My story that keeps me sober
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My story that keeps me sober
I once had a 2 week vacation from work which pretty much turned into 2 weeks of binge drinking.
That first day back to work I got in the car. There was no way I was in any shape to drive. I called in sick to work and since I was hiding this checked into a motel for the day.
I really needed to go to the hospital since I was on the verge of alcohol poisoning. That wasn’t an option either for reasons I don’t wish to discuss.
So....I layed in this bed and tried to drink water and eat what I could which wasn’t much. I think I had 5 beers that day which I drank slowly in fear of withdrawal.
I felt so awful with hot and cold sweats. My stomach turning and twisting. I couldn’t sit still.
This was truly my rock bottom. I couldn’t do anything and it felt like I was close to death. I probably was.
Each day after that progressively got better. At least 4 days until I was eating normal. A few weeks of tapering off with regular beer until I could quit without the effects of withdrawal.
I’ve been sober for a while now and have got my life back on track.
It is true. The alcoholic is insane.
It’s friday night and of course out of nowhere what do I want.
“It would just be a few beers” runs through my head.
I look back with common sense to that day at the motel and what alcohol did to me.
That memory is what will keep me sober today.
Wishing you all sobriety
That first day back to work I got in the car. There was no way I was in any shape to drive. I called in sick to work and since I was hiding this checked into a motel for the day.
I really needed to go to the hospital since I was on the verge of alcohol poisoning. That wasn’t an option either for reasons I don’t wish to discuss.
So....I layed in this bed and tried to drink water and eat what I could which wasn’t much. I think I had 5 beers that day which I drank slowly in fear of withdrawal.
I felt so awful with hot and cold sweats. My stomach turning and twisting. I couldn’t sit still.
This was truly my rock bottom. I couldn’t do anything and it felt like I was close to death. I probably was.
Each day after that progressively got better. At least 4 days until I was eating normal. A few weeks of tapering off with regular beer until I could quit without the effects of withdrawal.
I’ve been sober for a while now and have got my life back on track.
It is true. The alcoholic is insane.
It’s friday night and of course out of nowhere what do I want.
“It would just be a few beers” runs through my head.
I look back with common sense to that day at the motel and what alcohol did to me.
That memory is what will keep me sober today.
Wishing you all sobriety
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Thanks for the story. I have a similar one, that I call "the hangover from Hell" - I thought I was going to die. That was 80 days ago. I hope my memory of that awful hangover never goes away. It keeps me focused on my recovery.
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My story is my last weekend drinking waking up fighting to not drink till noon because that way I only might drink 12 drinks and crying out to God what is wrong with me. I wondered where my will power was. I am now almost 5 weeks sober and mostly happy but still every Friday think about drinking like the old days but I do stop myself and realize how messed up that life was.
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