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Day 3
Here it is day, 3...I would be drinking by now, because this would be the "other" day of my "every other" day drinking binge. This has became a routine of mine since my hubby and I lost our jobs a little over 2 months ago. We just got back from the store and I'm getting ready to make some taco salads...yummy. Still hanging in there and taking it "A Day At A Time". I'm so happy that my hubby is supportive of me and he doesn't like drinking that much anymore. He used to enjoy drinking about a year and a half ago and just did it mostly out of boredom. Me on the other hand did it out of boredom, for fun, when I was stressed and mostly for the buzz...I enjoyed doing it no matter what. It sure made everything more fun...like cleaning house, dishes, doing crafts and just plain hanging out at home. But I would have such terrible guilt the next day, even if everything went just fine the night before. I just wanted to check in and let you know how I was doing and that I haven't had a drink since New Years Eve. Right now I'm drinking a Diet Pepsi w/Wild Cherry flavoring...."Cheers, here's to another day and here's to today". :dance8::dance8:
Let's just see what tomorrow brings, because it is another day.
I would love to say no more for me please, never doing it again...but that is just to scary to think about. That is why I'd rather deal with it a day at a time. Besides, I think I would be pleased with myself if I did just cut back to once a month compared to the every other day routine.
Thanks for Listening and God Bless!!!
Take Care,
XOXO
Let's just see what tomorrow brings, because it is another day.
I would love to say no more for me please, never doing it again...but that is just to scary to think about. That is why I'd rather deal with it a day at a time. Besides, I think I would be pleased with myself if I did just cut back to once a month compared to the every other day routine.
Thanks for Listening and God Bless!!!
Take Care,
XOXO
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Big hugs to you all
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This is so funny, I'd love to see you all in it. Hope it cheers anyone up that needs it.
Big hugs to you all
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My Story - Day 1
So, here is my story. I feel compelled to right this out and this is simply the best spot to do it....
I am in year two of my alcoholism recovery rollercoaster ride. I stopped drinking on Jan. 1, 2007, lasting 6 full months. During the balance of that year I binged, had several major incidents and spent only 25% of the time sober. During this time I was also training for an Ironman, which I successfully complete in April of this year. This unfortunately, gave me another excuse to drink.....something I just can't control.
I believe I can get back on the wagon and stay on it for good this time.
Does anyone have any suggestions around seeing a Psychologist? Does this help a great deal or should I handle it on my own (like I did once before).
Also, has anyone had success with EFT?
Cheers
I am in year two of my alcoholism recovery rollercoaster ride. I stopped drinking on Jan. 1, 2007, lasting 6 full months. During the balance of that year I binged, had several major incidents and spent only 25% of the time sober. During this time I was also training for an Ironman, which I successfully complete in April of this year. This unfortunately, gave me another excuse to drink.....something I just can't control.
I believe I can get back on the wagon and stay on it for good this time.
Does anyone have any suggestions around seeing a Psychologist? Does this help a great deal or should I handle it on my own (like I did once before).
Also, has anyone had success with EFT?
Cheers
Good evening from Glasgow, Scotland.
Hi folks, i'm new here - my name's Jonathan and i'm a heroin addict living and working here in Glasgow over in Scotland. I've never posted or even visited a support forum like this before but having looked briefly at some of your posts i already know i could do alot worse than chat with like minded guys and girls in similar situations to that of myself. Anyway, i just wanted to say hello. If anyone wants to talk or correspond then please feel free to get in touch. Cheers, Jonathan.
I’m Here
October 14th
The touch of cold smooth something on my cheek, the feeling of wetness, so basic was my thought. I slowly wake, gaining more bodily sensations, cold and sweat, trembling, trembling so much, cramps, the pain. Waking up to utter exhaustion, mind turning, thinking, 'where... where am I', 'I recognize this place, my bathroom'. Mind turning, whirling, swirling, 'why... why am I like this?'. Flood, a flood of emotion, anger, so much anger, then to loss, 'how much I've lost', 'what have I given up?', then tears...
I woke up, I lay there in my bathroom, I cried in my bathroom, I puked in my bathroom, I dragged myself to the shower and I washed, I cleaned, so hot, for so long, until the hot was no more. I dressed, I drank a coke and I crashed on the couch.
Over the next five days I did much of the same as I did that day, sleep, puke, crap, shave, wash, drink, eat, bury my face in a pillow to squelch my moans of discomfort.
October 29 - Today
Today I'm scared, scared that I've ruined what life I had, scared to change, scared to take the step towards something unknown, scared just to leave my apartment, scared that if I mess my life up again I might die, scared to face people
and now for some reason I'm here.
I think I'm here to ask how, how do I change, how do I take the next step, how do I face people. The sad truth is I'm living in limbo right now, I feel it would be really easy to start using, but there's so much negative emotion associated with that, I want to move away from it, run if I could, if only I had the legs to do so.
A little more than a hello my name is... but thats just the way I am.
