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Recovery The 2022 alcohol support thread

lennyd79 said:
Hi anyone, no drink for 6 weeks then boom. Drank Thursday-Friday and did a wee bit coke. I'm feeling it today! My mates funeral was Thursday and my mum is dying so had to come to see her... I'm feeling sick sick.
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Hate to hear about your mate and hope you get in as much time with your mom as you can. Perhaps you're thoroughly dehydrated from the mix of speed and alcohol.

Water, electrolytes, more water, rest and time. If you still feel just as sick tomorrow as today, think about going to be seen. You know your body better than anyone so use your best judgment if you feel you need to be seen by a doc.

Wishing you the best.
 
I might have had a little drink last weekend 😬 but it was a great success because I didn't fully relapse although I really really wanted to. Mda weed and diazepam helped saved me from full blown relapse lol as well as not wanting to go back to where I was before my detox... and was going to my mum's for dinner the next day so I decided enough was enough (had ran out of drink and had been counting the hours til the shop opened at 10am so I just went home and took my diazepam instead). I don't miss the hangovers! Plus when I start it's not enjoyable (or too enjoyable) because I just want to drink untill I pass out and if I haven't got it on constant tap I'm thinking about the next one or passed out. Basically nothings changed in 9months and I'm still as greedy as ever with it. Fuck being physically or even psychologically dependant on that shite again. The only reason I'm not still on it is because I had to sober up before the shop opened at 10! Used to hate that rule cause in England etc u can buy booze at anytime? But I'm pretty thankful that's how it is here now lol.

Just want to add that I really hope anyone reading and needs it is able to get a detox or something I know how it is and that's what scares me from going back. I didn't feel totally up for it 100% the night before and the day of the detox...drinking becomes like second nature but once you've been off it for a while it's not like that and you feel much better for it. It just makes everything worse that's already happening imo after the short-term relief which is necessary to do again again to stop the shakes..it's so fucked ❤️❤️
 
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OVER_AMPER said:
Hate to hear about your mate and hope you get in ay4s much time with your mom as you can. Perhaps you're thoroughly dehydrated from the mix of speed and alcohol.

Water, electrolytes, more water, rest and time. If you still feel just as sick tomorrow as today, think about going to be seen. You know your body better than anyone so use your best judgment if you feel you need to be seen by a doc.

Wishing you the best.
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Thanks Over_Amper, yeah get through today and will be better tomorrow. 🙏 My anxiety goes through the roof after an alcohol binge and I really struggle and hate myself for it. I've been to the hospital to visit my mum earlier then been in bed since as I'm really feeling floored. The sore head doesn't want to shift either and I've had a bit to eat and fluids. The drink really doesn't agree with me these days but I did over do it. I'm finished with it and hopefully for good.
 
OVER_AMPER said:
@F.U.B.A.R.
I don't know if you're my superior or what but I'm taking charge. You get your ass in here by God! We love you. You need to get your ass in here and make a plan dammit! You helped me! I'm helping you. Get your ass in here and tell us what you're going to do. Please!
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I am superior to no-one mate.


But you want a plan? Christ, talk about being put on the spot!

However,






It's so cunning that I haven't quite worked it out myself yet...
 
@F.U.B.A.R. as a start is there something small you could aim to do if you manage to reduce drinking for say a week, that you actually want to do? like say you save enough money to take the wife out to dinner? would you actually want to do that? i can't be motivated by nebulous health problems in the future, but i can be motivated by things i actually want to do that my behaviour is preventing me from doing. its how i manipulated myself into quitting the cigs. i decided i wanted a certain 5k time and to not die on ascents when i go hiking. i've only ever achieved that 5k time once, and i still fucking die on ascents, so it turns out i was lying to myself. but, it worked!!

once you achieve that, then set a slightly bigger goal. i'm guessing you'd need to taper somewhat off the booze. and honestly, blow all the cash you save by not drinking on something enjoyable immediately. in the long term you probably don't wanna do that but for the time being, you need some immediate rewards to motivate your ass.

how did you quit the dark?

i've found competing with my boyf is helping. he doesn't know i am, but he's actually motivated not to drink in the week right now. and i'm fucking fed up of being the one that cracks first and being the reason we both end up fucking up. so i'm trying to get some sense of pride by aiming not to be the one who fucks up.
 
chinup said:
i hadn't heard of this, but it looks like it had been validated in at least some small trials, e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510012/ awesome!! always good to have more options in the arsenal.
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Here's an excellent link on it.

www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org

Kudzu and Alcohol: Is It Effective or Dangerous?

Kudzu and alcohol have a long tradition together. In fact, traditional Chinese medicine has used the plant for over 2,500 years.
www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org

Here's a quote from this study which I think you'll find to be remarkable considering it's age of translation. I know I find it intriguing.

- Its name in Chinese, loosely translated, means “drunkenness dispeller.” -
 
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