Hello, my first day
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Hello, my first day
Hi all,
I am new on here and just starting my recovery. I tried going cold turkey last month but it was all to much, pains all over, shakes, insomnia, panic attacks, you name it. I lasted 5 days. It basically resulted in me turning back to the drink for a while. I have since then made another effort reduced my intake by one drink per day and today was my last. Im hoping tomorrow will be the first of complete sobriety for the rest of life. I really don't want to go back to everything that alcohol brings. I tried for years to be a 'normal drinker' who can have a few beers and leave it. But I nneed to accept I am not. I have a problem and once I start I can't stop, so I am hoping for some support with those of you who have been through the same.
Chris.
I am new on here and just starting my recovery. I tried going cold turkey last month but it was all to much, pains all over, shakes, insomnia, panic attacks, you name it. I lasted 5 days. It basically resulted in me turning back to the drink for a while. I have since then made another effort reduced my intake by one drink per day and today was my last. Im hoping tomorrow will be the first of complete sobriety for the rest of life. I really don't want to go back to everything that alcohol brings. I tried for years to be a 'normal drinker' who can have a few beers and leave it. But I nneed to accept I am not. I have a problem and once I start I can't stop, so I am hoping for some support with those of you who have been through the same.
Chris.
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
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Originally Posted by chrisUK 
Hi all,
I am new on here and just starting my recovery. I tried going cold turkey last month but it was all to much, pains all over, shakes, insomnia, panic attacks, you name it. I lasted 5 days. It basically resulted in me turning back to the drink for a while. I have since then made another effort reduced my intake by one drink per day and today was my last. Im hoping tomorrow will be the first of complete sobriety for the rest of life. I really don't want to go back to everything that alcohol brings. I tried for years to be a 'normal drinker' who can have a few beers and leave it. But I nneed to accept I am not. I have a problem and once I start I can't stop, so I am hoping for some support with those of you who have been through the same.
Chris.
I am new on here and just starting my recovery. I tried going cold turkey last month but it was all to much, pains all over, shakes, insomnia, panic attacks, you name it. I lasted 5 days. It basically resulted in me turning back to the drink for a while. I have since then made another effort reduced my intake by one drink per day and today was my last. Im hoping tomorrow will be the first of complete sobriety for the rest of life. I really don't want to go back to everything that alcohol brings. I tried for years to be a 'normal drinker' who can have a few beers and leave it. But I nneed to accept I am not. I have a problem and once I start I can't stop, so I am hoping for some support with those of you who have been through the same.
Chris.
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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Originally Posted by chrisUK
Hi all,
I am new on here and just starting my recovery. I tried going cold turkey last month but it was all to much, pains all over, shakes, insomnia, panic attacks, you name it. I lasted 5 days. It basically resulted in me turning back to the drink for a while. I have since then made another effort reduced my intake by one drink per day and today was my last. Im hoping tomorrow will be the first of complete sobriety for the rest of life. I really don't want to go back to everything that alcohol brings. I tried for years to be a 'normal drinker' who can have a few beers and leave it. But I nneed to accept I am not. I have a problem and once I start I can't stop, so I am hoping for some support with those of you who have been through the same.
Chris.
I am new on here and just starting my recovery. I tried going cold turkey last month but it was all to much, pains all over, shakes, insomnia, panic attacks, you name it. I lasted 5 days. It basically resulted in me turning back to the drink for a while. I have since then made another effort reduced my intake by one drink per day and today was my last. Im hoping tomorrow will be the first of complete sobriety for the rest of life. I really don't want to go back to everything that alcohol brings. I tried for years to be a 'normal drinker' who can have a few beers and leave it. But I nneed to accept I am not. I have a problem and once I start I can't stop, so I am hoping for some support with those of you who have been through the same.
Chris.
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Dorset, England
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Welcome, Chris, from a very soggy Dorset 
Sadly, I know only too well the feeling that 'one is never enough', but since being alcohol-free, I have realised that the craving for the second and subsequent drink is far stronger than the craving for the first. All I need to do is resist the call of the first one! It's easier said than done, of course, but much easier than I ever thought it would be.
Trying to moderate was hell. I found myself totally obsessed with when and how much I could drink again. Now that I've chosen to abstain completely, the feeling of freedom I feel is just amazing!
Stick with it, Chris. It's so worth it - and now you have all of us to support you
Sadly, I know only too well the feeling that 'one is never enough', but since being alcohol-free, I have realised that the craving for the second and subsequent drink is far stronger than the craving for the first. All I need to do is resist the call of the first one! It's easier said than done, of course, but much easier than I ever thought it would be.
Trying to moderate was hell. I found myself totally obsessed with when and how much I could drink again. Now that I've chosen to abstain completely, the feeling of freedom I feel is just amazing!
Stick with it, Chris. It's so worth it - and now you have all of us to support you
You'll find lots of support here.
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