Finally, Day Two
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Finally, Day Two
I finally managed to give up drinking on Tuesday, after trying every day for weeks to do it. I feel very jittery and anxiety-ridden, but nothing so bad that I can't manage. The fears and sadness just got to be too much, and it was scary how much I was losing control of my drinking. Wish me luck.
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congrats on your decision and your 2nd day. I can almost guarantee you will feel better as time passes. If you feel sick or have some extreme difficulties, keep in mind that telling your doc./ER is a real good idea.
lots of liquids, B-complex vitamins, milk thistle is good for your liver...light diet if you're queasy.
lots of liquids, B-complex vitamins, milk thistle is good for your liver...light diet if you're queasy.
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Welcome!! SR is a great place for support, that's for sure. It doesn't replace face to face support though, do you have anything in place to help you along the way? Might want to see a doctor to check your health (detoxing can be really dangerous!).
Glad you found us!
Glad you found us!
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after trying every day for weeks to do it
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I've been drinking, more on than off, a number of stretches daily for years, for over 40 years. So I've quit a number of times, sometimes in treatment, sometimes not. My health is to some degree wrecked. I've gone to AA on and off. This time was different: I quit EVERY day for weeks and could not carry it through more than a few hours each time. Again, this time was different. I don't have the faintest hope any more of controlling my drinking. This realization is probably a good thing. Let's hope so. I think, by the way, that we should be very cautious about bragging about how bad our particular situation might have been: that merely gives others an opportunity to excuse their own drinking as not that bad. I have tried not to do that. Just a thought.
I have been going to meetings again. I intend to keep that part of things very simple this time. I'm not there to do anything but not drink. In the past I wanted to be some kind of star of sobriety. That's a trap. I just don't want to drink any more. That's it: period.
I feel the same way about SR: I check it all day to keep in touch with the idea of not drinking. Not drinking is the best I can do, if that. We'll see.
I have been going to meetings again. I intend to keep that part of things very simple this time. I'm not there to do anything but not drink. In the past I wanted to be some kind of star of sobriety. That's a trap. I just don't want to drink any more. That's it: period.
I feel the same way about SR: I check it all day to keep in touch with the idea of not drinking. Not drinking is the best I can do, if that. We'll see.
Last edited by Norther; 05-06-2010 at 10:52 AM. Reason: typo
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I've been drinking, more on than off, a number of stretches daily for years, for over 40 years. So I've quit a number of times, sometimes in treatment, sometimes not. My health is to some degree wrecked. I've gone to AA on and off. This time was different: I quit EVERY day for weeks and could not carry it through more than a few hours each time. Again, this time was different. I don't have the faintest hope any more of controlling my drinking. This realization is probably a good thing. Let's hope so. I think, by the way, that we should be very cautious about bragging about how bad our particular situation might have been: that merely gives others an opportunity to excuse their own drinking as not that bad. I have tried not to do that. Just a thought.
I have been going to meetings again. I intend to keep that part of things very simple this time. I'm not there to do anything but not drink. In the past I wanted to some kind of star of sobriety. That's a trap. I just don't want to drink any more. That's it: period.
I feel the same way about SR: I check it all day to keep in touch with the idea of not drinking. Not drinking is the best I can do, if that. We'll see.
I have been going to meetings again. I intend to keep that part of things very simple this time. I'm not there to do anything but not drink. In the past I wanted to some kind of star of sobriety. That's a trap. I just don't want to drink any more. That's it: period.
I feel the same way about SR: I check it all day to keep in touch with the idea of not drinking. Not drinking is the best I can do, if that. We'll see.
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Good luck, Norther!
I'm on day 10 and the first couple were a real bear. Then the next few were unpleasant, but somewhat smoother. It was only this morning that I got up and realized that I felt pretty calm. Stick with it, definitely worth it.
I'm on day 10 and the first couple were a real bear. Then the next few were unpleasant, but somewhat smoother. It was only this morning that I got up and realized that I felt pretty calm. Stick with it, definitely worth it.
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Originally Posted by Norther 
I finally managed to give up drinking on Tuesday, after trying every day for weeks to do it. I feel very jittery and anxiety-ridden, but nothing so bad that I can't manage. The fears and sadness just got to be too much, and it was scary how much I was losing control of my drinking. Wish me luck.
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Fandy not drinking is the best I can do too, ODATT.
Fandy not drinking is the best I can do too, ODATT.
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