The last of the gang to join the forum = new guy here.
vicieux extraordinaire
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 205
The last of the gang to join the forum = new guy here.
Hello there my friends. New to the forum and saying hi.
Just a little bit of me. My name is H. and i am having a hard time quitting alcohol.
Worst part of it all is that i know all my triggers and everything, but there is something missing.
Well actually, right now is my second day of sobriety. i got me some
really ****** symptoms from alcohol withdrawal so now they have me on a
bit of medication, still ****** as **** as i really did not wanted to
come down to this but i guess i was helpless. I do believe that medication
might be as equally or worst than the bottle itself (i tried to go cold
turkey the other times and my best run was 21 days this January but then
i cave in - i spend small smounts of days sober but then i cannot help
myself and just go on a bing)
I was sober last week until Thursday (was like for about 3 days) but
ended up getting ahold of some extra money and just drank myself untill
Thursday this week. Got some severely ****** rum fits so i had to get
some medical help. Really sad when you put yourself on those situations
on your own. Now i am just hoping for the best and to go through without
any serious bumps!
I see you are all a bunch of warm people so i am planning to stick around.
Thanks, drop by and say hi!
Just a little bit of me. My name is H. and i am having a hard time quitting alcohol.
Worst part of it all is that i know all my triggers and everything, but there is something missing.
Well actually, right now is my second day of sobriety. i got me some
really ****** symptoms from alcohol withdrawal so now they have me on a
bit of medication, still ****** as **** as i really did not wanted to
come down to this but i guess i was helpless. I do believe that medication
might be as equally or worst than the bottle itself (i tried to go cold
turkey the other times and my best run was 21 days this January but then
i cave in - i spend small smounts of days sober but then i cannot help
myself and just go on a bing)
I was sober last week until Thursday (was like for about 3 days) but
ended up getting ahold of some extra money and just drank myself untill
Thursday this week. Got some severely ****** rum fits so i had to get
some medical help. Really sad when you put yourself on those situations
on your own. Now i am just hoping for the best and to go through without
any serious bumps!
I see you are all a bunch of warm people so i am planning to stick around.
Thanks, drop by and say hi!
Last edited by AlkalikeH; 02-25-2009 at 05:39 PM. Reason: just testing the edit funciton ;)
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Hi H,
Welcome!
I am glad that you are getting some medical help.
I hope you stick around and keep reading and posting. There is lots of good information here and lots of support. Know that we understand and that you can do this!
Welcome!
I am glad that you are getting some medical help.
I hope you stick around and keep reading and posting. There is lots of good information here and lots of support. Know that we understand and that you can do this!
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Smithfield, VA
Posts: 521
Welcome to SR! 
Glad that you've found this community of wonderful people. As others have said and will say there is a lot of support and encouragement here at this place, so please keep coming back every chance you can for all the support could want and need. With the help of support hopefully you can succeed on staying sober this time. And maybe could look into some meetings of your choice in your local area for face to face support on top of this site may of great help. Post and read and you'll find a lot of helpful info here. Once again glad to have you here in the SR community.
Wes
Glad that you've found this community of wonderful people. As others have said and will say there is a lot of support and encouragement here at this place, so please keep coming back every chance you can for all the support could want and need. With the help of support hopefully you can succeed on staying sober this time. And maybe could look into some meetings of your choice in your local area for face to face support on top of this site may of great help. Post and read and you'll find a lot of helpful info here. Once again glad to have you here in the SR community.Wes
vicieux extraordinaire
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 205
Originally Posted by 51anna 
Hi H,
Welcome!
I am glad that you are getting some medical help.
I hope you stick around and keep reading and posting. There is lots of good information here and lots of support. Know that we understand and that you can do this!
Welcome!
I am glad that you are getting some medical help.
I hope you stick around and keep reading and posting. There is lots of good information here and lots of support. Know that we understand and that you can do this!
Yeah, this time was like too much to handle. I was shaking like a blender and going out of my mind just six hours away from my last drink. No fun at all! Never ever happened to me so it was scary to say the least.
Now i am trying to shake almost 15 years of drinking (4 of them regulary - steadily every day and the last heavily) and it is freaking hard! So i found this forum and as you said, inmediately saw great vibes, information and support.
!!!
vicieux extraordinaire
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Originally Posted by Fubarcdn
Hopefully you can succeed this time.
Yhere is plenty of support here so if you get the urge to drink come here first and post and we will try our darndest to talk you out of it.
!!!!!!
vicieux extraordinaire
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Originally Posted by flutter
Welcome to the SR family! A lot of us have been where you are, there's great experience and support here. So what's your plan for staying sober this time?
My plan is going the distance, of course! That is why i accepted medical help because i could not do it on my own, but i donīt plan to stick to any sort of drug at all and see a way to manage it the best i can.
