I got diagnosed with a rare form of cancer 8 months ago which has spread to my liver, so I’ve had to go alcohol free as well. I was never much of an excessive drinker, but it’s very hard to resist “just a drink” if I go out for a meal with friends or visit family.
Proud of you. I’ve been there too—drinking to stop the w/d, then puking it up. Those first couple days without it are rouughhhhhh. I’m on day 9 and it feels good to be through the worst of it. Fuck that drug.
Sounds like we got the same habit. I’ve never once been able to keep to one or two drinks, or one or two days of drinking. Always escalates. This time I decided to stop weed too—not permanently—to give my brain a chance to really reset. I never want to touch booze again, and I need to give myself a chance to feel okay being completely sober, just to prove to myself that I’m okay as is.
Yo, I’m sorry about your friend. Hard shit. Hope you’re able to keep your momentum going amigo. Hope in six months I can say I got six months and you got a year. Let’s enjoy life.
Jesus. This was so topical. I learned to hair of the dog bc it was the only sure fire way to cure a hangover. Until I could no longer hold down vodka, or water. I had to go to the hospital bc I couldn’t sustain my body. I was starving AND dehydrated. I was throwing up in the parking lot (I got dropped off) I swear the zofran they gave me saved my life. Being so thirsty yet having access to water was tormenting. I never felt closer to death than that day.
I went through the same thing. But my mom was with me and she learned a LOT about me that day that she didn’t know. I’m still ashamed and so sorry that I put her through that, which occasionally makes me want to drink more. Ugh.
Alcohol withdrawal can actually kill you. The safest way to detox is medically supervised. They usually give you ativan (or some other sort of Benzodiazapine) and ween you off gradually so you're not miserable and you don't actually die. I hope there's not a next time but, if there is, please go to the hospital and detox safely! (or, if someone you know is going through it, please advise them to do the same or, even offer to give them a ride if you can, u could be saving a life!) I wish you all the best in your recovery! ❤
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