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Post by angelina1512 on Dec 16, 2015 4:53:18 GMT -5
Hello,
I just thought I would say hello, and tell you that if you are having withdrawals or thinking about giving up alcohol this is a good place to come.
We have all been there. I hated going through the withdrawals. Sweating, not sleeping, hallucinating, shaking, man how could I be getting all of this. I didn't think I really had a drinking problem. Well I soon found out I did.
My husband stayed with me while I was going through the withdrawals, I stayed in bed for 3 days, couldn't eat, just sipped juice. Was scary, but it was also doable. It's been nearly 2 years now since I last drank. I didn't think I could do 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months. But I only did one day at a time, no more than that at the start.
So if your reading this. Good luck.
Angelina
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Post by sarb on Dec 30, 2015 21:34:28 GMT -5
Hi just looking for advice suffering with the shake ive been in a bit of a mess
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Post by gwampa69 on Dec 30, 2015 21:42:13 GMT -5
Hi sarb Alcohol withdrawals can be dangerous and even life threatening. Some people may require medical supervision to get through it safely. It depends on many factors. How long have have you been without alcohol? What are your other symptoms?
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Post by sarb on Dec 30, 2015 22:54:01 GMT -5
That's what scares me how to change my life when everyone in it drinks
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Post by gwampa69 on Dec 30, 2015 22:59:49 GMT -5
Yeah that's a tough hurdle for sure but it can be done. What everyone else does can't matter to you. They are them. You are you. Booze may or may not be a problem for them. But if it's a problem for you, then that's got to be the focus. I lived in a world where most everyone around me drank. Eventually I realized that I had to step away from that world or stay in it and eventually die. That's not drama. It's a cold hard fact. And when I made peace with it, it helped me a lot. Stay strong
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Post by jeyu0422 on Dec 31, 2015 0:14:02 GMT -5
That's what scares me how to change my life when everyone in it drinks Hi Sarb and welcome. i remember very well those days of withdrawal. I wanted to remember them to try to avoid repeating them. As Brett said, alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous, even life threatening. I went cold turkey; not that I'm recommending it to you or anyone else, but to be honest, I really wasn't concerned about the life threatening part at the time. I had the shakes, horrible cravings, flu-like symptoms, hot then cold, headaches, insomnia. Then when I would finally fall asleep, nightmares would wake me up. It was pretty brutal, but I as my symptoms worsened, my resolve not to drink seemed to strengthen, probably because I knew that I couldn't put myself through this again. Looking back, I'm truly glad that withdrawal was tough, because I still don't think I could go through it again. There was and still is one and only one way for me to avoid that; don't drink. Once I got through the first week and the symptoms began to subside, I still had periodic cravings. The strong memory of withdrawal certainly helped me not to give in to those cravings. Those days were over a year and a half ago, but are still etched permanently in my memory. The good news, and yes, there is good news, is that after about a week, most of my alcohol withdrawal symptoms had subsided, and that time frame seems to be pretty consistent with people I've talked to here and elsewhere. Concerning being around those who drink, that previously bothered me too, but not as much as I thought it would. My wife still drinks so I have constantly been around alcohol. Most of my friends and family drink as well. Alcohol was and still is a part of our meals and all social events. But alcohol and I can't coexist. It is what it is; I'm an alcoholic. At this point, it doesn't bother me to be around alcohol. I don't drink. Period. If it makes someone uncomfortable to drink around me, I really don't care. In fact, I have had many people say to me, "I need to cut down too". When I hear those words, I remember saying the same thing to myself for many years allowing alcohol to gain more and more control over me. I often wonder how many of those people are in that ever tightening grip of alcohol, but those who break this grip do so themselves and often by themselves. Congratulations on your decision. Please stick around. Tell us about yourself if you feel so inclined, and best of luck in kicking alcohol out of your life. If you're like me, it will be the best decision you have ever made. Mark/Jeyu
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Post by sarb on Dec 31, 2015 0:53:20 GMT -5
Hi sarb Alcohol withdrawals can be dangerous and even life threatening. Some people may require medical supervision to get through it safely. It depends on many factors. How long have have you been without alcohol? What are your other symptoms? Hi i have only been off it today but i have antabuse mainly the shakes,and a bit wobbly on my legs
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Post by achilles1957 on Dec 31, 2015 6:14:00 GMT -5
Hi Sarb and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately your suffering may go on for a few days but the reward of a life on the other side of that suffering will begin to show itself. If you are taking Antabuse, you are obviously under medical care which is good. Be kind to yourself, love yourself enough to go through this horrible time ... we all deserve a life free of the chains of addiction, there's no easy way, only strength and determination right now will get you to the other side.
I hope you can stay strong for now, just a moment at a time.
Please feel free to share whatever you're feeling, a lot of us have been to hell and back... there is a way back, alcohol belongs in the past, leave it behind.