Cheers to you who've read through this. ;)
The touch of cold smooth something on my cheek, the feeling of wetness, so basic was my thought. I slowly wake, gaining more bodily sensations, cold and sweat, trembling, trembling so much, cramps, the pain. Waking up to utter exhaustion, mind turning, thinking, 'where... where am I', 'I recognize this place, my bathroom'. Mind turning, whirling, swirling, 'why... why am I like this?'. Flood, a flood of emotion, anger, so much anger, then to loss, 'how much I've lost', 'what have I given up?', then tears...
I woke up, I lay there in my bathroom, I cried in my bathroom, I puked in my bathroom, I dragged myself to the shower and I washed, I cleaned, so hot, for so long, until the hot was no more. I dressed, I drank a coke and I crashed on the couch.
Over the next five days I did much of the same as I did that day, sleep, puke, crap, shave, wash, drink, eat, bury my face in a pillow to squelch my moans of discomfort.
October 29 - Today
Today I'm scared, scared that I've ruined what life I had, scared to change, scared to take the step towards something unknown, scared just to leave my apartment, scared that if I mess my life up again I might die, scared to face people
and now for some reason I'm here.
I think I'm here to ask how, how do I change, how do I take the next step, how do I face people. The sad truth is I'm living in limbo right now, I feel it would be really easy to start using, but there's so much negative emotion associated with that, I want to move away from it, run if I could, if only I had the legs to do so.
A little more than a hello my name is... but thats just the way I am.
Cheers to you who've read through this. ;)
Financial Literacy
Hey, need your help on how you handle money. I find im struggling to stick to a budget with my finances and save. ive had a full time job for a while now (thanks be to god) and the income is still feeling new to me, i feel like when I have money, I just have to spend it. ill spend it on music or junk food and if its in savings account, well i just withdraw it....i dont respect it do it?.....any tips or whatever on how you handle money and finances?? any help appreciated. cheers.
where to start and how to keep it up?
So, I am a 42years male, my belly betrays me into letting everyone know i must be a heavy drinker, which is true.
I am not:
aggresive
neglectful
uncaring
unloving
hurting anyone
loosing my temper
i am:
enjoying drinking and smoking
gentle
friendly
social
a good father
ok my reasons for wanting to quit or control it are simple, i dont have many of the bad habits that many alcoholics have, but am getting tired of my size, my belly, my physical condition and also worried about life.
My drinking habits are:
never ever drink before 8 pm (so after work)
love to drink whiskey, vodka with mixers and i drink them strong, i.e. fill glass with ice, fill 1/2 with whiskey, then fill up with mixer.
I drink about 1/2 a bottle of spirits every night.......sometimes less for no reason, and when we have parties, i can end up drinking a whole bottle but that doesnt happen more then once a month.
now my question, where do i start with controlling this? i wouldnt mind if i'd drink lets say once or twice a week, but i do it every night years in a row now.........and my weight shows it i am 117 kilo's now!
ok lets blast off, ideas ideas ideas......
oh forgot to say ill also attempt to totally quit smoking.
Cheers
I am not:
aggresive
neglectful
uncaring
unloving
hurting anyone
loosing my temper
i am:
enjoying drinking and smoking
gentle
friendly
social
a good father
ok my reasons for wanting to quit or control it are simple, i dont have many of the bad habits that many alcoholics have, but am getting tired of my size, my belly, my physical condition and also worried about life.
My drinking habits are:
never ever drink before 8 pm (so after work)
love to drink whiskey, vodka with mixers and i drink them strong, i.e. fill glass with ice, fill 1/2 with whiskey, then fill up with mixer.
I drink about 1/2 a bottle of spirits every night.......sometimes less for no reason, and when we have parties, i can end up drinking a whole bottle but that doesnt happen more then once a month.
now my question, where do i start with controlling this? i wouldnt mind if i'd drink lets say once or twice a week, but i do it every night years in a row now.........and my weight shows it i am 117 kilo's now!
ok lets blast off, ideas ideas ideas......
oh forgot to say ill also attempt to totally quit smoking.
Cheers
Saturday!
Hi Everyone :)
Thank you all for such kind words of support, and for sharing such a personal journey with me, and of course everyone here.
Well, today is saturday, and it's 9am, and I feel like a rockstar. How many years has that been? I usually crawl out of bed around 12pm, cursing a few times at my husband, my dogs, and lay around all day.
Tomorrow will be a week since my .45 BAC ER trip, obviously (or maybe not so obvious) I haven't had a drop of liquor since, nor have I had a craving. I'm sure it'll come, but for now I'm enjoying getting to know myself again, getting back in the gym (spent 1.5 hours on the treadmill the other night just ROCKIN!), and just feeling so clear, so alive.
I can't remember who said it on here, I think it was a quote in response to my first thread, but it stuck with me... "No one regrets not drinking". How true, and thank you, whoever said that to me.
I'm blabbing, I will try to keep my posts more focused and topical, but for now I'm just so happy, and so excited for even just today.
Happy Saturday everyone, and cheers (with my hazelnut coffee of course) to all of your successes.
Jess
Thank you all for such kind words of support, and for sharing such a personal journey with me, and of course everyone here.
Well, today is saturday, and it's 9am, and I feel like a rockstar. How many years has that been? I usually crawl out of bed around 12pm, cursing a few times at my husband, my dogs, and lay around all day.
