relapse.
Now-I'm feeling the desire to get drunk has completely vanished from my life and I know the dangers of trying use alcohol in moderation so I'll call that slip up a dodged bullet.
but I have to admit I had a couple of glasses of red wine at the weekend....
I did not get drunk at all but you could say it was a mini relapse.
Now-I'm feeling the desire to get drunk has completely vanished from my life and I know the dangers of trying use alcohol in moderation so I'll call that slip up a dodged bullet.
There were so many times I thought I
could put my hand on the burner, so to
speak, and I still got burned. To think I
would have learned my lesson early on
and avoid the pain. Well, I had to chaulk
it up to lessons that have taken longer to
learn than others.
Once I had had enough then and only then
I stopped putting my hand on the burner.
Because Im a slow learner or just maybe
stubborn, some lessons just take longer to
learn.....but hey, I remain teachable.
could put my hand on the burner, so to
speak, and I still got burned. To think I
would have learned my lesson early on
and avoid the pain. Well, I had to chaulk
it up to lessons that have taken longer to
learn than others.
Once I had had enough then and only then
I stopped putting my hand on the burner.
Because Im a slow learner or just maybe
stubborn, some lessons just take longer to
learn.....but hey, I remain teachable.
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