I'm here and "I'm not Dead yet" <--- in British voice...
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I'm here and "I'm not Dead yet" <--- in British voice...
I'm here and "I'm not Dead yet" <--- in British voice...
Long story short , glad I found this place ...
Just threw away the last can on 11-12-14 ..
Been drinking on and off since I was 17 , now 44 ..
Really started drinking Beer heavily since 2005 when I lost my job of 6 years , kept right on drinking through losing my house of 10 years in 2009 , then lost my dads house 4 years later which is where my wife, kids and I were staying after losing our house ..
Between 1990 and now , I can count the many huge losses aside from the houses , and I relied on the almighty power of beer to help me keep my sanity...
Yet , never stopped to realize that it may have numbed the pain , everything else was slowly coming apart...Including my health..
Needless to say , 3 trips to the ER in 2 years didn't phase me , but somehow getting a massive sinus infection so bad my head was going to explode and I could barely walk without falling over seem to kick my arse hard enough that I couldn't even think about a beer ..
That was how November started...And a billion blood tests later , 6,000 B-12 , Folic Acid and IRON tablets later, I am still sober...
So yeah , I think god Kicked me hard enough in the hind end to send me a message...
So here I am , "I'm not dead yet"...
Sure am pretty durn tired still....
Long story short , glad I found this place ...
Just threw away the last can on 11-12-14 ..
Been drinking on and off since I was 17 , now 44 ..
Really started drinking Beer heavily since 2005 when I lost my job of 6 years , kept right on drinking through losing my house of 10 years in 2009 , then lost my dads house 4 years later which is where my wife, kids and I were staying after losing our house ..
Between 1990 and now , I can count the many huge losses aside from the houses , and I relied on the almighty power of beer to help me keep my sanity...
Yet , never stopped to realize that it may have numbed the pain , everything else was slowly coming apart...Including my health..
Needless to say , 3 trips to the ER in 2 years didn't phase me , but somehow getting a massive sinus infection so bad my head was going to explode and I could barely walk without falling over seem to kick my arse hard enough that I couldn't even think about a beer ..
That was how November started...And a billion blood tests later , 6,000 B-12 , Folic Acid and IRON tablets later, I am still sober...
So yeah , I think god Kicked me hard enough in the hind end to send me a message...
So here I am , "I'm not dead yet"...
Sure am pretty durn tired still....
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Thank you! Support is definitely something I could use right now..That , and a boatload of energy which I seem to be lacking..Monster doesn't do it , coffee doesn't do it , sleep doesn't do it.... Hmmm..... There's gotta be something to kick this fatigue...
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Welcome, nofearnobeer, to SR. Glad you have decided to stop drinking.
The fatigue will improve with time; just how much time seems to vary from person to person. For me, fatigue (more in the form of lethargy than exhaustion - although there was some exhaustion) - and a foggy brain persisted for months, with noticeable yet gradual improvement beginning around the six month mark. My unprofessional take is that our bodies 'slow us down' so that they can expend energy on healing from the persistent abuse to which we subjected them.
The good news is it WILL get better; use this 'down time' to learn about yourself and build a sobriety tool box to take into your healthy future.
Glad you found SR.
The fatigue will improve with time; just how much time seems to vary from person to person. For me, fatigue (more in the form of lethargy than exhaustion - although there was some exhaustion) - and a foggy brain persisted for months, with noticeable yet gradual improvement beginning around the six month mark. My unprofessional take is that our bodies 'slow us down' so that they can expend energy on healing from the persistent abuse to which we subjected them.
The good news is it WILL get better; use this 'down time' to learn about yourself and build a sobriety tool box to take into your healthy future.
Glad you found SR.
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Thank you SoberLeigh...This helps.....I guess I am just not a very patient person when it comes to bouncing back up...I appreciate you're reassuring words of confidence , because right now , I feel like: 
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Originally Posted by Nofearnobeer 
Thank you SoberLeigh...This helps.....I guess I am just not a very patient person when it comes to bouncing back up...I appreciate you're reassuring words of confidence , because right now , I feel like: lol
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Thank you Purpleknight...Have a feeling I may be around for a while...It's good to see so many folks feeling and experiencing the same things...It's inspiring , yet skeery as heck to some degree...
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