I'm on day 4 of No alcohol. I've been trying to quit for over a year. Lots of restarts. I haven't made it more than 2 weeks without alcohol. At my worst I was drinking a fifth of Whiskey, by myself, daily. I'm a really good drinker. Too Good. Once I start I don't stop until it's gone. I made a no alcohol in the house rule. I've begged my husband to stop buying it ...I need help.
Growig up, I didn't drink, maybe a sip or 2. In my 20s I rarely had a wine cooler. In my mid 30s I started drinking socially. I liked how it made me feel. I relaxed! I had fun. Fast forward to March 2020, I begin drinking to cope with everything. Now I'm trying to climb out of this hole I'm in. It's dark and scary right now. I could use some Support ideas or tips for .
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Your story is not unique. It’s almost identical to mine except the names have changed. I tried for decades to stop on my own. I couldn’t, until I tried the only thing that kept me from continuing on my path of self destruction. I joined AA and found the right support I needed. I wanted a better life as well as needing a better life. AA gave me that life. It’s a 12 twelve step program that’s not only found in the rooms of AA, but in other venues as well. But it’s free, the doors are always open and it’s a good place to start. 🍀
Well done for making a good start. I did a fair amount of planning before I did 5 months of 6 days a week Alcohol free drinks & one evening with 0.5% dry cider in one small glass. For the 6 non Alcoholic days a week I drank interesting fizzy drinks with water added as I like to have something to sip whilst OH is drinking alcohol. During this time, I used to go on the Liver forum and Kidney forum to remind myself of what could happen if I didn’t control my Alcohol consumption. I lost some weight in those 5 months which was a big bonus for me. Forwarding on to now. I’m on 5 days without Alcohol & 1 day of 1 small glass of 0.5% cider and the other day with 2 small wine glasses of 11% sparkling wine.
Hey, I think you're doing great👍only 2 days with alcohol and even those days you do drink you manage to restrict your intake. I take my hat off to you👏👏I hope that I can follow your lead and eventually give up completely 😇
Hi it’s a rocky road and I totally get where you are coming from. I gave it up totally for 3 months then one day woke up and thought it would be fine if I just had one? Problem is it didn’t end there. I feel guilty and ashamed that I’ve let it take me over again. I feel what instrA said is right seek help talk to anyone it doesn’t matter who anything that stops you picking that drink up. I wish I’d followed my own advice sadly I have no one I can call so I’m back to day one again. I truly wish you the best of luck … pick the phone up to anyone if you feel like taking another one
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