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Im an alcoholic and want to go drinking. I was already at hooters but dont want to stop. I know I need too and my wife said she would leave me if I kept on drinking. I woke up this morning depressed and it seems the only thing I know how to do. I know the advice Im going to get but I guess it doesnt hurt to hear it again. I just visited my wifes aunt and am waiting for her cousin to come home so i can try and keep myself busy but the urge is great.
go for a run
well shit... what hobbies do you have??? do you play guitar or anything like that??? how about this... every time you get a craving start doing push ups... do 20 push ups every time you crave...
Wish I could but I have back issues and it hurts to even walk. I could use the exercise.
I use to build computers but as cheap as they got it didnt make sense for as cheap as they got. Dont have a car to work on anymore. I just think life sucks.
well, weigh your options, the bottle or your wife.....
this isn't really the place to come for this kind of help. talk with your wife and get the real help you need. we all go through times like this and we make it through.
best of luck to you.
Yeah i know , wife is out of town working. Wont talk to het till late tonight. I dont want to lose her but the urge is crazy and thats how Igrow up. Im just now starting to deal with it.
you admit to your problem so that right there is a sign that you can make the change... just have some faith in your self...don't think about tomorrow or next week... just take it one day at a time...Quote:
Originally Posted by redls1
I havent drank in a few months but sometimes it just hits me. Im also diagnosed with bi polar which has me depressed alot. At this moment it seeems Im not in control of anything and cant get a grip.
World of Warcraft. For $15 a month you get unlimited friends and unlimited fun. Except on Tuesday mornings.
This post is actually kind of serious.
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Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z
WoW got my ass out of a $200.00+ a week bar tab... while i'm a bit recluse now days at least i'm saving money and not chancing getting a DUI or worse...
i'm saving money and not chancing getting a DUI or worse...
Thats the key thing Im TRYING TO AVOID.
I dont feel like drinking anymore but feel like shit because I let myself down.
Call your sponsor. If you don't have one, get one.
Call your doctor.
You let yourself down. It's life. You'll do it again. It's life. All of us do that from time to time.
Find some flamboyantly gay friends to hang out with or something. Their excitement is contageous.
Get some professional help.......As "cool" and "fun" as LS1.com is, you won't get the answers and/or solutions you need here.
Good Luck to you.
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Originally Posted by DrMilhouse
[QUOTE=DrMilhouse;2131647]Call your sponsor. If you don't have one, get one.
Call your doctor.
You let yourself down. It's life. You'll do it again. It's life. All of us do that from time to time.
Find some flamboyantly gay friends to hang out with or something. Their excitement is contageous.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, like the guy in Dr. Millhouse's avatar
replace alcohol with sex,if your wife is willing. Ask her if she will have sex with you everytime you get the craving for alcohol. I heard it worked with smokers,perhaps it will work with alcohol as well.
So sex from 5:00 PM till you and your partner pass out?Quote:
Originally Posted by cuervo25_1
I vote bottle...Quote:
Originally Posted by basballny2
Can you tell I've been married (and divorced - I divorced them) 2x?
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Originally Posted by 67CamaroRSSS
Start Smoking.
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Originally Posted by DrMilhouse
Yeah, like the guy in Dr. Millhouse's avatar
Call your doctor.
Go to AA.
Listen to what people who have already quit drinking have done.
Get a sponsor.
Go to 90 meetings in 90 days.
Have your wife go to Al-Anon which is for spouses of alcoholics.
Everyone is different but if you want to not only quit drinking but also learn how to enjoy life you need to learn how to live without booze.
So call your doctor and go to AA. I don't care if you don't want to, just do it. I don't care if you don't like the meetings, think they are for people other than you, think you don't belong, think the people are weird... I don't care what you think... What I do know is if you call your doctor and ask his advice, and if you go to meetings, and if you ask your wife to go to Al-Anon, you will build a support system for yourself.
The bottom line is you have to make being sober, (not just being dry), your number one priority. Period... No exceptions.
Do it now.
Everyone has "opinions" about the best way to sober up, what works and what doesn't... Some people like AA and some don't... It does not matter. If you want to be sober and want to learn to enjoy life without booze go see your doctor and start going to AA. This is the most simple process that is available for the majority of people. It won't be easy but it will be rewarding.
Whatever it is you have been doing to quit or reduce your drinking has not worked. Do it the way others have done. After you sober up and have your brains back feel free to modify things, but unless you get yourself sober you are not thinking with a full deck.
Call your doctor and see him/her.
Go to AA.
Involve your wife in the process.
Do the above and follow instructions given to you by others. You do not know better than they do because you need the help and they have already straightened themselves out. Do it.
You have an addictive personality. You need to replace it with a positive addiction and stay busy.
Create a task and a reward system. "Tonight I'm going to clean out the garage. After I'm done, I'll treat myself to TAKE OUT* dinner."
*Less chance to be tempted than sitting at a restaurant/bar.
Thanks for the opinions. I see my shrink on thursday and therapist on saturday. I have been trying to do it by myself. But yesterday in order to try and change I went to some relatives house to try and give me something to do and talk. My wife has been working to much out of town lately but when things slow down you is going to go with me. Guess Ill take it from there.