Slipped Up
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Slipped Up
Not sure what triggered it, but after a long period of being sober (mostly) I slipped up and was very drunk for the last two days.
Today is pretty rough, I can barely keep food down. I'm sweaty and shaky. I'm hoping the withdrawls wont be as bad as when I first quit.
I told the people at work about it, which may have been a bad idea, but I wanted to talk about it with someone. Hopefully I can flush out the poison with water. Not looking forward to what will likely be an anxious sleepless night.
Today is pretty rough, I can barely keep food down. I'm sweaty and shaky. I'm hoping the withdrawls wont be as bad as when I first quit.
I told the people at work about it, which may have been a bad idea, but I wanted to talk about it with someone. Hopefully I can flush out the poison with water. Not looking forward to what will likely be an anxious sleepless night.
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Welcome back Alaska. Withdrawals can worsen with subsequent drinking, so please be safe if thigns get too bad. Were you working or using any formal recovery plan during your sober times? Can we help you make a new plan?
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ScottfromWI: I didn't have a good plan. I did tell some people that I hang out with that I had a drinking problem, and that I didn't want to be known as such a lush anymore. A friend refered to me as "alwaysdrunk_____" as a joke when talking to some other friends. It was a bit of a wake up call, I knew I had a problem, but I didn't think other people knew. That and an afternoon bender that resulted in me passing out at a bar and a friend came and got me, which I don't even remember, led me to quit for 78 days. Moment of weakness I guess and fell of the wagon. I'm going to remember this hangover next time I want a drink. Nothing is worth feeling this bad again, I cringe to think about what I did to my health in just 48 hours.
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Kittycat: Good job on Day 1. For me last time I did this Day 1 and 2 are pretty terrible, but it gets much better from there. Cravings peak at day 4 and 5 for me, but then subside. Where someone gave me some beer awhile back and I had no desire to drink it. Not sure why I partied like this again. Feeling pretty ashamed and embarressed. And broke again.
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It's good you made it back, Alaska290!
There is a lot of talk on this forum about "plans" lately. I just wanted to chime in on what I did for a "plan" to stay sober. I went to AA meetings, and found a 12-step "plan" to live a sober life all written out, and this "plan" was the center of the program! So I kept going to meetings and found people to help me.
There is probably an AA meeting soon near you!
There is a lot of talk on this forum about "plans" lately. I just wanted to chime in on what I did for a "plan" to stay sober. I went to AA meetings, and found a 12-step "plan" to live a sober life all written out, and this "plan" was the center of the program! So I kept going to meetings and found people to help me.
There is probably an AA meeting soon near you!
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I'm not really a huge fan of AA but I went at lunch today. Just wanted to be around people that understood how I was feeling today. My plan was to go to the climbing wall in the mornings before work something I can't do hungover. It helped but not enough as I simply skipped it the last few days. But I'm going tomorrow.
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Alaska this is what I mean when I recommend folks get a plan 
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
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http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
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Kittycat: Glad to hear your feeling better.
Day 2 started out rough again, but some mild excercise and a few solid meals = feeling better. Hopefully I can sleep tonight which would really help my mood. I guess I gotta start thinking of a better plan. There is some free counseling through work, which I've done before, with some positive results. It's free so always worth a try. Looking forward to day 3 last time it took 4 days to feel better. This time isn't quite as bad though.
Day 2 started out rough again, but some mild excercise and a few solid meals = feeling better. Hopefully I can sleep tonight which would really help my mood. I guess I gotta start thinking of a better plan. There is some free counseling through work, which I've done before, with some positive results. It's free so always worth a try. Looking forward to day 3 last time it took 4 days to feel better. This time isn't quite as bad though.
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Thanks for the links soberwolf.
Day 3 done, and feeling great. Spent the day catching up on work neglected during last weeks indescretions, and listening to mountain podcasts. Looking forward to getting some sleep tonight. Remember when you feel like things ,or yourself in outta control, stop drinking, and things can only get better.
Day 3 done, and feeling great. Spent the day catching up on work neglected during last weeks indescretions, and listening to mountain podcasts. Looking forward to getting some sleep tonight. Remember when you feel like things ,or yourself in outta control, stop drinking, and things can only get better.
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