day 2
 

feels horrible ... been sober 5 years then 2 years then now ... glad this forum is here. detoxing is harder and harder and so gross. glad ya'all here too

Welcome to SR!

Yep, detoxing sucks and it gets harder and harder as you grow older.

Aren't you glad that this is the last time you have to go through it?

Welcome cflan.

Yeah, withdrawal gets worse and worse. You'll find lots of support here. Glad you're here.

The 'Kindling Effect' is real, and made a believer out of me. Scared me sober for good.

Glad you are here cflan!

LDT what is the kindling effect?

I am glad I am here as well

Day 3 sober and feels pretty darn bad still ... zero sleep with crazy night terrors. Drinking electrolytes with minimal food. Weak and full of intense fear. Almost fainted today but luckily did not ... basically resting and zoneing out on NatGeo channel. Hope it gets better!!

Cannot drink alcohol since that is now a poison obviously

thanks again for listening

Good job Cflan. Keep it up. Hope you feel better.

Just read up on the kindling effect and it is scary stuff. Should be required reading for all alcoholics. Goggle it and prepare to shudder about what we have been doing to ourselves.

Welcome to SR cflan :)

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I'm on day two too. I feel like my intestines are just going to fall out of my butt at some point within the next day or two. All I know is that it gets much better fast, take the pain and remember it I guess.

god its so bad ... the nausea the shakes the impending doom of death ... i just started eating today and that is so hard to do.

you hang in there too my friend and thank you

Hi cflan. I remember my last (and final) detox. It was horrible, & my blood pressure was all over the place (didn't have a doctor at the time). I hope you're through the worst of it. Thankfully, we never have to go back to that dark and scary place. I'm glad you're here with us. :)

Hi Cflan,
I'm on day 2, feel pretty bad, just looked up the kindling effect, and now feeling much worse: ) (Ah hah!)
I've been getting by on cereal, hard candy and ibruprofin. Looking forward to waking up calm and rested one day soon. That can only happen if I don't drink today!

as much as I love alcohol, I am so afraid to pick up again. It has gotten to the point where I am sick in 3 days or so. just so frightening what alcoholism can do ... best five years of my life were the sober ones

My best years, hands down, were my sober ones. Why can't we have many more? We have some ups and downs to through, but what's waiting around the corner for us? At the very least a better life than 3 days ago!