Class of November 2011
Last night was the final straw for me. After getting a stressful birthday card from my estranged mother, and a rough day, I began popping tops. My moderation ability went bye-bye. I was able to stop for a few weeks earlier this year, but I relapsed in September.
Seeing the moderation go to all-out consumption was scary.
Seeing the moderation go to all-out consumption was scary.
Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Santa Fe
Posts: 7
Thanks for the encouragement. Meeting after work tonight, looking forward to connecting with people in my neighborhood.
Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 84
Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 84
hot feet have stopped, but still feeling the stray prickly pains here and there..... I was thinking about experimenting with a few beers to see if I could make it stop, I decided that was a bad idea, and went for a walk. When I am busy the the pricklies do not happen, just when I sit for awhile, or lay down and get ready to sleep. It is not anywhere bad enough to keep me awake though.
At Day 16, I think I am more awake than I have been in a long time. I'm not getting tired at 3:pm. I'm starting to sleep better, like from 11 at night to around 6:30 and waking up with some energy has returned.
No real desire to drink, except fighting the urge to medicate my nerves, just to see if this is alcohol related or something else....
I'm hanging in there.
At Day 16, I think I am more awake than I have been in a long time. I'm not getting tired at 3:pm. I'm starting to sleep better, like from 11 at night to around 6:30 and waking up with some energy has returned.
No real desire to drink, except fighting the urge to medicate my nerves, just to see if this is alcohol related or something else....
I'm hanging in there.
Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 62
Welcome aboard, new members! Agree with Tigger41, we've got a good group here. I am on day 10 but just started posting 3 days ago and I've already gotten so much support from other members and from reading all the inspirational stories. I'm so glad I came upon this site. I am finding myself looking forward to to it. I may have found a new addiction
welcome johnnym, fdm and despairingsair, and welcome back samwitch
I'm glad you didn't drink Fraggy - if your 'prickles' are anything like mine it's pretty clear drinking wasn't helping it, not in the long run.
D
I'm glad you didn't drink Fraggy - if your 'prickles' are anything like mine it's pretty clear drinking wasn't helping it, not in the long run.
D
My Story
I drank Kahlua for about 13 years. Went to outpatient in 2003 and started drinking again as soon as I graduated. Got laid off in 2008 and things went downhill from there. Switched to vodka which got me drunker quicker. Started a temp job FROM HELL in July of this year that sent my stress level through the ceiling. Had to take two weeks off when my daughter got an infection and during those two weeks bottomed out. I'm only 4'10" and was drinking 3-4 pints a week. My weight was down to 79 lbs. Skin and bones. Last Thursday I told my husband I'd had enough. Went to the ER. Couldn't stop shaking. Spent three days detoxing which - by the sounds of some of your stories - went surprisngly easily. My appetite is coming back. I'm sleeping well though I wish I were ready for bed before 1AM. And I quit the job from hell to spend time on recovery. That's about 15 years in one post, lol.
Hi flamingredhair - nice to have you in the " class". I like the well that's 15 years in a post. Here's mine - I drink too much everynight. There's my past 5 years - lol.
We're here for you - stay strong and post often. I'm at a week and mornings are good. Evenings tough but I hear it gets better.
We're here for you - stay strong and post often. I'm at a week and mornings are good. Evenings tough but I hear it gets better.
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)