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    #16
    Hi everyone

    Thanks everyone. Reading all the posts is very encouraging. Really appreciate everyone's advice insight and encouragement. Day 2 and I feel great - writing a plan and want to stick with it
    Sharky

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      #17
      Hi everyone

      Congratulations on Day 2!

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        #18
        Hi everyone

        Thanks Prancy. Like you I have a very heavy entertainment schedule which complicates things. I can usually manage in client setting, mainly because I plan ahead. I do much worse in home/friends/relatives where for some reason I feel I can get plastered and it will be OK - that needs to change. Looking forward to it!

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          #19
          Hi everyone

          I jest tell people that I haven't been feeling up to par for a while so I decided to eliminate major toxins and so I am not drinking for a while. That seems to work. And when I have some heavy drinkers around, I get a drink that looks like AL and say I am drinking. It has gotten me through a month of heavy, heavy socializing. I am looking forward to congratulating you on Day 3 tomorrow! Hang in there. prancy

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            #20
            Hi everyone

            Hi all, thanks again for all the words of encouragement. I wanted to point out that since I have made the decision to quit, it feels as though my need and desire for AL has increased. I realise this could be considered to be withdrawal but as a binge drinker I was not a daily user and consequently I was not previously aware of a constant predisposition towards AL. It now feels as though every time someone mentions it my heart rate increases and I feel a sense of loss and fear. This was most noticeable last night when I was out with friends in a situation where AL is not used, referred to or relevant and one person mentioned the idea of meeting for drinks, as a community drinker and re-bonding drinker I felt very scared at this prospect and somewhat of an outsider too, even though I don't know if there are any non users in the group - there may well be.

            Weird, it's as though my acceptance of a problem has drawn back the curtain to reveal the truth about how much I depend on AL.

            Day 4 over, having to negotiate my way through the week and weekend mentioning to those whom I might meet that I won't be drinking for a while!
            "The greatest hazard of all, losing one?s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed." Soren Kierkegaard.

            AF since 13 June 2010.

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              #21
              Hi everyone

              PS. I may post that last message in a new thread as well as here to see if it can hit a wider group. I think the more feedback I get from others experiences the better.
              "The greatest hazard of all, losing one?s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed." Soren Kierkegaard.

              AF since 13 June 2010.

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                #22
                Hi everyone

                Damn

                I know how you feel man, I binge alot as well. Yesterday was another bad decision for me. I can go months and months clean and then I feel like I have to make up for lost time. Then my wife gets pissed at me and life sucks. One day at a time I guess

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