rock steady here. "i dont ever wanna feel like i did that day" <you know, day after.
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Quit Alcohol - Support Thread
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IVe had many days after, but I usually would wake up with 2-11 tall can and be right back on, back when i was real heavy. For the last 5-6 years its been different tho. I been a week no drink, its a constant battle for me, after a month ill prolly start having beer every night, then it turns to a 1/4 pint uh night, then a half. Then thats my routine till one day i dont stop and end up FUCKED up. then slowly drink lighter and lighter, quit for a short period, then the cycle repeats.
Im not as addicted to alcohol as i am to what it does, which is kill my emotions, makes me not give a fuck and feel good. Thats cool to an extent, but too much not giving a fuck can be bad for you.
Im not as addicted to alcohol as i am to what it does, which is kill my emotions, makes me not give a fuck and feel good. Thats cool to an extent, but too much not giving a fuck can be bad for you.
did you ever try going to a meeting Get Mo?
i went to the NA meetings instead of the AA meetings because the people there were so much cooler IMHO. it's a 12 step program too so there is the occasional holy roller passing through but i met some really cool sinners there too ...... and they were sober.
i haven't been to a meeting for months now because i haven't felt the need but i wouldn't have made it to the end of the first week without a little help.
good luck!
i went to the NA meetings instead of the AA meetings because the people there were so much cooler IMHO. it's a 12 step program too so there is the occasional holy roller passing through but i met some really cool sinners there too ...... and they were sober.
i haven't been to a meeting for months now because i haven't felt the need but i wouldn't have made it to the end of the first week without a little help.
good luck!
Nah... But i did get locked up for 3 months, that had me sober for a few months after. Whenever i see AA meetings on TV it makes me want to drink for some reason.
I dont mind the battle too much, I think im pretty close to a full blown quit cuz my body is really starting to feel it and i would like to live a bit longer for my kids.
I dont mind the battle too much, I think im pretty close to a full blown quit cuz my body is really starting to feel it and i would like to live a bit longer for my kids.
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This is from 2 Days ago!..
EQUALLED the 167 day Record!
6 months coming SOON!
EQUALLED the 167 day Record!
6 months coming SOON!
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6 to go (hopefully at the most).
better not to be Fibbing me,Doc
The Wheels r comin..
The Wheels r comin..
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I went to many AA (NA meetings too) meetings when I was trying to quit cocaine, all I saw was a bunch of hypocrites around me, chuffing their cigarettes, downing coffee and inhaling donuts; they were trading one vice for several, I fucking hated those meetings.
I stopped using cocaine when I was damned good n' ready, did it on my own cold turkey when I decided that I wasn't going to wake up feeling like I did after every typical night of using which was every night. Same thing with drinking, hated the hangover and just stopped, although I still use a bit of liqueur in my espresso occasionally & strictly for some flavor, the last 2 bottles I bought (Galliano & Grand Marnier) are each about half empty and both over 2 years old by now.
I found the strength inside myself to stop, and now the same thing with weed. My oxygen absorption was getting dangerously low, and after toking or vaping I would feel dizzy and badly out of breath, so I quit cold turkey again for my 3rd and favorite substance, that was nearly 5 months ago. The 1st day was sort of tough, I felt anxious to the point of getting tearful (yup I cried about it) and then from the 2nd day on it was a walk in the park, so much for cannabis being addictive. I'd been toking steady for over 40 years, fuck it! I felt it was either cutting my life short or living longer making options available in my future.
Now I've got my doctor enrolling me in the Minnesota mmj program, I'm sure to find some middle ground there.......
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I just made two years sober in september. I really needed to, The meetings really helped alot in the beginning, as well as my chick, i havent been to a meeting for a little over a year now and. I didnt read every page of this thread but for those who are talking about replacing one thing with another such as marijuana, the important thing is to choose whats going to kill you the slowest.
I definitely had to make some serious changes to my lifestyle, Even though i can and occasionally do go out to bars, like with my chick, im the first to want to leave, and every time i meet up with friends i have to make sure that i have my own 6-12 pack of sodas so i have something to drink on. I always HAVE to have my own ride.
I do miss some things, i miss waking up and being like "i did what?" At the same time i dont miss being hung over, thats about all i miss though
One good thing about quitting drinking, is the people that really were my friends stayed around, and the people that were only there to party disappeared rather fast.most of Those people are still my friends, but there will be people that intentionally keep you at a safe distance so as not to interfere with their drinking.
To those who are working on it, trust me even though it may feel shitty now in the long run its worth it. Whatever youre going through that may be shitty in youre life will get exponentially better without alcohol.
I definitely had to make some serious changes to my lifestyle, Even though i can and occasionally do go out to bars, like with my chick, im the first to want to leave, and every time i meet up with friends i have to make sure that i have my own 6-12 pack of sodas so i have something to drink on. I always HAVE to have my own ride.
I do miss some things, i miss waking up and being like "i did what?" At the same time i dont miss being hung over, thats about all i miss though
One good thing about quitting drinking, is the people that really were my friends stayed around, and the people that were only there to party disappeared rather fast.most of Those people are still my friends, but there will be people that intentionally keep you at a safe distance so as not to interfere with their drinking.
