Popeye2014

After 6 months sober I let a family member make me mad enough to drink 18 beers. I'm over that now. It happened on Feb. 29th. Since then I spent 1 night in the Hospital and 2 days at home.

What will I go through now? any withdrawals? or urges?

I feel fine...like nothing happened. I haven't had any urges to drink since then.

Will I be OK?

Dee74

I'm assuming you me OK in terms of withdrawal and cravings.

Withdrawals different for everyone - that's part of the reason why we can't give medical advice here. I hope you've already been through the worst of it.

As far as urges go, well you've seen yourself they can last six months....they may last a little longer now.

I think the common ingredient to long term sobriety is a good recovery plan Popeye.

what had you been doing for your recovery?

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Popeye2014

Dee, I've had an easy 6 months of sobriety. No real bad urges or cravings.

Dee74

Thats good for you, but it's probably not something you can count on again, Popeye? What happens the next time someone makes you mad for example?

For most of us it takes work to stay sober - there's some good links on making a recovery plan to suit you here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/newcomers-recovery/382110-psst-wanna-know-why-im-always-recommending-recovery-plans.html

Upward2Enlightenment

Please don't take this wrong but you did have one.
As Dee said, you should plan a better way to handle it if it happens in the future.

Best wishes

Anna

I hope that you can get back to your sobriety and Dee is right about needing a plan. You never know when something like that might happen again and it's best to be prepared. I'm glad you posted.

downtown3

Dont feel bad popeye2014 i slipped at 1.5 years and had a bunch of 6 month slips. It took me 7 years to get it right. Dont let that scare you though I didnt have a plan like others mentioned. Now i do and almost have 3 years. Get back on track and the days will fly by. Always be vigilant.

Popeye2014

Well at least I know what triggered it. I will stay away from him from now on

Upward2Enlightenment

You should also try and figure a way to deal with that anger in case a different person ever makes you that mad.

esinger

If you feel fine, I'm guessing physically you're probably fine. (just my assumption) Lots of emotions (all) gave me an excuse to drink. Usually compounded whatever the problem was tenfold.
You really need to take that option of escape off the table. Doesn't help matters and usually just makes thing build into a giant, unnecessary s#!t storm.
I know the advice "come up with a plan" is redundant here, but.......

Popeye2014

esinger...I feel like it never even happened , it seems like a nightmare. I think you are right about the physical part. Mentally I feel good......I'm going to stay close to SR and read all of the Plan links that Dee posted

least

Next time, don't let them rent space in your head to torment you. You can't control what they do or say, but you can control how you choose to react to it.

Popeye2014

Dee...Thanks for the " Plan links"

venuscat

That sounds like a good idea to me Popeye.

So glad to have you back with us!

CAPTAINZING2000

Holding resentments towards someone is like drinking poison and expecting them to get sick.

They sleep well at night while it festers inside you. Anyone that you allow to make you angry has control over you.

venuscat

^^^ That's so true, and important to remember.

Mac1

Hi Popeye

The same thing happened to me at 5 months. I really struggled for the next few weeks, feeling very guilty and scared of further relapses. Gradually I got my confidence back and haven't drank since, that's well over a year ago. Not sure that a relapse can ever be a positive thing but I did find the act of getting drunk to be totally different to what I had imagined. Hard to explain – somehow it had lost all of the 'magic' I was expecting. I guess I just knew deep down that it was wrong.

So try not to beat yourself up but do make a commitment that no matter what happens or how bad you feel – drinking is no longer an option for you. You can do this

Popeye2014

Mac, I felt guilty at first. But some how, I've block most of it out of my head. I don't remember much at all. It's like it never happened. In a way it's good for me, I can resume my daily sobriety.

thomas11

Just curious Popeye, was it the alcohol that put you in the hospital? If your not comfortable discussing, I completely understand.