I'm an alcoholic
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: South Florida
Posts: 160
Wow I can relate to trying to control it, for years! Wine was my go to, (even though I would drink anything when handed to me) but I had rules for moderating.
No drinking the night before I have to work in the morning
No day drinking
Only day drinking so I can get to bed early
No shots
No liquor
No wine, only beer
No drinking alone/only drink at home
Buy the small bottles of wine
Dump out the rest of the wine when I get half way through the bottle
No drinking at family functions
3 drink max when going out to bars/clubs
Eat before drinking
Drink 3 glasses of water before bed
*I broke every single rule. I cannot moderate.
No drinking the night before I have to work in the morning
No day drinking
Only day drinking so I can get to bed early
No shots
No liquor
No wine, only beer
No drinking alone/only drink at home
Buy the small bottles of wine
Dump out the rest of the wine when I get half way through the bottle
No drinking at family functions
3 drink max when going out to bars/clubs
Eat before drinking
Drink 3 glasses of water before bed
*I broke every single rule. I cannot moderate.
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,449
the things we did eh? bloody ridiculous!
Now, I'm trying to exert the same amount of energy towards taking care of my mind, body and soul. Finding it quite the struggle some days. such an ass backwards thing!
Now, I'm trying to exert the same amount of energy towards taking care of my mind, body and soul. Finding it quite the struggle some days. such an ass backwards thing!
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Eastern Us
Posts: 1,366
Originally Posted by Laura567 
Welcome! Day one here as well. I am planning to take up excersise as from tomorrow to keep busy. Bu today is hard, I feel like **** and canīt really do anything. Just waiting for the day to end.
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: California
Posts: 46
I haven't read all the comments yet, and I don't know what your age is... But fun for me was being able to pick my teenage kids up from the movies last Friday at 10:00 pm. I always insisted on being the drop off person so I could drink my booze on Friday night! Loved it!
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 171
I always tried the no drinking sun-thursday but ok friday after work and saturday..i swore no drinking sunday to thursday ...well that never worked ..it was always a bottle and six beers each day ,fri ,sat , sunday..then continue mon and tues..$150 /week ..$600 month the last few years. some months it was just getting stupid ,i was keeping track, $200 a week ,a bottle every day ,calling in sick to work and drinking all day
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New England
Posts: 1,926
Originally Posted by ultradad
Welcome Mabel! Congrats on your first day of sobriety! For me, everything I do now is way better and more fun because I can actually remember it in the morning! Deciding to stop is great, but as you've already stated, you've tried the whole time! That's exactly how my drinking was. I would binge drink, swear I never would drink again only to pickup again every 2-3 weeks! This is a disease and we have to treat it like one! I finally humbled myself and went to AA as suggested to me from a friend and now I almost have 3 months sober! It took me truly hitting rock bottom for me to ask for help. Admitting and accepting are key and then we MUST take action! Glad you're here!
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 41
Welcome Mabel - good for you!! As I'm entering my third week of sobriety, my advice is to for fun stuff to do instead is to think of the things you did for fun before you started drinking and ending up addicted. For me, it was taking up tennis again, swimming, and playing the piano -- all the things I loved to do but had left behind when alcohol got in the way.
Good luck and use this forum LOTS to help you through the first weeks and months of your journey - it's a wonderful place to go for inspiration and support!
>AH
Good luck and use this forum LOTS to help you through the first weeks and months of your journey - it's a wonderful place to go for inspiration and support!
>AH
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