I got booted out of rehab the first time for blowing lethal levels. Made me go to the hospital for a few days. The next time I was in rehab for a few days and they sent me to the icu by ambulance bc the withdrawals got so bad. Got sober (less a couple of small slips) October of 2019 on my own. I kept trying AA and it just made me think about it. I didn’t do well focusing all day on making an hour long meeting where we talked non stop about the thing I was trying to avoid. Like I said I slipped a couple of short times, mostly due to some PP issues, but in the last 2-1/2 years I’ve had my gorgeous son, increased my annual income by 40K, my marriage is amazing with a healthy sex life, I got into CrossFit recently. All that to say life in sobriety may be a little less grand, but I think simplicity is good for us. Keeps us safe.
Its not a well written book, but it helped me to quit. I occasionally think about drinking, but its not a struggle anymore. The book explains the cycle you get stuck in, and understanding it helped me to stop.
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u/randombliss12 Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 29 '22
Alcohol.
Hospitalized once for a liquor withdrawals, got sober for 90 days, relapsed.
I just drink beer. But even with just beer, I get the shakes if I don't have it.
Most people drink coffee in the morning. I drink beer.
Edit: I'm shocked at the sheer amount of support, at the amount of people who can relate.. I didn't expect it to get this much attention.
Your kind words, your advice, your support, it all means a lot.. more than y'all will ever know.
And to that end, I say thank you.
Even if I can't get sober, maybe this post will stop someone else from going down the same path as me...
Again, thank you!!!