60 Hrs Sober
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60 Hrs Sober
I'm 44 yrs. I don't drink much in respect to consecutive days.....more of a heavy binge drinker. Seems the wheels fall off about once a month and I then drink heavy for two or three days. I never really had serious withdrawal symptoms up until this past episode. I went on a cruise and drank extremely heavy for 6 straight days and stopped on day 7 of the cruise. I consumed over 4 liters of vodka. I had really bad nausea, general sweats, and extreme nightly sweats. I finally slept well better last night at 48 hrs since my last drink. This morning my head still feels foggy but I am officially done with booze. I felt like I was gonna die at one point. Luckily I did not have any shakes or tremors. So... 60hrs this morning and never want to feel like that again. NEVER. My wife is sick of it, I'm sick of it. I'm tired of making a complete ass out of myself in public. Just done. So here I sit..... 60 hrs since my last drink
I could see peace instead of this
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Welcome to SR!
There's lots of support and information to help you get started on a new and more rewarding way of life here.
I drank again after a long time sober. I had not progressed to being a daily drinker yet; I'd binge mostly on weekends but those weekends were stretching into more than a few days and I had periods where I drank during the week also. The hangovers were getting more and more unbearable and there were times that all I could do was either pray to die or pray not to die.
I knew that what had kept me sober before worked and after a lot of attempts, finally made it back into my recovery program and stayed. Now at just over 3 months I am feeling like I have my life back and I know I never ever have to feel that way again if I'm willing to put some work into it.
Keep reading and posting, and stick around. Happy to have you join us!
There's lots of support and information to help you get started on a new and more rewarding way of life here.
I drank again after a long time sober. I had not progressed to being a daily drinker yet; I'd binge mostly on weekends but those weekends were stretching into more than a few days and I had periods where I drank during the week also. The hangovers were getting more and more unbearable and there were times that all I could do was either pray to die or pray not to die.
I knew that what had kept me sober before worked and after a lot of attempts, finally made it back into my recovery program and stayed. Now at just over 3 months I am feeling like I have my life back and I know I never ever have to feel that way again if I'm willing to put some work into it.
Keep reading and posting, and stick around. Happy to have you join us!
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Welcome to SR.
Congrats for deciding to make the change. As you know, problems with alcohol are progressive. We're here 24/7.
I recommend thinking about your past binges and having a plan in place for what you will do instead of drinking when you get the urge.
Congrats for deciding to make the change. As you know, problems with alcohol are progressive. We're here 24/7.
I recommend thinking about your past binges and having a plan in place for what you will do instead of drinking when you get the urge.
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Congratulations on 60 hours! Now is a good time to make a plan for how you're going to stick with this once you start feeling better. I know for me, it was hard to stick once I started feeling like a human again after a bad bender.
You can do this!
You can do this!
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Congrats on realising! I did the same yesterday. I no longer want to be the idiot at a party who just doesn't know how to say no. I hate what I've done to my husband and I love my son too much to get any worse.
My friends and husbands friends think very badly of me and I just hope they can one day forgive me.
Stay strong
and good luck (to us both!) xx
My friends and husbands friends think very badly of me and I just hope they can one day forgive me.
Stay strong
and good luck (to us both!) xx
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Welcome, ihope42day, to SR - a great site for support, understanding and encouragement.
Congrats on 60 hours of sobriety and congratulations on your decision to lead a sober life. My decision to so was one of the best decisions of my life.
Congrats on 60 hours of sobriety and congratulations on your decision to lead a sober life. My decision to so was one of the best decisions of my life.
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