sweetichick

I collapsed in a grocery store after drinking three bottles of wine for a few days. I ended up in hospital for two days. I'm still having trouble walking and if I drink again could end up dead next time. This is my true rock bottom.

Anna

I'm sorry that happened to you. I hope your health continues to improve. What plan do you have to make sobriety work for you? Have you considered an Inpatient Treatment program? Did your doctor recommend anything?

ScottFromWI

Sorry to hear this as well sweetichick. I've gotta say, if you just keep waiting for worse and worse things to happen to get you to quit it's probably never going to happen. What options were recommended to you at the hospital to help you stop drinking?

tomsteve

if its your true rock bottom, then it seems you should now be willing to do whatever it takes to get and stay sober. i truly and sincerely hope you are willing to go to any lengths- whether that be rehab, smart recovery, avrt, rr, or AA.
your worth it, sweetichick.

PurpleKnight

Sorry to hear that Sweetichick!!

Make this your turning point, you don't have to go back to that place if you don't want to, make the necessary changes and write a new chapter to your life, one away from the chaos of alcohol!!

You can do this!!

sweetichick

ATM a drink is the last thing on my mind. Not well enough to really do too much. I'm on day 6. Too scared I will end up in a wheelchair. I will go back to AA as soon as I feel a bit better. The hospital only recommended drug and alcohol counseling.

Eastcoaster20

Wow, that's pretty scary Sweetichick. I'm only on day 1 but encouraged to make sobriety stick this time. We've got this!

Dee74

I'm sorry that happened - but I really hope that you can make this your turning point Sweetichick

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I hope you won't put yourself in danger anymore and will get the help you need to get sober for good.

tomsteve

im not sure what hospitals down under are like, but here in Michigan they only treat the physical symptoms and cant do any more than recommend pretty much the same.
good on ya 6 days!!
sweetichick, i have faith you can get and stay sober- that you can recover.
one thing that concerns me,though, is when the fear wears off- when you start feeling physically and the alcoholic fog wears off a bit.then the fear starts wearing off a bit. if you have the big book, starting on page 22 starts to explains what im tryin to convey. im havin a brainfart here and cant get the words right.

actually, ima thinkin that from now unil you get to your next meeting you could do some reading in the big book- the 1st 3 chapters would be good to go over and over.
and stay close to SR!
and iffen ya read the big book and have any questions, theres the 12 step forum here you could ask questions on.

Hevyn

Sweeti - you never have to return to that frightening way of life. 6 days is wonderful - you're doing this.

Mountainmanbob

Sounds like a good bottom.
Glad you're ok.
Stay sober and it gets better from here on out.
Good luck,
M-Bob

PhoenixJ

support to you

MsCooterBrown

Glad you are ok sweetichick. Hang with us. Get one on one support too if you can. I bet that was scary. You can do this. You have a weeks head start!!!

Mainecoonmama

I'm glad you're okay!

I once collapsed at the zoo with friends. I was more embarrassed than concerned about my health, silly, I know.

Do you have family or friends with you to support you?

MythOfSisyphus

It's time to make a plan, Sweeti. I can well imagine how you're feeling, the depths of the shame and remorse. I lost count of how many times I swore if I survived the day I would never drink again. But no matter how awful the shame gets it lever lasts. Once the sickening feeling wears off you need to have a plan or you'll be right back at it again. It doesn't have to be that way! This can be the point where you get off the treadmill and make a change for good.

Done4today

Glad you're safe now. Many prayers for you sweetichick. You can do this!! Please take care of yourself, you are worth a happy life.

theVman31

Glad your here.
Indeed make this your turning point.
Rock bottom has no bottom in addiction....you just keep on falling.

joey112

I've been where you are, and it is the scariest place to be.
I was given this quote
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me . . .
Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
-- Shel Silverstein
And told, what that "Anything" is, good or bad, is up to me.
I used to think at the end of the day, "something" will "happen" that would save me.
Then I faced up to the fact, if I didn't make it happen, it never would, and I would be dead.
I do hope you can dig into your bravery and strength (which it does take a lot of just to cope with the consequences of drinking and still be striving to get out of) and find that warrior inside you and use her for the good of your life.

FBL

Glad you survived. If you quit for good, you'll never have to go thru that experience again. We CAN and DO recover!