kcchiefs

I'm not the type of drunk that gets hammered at 12pm on a Saturday. I don't even really pick up a drink probably until around 5 or 6 pm. Though when I do drink, I drink hard. I go through a 1.75 liter of alcohol in 2-3 days. The reason I feel like I have to quit is I just feel like a zombie everyday. When you drink as much as I do every night the days are just unbearable. Every night I have a ritual before I drink. To avoid hangovers and headaches I down roughly around 10 glasses of water to stay hydrated. Unfortunately for me though I don't get hangovers when I wake up, I get withdrawal symptoms. I feel like I'm disconnected from reality most of the time. I almost drink just to feel "normal" again.

So I guess my point is if I stop drinking will I feel normal again in the future? Will the brain fog, EXTREME sensitivity to noise, and just my zombification go away?

I made this account about a month ago when I was going through a real tough withdrawal phase, so to anybody who recognized my username and wondered on my condition, I didn't have a seizure and die fortunately.

Anna

I don't know if you will feel normal if you stop drinking. Normal is different for everyone. But, if your symptoms are caused by alcohol, then they will likely ease up if you stop drinking. It's good to remember though, that some of the symptoms you are feeling may have nothing to do with alcohol.

Please talk to your dr if you decide to stop drinking. Detoxing can be very dangerous.

kcchiefs

What do you mean that my symptoms could stem from other factors? Are you talking about anxiety disorders and such?

Anna

No, I just mean that I had physical problems when I was drinking that I ignored and attributed to drinking, and it turned out to be something else. That's why it's always good to talk to your dr.

Dee74

why not see a Dr kcchiefs - get some help and guidance and set your mind at ease?

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Scolova

Welcome back chief
I hope you can get some help & make it this time. I've said before that my withdraws felt like a spider monkey had crawled inside my head and was playing with the electrical wires up there. Many times in the last 5+ years I felt like I was having mini strokes or seizures, but I was being a bone head and never saw a doctor, I only have God (or luck) to thank for not dying during my detox. You will feel better, but the alcohol consumption is often a symptom of something else, yes even that all powerful 'Boredom' has taken the lives of many drinkers.
Wish you the best, I was a pothead drunk for 10 and then alcoholic for another 12 years and I've really had to be strong for my sobriety.

artsoul

Hi kcchiefs -

I definitely saw improvement mentally, (as well as physically and emotionally) after I got sober. Obviously, the sooner you stop, the better off you'll be.

Drinking just to feel "normal" is such a miserable place to be. I hope you decide to get some help so that you can detox safely. I wouldn't have believed it either, but there's a better life on the other side......