It can happen overnight (four years for me) and here I am in the hospital
Although your symptoms are worrisome and serious what is your plan to treat the underlying disease? The fear will fade and you will start feeling better then the addictive voice will try to convince you it really wasn't that bad and one drink won't hurt.
Our addiction wants us dead and it is successful far too often
Our addiction wants us dead and it is successful far too often
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Tomorrow I start intense out-patient CBT with a psychiatrist who specializes in addiction.
I'm also trying to figure out what my new drink will be. I like water well enough, I don't like sparking water, and cokes and diets, etc., are out. Don't want more sugar. Any suggestions?
I'm also trying to figure out what my new drink will be. I like water well enough, I don't like sparking water, and cokes and diets, etc., are out. Don't want more sugar. Any suggestions?
Hot tea has been my go-to drink during sobriety. There are thousands of different varieties, some with caffeine and some without.
Glad you're going to start that therapy as well. Wishing you the best in your recovery! Hope you'll stay active on here and keep us updated on your progress...
Glad you're going to start that therapy as well. Wishing you the best in your recovery! Hope you'll stay active on here and keep us updated on your progress...
If you are diagnosed with alcoholic ketoacidosis, your recovery will depend on a number of factors. Seeking prompt help when symptoms arise reduces your chances of developing severe complications. Complications may include encephalopathy (a brain disease that can cause memory loss, personality changes, and muscle twitching), psychosis, or coma.
I could so relate to your story as so much of this happened to me as well. I've been sober 2 and half years. It took a medical crisis for me to accept the fact that alcohol was literally killing me. Glad you are here
I'm sorry for your misery and struggle... It doesn't ever have to be like this again.
Take action!!! Get into active recovery NOW.
You can turn this all around and life can be more beautiful than you've ever imagined.
First things first; NO MORE alcohol or drugs. AA and treatment..... Change it all up. This can be your turning point but YOU must make it happen.
Tomorrow I start intense out-patient CBT with a psychiatrist who specializes in addiction.
I'm also trying to figure out what my new drink will be. I like water well enough, I don't like sparking water, and cokes and diets, etc., are out. Don't want more sugar. Any suggestions?
I'm also trying to figure out what my new drink will be. I like water well enough, I don't like sparking water, and cokes and diets, etc., are out. Don't want more sugar. Any suggestions?
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If you are diagnosed with alcoholic ketoacidosis, your recovery will depend on a number of factors. Seeking prompt help when symptoms arise reduces your chances of developing severe complications. Complications may include encephalopathy (a brain disease that can cause memory loss, personality changes, and muscle twitching), psychosis, or coma.
today is the first day that I feel normal. I got up and actually started working around the house. Now I'm headed off to my intake appointment.
Thank you for sharing. This is a scary situation and I hope that you stick to a recovery plan. I know an alcoholic who was in the hospital with a coma a couple years ago, and he is still drinking vodka every single day...until he dies or realizes that he is wasting his one life here on earth.
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Thanks for caring everyone.
I was introduced to the facility. It felt a little odd. Blue room, Green room, etc. Group share time, etc. I have about 20 pages of history to fill out, everything from sex life, to relations with kids, to professional career, etc. I'm going to be brutally honest. Tomorrow I go and meet my group head and submit that survey. Friday my husband and I go and meet my psychiatrist. we have already met him in the hospital. I'm really investing in this because not only did I have the alcohol problem, I have other interpersonal relations. Tomorrow /tonight is the one week anniversary. It happened that next to the outpatient center, there was a cemetery. abstractly and I've written about it here, I know I could have died, but it really hit home today. I was sort of worried about the way I looked which is stupid because I could have been six feet under. I have had to wear long sleeves because I was all banged up from all the drunken falls and bumps (ataxia? is that the word), but I also had arms of tape/bandaid marks from constant iv, pokes, blood draws, etc. I truly look like a beaten woman.
I should have asked here but i finally googled it. I used nail polish remover and one of those feet scrubby things to remove about 20 bandaid/cathathar (sp), and chest marks that were there from my heart monitor. I still have bad bruises from the IVs and stuff, but nothing like being stamped all over with sticky squares. I tried to remove them with soap and a scrubber when I got home. No luck. So at least some of it is gone.
thanks for thinking of me.
I was introduced to the facility. It felt a little odd. Blue room, Green room, etc. Group share time, etc. I have about 20 pages of history to fill out, everything from sex life, to relations with kids, to professional career, etc. I'm going to be brutally honest. Tomorrow I go and meet my group head and submit that survey. Friday my husband and I go and meet my psychiatrist. we have already met him in the hospital. I'm really investing in this because not only did I have the alcohol problem, I have other interpersonal relations. Tomorrow /tonight is the one week anniversary. It happened that next to the outpatient center, there was a cemetery. abstractly and I've written about it here, I know I could have died, but it really hit home today. I was sort of worried about the way I looked which is stupid because I could have been six feet under. I have had to wear long sleeves because I was all banged up from all the drunken falls and bumps (ataxia? is that the word), but I also had arms of tape/bandaid marks from constant iv, pokes, blood draws, etc. I truly look like a beaten woman.
I should have asked here but i finally googled it. I used nail polish remover and one of those feet scrubby things to remove about 20 bandaid/cathathar (sp), and chest marks that were there from my heart monitor. I still have bad bruises from the IVs and stuff, but nothing like being stamped all over with sticky squares. I tried to remove them with soap and a scrubber when I got home. No luck. So at least some of it is gone.
thanks for thinking of me.
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Notgonna...my heart goes out to you. Many on this site ask if we have made a plan. You have time right now and would probably benefit deeply from a simple plan starting with "no drinking" and moving forward from there.
You can do this and we are here for you.
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You can do this and we are here for you.
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Thanks for sharing your story. It's important for everyone to read about what will happen if we don't stop drinking.
Good luck in recovery. In addition to all of the things you have set into motion after the hospital, read and post here every day. It's helped me and many others stay sober.
Good luck in recovery. In addition to all of the things you have set into motion after the hospital, read and post here every day. It's helped me and many others stay sober.
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