What a difference a year makes.
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What a difference a year makes.
Hello again all......been a while since I last posted. One year ago today, I was on day one of the most brutal alcohol detox I had ever encountered, and I had many under my belt in my 35 year drinking career. In retrospect, I would say it took 2 or 3 months before i started feeling normal again....actually I had probably lost sight of what normal was. This year has been an uplifting and a spiritual awakening. No more hangovers, no more hunkering down in the house for a week long drunk. My business is better, my personal relationships are better, my health is better, my finances are better....there is no downside.
I have not wanted for or desired a drop of alcohol in the last year, it's the furthest thing from my mind. I probhably would have drank in that first ten days of detox....if I'd had alcohol in the house.....to ease the suffering....luckily I was too damn sick to even leave the house to get any.
If I had any advice to give for those still struggling with drinking, I'd say....JUST DO IT........things are brighter on the other side......if a bad drunk like I was can feel this much better after a year..........it's possible for anyone.
There's one thing that is worrisome to me.....I have become totally intolerant of being around people that are showing obvious signs of inebriation. I get angry....and I can't pinpoint why. My neighbor, who's a psychologist with many years experience, who I have confided in, says I need to figure out why I get angry....so I can deal with it. it's a big world....sometimes one is put in social or other situations where people are drinking alcohol....I don't think one can escape that. I have no problem being in settings where people are having cocktails....it does not make me want or desire a drink.....it's the furthest thing from my mind. It's seeing people in a drunken or almost there state that sets me off internally......and I don't know why. Anyone have any insight into this?
God bless and thanks for listening
Scott
I have not wanted for or desired a drop of alcohol in the last year, it's the furthest thing from my mind. I probhably would have drank in that first ten days of detox....if I'd had alcohol in the house.....to ease the suffering....luckily I was too damn sick to even leave the house to get any.
If I had any advice to give for those still struggling with drinking, I'd say....JUST DO IT........things are brighter on the other side......if a bad drunk like I was can feel this much better after a year..........it's possible for anyone.
There's one thing that is worrisome to me.....I have become totally intolerant of being around people that are showing obvious signs of inebriation. I get angry....and I can't pinpoint why. My neighbor, who's a psychologist with many years experience, who I have confided in, says I need to figure out why I get angry....so I can deal with it. it's a big world....sometimes one is put in social or other situations where people are drinking alcohol....I don't think one can escape that. I have no problem being in settings where people are having cocktails....it does not make me want or desire a drink.....it's the furthest thing from my mind. It's seeing people in a drunken or almost there state that sets me off internally......and I don't know why. Anyone have any insight into this?
God bless and thanks for listening
Scott
scott, what a great ray of hope is shared...
scott a mirror image?
all good wishes scott...
xxoo, rz
scott
It's seeing people in a drunken or almost there state that sets me off internally......and I don't know why. Anyone have any insight into this?
all good wishes scott...
xxoo, rz
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Thanks for the reply RZ....is it possible, I am intolerant and angry, because of what I was? because I see where I was? I don't know....I am so happy to be not drinking....could I be angry at myself for years wasted? It's a tough question and I thank you for taking the time to reply.
Scott
Scott
easy question... simply put... we do not regret the past... just learn from it... dont be that same person, and move foward... anything else is waisted energy...
i can also say, time, its different for everybody... your right where your spozed to be...
ta-ta for now scott...
xxoo, rz
i can also say, time, its different for everybody... your right where your spozed to be...
ta-ta for now scott...
xxoo, rz
hey great post. yeah 1 year can make a huge difference. congrats thats monumental. i went from homeless to working in the sears tower in a year so i absolutely agree! as far as looking down on people who are messed up...ive had those thoughts too. while i do agree we should work on that, i also think we really just need to NOT DRINK and carry on with our step work. our progress will continue and we'll straighten out. after 1 year we're not perfect! i was at a concert the other day and some dude behind me was smoking tons of pot. it was getting in my face and my first thought was "what a moron." then i remembered i was a heroin addcit! oh yeah...oops lol. so i simply moved away from him and continued to enjoy the show. progress, not perfection. i have a long way to go but i am progressing.
Thank you for the post Scott. I am one that is struggling. It's been 19 days so far without drinking and I hope one day I can say that it's been a year since my last drink. Your post was very inspiring .
Thank you,
Theresa
Thank you,
Theresa
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