Sick and tired
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Sick and tired
Sick and tired of battling with 'will I won't I'. Can go days without a drink, can socialise without drink and usually don't drink the night before work but tonight I have and I'm fed up. Fed up feeling anxious, fed up wanting to stop, fed up not stopping. This had been on and off for about a year now. I'm fed up with myself and fed up feeling fed up. Something has to change or nothing will.
Hi crafty.
Do you have / work a plan to stay sober? I tried and failed for yeas getting a week here or there but never really committng. It has been easier this time when I made a promise to myself that I will never drink again. Now, instead of meeting cravings with fear or anger, I meet them with compassion and reason. It's quite liberating to see an urge to drink for what it is, just an urge. I won't die if I don't have a drink, so I don't.
Im only 5 weeks sober, but thats the longest ive had since i was 16. It got to the point where the act of drinking actively destroys everything else that I want and cherish in my life. I couldn't have it both ways, it was easier to just stop for good and take it away as being a viable option.
Good luck
B
Do you have / work a plan to stay sober? I tried and failed for yeas getting a week here or there but never really committng. It has been easier this time when I made a promise to myself that I will never drink again. Now, instead of meeting cravings with fear or anger, I meet them with compassion and reason. It's quite liberating to see an urge to drink for what it is, just an urge. I won't die if I don't have a drink, so I don't.
Im only 5 weeks sober, but thats the longest ive had since i was 16. It got to the point where the act of drinking actively destroys everything else that I want and cherish in my life. I couldn't have it both ways, it was easier to just stop for good and take it away as being a viable option.
Good luck
B
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Hi.
PART of my plan was to stop drinking and instead think about NOT drinking. The obsession to drink usually does not last long. I needed to strongly want to NOT drink which helps a lot along with getting honest with myself about my drinking and accept the fact that I cannot drink one day at a time in a row in safety, mine and others.
It does get better with time so try to hang in there, you can do it.
BE WELL
PART of my plan was to stop drinking and instead think about NOT drinking. The obsession to drink usually does not last long. I needed to strongly want to NOT drink which helps a lot along with getting honest with myself about my drinking and accept the fact that I cannot drink one day at a time in a row in safety, mine and others.
It does get better with time so try to hang in there, you can do it.
BE WELL
We all had to reach that point of willingness or being ready. For me, I too became sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I made a decision to somehow change. Wasn't certain what would work or what would not, but I opened my heart and head to finding some help. I simply could not just stop without support. This changed everything.
I found SR and some f2f support. I read sober articles and reached out to communicate daily with others who where alcoholics. I prayed, began mediation and road out some cravings.
It was pretty basic, but as I started to stack a little time my plan could evolve - it still does to find that balance.
Sobriety is there for all of us - So glad you've made a decision,
Action is the key!!!
Thanks for the thread@
I made a decision to somehow change. Wasn't certain what would work or what would not, but I opened my heart and head to finding some help. I simply could not just stop without support. This changed everything.
I found SR and some f2f support. I read sober articles and reached out to communicate daily with others who where alcoholics. I prayed, began mediation and road out some cravings.
It was pretty basic, but as I started to stack a little time my plan could evolve - it still does to find that balance.
Sobriety is there for all of us - So glad you've made a decision,
Action is the key!!!
Thanks for the thread@
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Hi crafty.
Do you have / work a plan to stay sober? I tried and failed for yeas getting a week here or there but never really committng. It has been easier this time when I made a promise to myself that I will never drink again. Now, instead of meeting cravings with fear or anger, I meet them with compassion and reason. It's quite liberating to see an urge to drink for what it is, just an urge. I won't die if I don't have a drink, so I don't.
Im only 5 weeks sober, but thats the longest ive had since i was 16. It got to the point where the act of drinking actively destroys everything else that I want and cherish in my life. I couldn't have it both ways, it was easier to just stop for good and take it away as being a viable option.
Good luck
B
Do you have / work a plan to stay sober? I tried and failed for yeas getting a week here or there but never really committng. It has been easier this time when I made a promise to myself that I will never drink again. Now, instead of meeting cravings with fear or anger, I meet them with compassion and reason. It's quite liberating to see an urge to drink for what it is, just an urge. I won't die if I don't have a drink, so I don't.
Im only 5 weeks sober, but thats the longest ive had since i was 16. It got to the point where the act of drinking actively destroys everything else that I want and cherish in my life. I couldn't have it both ways, it was easier to just stop for good and take it away as being a viable option.
Good luck
B
Why not join the Class of Augusts thread crafty me - lots of support there
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-3-a-17.html
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http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-3-a-17.html
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Only thing you can do is stop 100%. It's not easy...but it is possible. Keep close to this site. Check in, post and read several times a day, it will get easier. You can stop feeling sick and tired and fed up...start today! You will feel so much better.
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