Charliee

I want to go on a one week binge free from any repercussions...

FeenixxRising

In the past I thought about taking a week long drinking vacation to some great location known for it's nightlife and drinking, and then restarting my sobriety afterwards. But, I may not survive that week without serious health or legal issues, and I almost certainly would restart my cycle of binge drinking every 7-10 days.

It's just not worth it to me IMO, so I attempt to spend my time and money learning how to live a happy, rewarding life without alcohol.

PurpleKnight

For me I wouldn't stop after the week, I'd say to myself, I might as well finish off all the alcohol in my house before I go back to Sobriety, that might extend things to a week and a half, it would also let the wolf back in that has been silenced for so long, he might come alive once again and it could take me another year to beat him down.

In terms of repercussions, I can't imagine ever drinking without any, whether my health, my wallet, my emotions, my mental outlook . . . it all would start to suffer once again!!

Continuing in Sobriety for me seems like a better way forward!!

Nuudawn

Getting day one of the week in the bag would be a phenomenal first step.

Nonsensical

Why?

ReadyAtLast

there are always repurcussions. If there were none we wouldn't be here and would all just have kept on drinking

jezza

There will always be repercussions from a one week binge which will probably be a 2, 3 week binge!!

Jupiters

I'd need 2 weeks to re-cooperate from a week long bender.
the thought alone makes me nauseous!

Elphaba

No you don't, think of the nausea, the sweating, the shakes, and the pure exhaustion of it all. You quit for a reason, and I doubt it was because you were having just too much fun. Don't be persuaded by an illusion.

GracieLou

You are free to make any choice you wish but you are not free from the consequences of those choices.

Sorry to tell you this but that is life on life's terms.

LadyinBC

What's going on?

mecanix

I had nine months of sobriety when i was 27 .. one glass of wine free of repercussions why couldn't i ?

Took me another 10 years to stop again ..

Today i don't want to risk wasting another , 1 year ,10 years , the rest of my life feeling sick , getting sick , having the grotty things happen, that happen to me when I'm under the influence .

Take care , m

Anna

What's going on, Charliee?

grubby

I've heard that doing such a thing might very well hit the invisible "reset" button for withdrawal symptoms. Seems a bit risky to go thru "that" aaaaaaaallll over again just for one week of drunken fun.

Be careful, one or two drinks is one thing. But a whole WEEK of binging?? Sounds awful risky.............

I still remember the sleep-less first couple of weeks, it was AWFUL. A big part of what keeps me away from alcohol is the fear i have that i'll have to go thru the "withdrawal" non-sense all over again........ it's not so much that i dont want to drink, but it's the fear of what i might go thru again that has kept me away.

ultradad

This disease is not to be played with. One more drink could be your last drink of anything ever...be-careful our minds are a tricky little thing : ) Some people go back out and never return...don't tempt it.

Croissant

Hi Charliee,

Sorry you are being sucked into that fake feeling that drinking would be OK.

You, like me, are an alcoholic. We cannot predict the outcome of our drinking...ever. Sure, you might have a couple of glasses the first day...maybe skip a couple of days, just to reassure yourself, then a bender, then a binge.

The beast has owned your a$$ before - what makes you think it won't now?

ScottFromWI

You can't because your an alcoholic. Sometimes there are just things in life that we want that we cannot have.

Seanfox

I get these feelings too. My brain tries to glamorise how 'wonderful' a night out would be, you just need to really think about how you'll feel afterwards. I'm not going back to day 1, it's just plain awful. Remember why you stopped. You can do anything, you don't need alcohol.

DoubleBarrel

I want to live in a mansion with my supermodel wife and take trips on my yacht to the south of france.

Probably just as likely to happen too.

Gottalife

That's about how I would be thinking if the obsession came back. I was never that interested in controlling my drinking, but I was always trying to enjoy it. It seems that, for some of us, if we don't take the action suggested in the AA program, we can get along alright for a while on meetings, but eventually the old obsession returns.

I took the action suggested and the obsession has never returned. The thought of drinking never occurs to me. And it probably never will if I keep doing what I'm doing.