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TG - PM me or talk to me on [email protected] (MSN) if u want details about detox is like
its not a big deal
dont b scared hun - b proud ur doing this for urself!

pauls out of the inpatient part of his rehab next weekend, then has 4 weeks outpatient
hes really into the AA thing - im not so keen on it but since its working for him im really pleased for him
hes 51 days sober apparently! go paul!
and go evryone in this thread, whether ur sober or just trying to b
i mean trying is the main thing IMO
 
I got really drunk on Dogfishhead (best American brewery ever) ale last night. So ya, it's something like 16 days off, then I drank, than 4 days sober, then I drank last night. No intentions of drinking anytime until at least next weekend. So far, I am drinking like a normal person. No WDs when I do, nor a desire to repeat the next day. I really hope I can keep this up!

And good job on ya, Paul!
 
I have 13 days off of Alcohol as of today. I was drinking alot for the past few months and got sent to a psych ward for a few days and they gave me benzo's to help me with the withdrawl. Since ive been released I haven't had a single drink. Which is great for me considering I use to drink A 1/5 of hard alcohol daily for years :)
 
Doing pretty good. I'm still drinking but only like 2 to 4 beers. Went out twice this weekend and didn't get wasted at all. Friday I went to a concert and ran into a group of buddies I used to travel to shows with and we all talked about how we cannot party anywhere near like we used to. :)

Mentally I'm doing good. Just got a huge promotion at my job and am working out and eating healthy regularly. I'm not concerned about the amount I'm drinking, but I'm still sticking to my goal of slowly going back to just the weekends
 
Well done Redleader, Charlie and phactor. You guys are all doing an excellent job :) <3
 
Resistance is the first step ..
Striking back is next, who's with me!? :D

(I'm drinking sugary stuff again, which I'd quit long ago ..but it feels slightly less destructive than liquor.)
 
^^ Sounds like everyone is doing really well; encouraging news hey :) :D =D I had a pretty good weekend myself; half a bottle of bourbon on Friday, one beer on Saturday, and nothing last night!

SilverFeniks said:
...(I'm drinking sugary stuff again, which I'd quit long ago ..but it feels slightly less destructive than liquor.) ...
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I'm trying to drink as much cordial as possible; less destructive than liqour and tastier than water :)
 
^yes it sounds like evryones doing well - gd on u!
ill let paul know the encouraging words uve said <3

phactor - as for concerts, i used to drink a lot at concerts (im not an alcoholic but it just seems to b the heavy metal concert culture and i joined in)
however i went to iron maiden with a group of friends and my brother and i were the only ones there not drinking (my brother was driving us home - he was fried but thats another story)

we discussed afterwards how the concert was so much better and we cud actually remember it cos we werent off our faces (well liam was fried but u can usually remember concerts on that)

also all the ppl who were drunk there looked like idiots wen we were sober - we were cringing to think wed bn like that at past concerts! :\
 
belarki said:
^^ Sounds like everyone is doing really well; encouraging news hey :) :D =D I had a pretty good weekend myself; half a bottle of bourbon on Friday, one beer on Saturday, and nothing last night!

I'm trying to drink as much cordial as possible; less destructive than liqour and tastier than water :)
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That is so great to hear belarki!!

My partner and I were actually discussing last night, when we've been "binge-drinking" lately, we have been drinking significantly less drinks than usual in each session. I have no idea why, but it's good!
 
In a weird way, it's a good sign when you slow down enough to really NOTICE hangovers and how much worse they are than waking up after a day of not drinking. Seriously, when I drank everyday it all kind of blurred together, but after having a bit of a binge last night and then waking up today, I'm excited to not drink tonight.

The downside is that, well, after cutting way back, when I did binge last night, the giggly, uninhibited alcohol euphoria was definately back.

Oh yes, and going to the gym and doing squats and leg presses the afternoon following a night of 11 standard drinks is not a good idea.
 
Tomorrow it'll be a week (and also my 2-yr anniversary with my boyfriend). I could use a glass of red right now but won't.

I am probably spending more on tea/non-alcoholic drinks than I was on alcohol. I'm a pretty savvy shopper in general so it's just weird that I'm drinking these freaking $3 teas that don't put me in any altered state. :\

What's the upside to this again? I don't usually get hangovers. I prefer alcohol to benzos as an anxiolytic as it's more socially acceptable (by a small margin).

Oh yeah, I dropped a few pounds without trying, the drama quotient in my life has remained lower, no major mood swings, and yep, I do still feel smarter.
 
^ Great work. Happy 2 years. Good job on the weight too. I'm the opposite - gaining weight, because I am no longer refusing to eat after certain hours because food was "buzzkill."

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I prefer alcohol to benzos as an anxiolytic as it's more socially acceptable (by a small margin).
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The margin increases when you're an illicit user, not one with a script.
 
Bah im only 14 hours off opiates and im already craving alcohol :p. I got cider, rum and beer so i doubt i'll make it longer then tomorrow without getting drunk. It helps the nerves and takes away the pain for awile but it comes back 10 fold with the hangover.

It never fucking fails once the opiates are outta my system all i can think of is getting drunk.
 
I've significantly curtailed my drinking mostly by buying smaller quantities, also its helped that my neighborhood convenience store/gas station didn't get renewed on their license to sell alcohol. I'm putting economy behind harm reduction and buying 6 packs instead of cases, 750ml wine bottle instead of bigger sizes and liquor by pints instead of 1.75 liter "handles".

My drunken personality is so negatively childish and boorish. Remorse about my behavior is the motivation that is keeping my alcohol use in check more than concern about health. Not the personality that emerges from a six pack but the most of a case of beer personality. I don't really black out. I wake up very hazy. Sometimes as stuff starts to come back to me I'm horrified. (I do black out on benzos lots but that is another story)
 
Is it a bad thing that I'm allowing myself to have a couple beers for Mardi Gras (also bf's and my 2nd anniversary)?

I've otherwise been sober. In no way do I feel I've "relapsed" as 2 beers isn't problematic use. I'm not driving anywhere. I feel like I'm making the excuse that "it's just beer"... but it really IS just beer. This is the first Mardi Gras I haven't been drinking hurricanes the whole day. :|

Otherwise, 8 days sane and sober as a judge. :\
 
^^ Good work 6/7!! You should be very proud :)
Keep it up yeah?

Mariposa said:
Is it a bad thing that I'm allowing myself to have a couple beers for Mardi Gras (also bf's and my 2nd anniversary)?

Otherwise, 8 days sane and sober as a judge. :\
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Well, as long as you don't view it as a relapse, then it's not! Think of it as a reward for going 8 days sober :)
Great work hun <3
 
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