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For those of you who quit alcohol cold turkey...
Posted on 10/15/24 at 4:48 am
Posted on 10/15/24 at 4:48 am
What were some of the techniques you would use when you got the craving for the sauce?
ETA: I'm over two weeks sober now.
ETA: I'm over two weeks sober now.
This post was edited on 10/31/24 at 9:15 am
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Posted on 10/15/24 at 5:18 am to RollTide1987
Allen Carr's "Quit Drinking without Willpower"
Saw this recommended on the OT, it's not as easy as it sounds but it's definitely doable.
Saw this recommended on the OT, it's not as easy as it sounds but it's definitely doable.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 5:19 am to RollTide1987
Be careful doing this man. Not sure how much you drank before. For real be careful. Better to medically detox. I have seen people have seizures.
Activities
Breathing exercises
Prayer
Activities
Breathing exercises
Prayer
Posted on 10/15/24 at 5:22 am to RollTide1987
How much you drinking?
Posted on 10/15/24 at 5:56 am to RollTide1987
I had a buddy who was crushing 4 bourbon doubles a night who went cold turkey. He quit sleeping for almost 10 weeks and it about killed him.
Booze is bad (I drink nightly), but maybe get some professional help if you’ve passed a certain intake.
Oh, he also quit sugar and bread at the same time.
Booze is bad (I drink nightly), but maybe get some professional help if you’ve passed a certain intake.
Oh, he also quit sugar and bread at the same time.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 6:07 am to RollTide1987
If you're a hard drinker, get help. I lost a friend to alcohol. Attempting to quit finished him off.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 6:19 am to RollTide1987
Smoked a cigar.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 6:22 am to RollTide1987
Started working out. It's not easy, little over a year and a half now and one of the best decisions I've made.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 6:22 am to RollTide1987
I used to drink daily. I still drink, but I take long breaks these days. I find as long as I have a beverage to sip on, I'm good. It's mostly plain sparkling water with a splash of bitters. Other times it's lemonade.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 6:24 am to RollTide1987
Realizing that I would certainly be dead
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:03 am to MyRockstarComplex
quote:
Booze is bad
Nearly EVERYTHING is bad in excess
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:09 am to RollTide1987
Smoke weed
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:11 am to RollTide1987
Being present in my young children’s increasingly active lives was a big motivator for me.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:14 am to RollTide1987
Drink cold Pelligrino at the times you feel the urge to have a drink. It works.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:15 am to MyRockstarComplex
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He quit sleeping for almost 10 weeks and it about killed him.
Sleep is tricky and a common reason people go back to drinking. I had the same struggle. I had a Dr prescribe me trazedone and it helped. It will still be a struggle some nights but it does go away eventually
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:18 am to RollTide1987
Working out (sweat) and going to bed early.
ETA: you can take antibuse. If you drink while on it, you get sick.
ETA: you can take antibuse. If you drink while on it, you get sick.
This post was edited on 10/15/24 at 7:21 am
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:30 am to RollTide1987
Depending on how much you drank you may be fine cold turkey or you may need to taper it.
Drink lots of water. Exercise. Get outside. Sweets can help short term for cravings.
The first ~7-10 days usually the hardest from wanting to drink again. After that it drops off a lot and usually a lot easier.
Drink lots of water. Exercise. Get outside. Sweets can help short term for cravings.
The first ~7-10 days usually the hardest from wanting to drink again. After that it drops off a lot and usually a lot easier.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 7:34 am to RollTide1987
Did y’all hear about the school bus that got hit by a beer truck?
No injuries. It was light beer
No injuries. It was light beer
Posted on 10/15/24 at 8:19 am to RollTide1987
Yeah, if you've been a heavy daily drinker, or even a binge drinker, I'm not sure that cold turkey is the way to do it without some medical supervision.
But if you go the medical route it's forever on your record and that has its own serious consequences over time.
The way to do it, if you are able, is to taper off over time while replacing your dependency with other stuff .... workouts, hobbies, flavored fluids, etc.
If you experience the shakes, Blazing Saddles style, you're doing it wrong.
But if you go the medical route it's forever on your record and that has its own serious consequences over time.
The way to do it, if you are able, is to taper off over time while replacing your dependency with other stuff .... workouts, hobbies, flavored fluids, etc.
If you experience the shakes, Blazing Saddles style, you're doing it wrong.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 8:21 am to RollTide1987
cold sparkling water and Peychaud's
the first week will be the worst and you'll wake up a lot thru the night
exercise and take melatonin or unisom
or get some low power gummies
if you can make it a week, you can do it. But the hard part for me was the social situations where everyone is porch drinking till 1am and cutting up. You just have to excuse yourself and go to bed. Focus on the tomorrow and everything you want to accomplish and the feeling of having it all done. Staying focused on the tomorrow instead of the right now was important for me.
the first week will be the worst and you'll wake up a lot thru the night
exercise and take melatonin or unisom
or get some low power gummies
if you can make it a week, you can do it. But the hard part for me was the social situations where everyone is porch drinking till 1am and cutting up. You just have to excuse yourself and go to bed. Focus on the tomorrow and everything you want to accomplish and the feeling of having it all done. Staying focused on the tomorrow instead of the right now was important for me.
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