Damn stupid alcohol addiction

[Betticus]

Okay, so I've been "trying" to quit drinking. This withdrawl stuff is awful. I don't mean just wanting a drink but the muscle tremors, the mood swings, the dizziness, the heart racing just for no reason, the ultra vivid nightmares and the vague sense of paranoia.

I want a hug dammit!

















*a cookie too*

 

[neonflux]

>< <---- that's a big huge one, filled with awe and admiration for the journey that you're beginning. Holding your had - or just being present through the tremors, which I know will go away. Do you have RL support? Neon

 

[Marquis]

I usually fight my addictions by switching drugs for a while.

Yeah, I'm probably not the best person to ask.

 

[im_a_voyeur]

There's medication to help with withdrawal symptoms such as Librium. I would ask your doctor about what options are available.

 

[coy_one]

I would be more than happy to make you whatever your favorite flavor of cookie is during this time of need.
This is a hard journey, but one that will bring you great rewards.

I hope this isn't too goofball - but one of my favorite quotes that got me through one of the harder times in my life was by Mahatma Ghandi:
"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely aquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning."

Wishing you much strength during this time.

 

[Etoile]

{{{hugs}}}

 

[BeachGurl2]

{{{{{Betticus}}}}}

Hang in there, hon.





Cutie brought snickerdoodles to the fia's newbie thread . . .

 

[SpectreT]

Hey, man. Respect. And if it helps any, I'm rooting for you.

 

[chris9]

*hugs - and lots of them*

Hang in there, Betticus, it will get better!

 

[saw_man1]

My hats off to you

Hell, I'd give you a hug if I could.
Congratulations for having the courage to tackle this head on.

 

[Rick Forbes]

You can do this. I have faith in you. Many people have been where you are now and have moved into a life of happiness and peace that they never could have imagined before.

Are you going to AA meetings? Do you have a sponsor? I couldn't have sobered up without either of these blessings.

If you'd ever like to talk, PM me.

Hugs,
Rick

 

[Vixandra]

*hugs*
Its hell now, fighting with your body's craving for a substance you know does it no good.

However, think of how great you'll feel once your body stops "begging" for it.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Hang in there and you'll make it...find someone who can be your support person, preferrably for life as unfortunately it is not something which will go away, it does not get cured, but it is possible to learn to live without substance abuse once you acknowledge it (which you are), respect its ability to tempt you and fill you with craving when you least expect it, and have someone who will be there to talk you through those moments, or do whatever is necessary to help you not step backwards. It isn't easy, but you have made the first step which is not easy and more than many ever have the courage to do.

Catalina

 

[vanelane]

You can do this. I have faith in you. Many people have been where you are now and have moved into a life of happiness and peace that they never could have imagined before.

Are you going to AA meetings? Do you have a sponsor? I couldn't have sobered up without either of these blessings.

If you'd ever like to talk, PM me.

Hugs,
Rick

What he said. Plus, I don't know what your level of intake was, but alcohol withdrawal can really be dangerous; some people require medication to avoid seizures.

Take care.

 

[exhi2]

A few things I learned in spin-dry some time back:

Take it one day at a time, one hour or one minute if you have to. I can't tell you I'll be sober till I die, but I'm not going to use today, and tomorrow looks promising as well.

Everything is Temporary. All the crap you go through now will get better, eventually(I, like most addicts, want this Yesterday). On the same token, this helps you cherish the good times.

Try 90 in 90. Go to 90 PYL-A meetings in 90 days. And be open minded with the meetings, and the people there. A lot of the ideas may seem completely nuts. Finding the time to go to this many meetings can be very hard(consider I don't know your situation). If you put at least as much effort into your recovery as you did into your drinking, it actually isn't that time consuming.

Stop using the co-dependent people in your life. I'm not saying leave them behind, but you may have these people as involved in your addiction as you are. While they think they are helping, they are actually hindering in many ways.(Again, I don't know your situation.)

Find support. Someone you can call day or night. Easiest way I found to do this, go to a meeting. Find someone with some clean time, and start talking. The rest is up to you, but get his phone number.

Play your tape all the way to the end. Don't remember the good times with drinking and forget all the bad. Don't forget your lowest moments.


I know these things have worked for me, but I also had the luxury of spending four weeks in treatment(I didn't want to leave when my time was up). Also, I think about the fact that if I started using again today, my use wouldn't pick up where it left off. It would take no time for my use to become where it would be if I hadn't been clean for this amount of time(ex.-if I drank a case a day when I quit, and started again today, very very soon I'd be up to two cases a day)

http://www.newmexicoaa.org/
http://portaltools.na.org/portaltools/MeetingLoc/SSearchResults.cfm

Hope this helps, and feel free to send me a PM.

 

[Betticus]

It sucks, I started to have vivid nightmares and bouts of depression and paranoia, lethargy, silliness, etc...

I pretty much had to get away from everyone for a while.

I'm getting much more assertive and aggressive though, more like I was before drinking.

I'll be around but I've been busying myself up with little home/car projects and have been working a lot.

Happy Halloween everyone!

 

[kiten69]

It sucks, I started to have vivid nightmares and bouts of depression and paranoia, lethargy, silliness, etc...

I pretty much had to get away from everyone for a while.

I'm getting much more assertive and aggressive though, more like I was before drinking.

I'll be around but I've been busying myself up with little home/car projects and have been working a lot.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Glad to hear you are feeling better Bett

Halloween is so much fun...so tell me if i come over in my cat suit do i get a trick or a treat?

 

[Musing]

Hello Betticius,

I just wanted to say that people who have been drinking heavily over a long period of time are often vitamin deficient, which causes some of the withdrawal symptoms. B vitamins particularly are missing in heavy drinkers and D vitamins (the happy ones you get from sunshine). So it may be if you start taking supplements you'll feel better.

Also pay attention to what you drink instead of alcohol. Heavy drinkers become accustomed to dehydration and so sometimes drinking more soft drinks/water can make you feel overloaded and headachey, caffeine can also give you bad headaches and jitters of you've been unaccustomed to drinking it and recently started or increased what you have.

I know nothing about your personal problems but just thought I'd post this general info. Good luck with your journey.

 

[graceanne]

Hooray! I'm so proud of you for quiting! *great big humungous hugs* And I gotta second what musing said, you're sick cause you're deficiant in a lot of things, and you're dehydrated. Drink lots of water and gatorade, take lots of vitamin b and folic acid (helps you break down the vit. b), and eat well. Pastries will make you feel a bit better too. *hugs*

 

[Betticus]

Glad to hear you are feeling better Bett

Halloween is so much fun...so tell me if i come over in my cat suit do i get a trick or a treat?

Both perhaps! I wonder how many licks it would take for you to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop if you had to hold it in your mouth during a spanking and the spanking would only stop when the lollipop was gone?

Then the cuddles!

 

[kiten69]

Both perhaps! I wonder how many licks it would take for you to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop if you had to hold it in your mouth during a spanking and the spanking would only stop when the lollipop was gone?

Then the cuddles!

Yup...you're definately feeling better...WooHoo

lollipops, spanking and cuddles... **melting into a puddle**