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Hi, a newcomer here. Hi, my name is JuJu and I am an alcoholic. I drink every night after 6PM. I justify it by being bored. I cannot surf the net because I work on a computer all day, so it hurts my eyes to do it at night. I cannot watch TV because I find it incredibly boring. So, I plant myself in a chair on the porch and smoke a pack of cigaretts while driniking oh, probably half a gallon of wine. I know, it is ridiculous. I have not had a sober night for five years. Five years ago I was arrested for the DUI and spent the night in jail. This alone was enough to stop me from drinking and driving, but I drink at home. A lot. I don't even want to know what my liver looks like. Today is my first sober night in many, many years. God help me. I will drink green tea and try to occupy myself with something. Some things I could come up with are: 1. Clean the bathroom. 2. Jump on the mini-trampoline. 3. ... ? :a108: Thank you for listening and help. |
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Welcome JuJu, I could have written your post seven months ago. Do what you have to do to quit drinking - you will love sobriety. |
Welcome JuJu! I can totally relate, too (many, many nights on the porch with my wine and cigs). It definitely catches up with us. Towards the end, the hangovers/withdrawal (especially the anxiety and depression) got worse and I found myself dreading the day each morning. Keep reading and posting - this is a great place to learn and get lots of support!:ghug3 |
Hi Juju :) Walking seems to be a nice distraction and the weather is getting nice enough to do it. I wish you well tonight. |
Originally Posted by JuJu2012
(Post 3317660)
I drink every night after 6PM. I justify it by being bored. probably half a gallon of wine. I know, it is ridiculous. I have not had a sober night for five years. but I drink at home. A lot. Today is my first sober night in many, many years. Thank you for listening and help. Lets see evening drinker after work yep thats me. being bored and in my case lonley and I liked it. mine was beer but at least 12-20 a night. every night for about 5-6 years yep, I had a few sober times but that was never by choice my job can force one to not be able to drink sometimes. mostly drank at home especially latley and if I went out I always started at home. Tonight is my second sober night. Oh and I smoke so much when drinking I sometimes can barley talk the next day. You will find people here that can help. |
Hi and welcome Juju :) You'll find a ton of support here :) Drinking as long and as regularly as you have I encourage you to see a Dr if you feel uneasy or unwell - it can be a huge change for us. D |
Hi Juju! What about taking a walk? Reading? Writing? Cooking? Grocery shopping? Call someone...anyone lol. Just don't drink. As the days go by you will feel better and better! I wish you all the best. I could have written this thread/post...you are not alone. :) |
The boredom killed me in the first month sober (well it felt like that). Now I don't feel bored at all and feel amazingly rested in the morning. I actually had a MASSIVE list that I wrote of 101 things to do before drinking because boredom was my main trigger! List included..... AA Read Walk, run, gym, weights, exersize u enjoy Listen to music Cook a feast Coffee, chocolate Wash the dog Call a friend Clean like a crazy person (to music) Anything but drink basically! I couldn't add anything more than simple things to my list as I have a 2 year old who limits what I can do but we do soooo much more together now I'm not distracted by drinking. Seriously....the boredom subsides quicker than u would think. It feels soooo long while u are living it (the first month) but its into the second month before u know it and in the scheme of things is nothing. I look back and think what a waste drinking all that time was.....how boring!!! I read something once.... Q. What will I do if I don't drink? A. Why, everything else! :) |
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