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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 by Cregg
Orange Beach
Member since Jul 2017
2018 posts
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.
Posted by OleWarSkuleAlum
Huntsville, AL
Member since Dec 2013
10293 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:15 pm to
I’m not a punk arse quitter so no
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
140462 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:17 pm to
Posted by Antonio Moss
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
48320 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:17 pm to
It was a red one in a gin and tonic.
Posted by uscpuke
Member since Jan 2004
5027 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:19 pm to
Are you gonna go hard in the paint these next 2 weeks?
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
5713 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:19 pm to
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
35201 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:19 pm to
Beat of luck Greg.
Posted by OleWarSkuleAlum
Huntsville, AL
Member since Dec 2013
10293 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:19 pm to
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Are you gonna go hard in the paint these next 2 weeks


I would but I’d have a Narcan marker on me just in case.
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 7:20 pm
Posted by The Nino
Member since Jan 2010
21521 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:20 pm to
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
Posted by kojak
Member since Apr 2020
531 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:20 pm to
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.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65779 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:21 pm to

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 by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
55675 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:22 pm to
you banging dog or sniffin girl?
Posted by jkylejohnson
Alexandria
Member since Dec 2016
14010 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:22 pm to
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90 days


Where you going ? Home of Grace ?
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
48953 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:23 pm to
Anxiety over what I may have done the night before, terrible

Hangovers became terrible, 3 days
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 7:24 pm
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
36903 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:23 pm to
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.
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 7:24 pm
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
140462 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:23 pm to
quote:

you banging dog or sniffin girl?
Posted by NotoriousFSU
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2008
10232 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:27 pm to
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.
This post was edited on 6/4/20 at 10:03 pm
Posted by Cregg
Orange Beach
Member since Jul 2017
2018 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:28 pm to
quote:

Where you going ? Home of Grace ?


No it's a place in south Florida away from everyone. I'm blessed with great grandparents who are paying for it. They don't want me ending up like my old man rotting in prison.
Posted by tigergirl10
Member since Jul 2019
10311 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:28 pm to
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.
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124488 posts
Posted on 6/4/20 at 7:29 pm to
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
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