Hi All,
New here and looking to ween off the booz and eventually get sober. I don't drink during the day, only at night when I get home. I'll slam down about a pint of vodka and a couple of heavy beers in as little as 2 hours. Weekends I'll stretch the same amount over about 4 hrs. I'm tired of the same old ritual but also scared of the losing it if I stop. I've been like this for about 10 years. I have kids, a wife, and good income. I've beaten other habits but drinking seems to be the fail safe.
There is so much more to it but this is what I'm sharing today.
Thanks
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Have you thought about detox? Sounds like weening isn’t your thing. Get that temptation gone all together.
My thought is you’ve got to commit to some type of daily program or practice to stay off it. Just sayin
From my experience and the few books I have read moderation cutting back almost never works. In fact over time it takes more to get the same feeling.
I'm petrified of going cold turkey. Can detox be done from home? Going to a facility is not really an option in my situation. A therapist once told to just cut it in half.
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Get doctors help.if you are undecided.get help.
From my experience weening off does not work. I know it’s scary to quit cold turkey but that is the way that worked for me. In my opinion weening of means you maybe wanna slow it down a bit but if you really want to stop and change your life you have to but that stuff down for good. It’s the only way. I tried weening off for 5 years. I got worse. If you want to stop please get help. I know it’s scary but getting worse is so much scarier
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Cold turkey is the best option, in my opinion. Doing it at home is not safe, alcohol withdrawal can be lethal for a some. Weaning off is unlikely to be effective.
I’m not sure where you live, but there SHOULD be a detox facility in your area. You’ll want to be under medical supervision initially, then they can decide when it’s safe for you to transition back home, and likely to some form of treatment.
I called my doctor today and he is putting me on some meds. That was not an easy call to make. Quite embarrassing but he did not make any judgements.
Thanks for all the comments guys. Really helpful to know people are out there willing to help. I hope I can be in your position some day!
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I am so proud of you!!! I does get easier every day! And so much easier to say I am a recovering alcoholic than I’m an alcoholic. See if you can find some AA meetings in person or online and tell people what you are going through. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. This is a disease not a moral problem. I found that it is much more embarrassing to be a falling down drunk that drives drunk with her kids in the car to get more whiskey than it is to be an upstanding person that has to tell the ER Dr no pain meds please I’m a recovering alcoholic
Best phone call you could ever make. Best of luck on your journey
Eric Congratulations That call is hard but its the best . You will look back and glad you did.
As alcoholics we have the disease of alcoholism. if you are an alcoholic and cannot stop your drinking will get progressively worse if you don’t stop. It will affect your work, your family, your health, and your life. 100% abstinence is the only way to become sober. Having a disease is not an embarrassment. It takes a lot of strength and courage to acknowledge this. Once you do and take the steps necessary your life will get better every day. My suggestion is to go to a local AA meeting. You can go there and just listen or raise your hand and speak. Either way you will be in the company of people who are just like you, and have been in your shoes, and found a solution.
I did my last detox this way. Just know that its still not going to be easy even with the meds. Dont give up. Every hour you get through is another hour closer to the other side.
You're on this app, you've talked to your Doctor and you've admitted you have a problem.
It sounds like you are going to start this year off on a good path. It's definitely not easy but you should be proud of the steps you've just taken!
This is a great place to be for motivation.
All the best!
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Any meetings will help. Aa . Org. Celebrate recovery may help .churches are having it there way.
. Aa
Functioning alcoholic is what I am…at least that what I
believe I am but my family and friends see it differently! They miss or loose hope in ever getting to really love me
on a deeper lasting level. This kind of loneliness is soul aching!! So what
If
I can pay my bills and feel my family!!! Where is the joy in it?!
I’m a 63 yo mother,grandmother,sister and friend and I’ve giving up true spiritual,loving
connections
with them just to have my daily sick relationship with my pint
of
Vodka!!!
Now,That’s insanity!!!!