It's a good morning.
It's a good morning.
To be sober again. i got through the day one with luck on my side, had some early signs of panic that i was able to avoid that with a minor adjustment. Thank you to the kind people here for even talking with me the other night, let alone all the excellent help.
That was a close call for me to be sure, i won't beat myself up, and not to minimize, but a normal six month stretch for me would be around seven hundred drinks, this past six months was about forty, so i guess that was at least a little progress. I have found something that will keep me buzy and when the inevible urge to drink returns, i'll read that thread from the other night, so Thanks..
I am going to check out some of the online support for anxiety too.
That was a close call for me to be sure, i won't beat myself up, and not to minimize, but a normal six month stretch for me would be around seven hundred drinks, this past six months was about forty, so i guess that was at least a little progress. I have found something that will keep me buzy and when the inevible urge to drink returns, i'll read that thread from the other night, so Thanks..
I am going to check out some of the online support for anxiety too.
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Thanks Sapling, at least i know i'm an alcholic, won't have to try and figure that one out.. i know what you mean about don't drink today, that bottle of scotch has already be calling me.. hhhh
Dan, We know you can do this & be free of all the drinking drama. It gets old. In the end I realized it was just not fun anymore - and never could be again. The sober life I now have, that once looked so boring, is joyful & filled with hope. Yours can be too. Proud of you, Dan.
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Nothing wrong with being an alcoholic...I was an alcoholic since I was a kid...The problem lies in not doing anything about it...I mean...If there is a way out of that nightmare...Why wouldn't you look into it?...It's all about action Dan...Without it...You drink...
Thanks GirlFromCo, Sugarbear1, Sapling and Hevyn,
This crazy, as of now I'm gonna try to not drink at all, this is the hard part, but after two weeks it will be easier, I'm gonna sweat it out, going back to what worked for five months.
This crazy, as of now I'm gonna try to not drink at all, this is the hard part, but after two weeks it will be easier, I'm gonna sweat it out, going back to what worked for five months.
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You have a pretty good idea how that worked for you...I don't need to look at any threads...Maybe something different this time Dan...Let me ask you honestly....Do you even want to stop drinking for good?
It did work for a while, better than i would have done, at first i was pounding eight or nine of them, gradually the brain say's hey there's not much reward and slowly i was down to three or four. i think it will help for a short time. yes it's not addressing the real problem, just the problem at hand, the withdrawal for two weeks, i do mean it, not being sarcastic
No! i don't want to quit at all. but i feel i need to. I agree, something different, i'm just getting by day by day as long as i don't drink.. thanks, by the way, i appreciate all the responces
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Well' i've had too many withdrawal episodes already, lets hope this is the last one. after what i read about the kindling effect, cold turkey doesn't sound like the finest of idea's. I'm with ya all the way, I do need to stop, and deep down i really do want to stop. I'm more dedicated now, and you guys help me a lot! (no i'm not going to aa tho) it made me drink more. ok, went to rehab for a couple hours per night, then an aa meeting, then get a hellatious buzz on after words cuz i was so stressed out. I'm stickin with na for two weeks, then i'll worry about it.
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You go to NA meetings...Or you drink NA beers?...So AA made you drink more...You went to one meeting you didn't want to be at and got drunk after....Not exactly giving it your all...I hope you find something else Dan...This stuff can and will kill you if you play around with it.
You go to NA meetings...Or you drink NA beers?...So AA made you drink more...You went to one meeting you didn't want to be at and got drunk after....Not exactly giving it your all...I hope you find something else Dan...This stuff can and will kill you if you play around with it.
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