Quitting drinking

[Danjcs23]

Any help please would be much appreciated i really need to stop drinking this time before i lose everything 😢

[Crochetchica]

Do you drink every day

[Danjcs23 in reply to Crochetchica]

No i drink Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday normally but drink alot over the course of them few days.

[Hidden in reply to Danjcs23]

hello how much in one night please and theres a site called Drink free check in do a post and read others, i was drinking too much lockdown and due to ongoing stress grief bla bla various stuff out of my control, i ended up on many a occasion drinkinh a bottle of cider or wine, i stopped after had even more when i moved back to my house where id stored boxes of wine lockdown,intended to just pour half bottle out and drink in the house i was staying at my mothers, like weekend nights, but on moving home i was in my house with ptsd and the boxes of wine helped me but on more than one occasion even tho id pour a amount out in a bottle to be safe as i have a slight health anxiety id override a full bottle and it just added to my stress the next day id feel worst, i realised i needed to just stop and i did for 3 months i started drinking a couple glasses of red wine again some niggts during winter as of my head pain trigiminal nuralgia and i moved back to my mam house i was bored it was still lockdown, then some nights id have a full bottle bla bla i now avoid wine and im ok drinking now n then like 2 cand cider or beer and can go like 2 weeks without a drink, i weaned myself off this time, i still have issues going on in my life im not settled about and i sometimes like to unwind with a little drink, i had none alco beer wine when stopped at first, 🤗🌟

[Danjcs23 in reply to Hidden]

I drink a horrendous amout over the course of the weekend i normally just keep drinking till i black out, thank you for your feedback its good to talk to other people, i was thinking about trying the non alcohol beer route to see how it goes this weekend

[Hidden in reply to Danjcs23]

hi thats not good please go on drink free i found it a eye opener on the britishiver trust site too we need to stop abusing our precious organs think twice what its doing to us, 🤗

[LilyAnnepuppy]

There’s a community on HealthUnlocked called Drink Free. Give it a try.

In the meantime, there is hope. If I was able to stop drinking then you can too. I was a mess. And lost a lot due to my alcohol problem.

Just don’t drink for today. Can you do that?

[Danjcs23 in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

Im ok until it gets closer to the weekend and it all starts again, i never drink on a Monday as im still recovering from the Sunday

[Isinatra]

AA saved my life after trying everything else, but I wish I could have joined sooner. I missed a lot of life by waiting. I stopped drinking at 53 and even so, it wasn’t too late to have a good life without alcohol. 🍀

[bethelbee]

Please take these suggestions and get the help you need. I lost a friend to alcohol about 10 years ago. Her neighbor hadn't seen her in a few days and went to check on her and found her dead in her bed from alcohol poisoning. She had been a 'functional alcoholic' for years then started drinking more heavily. For a while many of us didn't even know she drank until finding her passed out one night when we were supposed to meet for dinner and she didn't show up. I wish you success in overcoming this. I know it isn't easy. Take care..

[CocoaBlanco]

I am actually workin on a Substance Use Counseling certificate. If you think you have a problem, then you probably do. There are many resources out there, but in my experience, it was a matter of changing people, places, and things. Slowly moderate, find the point where you black out and do what you can to avoid that. Start later, end earlier. Some people have had good results with psilocybin or ketamine treatment. If you can spend Monday-Thursday not drinking, you can do it Friday-Sunday. Meditation exercises and friends who help me moderate have been invaluable.

[Hidden]

Danjcs - this is definitely problem drinking. If you can’t stop you need help to do it. There are medications. But I know a ton of people who stopped with AA. And now they have online AA. Whatever you do “just don’t drink.”

[Thomas4213]

Just some tips that worked for me:

- If you find it hard to quit, try to gradually cut down first. Keep track of how much you drink, and set goals for maximum number of drinks each week.

- Start doing some exercise, and set yourself some goals. Don't be too ambitious at first. Exercise made me feel much better, and then I realised how bad alcohol was making me feel.

- Find some temporary replacements for alcohol: I used alcohol free beer, coffe and chocolate. Later I cut down on that too.

And don't hesitate to seek help. It's really nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of people struggle with this.

Good luck, and wish you alll the best!

[Marysblue]

Binge drinking definitely qualifies you for AA. They're a wonderful place to go for support. I'd suggest finding meetings on the nights you binge. Usually if you ask around there are folks going to get coffee after the meeting.In a short time you will feel so much better after you quit drinking. Alcohol actually increases stress over the long run, raises your cortisol. Many people experience whats called the Pink Cloud after they quit. They just feel so wonderful.

Alcohol is a depressant.