Pressmetilihurt

Took a naltrexone pill tonight. Tomorrow I am not going to drink.

Stronger2017

Dee74

Good to see you Press. I'm glad you made it back.
Apart from the naltrexone, whats the plan?

D

August252015

Glad you are back, Press!
And, what Dee asked - ?

Hawkeye13

Hi Press
Good to see you

Pressmetilihurt

Hmmm. I guess I can go to a mtg. I can do everything I've been told... That's hard, my ego gets in the way.

Pressmetilihurt

What has been told to me in the past:
1. Go to meetings
2.Get commitments
3. Call people
4. Meet with therapist
5. Take medication
6. Meditate

I'm not excited about any of that.

AnvilheadII

why?

fini

i wouldn't be, either, Press.
but doing what i was excited about didn't pan out so well as far as drinking is concerned

Hevyn

Hi Press. I'm thankful you came back to give this sobriety another chance.

Pressmetilihurt

Good question. I just have to force myself myself.

AnvilheadII

well, maybe it wouldn't hurt to look at your initial resistance....where does it come from? and is it valid, or just part of the overall "i'm an addict, and i don't wanna" mindset.

they say one of the best tools for recovery is to keep an open mind. you don't know what you don't know. let recovery be an adventure, an expedition into the unknown. you already know what the land of drunk is like.

ScottFromWI

Yep, its definitely not an easy thing getting sober. And especially not the part where we have to accept that we simply cannot drink alcohol without consequence.

It's not fair, it's not easy and it's not what we chose for ourselves. But we do have a say in how we move forward with our lives.

Zebra1275

Welcome back.

Yes, recovery takes work.

And work is not very exciting. The definition is "activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result'.

And worked also involves delayed gratification. Work hard today for a payoff in the future. I don't think alcoholic's don't like delayed gratification much, we want gratification now!

But eventually, the results are worth it.

least

Part of your plan could include checking in here as often as possible. If you want to drink - post instead.

listae

Welcome Press! Have you thought about joining the February 2019 thread? It's a great group of everyone discussing how to build a plan, get through the first month, and try different strategies.

It would be great to have your voice added!

I was the exact same as you: ignored all advice given by doctors and others with long-term sobriety. I honestly though sobriety was stupid. Then, after drinking heavily and daily for twenty years, I lost a beautiful job one day. I just couldn't process anything because I was hungover every day. I could barely muster the energy to send an email. I work from home most of the time; so, it was the perfect storm.

Now, I'm finally listening and open to what others suggest. Join our group in February 2019!

Pressmetilihurt

Thank you guys . today I did what I said I'd do. Meeting and didn't drink. I appreciate you all so much .yes, it's work and an adventure. I'm gonna look for the Feb thread now.