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For people on here that got sober what was the final straw?
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:15 pm
I've drank and drugged hard for over a decade. 12 is the most sober days in a row I've strung together in that time probably. Pitiful I know. Heading to rehab in two weeks for the first time. Pretty anxious about it because 90 days seems like a huge number. I'm 28 and just really frickin tired. Any success stories on here? Wouldn't mind hearing them if you got em.
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Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:15 pm to Cregg
I’m not a punk arse quitter so no
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:17 pm to Cregg
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:17 pm to Cregg
It was a red one in a gin and tonic.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:19 pm to Cregg
Are you gonna go hard in the paint these next 2 weeks?
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:19 pm to Cregg
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:19 pm to Cregg
Beat of luck Greg.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:20 pm to Cregg
From all the stories I’ve read here over the years, expect and don’t be discouraged by a relapse the first few times you try. When it happens, shake it off, figure out why it happened and try to rectify that issue, and then start fresh with a new day 1
Good luck
Good luck
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:20 pm to Cregg
A switch flipped in my brain. The very smell of alcohol triggered a migraine.
Took years for that to go away, by that time idgaf anymore.
Took years for that to go away, by that time idgaf anymore.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:21 pm to Cregg
Listen. You're 28. If you're tired now you'll be tired forever. No one here can talk you into sobriety. Choose it. It's up to you and you can do it.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:22 pm to Cregg
you banging dog or sniffin girl?
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:22 pm to Cregg
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90 days
Where you going ? Home of Grace ?
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:23 pm to Cregg
Anxiety over what I may have done the night before, terrible
Hangovers became terrible, 3 days
Hangovers became terrible, 3 days
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:23 pm to Cregg
Not saying I completely quit. But the night the Saints got screwed against the rams in the NfC championship game I just kinda thought, frick it I don't feel like drinking anymore. Didn't have a drink for about 3 months. Started to drink a couple here or there but nothing like before and took over a year to even buy alcohol for my house.
Went about 3 weeks without drinking during the "stay at home order" but when things started opening up again I've gone a little harder than I had been. But still rarely more than a couple in one outing.
Went about 3 weeks without drinking during the "stay at home order" but when things started opening up again I've gone a little harder than I had been. But still rarely more than a couple in one outing.
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:27 pm to Cregg
Micro dosing Psilocybin is said to do the trick.
Anecdotal evidence from my experience - I was drinking practically everyday after work during quarantine. Couldn’t go to the store or gas station without picking up alcohol. Took shrooms over one weekend and by that Sunday the urge to drink had vanished for me. It’s not as though I’ve had severe drinking issues in the past, partly because I enjoy the gym and working out doesn’t mix with alcohol/hangovers, but I was spiraling out of control for the last couple of months with no motivation of pumping the brakes. Been about three week since my last drink. Don’t even miss it a tiny bit now that I’m working out again regularly and focusing on my diet. Hope this helps.
Anecdotal evidence from my experience - I was drinking practically everyday after work during quarantine. Couldn’t go to the store or gas station without picking up alcohol. Took shrooms over one weekend and by that Sunday the urge to drink had vanished for me. It’s not as though I’ve had severe drinking issues in the past, partly because I enjoy the gym and working out doesn’t mix with alcohol/hangovers, but I was spiraling out of control for the last couple of months with no motivation of pumping the brakes. Been about three week since my last drink. Don’t even miss it a tiny bit now that I’m working out again regularly and focusing on my diet. Hope this helps.
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:28 pm to Cregg
I obviously don’t know you, but congratulations on making such such a great decision to get your health and life back! I wish you the absolute best of luck and will keep you in my prayers!
I’ve been 10 months sober after 5 years of intense drinking, and sobriety has been one of the best decisions I’ve made. I got tired of the huge drain and toll alcohol had taken on my health and life. 90 days seems like a long time to be away, but I think the longer you’re away from those substances, the easier sobriety may come to you.
Please keep us posted on your journey and your sobriety success! Best wishes, friend.
I’ve been 10 months sober after 5 years of intense drinking, and sobriety has been one of the best decisions I’ve made. I got tired of the huge drain and toll alcohol had taken on my health and life. 90 days seems like a long time to be away, but I think the longer you’re away from those substances, the easier sobriety may come to you.
Please keep us posted on your journey and your sobriety success! Best wishes, friend.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:29 pm to Cregg
I haven’t hit rock bottom yet but it’s coming soon. Thank god for Uber
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:38 pm to Cregg
Drugs and alcohol were great for me for a number of years but then I got on the wrong side of 30 and they weren't nearly as fun anymore. There was no final straw or rock bottom.
Not everyone who is an addict wakes up in a ditch. I still drink beers now and then but I get sleepy after about 3.
Not everyone who is an addict wakes up in a ditch. I still drink beers now and then but I get sleepy after about 3.
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:41 pm to Cregg
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Pretty anxious about it because 90 days seems like a huge number.
If you focus on 1 day at a time it’ll be less intimidating.
I drank hard for 26 years.
My last days of drinking I had an 18 day bender. I had stopped eating dinner and just drank vodka instead. Woke up one morning with heavy DT symptoms and a nasty panic attack. Scared the crap out of me.
I went to AA the next day and haven’t picked up a drink since. Coming up on 4 years sober.
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