Dee74

Congrats on day one Marissa - I agree with comments above that you need to start thinking about not drinking as a permanent lifestyle change.

If alcohol is causing you joint pain, that's not going to get any better if you keep drinking.

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Mklove

I've learned that alcohol suppressed some symptoms of autoimmune disease, different in different people. For me , dry eye, and arthritis in my hips and knees. What I learned was that there wasn't really anything to do about the arthritis except move the joints, and take eye drops. Not taking any meds, trying to give my liver a big rest.

Delilah1

Hi Marissa,

Dee's link is a good one. SR has been the biggest part of my recovery plan. I check in here and post daily and it really helps.

What have you tried in the past?

Marissa41

I quit for 8 months before. No plan. Just decided to quit and was determined to do it and I did. The relapse then came from stress from a new job. That's when I should have had a plan. I should not have given in because I was doing so well. I felt great physically just not mentally. I wasn't on any medication except vitamins then. I know I can do it again. I have to! Things have just gotten way out of control in my life right now.

Delilah1

You can definitely do it! I found reading and posting here daily really helpful. I joined a monthly class, and I check in daily on the 24 hour thread.

Hope you are feeling better tonight.

heartcore

Aches & pains are part & parcel of alcoholism.

Quit drinking! Notice if it changes...

Turmeric for inflamation.

Marissa41

It's really sad sometimes because we think the universe is working against us, but we're really just working against ourselves.
Nothing in my life is great right now, but nothing is catastrophic either.
Everything that is wrong is something I need to fix and it just seems overwhelming.
But most everything is fixable. But it just seems like too much to do alone.
My anxiety kicks in and I feel frozen. Can't concentrate to even get one task done. That's when it feel like I'm spinning.

entropy1964

Its good that you see that 'you' are at the center of what challenges you.

There's a lady in a meeting I go to and she introduces herself as "I'm an alcoholic and Linda is my problem". Yep.

Life happens, to everyone. And many, many have it far worse than I do that's for sure. Actually I have a great life. 6 months ago I would have said the opposite.

I do relate so much. Just do one thing at a time. The next right thing...sometimes that's as simple as some housework, paying some bills, going for a walk, praying. Breath deeply and don't look at the big picture. Just the here and now. Keep doing that and 'things' will get done and fixed.

Hang in there.

Marissa41

I'm grounded, just over whelmed.. Alcohol seems like an easy way out but it's not!.. It makes me lazy and unmotivated. Sometimes I think of fixing one problem with another one. For example, I would really like to take something to "pick me up" so I can get some of this stuff done. But I know that won't actually solve anything.

Mklove

Marissa, yes, I get that idea of taking a pick me up. I can remember how many times I took an aspirin advil tylenol exederin, anything washed down with wine and said to myself, this is not good for my live but did it anyway. That caught up with said liver.

shortstop81

Marissa - I remember feeling overwhelmed all the time when I was actively drinking. My life wasn't catastrophic either, but juggling my life and commitments always felt difficult and was caused me huge anxiety.

One of the biggest benefits of recovery so far is that my life FEELS much more manageable. I still have the same commitments and responsibilities but everything seems to fall into place and I'm not so damn HARD on myself all the time.

I hope you work on a plan and get back there yourself.

whopper

I've had those pains after a night of drinking. Mine were in my fingers, and it hurt like hell. I think my pain came from sleeping on my hands in an awkward position at times.

Clean30

I have food intolerance issues which I have to battle. Mine manifest anyway between acne and body pains. Some are extremely strange like spine issues with fish consumption.

There is a mine field of bad foods in this world that can cause body pains. Look at all the people who never drink but have decrepit bodies. And sometimes people feel better when they drink at times because of the food elimination from the body the alcohol causes.

I'm not saying alcohol is okay by any means. I am actually pointing alcohol out as a multiplier of food sensitivities. All of my food issues get worse for months when I drink alcohol. And sometimes I say heck with it and just drink as I get a feeling of helplessness trying to heal and get better.

I actually wish it was alcohol only and nothing else that gets me down.