Tomorrow will be a week since my .45 BAC ER trip, obviously (or maybe not so obvious) I haven't had a drop of liquor since, nor have I had a craving. I'm sure it'll come, but for now I'm enjoying getting to know myself again, getting back in the gym (spent 1.5 hours on the treadmill the other night just ROCKIN!), and just feeling so clear, so alive.
I can't remember who said it on here, I think it was a quote in response to my first thread, but it stuck with me... "No one regrets not drinking". How true, and thank you, whoever said that to me.
I'm blabbing, I will try to keep my posts more focused and topical, but for now I'm just so happy, and so excited for even just today.
Happy Saturday everyone, and cheers (with my hazelnut coffee of course) to all of your successes.
Jess
Hearing my name
Hearing my name too much in one day can really get on my nerves. I feel like this is a acoa issue. When I was a child I hated my name. I liked getting nicknamed.
Yesterday when I went to work everyone shouted out my name when I came in the door. I felt kinda like Norm on "Cheers" anyway I had not been in in a couple of days and I suppose everyone was glad to see me but I heard my name all day long and it was really starting to get on my nerves. I know they really like me at work and they miss me when I am not there. They all want my attention I know this.... but still I hate hearing my name so much.
I hate when I get a sales pitch and the person says my name over and over it is a guarantee that I will not buy whatever they are trying to sell.
I feel like my name is mud sometimes because of some recent issues with credit and identity theft. It is really hard for me to deal with.
Yesterday when I went to work everyone shouted out my name when I came in the door. I felt kinda like Norm on "Cheers" anyway I had not been in in a couple of days and I suppose everyone was glad to see me but I heard my name all day long and it was really starting to get on my nerves. I know they really like me at work and they miss me when I am not there. They all want my attention I know this.... but still I hate hearing my name so much.
I hate when I get a sales pitch and the person says my name over and over it is a guarantee that I will not buy whatever they are trying to sell.
I feel like my name is mud sometimes because of some recent issues with credit and identity theft. It is really hard for me to deal with.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me….
I'm lost
I couldn’t give a sh*t about the time I have….I'm close to 60 days....the cheers……the day by day crap.
What happens when you just feel overwhelmed?Seriously?What do you do when everything around you falls apart and no matter what you do ‘right’?(you know-do the next right thing etc) doesn’t work and you’re here-staring at your life-sober and wondering WTF you’re going to do because every other option says –just drink it away?You can’t handle real life?
I want to be better than this.I thought I was.I am so close to 60 days sober for the first time in a long time and I feel nothing but lost…WTF?
These past 3 weeks?I could’ve given in every day.I had ‘reasons/excuses’-LOL.The ones I pull other people here up on.I had huge financial worries, my son was driving me mad, my husband was sick and needy and my parents are ailing-in and out of hospital and I’m the person everyone turns to and I CAN’T DO IT ANYMORE.I just can’t.
I am desperately hanging on to my sobriety because if I don’t? My entire world will fall apart but I’m wondering now if I’m doing it for all the wrong reasons? Am I just trying to keep the previous staus quo but I just happen to be sober now and feel it more deeply?
I have great support-I’m not isolating and I have people who really do support me in being sober.But I feel like I’ve missed some important piece of the puzzle and I don’t know what it is….
I started going to yoga classes recently and it really helped me feel better in my mind and body.But I’m just overwhelmed by my life lately-too much stress and worry and I’m not handling it well.
Maybe….prickly me?I just need a hug and for someone to tell me it’s normal and I’m going to be okay?
I’m off to cry now-please don’t be mean to me….LOL
Julesxox
I couldn’t give a sh*t about the time I have….I'm close to 60 days....the cheers……the day by day crap.
What happens when you just feel overwhelmed?Seriously?What do you do when everything around you falls apart and no matter what you do ‘right’?(you know-do the next right thing etc) doesn’t work and you’re here-staring at your life-sober and wondering WTF you’re going to do because every other option says –just drink it away?You can’t handle real life?
I want to be better than this.I thought I was.I am so close to 60 days sober for the first time in a long time and I feel nothing but lost…WTF?
These past 3 weeks?I could’ve given in every day.I had ‘reasons/excuses’-LOL.The ones I pull other people here up on.I had huge financial worries, my son was driving me mad, my husband was sick and needy and my parents are ailing-in and out of hospital and I’m the person everyone turns to and I CAN’T DO IT ANYMORE.I just can’t.
I am desperately hanging on to my sobriety because if I don’t? My entire world will fall apart but I’m wondering now if I’m doing it for all the wrong reasons? Am I just trying to keep the previous staus quo but I just happen to be sober now and feel it more deeply?
I have great support-I’m not isolating and I have people who really do support me in being sober.But I feel like I’ve missed some important piece of the puzzle and I don’t know what it is….
I started going to yoga classes recently and it really helped me feel better in my mind and body.But I’m just overwhelmed by my life lately-too much stress and worry and I’m not handling it well.
Maybe….prickly me?I just need a hug and for someone to tell me it’s normal and I’m going to be okay?
I’m off to cry now-please don’t be mean to me….LOL
Julesxox