I had a nasty, hard, daily cocaine habit when i was a teen that i kicked out myself with real ease, also i used to smoke a pack of cigarrettes a day and quitted cold turkey.. but the bottle is my perdition i guess.. always won! But hey, still giving it a fight
!
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Originally Posted by AlkalikeH
Hello there my friends. New to the forum and saying hi.
Just a little bit of me. My name is H. and i am having a hard time quitting alcohol.
Worst part of it all is that i know all my triggers and everything, but there is something missing.
Well actually, right now is my second day of sobriety. i got me some
really ****** symptoms from alcohol withdrawal so now they have me on a
bit of medication, still ****** as **** as i really did not wanted to
come down to this but i guess i was helpless. I do believe that medication
might be as equally or worst than the bottle itself (i tried to go cold
turkey the other times and my best run was 21 days this January but then
i cave in - i spend small smounts of days sober but then i cannot help
myself and just go on a bing)
I was sober last week until Thursday (was like for about 3 days) but
ended up getting ahold of some extra money and just drank myself untill
Thursday this week. Got some severely ****** rum fits so i had to get
some medical help. Really sad when you put yourself on those situations
on your own. Now i am just hoping for the best and to go through without
any serious bumps!
I see you are all a bunch of warm people so i am planning to stick around.
Thanks, drop by and say hi!
Just a little bit of me. My name is H. and i am having a hard time quitting alcohol.
Worst part of it all is that i know all my triggers and everything, but there is something missing.
Well actually, right now is my second day of sobriety. i got me some
really ****** symptoms from alcohol withdrawal so now they have me on a
bit of medication, still ****** as **** as i really did not wanted to
come down to this but i guess i was helpless. I do believe that medication
might be as equally or worst than the bottle itself (i tried to go cold
turkey the other times and my best run was 21 days this January but then
i cave in - i spend small smounts of days sober but then i cannot help
myself and just go on a bing)
I was sober last week until Thursday (was like for about 3 days) but
ended up getting ahold of some extra money and just drank myself untill
Thursday this week. Got some severely ****** rum fits so i had to get
some medical help. Really sad when you put yourself on those situations
on your own. Now i am just hoping for the best and to go through without
any serious bumps!
I see you are all a bunch of warm people so i am planning to stick around.
Thanks, drop by and say hi!
vicieux extraordinaire
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 205
Originally Posted by Fubarcdn
The bars are my weakness too and this works for me.
Totally overwhelmed by all the responses! i am the kind of guy that responds to all of them so i will pop in an out my own thread and i will make sure to pop on all the threads around! : )!!!
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Good plan H.
I am sure that encouraging others will not only help them but it will also help you too.
I don't really miss the bars too often by the way. When you get sober you start to realize that sitting and drinking and talking to strangers isn't all we thought it was when we were doing it. You will see this soon.
I am sure that encouraging others will not only help them but it will also help you too.
I don't really miss the bars too often by the way. When you get sober you start to realize that sitting and drinking and talking to strangers isn't all we thought it was when we were doing it. You will see this soon.
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Location: Ohio
Posts: 602
Hi AlkalikeH,
Yes...please do stick around and keep posting.
It's wonderful here.
It's people like you and us that keep joining this community for support and to support each other. As our family grows, so does the support...the more the merrier!
Thank you for coming here.
Congrats on your decision for making a change in your life.
God Bless and Big Hugs :ghug3
I just love passing out hugs...lol.
XOXO
Yes...please do stick around and keep posting.
It's wonderful here.
It's people like you and us that keep joining this community for support and to support each other. As our family grows, so does the support...the more the merrier!
Thank you for coming here.
Congrats on your decision for making a change in your life.
God Bless and Big Hugs :ghug3
I just love passing out hugs...lol.
XOXO
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Serene In Dixie
Posts: 36,740
here are excerpts from the book that convinced me to finally quit
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...influence.html
Perhaps you too will find the info helpful.
Welcome to our recovery community...
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...influence.html
Perhaps you too will find the info helpful.
Welcome to our recovery community...
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
Posts: 99,759
Welcome to the family! Glad you're getting some help with your detox. Alcohol withdrawal can be horrible, not to mention dangerous. Are you planning on any sort of support group to help you stay sober? There are lots of recovery programs out there, the best known is AA, but there are many others too. All the best to you in staying sober and getting healthier.
:ghug3
:ghug3
vicieux extraordinaire
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Originally Posted by least
Welcome to the family! Glad you're getting some help with your detox. Alcohol withdrawal can be horrible, not to mention dangerous. Are you planning on any sort of support group to help you stay sober? There are lots of recovery programs out there, the best known is AA, but there are many others too. All the best to you in staying sober and getting healthier.
:ghug3
:ghug3
Yeah i really havenīt thought about any of them right now, just detoxing and browsing SR is enough for now, then we will see! I am planning on going all the yards i can (no pressure, just doing a sober mile each day) and thats it!
Best!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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