Done4Ever

The desire to drink is awful. I can't beat this. I know it's hurting me, and yet I still do it. I gotta get a handle on this and stop!!!

Chilledice

ONE day at a time! Stick around with us as well and maybe outside professional help.

Anything is attainable, ANYTHING!

Mummyto2

Are you drinking now ? I know its hard, can you get to the doctors or AA meeting, drink will only make everything worse, wishing you all the best

candie

Stay strong. You can do it, for another 24 hrs at least.That's what I keep telling myself 😊

MidnightRider

May I suggest meet with your Doctor...
You can quit drinking !
Seek assist from professionals.

Done4Ever

Past 3 days heavy drinking. What a waste. Once I start, I can't stop.

Gemini1967

My night was like that last night... It was awful. I got through it by eating ice cream and a big glass of gingerale. It helped. Good luck. X

Mummyto2

you cant change the last 3 days, what you can do is get help and back being sober, can you get to the docs good luck

AnvilheadII

cravings won't kill you.......they do pass. sorry you picked up again.

Bird615

Getting help to stop from others who had been there made the difference for me. I also had to be prepared for the horrible discomfort of getting through those early cravings without giving in to them. Trying to do that all on my own didn't work for me; I needed a plan and some coping strategies.

doggonecarl

When you can't do it on your own, you get help.

Help that would support your decision to quit, perhaps remove you from any opportunity to drink (inpatient detox and rehab).

Nonsensical

Why? What happens if you have a desire to drink and then you don't drink? Type out the 5 worst things that happen when you feel like drinking and then you don't drink.

ScottFromWI

The key is to not start in the first place. A simple concept, yet not always an easy one to employ. Have you considered using a formal plan like meetings/counseling/rehab or an online support community like SR or a regular basis to help you get started? It's very difficult to simply stop drinking by your own devices without some change/support in your life.

You are definitely not alone in your inability to stop once you start though, myself included. Most of us here on SR are in that situation and we understand.

Dee74

how are you feeling Done4Ever?

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Done4Ever

Hello Dee and everyone,
Felt pretty bad for a but, but stayed sober for a little while and once again, after 3 or 4 days when I am starting to feel good and know it'll just get better I let myself listen to AV and pick up. The last time I had only (this sound bad) 5 glasses of wine (I usually have 10-15 when drinking) That was 5 way too many, and I am on the sober road again.

Why do people say see a doctor? What will a doctor do other than refer me to AA or somewhere else like that? Maybe I don't understand what a doc can actually do.

I gotta stay sober from now on. I am sure it's not just my mental health but my physical health that is deteriorating. I am praying I haven't messed my body up beyond the recovery point with my binge drinking.

Are there online meetings here and how do you join them?

Dee74

Hi Dinbe4Ever

I always say see a Dr because even tho I detoxed many many times without incident, I suffered several mini strokes in my last detox.

I'm not suggesting everyone will have some thing calamitous happen and I'm not suggesting AT ALL that everyone needs meds - but a brief check of things like blood pressure etc and a little professional advice could be the difference between full health and something less than that.

There are online meetings for AAs well as other approaches like SMART and LifeRing.

Google is probably your best bet there

D

WME3

The online meetings were great for me while I was looking for a face to face home group (something about getting out and seeing people and getting hugs / etc...) But, they are there - Google AA omline meetings and AAonline is a great one and there are others. I can relate to your struggles as I am sure a lot of us can. I think doctor recommendation is for your protection - alcohol withdrawal can kill. Your doctor may be able to help you detox. If you do need detox, make sure you understand what to do and watch out for... Good luck and best to you!

markinny

3 or 4 days is actually pretty good I think. it shows you can really do this. is there any meetings in your area you can get out to and spend an hour at? SR and AA is all I use and I've been doing real well lately. much better than I ever expected possible. on my own I couldn't make it past a full day. SR is great but some sort of f2f support I think is key.

aasharon90

My 28 day rehab stay was not by my
own choice at first, but my family placed
me into the hands of those capable of
teaching me about my addiction to alcohol
and it affects on me from head to toe.

I tried so many times to stay stop from drinking
and learned I was completely powerless over it
until I accepted I had this addiction illness/disease
and that I needed to replace it with an effective
program of recovery to incorporate in all my
affairs, clear away the wreckage of the past
and move forward on a day to day bases to
achieve health, happiness and honesty.

With willingness, openmindedness I continue
today to remained teachable as I travel my
road and journey in recovery.

The doctors help you achieve a healthy
bill of health and keep everything inside
running smoothly after what poison has
damaged over the yrs.

They have the tools to look inside
you and pin point what actually needs
repairing so that you can live a healthier
quality of life.

A recovery program teaches you how to
live life on a daily bases with acceptance,
and humility, keeping yourself from returning
to the insanity that came with addiction.

None of us has to go thru learning how
to be successful in recovery or life by
ourselves. SR has lots of caring, understanding,
folks with same similar situations as you
and can share their own ESH experiences,
strengths and hopes of how they remained
sober or clean before, during and after their
own addiction.

Remove the problem which is alcohol
and replace it with an effective solution
of recovery to live your life free from addiction.