Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
    #1

    Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

    I can't put it away. I am not binge drinking but I seem to want to have a drink every night.
    I buy a pint of gin thinking that that is better than a fifth. I am really hating life right now.
    Why did I have that drink after 16 days AF?

    F--ked up

    rednose :upset:
    All things in time if I am Alcohol free
    Tags: None
    #2
    Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

    rednose;1464588 wrote: I can't put it away. I am not binge drinking but I seem to want to have a drink every night.
    I buy a pint of gin thinking that that is better than a fifth. I am really hating life right now.
    Why did I have that drink after 16 days AF?

    F--ked up

    rednose :upset:
    Hi Red,

    Get up and have another go. Then get up again, and again, and again. There is no failure, and you can do this.

    If you are finding quitting booze and staying off it too difficult, then sounds like you need some solid real life help. Is some kind of 30 day rehab an option for you? I mention 28/30 day rehab because there you will be closely supported to achieve 30 days off the booze, which will give you a clearer head. Are you linked in with a good doctor/medical support? Would this also help?

    Another option is to stay close here, and get yourself back on track with a no frills committment and daily plan. Have another read here. https://www.mywayout.org/community/f1...box-27556.html

    Best wishes on your journey, and don't give up on yourself. You are precious, and you can take back your life. Take it back with a vengeance friend.

    G bloke.

    'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

    Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

    Comment

      #3
      Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

      rednose;1464588 wrote: I can't put it away. I am not binge drinking but I seem to want to have a drink every night.
      I buy a pint of gin thinking that that is better than a fifth. I am really hating life right now.
      Why did I have that drink after 16 days AF?

      F--ked up

      rednose :upset:
      Red ...... Once you drink again the cravings ARE worse, this is why each quit it harder.

      You did 16 days, were jubilant, slipped and are now struggling.

      When I relapsed on my first quit it took me EIGHT long, scary months to get sober again. Don't let this be you.

      Comment

        #4
        Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

        Red
        I'm almost day 100 now. At day 2 I couldn't even look towards the end of the day it seemed so long to get through without having a drink. Then it got to a few days, then a week, then a few weeks. You did it over 2 weeks before and that proves you have the willpower. It's just to persist until you've broken the hold alcohol has over the brain. I don't even think about it now. I was in the wine section of the supermarket earlier looking for AF wine and when they didn't have it, I didn't even pause or consider real wine. I just left and now I'm in bed with a tall, smooth, dark, handsome mug of cocoa!
        It's baby steps and it's to have the willpower not to have that one sip, glass, bottle. Find a substitute and make sure you turn to that instead.

        Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

        Comment

          #5
          Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

          rednose;1464588 wrote: I can't put it away. I am not binge drinking but I seem to want to have a drink every night.
          I buy a pint of gin thinking that that is better than a fifth. I am really hating life right now.
          Why did I have that drink after 16 days AF?

          F--ked up

          rednose :upset:
          Hi Red,

          I'm one state up above you but right there in your shoes...

          I've been doing super well for months but am now being derailed by troubles with my beautiful baby boy...the one who looks so fricken angelic in my avatar... :teeter:

          One thing which is helping is my calendar with my AF days designated by a cool sticker...I can look right at how I am doing and when I slip all I see is the no sticker on the day...which I don't like much.

          Stock up again in your house all the good foods which helped at your first try....water, lemon of course...tea...strawberries!!

          Have to run now as the girls are out of the sauna!! :nutso:

          Will check in later...
          Here's another hug, :l


          :l
          On My Own Way Out Since May 20, 2012
          *If you think poorly of yourself, you can fail with a clear conscience.
          https://www.mywayout.org/community/f11/tool-box-27556.html tool box
          https://www.mywayout.org/community/f19/newbies-nest-30074.html newbie nest

          Comment

            #6
            Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

            Once you take a drink...the drink ends up taking you and convincing you that you want more. Alcohol is a sneaky boldfaced liar! Do not listen to alcohol trying to control your thoughts again. You got sober before and you can get sober again!! If you don't stop it'll only get worse. You deserve better than death by poisoning!
            rednose;1464588 wrote: I can't put it away. I am not binge drinking but I seem to want to have a drink every night.
            I buy a pint of gin thinking that that is better than a fifth. I am really hating life right now.
            Why did I have that drink after 16 days AF?

            F--ked up

            rednose :upset:
            Sober since Sept. 24th 2012 This time 4 SURE!
            https://www.mywayout.org/community/f19/newbies-nest-3162-30074.html Newbies Nest
            https://www.mywayout.org/community/f11/tool-box-27556.html Tool Box
            https://www.mywayout.org/community/f19/what-plan-how-do-i-get-one-68554.html How to get a sobriety plan

            Comment

              #7
              Can't Quit or Don't want to. Outcome is the same.

              I can't put it away.

              a pint of gin is better than a fifth.

              See how sneaky the al voice is? It intertwines with your own. It tells you things then makes you think that YOU are thinking it.

              also...see how it lies? That's how you can tell that it is not you because it ALWAYS lies. Never EVER does it tell the truth. Ever.

              You can put it away.
              a pint is not better than a fifth. a pint is no different than a fifth. It contains the same stuff.

              rednose;1464588 wrote: I can't put it away. I am not binge drinking but I seem to want to have a drink every night.
              I buy a pint of gin thinking that that is better than a fifth. I am really hating life right now.
              Why did I have that drink after 16 days AF?

              F--ked up

              rednose :upset:

              Comment

              Previous template Next
              Working...
              X