tell me your success story!
 

I been a hardcore alcoholic for about 15 years. Im 32 now.Everyday half a case to a case of beer. Lately the urge to drink everyday is going away and I wonder how I did it all those years. The past month or so I binge drink a case every other day or 2 days but thats getting old too. I been sober about 4 days now and I feel unmotivated and dont even want to get out of bed. Im too tired to do any activities so I think about drinking. I have alot I want to do in my life and think I need to quit drinking so my body and brain will feel better. I quit smoking the weed a couple months ago and I have no urge for that anymore. I hate this feeling of depression and lethargy I have now. Reading peoples success stories makes me want to stay sober so I can experience that vitality sober people have. Is the way I feel now normal? How long did it take for you to feel better? Hopefully this helps some of you who are sober and reminds you of why not to drink again.

There are a ton of stories of people recovering here. Spend some time searching the monthly groups to see how people progress. There are also a bunch of threads about what to expect.

Everyone who makes it and writes about it agrees it is worth the journey, but it is a journey and you will have to equip yourself with plans to not give into urges and stay away from drinking situations.

Keep reading and keep posting.

I think what you are feeling is perfectly normal for starting out. It took me about a month to feel halfway normal when I quit the first time. If you stick it out it will eventually pass but you have to give your body and brain time to heal. Read the threads. Post if you are feeling the urge to drink. Eat ice cream if you have cravings. Sleep, drink water and don't get too hungry. It's amazing how much the truly basic things help so much. We neglect them in order to drink more alcohol. Pay attention to them now.

Welcome to SR. You can do it one day at a time.

Glad you're here, welcome !!

Perhaps read through some of these - friends stories who have at least one year of sobriety. Honest, from their hearts - experience, stength and hope!

You'll find some members who you'll become acquainted with daily :)

Stories of Recovery - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Keep coming back!!

Thanks for talking to me.Withdrawal symptoms are a mfer. I get siezures at night and hallucinations mainly. Snakes on the wall wake me up. Lol last night I saw snakes I jumped up and ran into the living room yelling before I realized what was happening. My nieghbors probably think im crazy. Though last night the siezures werent so bad. 1 tiny one before I fell asleep. Ill be glad when this part is over.

Pass, congratulations on your decision to embrace sobriety. There are many, many stories of hope here.

We are not permitted to provide medical advice here and for good reason. However, your description of seizures lead me to strongly suggest you seek medical help immediately. Seizures are nothing to take lightly.

Take care of yourself.

Thanks for your concern but I think ill be ok now. The first couple days were worse but its tapering off. I would have more violent ones and ones that would wake me from sleep. At this rate i should be ok in another day or so with seizures. I was nodding off earlier and didnt notice any. They usually only happen right before sleep. I read the stories. Could be fatal sometimes. I remember trying tobquit very unsuccessfully before. I would drink a few before I sleep to keep the siezures away. It just made me get drunk after a day or 2 of that.

Any kind of seizure and/or hallucinations need some medical attention, pass.
I hope you'll consider it - detox is not always a walk in the park.

D

Welcome Pass, and well done for taking the first step to new life for yourself. I've got to agree with the others ,though- seizures are serious s**t.

Please consider seeing a doc if you continue to feel bad.

Good to have you with us.

Congrats on 4 days without drinking. Make sure you take very good care of yourself, even if it means just going to the doctor for a quick check up.

I've been sober now about 45 days. I am now starting to feel great. I never realized how depressed I was until I stopped drinking.

Keep coming back to SR, the support here is the best!

Flynbuy provided an awesome link

And D speaks exellent advice

here's the reader's digest version of my story;

ten years went past where you are now.... along the way, DUIs and divorces and periods of 'moderation' but always interspersed with binges and periods of excess that took a toll on my life in many ways.

Finally all came to a head in binge drinking that was beyond any kind of my 'control'. Binges that I hadn't wanted, and even tried to fight the urge but watched in horror as something in me just said "SCREW IT" and did it anyway...

Finally got to a point that I was tired of it, tired of being tired, scared of it, at risk of losing the things in my life most important to me.... and decided I wanted to change.

Through AA, working the steps, SR almost-daily, changing my habits, going to counseling, getting honest with myself and active recovery.... managed to move away from "I have to quit drinking" to a place of "I cherish sobriety".... Life is Good. I don't always feel great, I don't always find myself free of desire to drink, but I always hold present the value and goodness and joy I've found in sobriety and that carries me through the tougher times where before I'd have buried myself in a bottle.

It's not always been easy but nearly a year later it's always been worth it.... and I am finding life is a beautiful thing and I am growing and evolving and loving and cherishing and all of those things are things that are impaired by alcohol, not facilitated by alcohol.

You can too!!!

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Welcome.
You need to get to the doctor. What you have going on is serious. Alcohol withdrawl is nothing to play around with

Thanks for the feedback. I got some good sleep last night. No symptoms. I think the worst is over unless I pick up a drink again. I feel a little better today which makes me want to get a drink. Haha. Im not going to though. Im going to get some food and lock myself inside and sleep. Its funny when im drinking I can man up and go to work 10 hours with a hang over and handle my responsibilities but when im not I just want to sleep all day. I been lucky from other alcoholics in that respect. Never had a dui or things like that, though I should have many times. I'm pretty good at being a functional drunk. Im just tired of the being slowed mentally and physically. And the beer belly. That got to got too.

Pass the best option for you friend is sobriety

Good luck

Ok. I broke again. Its not a total loss though. In like the past 18 days I drank 2x. It might not be the perfect idea of sobriety. But for a 15 year daily alcoholic. Im mighty proud. Im going to start again tomorrow. Every time I drink. Im like ugh why did i do it. I feel like crap but the daily stress is gone.

Keep trying pass, it won't hurt to be sober.

First time drunk I was 10.

Got kicked out of scouts at age 12 for taking a bottle of rum on a camp.

High school I often had kids fill me in about my antics on the weekends.

By 28, I went to an AA meeting, saw the God stuff and went, screw that, no way, never.

By 35, I was a physical wreck, not to mention emotionally and mentally.

Back to AA, just went to meetings just didn't drink for two years.

Went stark raving sober.

Age 42, back to AA, sponsor, steps, the whole box and dice.

Sober, 6 months now and life is good :)