Take care
Jenn
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Post by blueskye on Feb 21, 2016 12:21:28 GMT -5
Blue, The tissues of the brain you mean where it all resides, I don't have depression in my hands Meditation helps with that as well, is meditation a form of Yoga? I don't know much about Yoga, but my daughter just joined a class and we are talking about it at home. She showed me a clip of people doing Yoga with cats around (not her class), it was amazing how calm the cats were, it's like they knew what was going on and needed to stay calm and less active! The tissues in the body. Simply put, when we feel stressed for instance, we often feel it in a part of our body, like our shoulders ache, or we have a headache or stomach ache. When someone is down, it shows in their posture. That sort of thing. Our body reflects our state of mind. So the issues live in the tissues. Emotion means 'energy in motion'. The nature of energy is that is moves. But sometimes our emotions get 'stuck' in our body. We go through life tense. We have minor, niggly aches and pains. Through the physical practice of yoga, or any other form of exercise - we are moving energy around our bodies and it dissipates. The issues in the tissues are released. Now, our brain doesn't need to know the story behind the release of stress. It just knows that we 'feel' it. We feel relaxed at the level of body and the level of mind. It's like a feedback loop. Relaxed body, relaxed mind, relaxed body etc.. I know people who have cried at the end of a yoga practice, or a massage session (even sex). It's because of the release of tension at the level of body, and it's felt in the mind. It's amazing how we're only just discovering, scientifically what the ancients have always known - mind, body, spirit (spirit meaning breath, life force) are all part of the whole. They've never been separated.
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Post by blueskye on Feb 21, 2016 12:27:58 GMT -5
Sam, forgot to add. There are eight limbs to Yoga. The physical practice (the poses) are limb no. 3. Some students only practice one or two of the limbs, some all eight. We can go as deeply as we choose into the practice of yoga. Just for anyone reading who might be interested, the eight limbs, or steps to yoga, are:
Yama : Universal morality (morals) Niyama : Personal observances (ethics) Asanas : Body postures Pranayama : Breathing exercises, and control of energy Pratyahara : Control of the senses/withdrawing of the senses Dharana : Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness Dhyana : Devotion, Meditation on the higher Self/consciousness Samadhi : Union with the higher Self/consciousness/enlightenment/bliss
In the same way of following the 12 Steps (AA), the eight limbs are usually followed sequentially, but not necessarily. The reason for the physical practice of yoga was to keep the body supple and lithe, so one could sit in prayer and meditation for hours on end. It's tough to sit in meditation when your knees are screaming!
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Post by Pam on Mar 3, 2016 21:53:19 GMT -5
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Post by river on Apr 27, 2016 22:30:27 GMT -5
I'm a newbie. Is this the current forum??? River
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Post by Pam on Apr 28, 2016 5:12:15 GMT -5
Hi River,
This is the current forum. Many people read but don't post as frequently as in the past. Welcome to the forum. Others will drop in and say hello . . .
Take care.
Pam
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Post by angelina1512 on Jul 2, 2016 18:42:20 GMT -5
It's time to bring this baby up to the top.
if you are reading this and want help please give us all a chance to help you. I am sober for over 2 years now and I know how hard it is to not see the bottom of a bottle. But it is doable.
my name is Angelina and I am also known as Tutu. A name I was given when I joined this wonderful family. So please if you are trying to stop drinking, we can hold your hand while doing it.
tutu. Aka Angelina
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Post by angelina1512 on Feb 8, 2018 6:27:45 GMT -5
Well I’m not sure we get many new comers but I thought I would just write something.
Next month I will be 4 years sober. But if not for this site I would never have made it. I joined not thinking I was an alcoholic, just a drinking problem that I thought I could control. Which looking back I so was not in control the bottle had me under control. Always planning ahead of where and when I could have my next drink.
Planning it so no one would know I was drinking. That now makes me laugh because it’s just so obvious to me now when people drink. How they change, the more they have the louder and more annoying they get, or they become very quiet and withdrawn.
My thoughts now is if you have to ask yourself if you have a drinking problem, you do. Simple. If people tell you you have a drinking problem, you do. If you need a drink before you go out to get some Dutch courage you have a problem. If you have stress in your life and you need a drink, you have a problem.
Only you deep down know that if you can’t go a day, week, month, without a drink you have a problem.
But this problem can be fixed. STOP DRINKING.
I know now how much drinking screwed up me and my relationship with my adult kids. Young kids are very forgiving, adult ones not so much.
I am still aware that it would only take one drink, or one smoke to start me back to that terrible screwed up miserable life that I had when I was drinking. So one is NEVER an option. Not now not ever. And I am OK with that. I don’t need drink to function, I don’t need drink to have a good time. I just DONT NEED ALCOHOL. Period.
So if you think you need help, just ask. I check in every day, and I know a lot of other do as well.
Please don’t think you can’t do it, YOU CAN. I day at a time. One hour at a time, and when it’s really hard one minute at a time. Just don’t drink.
Angelina AKA tutu
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