enfinthechange

Hi all... I am trying again to stop, on day 3 now, but have been thinking a lot about why I need to stop...

Then I wondered if any of you guys would share your trigger, then thing which made you go... uh oh, I need to stop now, or this is going to be baaaaad...

Do any of you feel some thing, some sign saved you and made you want to change, and finally feel the drink was worth quitting???

Thanks for reading, and, thanks for sharing should you decide to!!!

Raider

Well I stopped (again) when I realized my moderation technique wasn't working. Don't know how long i will last but I won't drink today.

enfinthechange

How did you know it wasn't working, if you don't mind me asking... I think I realised it when moderation turned into obliteration too many times, even when I dint want it to, could no longer believe my own story of, I'll just have a couple and it'll be fun...

SoberLeigh

Watching a dear friend die from liver failure; his liver failure was totally beyond his control - he was not a drinker. There he was fighting so hard for his life and there I was pouring poison down my throat threatening my own liver. Liver failure is dreadful, horrific, sobering.

ScottFromWI

I quit shortly after the first of the year last year after about 12 days of pretty much constant drinking over the holidays. I was too hungover to make it to an out of town meeting and realized that enough was enough.

Granted, I had tried before so it wasn't my first attempt.

I think the most important thing I learned is that it's 100% your choice as to when you want to quit drinking. You can stop today if you want to. And if drinking is causing you problems the sooner the better - because the problems always get worse.

phillip82

Hi everyone im new to the board just couple of questions. Did anyone ever get wetbrain syndrome from binge drinking on the weekends.

Im going through hell ever since that one night.

Initially lost vision, Gained it back withing a few days. Then i got alchoholic Dimentia. Finally ran to the doctor and they gave vitamin b12 shot and vitamin b complex via iv.

But i wake up dizzie and have a lot of shaking, anxiety, My long vision is to a little off. I still get a tad confused and anxiety is really high.. Can anyone tell me how soon for me to feel better?

enfinthechange

I agree the problems just get worse, and the sooner a person can stop papering over the cracks and actually see the real damage then they know...

I was such a total idiot last time I drank, flew past socialising, through fun and laughs into idiocy, stupidity and risking my whole family life and pride. Still not sure if my actions will have repercussions... nothing illegal or dangerous, just stupid and hurtful.

That's what finally tipped me.

SoulKat

When I started having blood sugar issues (not that long ago). I used to have diabetes (before I had a drinking problem), got the diabetes under control and in remission due to diet and exercise. Well, drinking became a problem and then so did eating a lot of crap. Now I'm on the verge of full blown diabetes again so I stopped drinking THIS TIME for my health. Today I am not going to drink. I know what it's like taking insulin shots and I don't want to go down that path ever again.

enfinthechange

Soberleigh - how awful for you, so sad.....

enfinthechange

SoulKat - they are checking my blood sugar history right now... worrying, hope I haven't screwed it up because of booze....

Aarryckha

For me, I woke up one morning after a two day binge drinking disaster and realizing how out of control and messed up my life was. It just hit me in the face like a ton of bricks.

SoberLeigh

Thanks, enfinthechange.

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What made me stop drinking was that I was sick and tired of waking up feeling like hell and hating myself.

SoulKat

Enfinthechange... Keep me posted!

Raider

Enfin, one day after moderating for five weeks, I decided NOT to drink one night and went into immediate withdrawals. I did not expect withdrawals since I hadn't got drunk and wasn't drinking in my usual pattern. But there it was. That was five weeks ago tomorrow.

enfinthechange

Well done guys... such incredible strength on here I can feel it sapping into me!!! Well done to you all...

Just wish I hadn't been such an thoughtless and stupid arse on Friday... but actually if that hadn't happened, I might still be in the justifying binge drinking cycle, instead of trying to give up..

Maybe the awfulness has made me see clearly.. it made me find this place, so that is one good thing!!!

enfinthechange

Why does getting drunk mean you do things which you shouldn't and would never ever do sober??? It kind of makes you slow to react to the thing you are doing, so you don't go ' oh, I shouldn't be doing this'.... or you just simply don't care.... weird....

Elisabeth888

When I realized I could not stop drinking. I have no control over what happens after I put the first drink in my body.

Jade1224

I just got tired of waking up in a bad mood.

Tossing and turning at night

Being sad for no reason

Heart beating fast or irregular

Trying to get through a busy schedule feeling irritated, impatient, and snappy.

Today I can't stop smiling. I got 9 hours of sleep last night, I woke up feeling great. I went to yoga, paid mu bills, went to work, and I am going to kickboxing tonight and the grocery store and cooking dinner tonight. Life is good.

FlyerFan

My very last drunk made me want to stop. Sorry if anyone is squeamish, but this is blunt and real, and it needs to be because that is what knocked me down hard enough to make me realize I had a problem.

The very last night I drank I drank until I vomited. Not once, not twice, but three times. I would drink Jack straight from the bottle and then chug beers as fast as I could, until my stomach was full and I got sick. Once I got sick my stomach would be empty again and I could "fit more" so I repeated this cycle several times until finally I was just dry heaving, disgusted, and wanting to die. I wanted to just black out and never ever wake up, that is how desperate I was.

That was my sign. I never picked up again after that night. The next day I asked someone to take me to AA and I have been there for 2 years, and I want to live today. To this very day the smell of whiskey or beer makes my stomach turn, because all it makes me think of is being sick. Ugh!