Hair of the DOG ?
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Gatineau, QC, CA
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On weekends most definitely!! 6:00 am, wake up open a can of Bud.
Had around 18 during the day, a bottle of wine with dinner, another fees beers before bed, sunday start slowing down for monday work
Had around 18 during the day, a bottle of wine with dinner, another fees beers before bed, sunday start slowing down for monday work
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: uk
Posts: 382
Yup
It started with waking up and having a can or a quick double just to take the edge off and then nothing til late afternoon/early evening... but then it progressed...
I'd be awake all night waiting for the shop to open at 8am, get another bottle of vodka, drink about half, feel a bit better, pass out for a couple of hrs... wake up, drink the rest... panic again overnight, daren't sleep... repeat.
Once I was withdrawing so bad overnight I starting drinking the hand sanitiser in the bathroom (there was no mouthwash otherwise that would of gone down) Then I panicked that was gonna poison me.
Bad bad times.
It started with waking up and having a can or a quick double just to take the edge off and then nothing til late afternoon/early evening... but then it progressed...
I'd be awake all night waiting for the shop to open at 8am, get another bottle of vodka, drink about half, feel a bit better, pass out for a couple of hrs... wake up, drink the rest... panic again overnight, daren't sleep... repeat.
Once I was withdrawing so bad overnight I starting drinking the hand sanitiser in the bathroom (there was no mouthwash otherwise that would of gone down) Then I panicked that was gonna poison me.
Bad bad times.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Vashon WA
Posts: 1,035
I hadn't thought about that for a while.
Expensive Bloody Marys getting the hard liquor buzz going early on were for special occasions. Heavy beers "there's a pork chop in every bottle!" were my all the time beverage but those first few, the hairy dogs converting the hang over into a buzz were a gnarly pack. I did it every day for years.
Expensive Bloody Marys getting the hard liquor buzz going early on were for special occasions. Heavy beers "there's a pork chop in every bottle!" were my all the time beverage but those first few, the hairy dogs converting the hang over into a buzz were a gnarly pack. I did it every day for years.
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Grand Rapids MI
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Had to. Stopped the shakes and the withdrawl.
That was very close to the end. Next step was hospitalization because of acute withdrawl. Did not drink enough by accident and almost died
That was very close to the end. Next step was hospitalization because of acute withdrawl. Did not drink enough by accident and almost died
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
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I suffered with such terrible hangovers that hairs of the dog were the beginning of my hardcore drinking. It would turn into another all day bender which could often, in turn, be the start of an all week bender.
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: WA
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Yes. This is one of the thing which got me back in recovery, I started doing that and basically went on a three week binge where I was drinking unless I had to work, then I would have to show up sober of course but I d be obsessing about the next drink.
My first time in recovery, I was drinking 24/7 and it had started with "hair of the dog" so this time when I started doing that I knew I was in serious trouble and that's when I called it quit.
My first time in recovery, I was drinking 24/7 and it had started with "hair of the dog" so this time when I started doing that I knew I was in serious trouble and that's when I called it quit.
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: oxford
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Twinings,you just reminded me of the time I drank aftershave,didnt work though. I was going through withdrawl at home and had to have something. My husband had taken every bit of alcohol he could find and tipped it away ,taken my credit cards,money, the lot. I dont blame him. He was doing what he thought best..god they were horrific days ..x
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 35
It was the beginning of the end for me, too. I had such horrible anxiety and shakes that I felt I didn't have any other choice, and I probably didn't while I continued to drink. This pretty much turned into making up all kinds of lies so I could work from home and continue my drinking. I ended up in the ER for withdrawals and then off to rehab. Those were such horrible times. Remembering how I felt on those mornings helps keep me sober now.
All the best,
Methodman
All the best,
Methodman
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Poconos PA
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The thought of drinking first thing in the morning hungover disturbed me. I was offered by other alcoholic friends on many occasions but always shuddered at the thought. For years I had a common rule for myself that I would not drink again until at least the afternoon and many times that had me waiting until early evening. When I progressed to thinking it was ok to "cheat" on the rule and start at 11am I knew I had a serious problem.
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 426
No. When i was hungover i couldnt think of drinking anything. I thank everyone for sharing their stories. I have not experienced detox or major withdrawals, but have no doubt i would be there someday if i continued to drink. That is such a scary thought and something that keeps me from taking that first drink. I greatly appreciate everyone's honesty. Never underestimate how much our struggles with alcohol can be a help to others.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: US
Posts: 637
Hardly ever had alcohol for any reason early in the day. 1-2 drinks have always left me feeling sleepy and then a horrible headache. 3-4 drinks the fun kicked in but I never stopped there. A train wreck of a night or passed out was the usual ending. Ugh, good riddance.
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