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[jacksoncage]

Hate to keep bitchin and moanin but I really am having a go with staying sober due to the way I feel. I think I am still in withdrawal after 8 days af. I have absolutely no energy, and my brain chemistry feels totally off. can't comcentrate,ridiculously irritable having terrible sleeps, etc. Last time i got sober this feeling lasted for months and I donot know if I can hold out that long again. I mean is it worth it? Really. I was at the docs like every other week telling him how i feel and he told me it was anxiety/depression. Whatever.I took the meds he gave me but still felt like shit. It took almost a year to notice sutle changes in the way I felt. Anyway, has anyone out there felt this bad for so long after not drinking? I thought if your an alcoholic you should be leveling out after a week. Maybe I am just naturally mentally F'd up!

[tlrgs]

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everyone is deferent .. but it does get better in time .. have you try take melatonin to help you sleep .. and just make sure you are eating right.. go for walks do what ever it take to get you where you want to be in life .. try going to AA meeting they do help also .. i know alot dont like AA but take what you need and leave the rest as the saying goes .. give it your best stay strong and keep thinking positive

[stepintime]

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Hi,
I am so glad you posted this.
I thought I was the only one, who seemed to be in a constant state of withdrawal for days/weeks after quitting my beloved red wine. I always got/get so disheartened when I hear how 'wonderful', and 'liberated' everyone seems to feel, 5 or so days after quitting.
I managed to go 3 months AF last year...from Jan to March, and for the first 60 odd days (at least), was tearing my hair out, white knuckleing it, and chomping at the bit. I wondered why I was bothering, seen as I felt so much better on the wine, than off it. Needless to say, I picked up again, and went straight back to where I left off.
I have the added problem here, in that drinking never affected me physically. For me it was the mental chaos. The self distruct, the financial cost, and the never remembering a damn thing I had done the night before ...fortunately, all in my own home, (thats where all my drinking takes place ... my own private party eh!)
I know, therefore, that I cannot drink. It just doesn't agree with me. I just cant stop when I start.
So Jack, I am .. like you, doing the withdrawal thing again.
Its the end of day 4 here for me, and boy am I craving. But I really hope I can see it through this time. I am so sick of going round and round in circles.
I am just gonna ride it out, and try my hardest to ignore every wretched demand 'IT' makes, for me to give in.

Anyways, just wanted you to know that whilst we are in the minority, with prolonged withdrawal shite. ... we aren't completely alone.

[Boss.man]

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jacksoncage;589146 wrote: I mean is it worth it? Really.

Yes.

[startingover]

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It is so worth it....
I have only just stopped feeling totally exhausted all the time, but my mental state has been good for quite a while..although some would disagree...

[dlw]

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Focus on next week, It WILL GET BETTER I PROMISE