To those who are working on it, trust me even though it may feel shitty now in the long run its worth it. Whatever youre going through that may be shitty in youre life will get exponentially better without alcohol.
Homer J.Simpson:"Alcohol.the cause and solution to all of lifes problems."
Keep on keeping on guys.i hope to break this cycle soon.my dad goes to AA,but it got shut down because apparently this older guy was giving young girls for money for heroin.like a sugar daddy.now my dad has to find a new AA.my dad relapsed the other day.
Keep on keeping on guys.i hope to break this cycle soon.my dad goes to AA,but it got shut down because apparently this older guy was giving young girls for money for heroin.like a sugar daddy.now my dad has to find a new AA.my dad relapsed the other day.
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There'd got to be a oral preperation that woks for you maybe a tincture or capsules.
Breaks my heart to hear people's health gets so bad it's not fair. My grandmother died at 89 this year and she didn't recognize me. I went to tell her I was getting married 2 weeks before she died. It was tough.
Anyway I wish you well man I'm sorry you are in so much pain it makes me thankful now it's only my back.
I'm glad I'm off the booze and only drink here and there. I actually have a fifth of whiskey about 3 feet away from me and it's been there for about a month. I drank a third of it in the time I had it I used to just kill the bottle in a night.
There's a someone I consider a friend who's actually in this thread who wants to cut back and my thoughts go out to him every day. My wife and I both hope he meets his goals and gets to where he wants to be. He's only a couple years older than me. Good guy
we really care and wish him all the best. You know who you are buddy good luck! You can do it!
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200 days ! (Over 6 mth) ,,is ya know...!!? ..
.....Gonna do this! .......... ^^ why do such a thing ^ !?!..? Hint:.. " I'll Jus' go n get a calender from ... ?
Great Idea !!! RIGHT NEXT TOO A "BIG ASS" (Ads IN YA FACE..) BOOOOOZE SHOP
Feeling "Titanium" brothas n sistas!
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wtg birdman.......
I'll be the second to recommend tinctures and edibles in terms of weed. There's no good reason to quit weed fully if you feel it's beneficial in your life. I've gone months getting high on just my tinctures and capsules when I didn't feel like smoking or vaping.
I quit cocaine on my own too. It was never an everyday thing for me, but it got bad over the years as I went on longer and longer binges. I almost died during the crash last time. I hated my life for weeks after each binge, at the end. At some point I realized I had had enough. I haven't touched the shit since 2006.
I probably shouldn't be posting in this thread since I'm still a drinker. I've had long periods in my life when it was an occasional thing, and periods (like after my divorce) where I drank way too much. I don't ever want to quit completely. I just don't want to let it get out of control again.
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Thx S4L... & Fellow Friends
Now i have six Months under my belt i feel Pretty Invincible+
Your Welcome Here M314
Now i have six Months under my belt i feel Pretty Invincible+
Your Welcome Here M314
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I do miss the "Friendly Companion" BUT i miss the Wheels A WHOLE Lot MORE!! (and i know that Always)
Sigh....
"DID" Feel as like 'maybe' Being in an old folks home waiting to "Move on "! rolleyes
The Restrictions and Alternatives can be Pretty Horrible....
Sigh....
"DID" Feel as like 'maybe' Being in an old folks home waiting to "Move on "! rolleyes
The Restrictions and Alternatives can be Pretty Horrible....
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GO bird man
i've been playing an imaginary game of football all year .....counting the days and dividing by 3.65 tells me where i am on the year long field. you're way past all those special teams pro bowlers that live in your head and on the other guys 45 now bird. not a damn thing between you and the end zone brother ....... just don't trip over your own feet
my original plan was to stop in the end zone on new years day and have a couple beers if i made it that far, then start heading back down the field. now that i'm close i'm wondering how smart rewarding myself with something that i know is poison really is. i'm 99.98 % sure i can do it without any problems whatsoever ....... but that 0.02% is really fucking with my head ATM. mr. john barleycorn is an evil fuck ! the thought of opening the door to him again scares the shit out of me ........ there i admitted it
good luck out there everyone !!!! hold the line and take pride in being a quitter!
mr. john barleycorn is an evil fuck ! the thought of opening the door to him again scares the shit out of me ........ there i admitted it
good luck out there everyone !!!! hold the line and take pride in being a quitter!
Abstaining completely might be the best idea if you know you'll have a problem with it. I know what it's like. I've met girls who've offered me coke over the last few years. Part of me thought "Why not, just this once?" The rest of me said fuck no. I'm not going down that road again. I'm a quitter for life when it comes to that.
I've gone through long periods of my life where I drank in moderation. I had a few beers on weekends only in the 4 years that I was married. That ended around Christmas 2011. I got drunk and stayed drunk for months after we split up. I hadn't had a hangover in 15 years until then.
Since then I've had times of moderation and overindulgence. I'd like to stick to moderation and avoid overindulgence for the rest of my life. If I feel like I can't keep it under control, that's when I'd quit for good. I've done pretty much every drug out there. I know I can quit any particular one if I decide to.
I really shouldn't post in this thread as a current drinker. I just meant to post how tinctures and edibles are a good and healthy alternative to smoking.
