Lortle

It's 7:13 and I am already half way through a large IPA. I am worthless but I need to get rid of the shakes.

dpac414

Dump it, Lortle. Go to your doctor if you need help detoxing or call someone.

You know this isn't going to help anything. You can do it. Just dump it out and drink some water.

Abraham

I agree with dump it. Just fight the shakes. They suck but we have all done it.

Lortle

I dumped the rest of it.

lessgravity

Nice job on the dump. I spent many a morning chugging strong beer in a park. Sigh. Such pain we put ourselves through.

Hope you can decide to put it down for good.

january161992

Abraham

You are awesome. Very good choice. Slam some water and get some food, and spend the day here if you can. 21 days ago I would have been pretty well drunk by now(its 10:40 here). I easily would have drank a half or 3/4 of a pint of rum. The time rolls buy but having not drank for awhile I sure dont miss it.

Lortle

Any suggestions on how to quit?

Anna

We have lots of good suggestions. This is a list of various recovery programs and lots of tips from our members on how they stopped:

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...at-we-did.html (Recovery Programs & What to Expect (What We Did))

Abraham

for me it was just deciding to finally give it a try. dont buy alcohol, dont drink alcohol. They say its simple but not easy. Reading posts on this site will provide you with a lot more info and alot better info than I can provide. There are some truly great, strong people here. Lost(tons) of info here. Read some sobriety stories in that section, and read and post in the newcomers section. Thats why I suggested spending the day here. If you want to commit to not drinking joint the june class thread just by starting to post there. I come and read and post because it has a way of keeping me from drinking. Constant reminders and it burns into your subconscious. Best of luck to you. Its a great day to not drink and a good day to quit forever.

dpac414

Read and post here, change your schedule, talk to other sober folks, go to meetings if they're in your area, see your doctor, get an addiction counselor, to name a few different things that can help.

Everyone is different and will need different things for their recovery. There are people who use SR as their main resource, but I have found that this forum and in person meetings are doing it for me.

I would drink some water and get some food and see if you can get to a meeting, if only to pass the time. It's a good way to get real life support and connect with people who are going through the same thing. Be open and transparent with your addiction and your struggles. It feels good to get it all out there sometimes.

Above all, just don't drink. And check out that link Anna posted. It's a good starting point.

Dee74

I'm sorry to hear youre drinking again Lortle.
Dumping the rest is the smart move.

7am drinking never ends well.

You came here to SR for a reason - keep that flame alive - let your actions show your commitment to being sober man...dump the booze

D

Abraham

Ha, you got that right.

Lortle

Just went and bought Gatorade, was hard to pass up the beer.

Dee74

Gatorades by far the better choice



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Lortle

2 1/2 hours to go then I won't be able to buy alcohol.

Doing ok, just can't sleep and sweats.

Dee74

I think both things are pretty standard in early recovery but it really does get better

D

August252015

Good job on not buying more yesterday Lortle- how are you today? What's the plan for staying sober? Dpac hit the nail on the head indeed.

Lortle

Watching rerun shows of the office right now. Going to the Dr tomorrow morn then hopefully to work.

Strugglingto

Doing your food shop outside of alcohol sales hours really worked for me in my first week. The temptation is removed.