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Recovery The 2022 alcohol support thread

chinup said:
oi @F.U.B.A.R. you shit cunt tell us your fucking plan!
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So last night I scored 35cl of vodka and two cans of Karpackie. As I was sitting supping them I was reading through the latest posts in this thread and was inspired to finally form a hastily constructed plan.

I finished the vodka, drank one of the Karpackies, smoked a couple of spliffs then dropped a 25mg amitriptyline.

It wasn’t long before I was flat out.

The sedative effects of the amitriptyline ensured I got a bloody good nights sleep instead of waking up at 2am craving more booze.

Got up this morning feeling absolutely fine and still nicely sedated.


As the morning wore on I started feeling a little sweaty and jittery, but still no cravings. By the afternoon, I was feeling perfectly fine again.

When I got home, I went to the fridge, retrieved my last can of Karpackie and EMPTIED THE FUCKER DOWN THE SINK!!

I've never done that before.


I personally think amitriptyline is a wonder drug for getting through the first few days of abstinence. I've used it before for this purpose and managed 15 days straight without touching a drop - my personal record.



So my plan is to use the amitriptyline tonight and tomorrow night, then cut that out and try to beat my record one day at a time...
 
F.U.B.A.R. said:
So my plan is to use the amitriptyline tonight and tomorrow night, then cut that out and try to beat my record one day at a time...
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i commend your efforts.well done on pouring your karpackie out. i've never poured booze out either so that's pretty amazing.

what are you going to do to fill your time that isn't spent drinking for these few days? cos you need to find something to do. and you probably do need to put in some psychological work to get to a state of long term sobriety that isn't just being a dry drunk. i only say probably cos i'm sitting here thinking i can just somehow quit without doing psychological work cos i already did that, n rehab and after. but at least i am actively working on myself, still doing therapy and studying buddhism and trying to apply the principles in my actual life. imo you gotta treat your mental state as something that will continuously need work in some form forever if you are a long term addict. so what work are you doing?
 
F.U.B.A.R. said:
So last night I scored 35cl of vodka and two cans of Karpackie. As I was sitting supping them I was reading through the latest posts in this thread and was inspired to finally form a hastily constructed plan.

I finished the vodka, drank one of the Karpackies, smoked a couple of spliffs then dropped a 25mg amitriptyline.

It wasn’t long before I was flat out.

The sedative effects of the amitriptyline ensured I got a bloody good nights sleep instead of waking up at 2am craving more booze.

Got up this morning feeling absolutely fine and still nicely sedated.


As the morning wore on I started feeling a little sweaty and jittery, but still no cravings. By the afternoon, I was feeling perfectly fine again.

When I got home, I went to the fridge, retrieved my last can of Karpackie and EMPTIED THE FUCKER DOWN THE SINK!!

I've never done that before.


I personally think amitriptyline is a wonder drug for getting through the first few days of abstinence. I've used it before for this purpose and managed 15 days straight without touching a drop - my personal record.



So my plan is to use the amitriptyline tonight and tomorrow night, then cut that out and try to beat my record one day at a time...
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YESSS!!!! That is fucking awesome mate! Well done <3 I look forward to hearing how you go, the good the bad and the ugly. We're all here with ya!
 
Well done @F.U.B.A.R. on making the effort to stop - thats the hardest part i find is to initially pull away from it. I find it takes a good two weeks for my body and mind to re-adjust but everyone is different depending on their usage. I've struggled after my last binge but that's due to some personal stress that I'm going through but I know for sure being dry will get me through it better. Stick in and don't give up on it...
 
Well done Fubar. Sounds like you're making real progress. Have you thought about rehab or meetings?
Failing that Antabuse. You know what you seem like a magnet fishing kinda guya hahaha sorry if that's really insulting but it's looks like a really fun hobby that can be quite lucrative! You can find antique guns and all sorts m8!
 
I was thinking about how about half of all cats are born genetically addicted to cat nip. They simply cannot resist it and gorge themselves until they hallucinate then pass out. Sort of like alcoholics.

Anyways hope everyone is doing OK. I'm still fighting off this cold I have after 2 weeks. Shit was worse than covid.

Been sober all but one night in the past 2 weeks.
 
F.U.B.A.R. said:
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Congrats @F.U.B.A.R.
Thats when u have to be strong and fight against it, literally tell it to fuck off ❤️ Can u take Campral? Think they take a couple weeks to kick in but can help with cravings. CBD oil really helps calm me down. maybe make some edibles? Plan stuff for next week to do to distract you from cravings too maybe? Just some thoughts
 
So, my little brother is a disabled army veteran. He went through a lot of heavy combat. He's got ptsd really bad and they found scarring on his brain and it's what they think is blast wave damage.

He's headed for suicide. Nothing I can do either. Nothing helps him. He's so self destructive I just can't hang in the conversation. It's horrible
 
He drinks to destruction. He can't stop. I can't stand him he drinks so much. He made me realize I'm a hypocrite drinker. I drink but can't stand drunks. For fucks sake. He's wondering around the streets mad but can barely walk. He says if I die is on you!

NO BROTHER IT'S ON YOU!
 
So, my little brother is a disabled army veteran. He went through a lot of heavy combat. He's got ptsd really bad and they found scarring on his brain and it's what they think is blast wave damage.

He's a drunkard Lately. No one can help him. It's been a hard go at it. It's impossible. Trust me he's fucked. There is no conventional advise. What I'm afraid of is he's headed for suicide. I think he's really embracing it. Can't stop him. He's just his own man.
 
I heard a guy say how guilty and ashamed he felt because his brother went to war and saw combat while he was back here safe protesting the war. And I was thinking no brother you were the one trying to get him back.
 
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