Abstinence Challenge

[skullbabyland]

Abstinence Challenge

I hear you Neo. You made the right call- early days of sobriety, ESPECIALLY when others are drinking... it's often just better to take a break from the social scene. You can always take baby steps to re-enter that scene if you wish, though hopefully without indulging alcohol against your will. Good job staying home!

You're killing it. Less than 2 weeks to your goal now. When you feel like it's a struggle, try to reflect on all the good that sobriety has already brought to your life...

Day 48 AF

[skullbabyland]

Abstinence Challenge

Day 50 AF. I found out that many AF posters do their daily count over in Newbie's Nest so I thought I'd move my daily count over there, if anyone's interested in joining me (hint hint)

[skullbabyland]

Abstinence Challenge

Oops! Correction- Newbie's Nest Roll Call is where I'll be posting my daily count.

[Xadrian]

Abstinence Challenge

After some turbulence, today I sign up for a new challenge.

Day 3 for me.

I will post the progress every 10 days or so, (Would that be an option for you too, Skull?)

[StuckinLA]

Abstinence Challenge

Well done, Xadrian. The hard part's over, yeah (making the damned decision)?

And you, too, Skull. I know I don't really post here but I miss seeing this thread update--it's been so quiet around here.

I'm a couple days shy of 150 or something like that. Really been wanting to drink lately. Went and picked up a med-card and have been getting high the last few nights. Not my favorite. I don't even really like it that much, and certainly NEVER around other people, I just get too introspective and paranoid and can't communicate at all. So all it's really helped me with so far is watching a season of this comedy-show on Netflix and eating a bucket of S'Mores ice cream over the last two nights. And getting high--and knowing how much more I prefer booze--actually seems to make me want to drink even more, because it feels way better (to me). In other words, no idea what I'm doing or why I'm keeping it around or if I'll get more.

But it sure does help put a guy to sleep.

[skullbabyland]

Abstinence Challenge

Cool, I've received a few comments like Stuck's above, so I'll keep posting every now and then, or maybe even still everyday...

Day 58 AF

How's it going for my fellow abstinent bad muthas? Stuck, Xadrien, Neo, anyone?

[skullbabyland]

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Day 59 AF

[Fred_The_Cat]

Abstinence Challenge

Up to day 5 AF again.

[Fred_The_Cat]

Abstinence Challenge

Just looked at my spreadsheet and realized I'm up to day 8 without any particular sort of effort. Alcohol has never been less appealing because the last time I drank was in the midst of antidepressant tapering and I felt like total hell afterwards. I still feel kind of fragile and don't see myself wanting to drink for a while.

[skullbabyland]

Abstinence Challenge

Glad to hear that Fred. Try to re-connect with the way that feels the next time your cravings show up and you think drinking is a good idea. For me, I can sometimes successfully remember how fragile, depressed, horribly anxious, and sick I feel after drinking and it will sometimes deter me.

Good job on 8 days my friend, keep it up!

[skullbabyland]

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Day 62 AF

[StuckinLA]

Abstinence Challenge

Great job, everybody! Skull, Fred, Xadrian--am I forgetting anyone? Sorry if so.

151 for me today. Not the Bacardi, unfortunately.

[caro]

Abstinence Challenge

Hi,

I have been nearly five months AF.

At my peak i took 160mg. Now i am on 10mg. My plan is to stop taking baclofen completely.
Since i have been tapering down i have had a few more alcohol cravings, very mild and easy to ignore because i am determined to not drink again.

I would have preferred to stay on baclofen and have an occasional drink, but even when i had hit my 'switch' i could still drink too much at times.

I have some health problems directly related to my drinking and will need surgery, so that is one of the reasons I wanted to taper down the baclofen.

I am only just coming out of the episode of depression I had when on HDB.

However, nothing is set in stone, if my current plan does not work and I start to have horrible cravings i will start baclofen again.

I wish you all well.

Caro

[neophyte]

Abstinence Challenge

Day 32 reporting in

I just bought a place, so going to be uber busy over the next few days, glad im not going to be hung over while doing it

[skullbabyland]

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Awesome job Neo, I probably said it already but anyway congrats on passing that 30 day mark! And congrats also on buying your new place.

Caro, best of luck to you- I know what you're going through isn't easy... wishing you well 5 months is amazing, keep it up any way you can!

Day 63 AF for me