my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

[paulywogg]

so i made this list after my last drinking day,i keep it in my purse and look at it time to time and its all fresh in my mind how i felt at the time it deters me from even wanting a sip.dizziness,pounding in head,bloat,dehydration,nausea,throwing up fizzy beer violently,cottonmouth,heaviness in head,the shakes,surreal feeling,dry sinuses/throat,nite sweats,beer shits,waking up to pee/poop 4 times a nite,white tongue,dryskin,racing heart,missed time,liver pain,fatigue,weird eyesite,acid reflux these are just some of the physical reasons,forget the fact i cant get high anymore i can get drunk but not that happy high i used to get,i hate the constant buzz chasing i cant reach anymore,i know its a long post but i put it here because i change bags all the time and i dont want to lose my list,now its somewhere set in stone(kinda)

[ThreeDogNight]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

:goodjob:Pauly! Sounds like you are doing very well with staying AF!! I think you are almost at 30 days?

[paulywogg]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

almost tdn,but im trying not to think about it too much,i dont want to jinx myself

[Oneredshoe]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Ummmm.....I think that every time I feel like I want to drink I am going to revisit this post. A well written graphically described series of consequences from drinking. My body actually ached when I read this! Bravo paulywogg!

[FlyAway]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Wow, I forgot about how thirsty I would be when I'd wake up at 3am! Good list.

[pixie]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

hi Pauly
Great list!
I too got to the point where I was constantly chasing the buzz that wasn't there anymore. It became not worth it.

[Red Riding Hood]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Thanks Pauly, I really needed to read that today, especially the bit about chasing a buzz we'll never reach - thank you.

[Breezy Momma]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Hi Pauly! Great post!! Keep it up girl. Your doing awesome.

[Phin]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Excellent post! We need the constant reminders of why we shouldn't!

[Hippyman]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

inkele:inkele:inkele::applaud::applaud:And now you're sober and together we are healing!!!

[Supercrew]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Hi Pauly,

When I quit I did a very similar thing, but instead of just writing the things down, I tried to imagine going through those feelings. Basically I was able to imagine enough bad stuff anytime I thought about drinking that it would make me feel ill and I occassionally got a gag response like I was going to throw up. I kept this going for the first few months of my sobriety and I quit feeling any positive feelings when drinking thoughts came to mind...to the point that drinking thoughts quit coming to mind.

Great post and great job!!

[kuya]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Pauly..... Isn't it awesome when we find THAT thing that works for us. I am so glad you have found yours.....I hated seeing you struggle so, it makes me smile to see you now.

Yours will be the 30 days I will enjoy (almost) as much as I enjoyed my own

[Alcoholic]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Pauly: great idea!!!!

[Wildflowers]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

Supercrew;1453819 wrote: Hi Pauly,

When I quit I did a very similar thing, but instead of just writing the things down, I tried to imagine going through those feelings. Basically I was able to imagine enough bad stuff anytime I thought about drinking that it would make me feel ill and I occassionally got a gag response like I was going to throw up. I kept this going for the first few months of my sobriety and I quit feeling any positive feelings when drinking thoughts came to mind...to the point that drinking thoughts quit coming to mind.

Great post and great job!!

Me to Coach Crew. I literally can get chills up & down my spine if I want. I'm a very visual person.... Even certain smells that remind me of alcohol can make me want to upchuck now.

Pauly,

Your list is a great aversion tool... Your playing the tape all the way thru to the end hun... Your a success woman!!!.... You have, you can & you will live without Ethanol ~ Poison!!!....

Plus your helping others here!... Fantastic.... No jinxing allowed. It's just another day hun... We are now non-drinkers..... :l

[Hippyman]

my thoughts when i THINK i want a drink

The friend that came to stay with me while I went thru with-drawls said he video recorded me falling down sick from alcohol so if I ever wanted to drink again he would show me what to expect. It seemed like a good idea but he still drinks and is quite a joker. :H :H I hope he doesn't use that video to embarrass me ...unless I ever do drink. Then I'll be glad to have that to look back at. I believe I'll never drink again. Not NOW. Not EVER!!