LoneKiller
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Tips On How To Quit Drinking
I just thought that I'd post these tips on how to quit drinking. If you follow these steps that I have learned from experience, you will should have a really good shot at succeeding. I'm not saying that these will create a 100% success rate for everyone. They are just the things that worked for me.
I hope that if any member who is suffering with this disease, reads these words and finds strength and hope within.
1. You must be willing to suffer. If you cave it only makes quitting harder and harder each time you relapse and get back on the horse. I relapsed a few times because it was too Goddamn hard to deal with the withdrawal symptoms and wasn't in any way expecting it to be so intense.
2. It's a noble thing to kick for the people that you love most, but if you are doing it solely for them and don't include yourself, it makes your work much harder and more disappointing should you fail, which often occurs.
3. Have a megaton of sweets on hand. You will be craving it like the cookie monster! It's a natural reaction of the body to crave sugar when alcohol is absent from the scene. Candy really helps.
4. Stay the fresia out of the bars.
5. For a lot of alcoholics, going to bar is more than just drinking. For me, it was a pleasant experience always having "The Guys" there to make me feel welcome and have a great time. Times that I couldn't go and was sitting at home just made me go crazy knowing that they are there having a blast and I can't be there. It's kind of feels like a superstar athlete such as Kobe Bryant who is benched with an injury, wanting nothing more in life than to be out on that court supporting his team and very frustrated not being able to. It sucks I know, but it's much better than liver failure no?
6. There is medicinal options to help, but they aren't miracle drugs. No matter what medication you take, for whatever reason, it's not a 100% cure. You have to work with the medication. Below is a link to info on a prescription called "Antabuse", but you have to take them regularly or don't bother.
7. The withdrawals I experienced were headaches, muscle tension, nausea, weight gain, constipation, aggression, bitterness, and lower back pain, and sweating. These are certainly unpleasant, but it gets a little better every day. You can take all the fuckin' Prozac and Xanax you want for depression and calmness, but if you continue to drink you may as well flush the meds down the toilet.
8. Video games were a very important factor in my recovery. They helped take my mind off drinking. Keeping active is key.
9. Disassociating yourself from people and places that come with liquor is integral. It's too much temptation. If your friends truly care about you, they will understand and support you.
10. If you are struggling with the liquor and you want to quit, your family and friends can be a strong source of sympathy and help. Know this. If you don't make a strong effort to quit, their support will turn into anger. You don't want this to happen. Trust me.
11. For those who are out there that don't have family support, you have my sincerest condolences. It makes it much harder to quit, but not impossible. If any of you members are trying to quit and are serious, by all means, please contact me and I'll help you through it with everything I have to give. Just don't fresia with me and lie.
12. You cannot rely on society to keep you sober the rest of your life. No matter where you go in life, alcohol will be everywhere and is a constant temptation. You have to summon the strength and not walk through those doors.
13. Whether you believe in God and the Devil or not, you can't blame them for your problems. They didn't force you to put that bottle to your lips. You make choices, and you must live with them.
14. Liquor is hard on your system in so many ways. Organ death, Vomiting from too much liquor over time is extremely harmful on your esophagus. Jaundice makes your skin and the whites of your eyes tinge yellow which is a sign that death is quite near because your liver is dying.
Can you afford a transplant? I can promise you that alcoholics aren't the highest priority on an organ donar waiting list.
The good things about sobriety are taking the money that you would normally blow on beer can be used to buy games, music, whatever you want. You now have things to show for your money instead of a hangover and liver disease. you will start feeling so good you won't believe it. you must have patience and drive. You will gain more confidence and self respect. In turn you will earn respect.
Anyone who isn't an addict cannot ever truly know what it's like. I don't care if you have a family member who is an addict, you still don't know the true magnitude of it unless you are the one suffering from it.
Everything I typed here is from my experience with alcoholism. Not some text book. If any of you are suffering, please contact me and I will be more than happy to help you through it.
Sincerely,
Jason
I just thought that I'd post these tips on how to quit drinking. If you follow these steps that I have learned from experience, you will should have a really good shot at succeeding. I'm not saying that these will create a 100% success rate for everyone. They are just the things that worked for me.
I hope that if any member who is suffering with this disease, reads these words and finds strength and hope within.
1. You must be willing to suffer. If you cave it only makes quitting harder and harder each time you relapse and get back on the horse. I relapsed a few times because it was too Goddamn hard to deal with the withdrawal symptoms and wasn't in any way expecting it to be so intense.
2. It's a noble thing to kick for the people that you love most, but if you are doing it solely for them and don't include yourself, it makes your work much harder and more disappointing should you fail, which often occurs.
3. Have a megaton of sweets on hand. You will be craving it like the cookie monster! It's a natural reaction of the body to crave sugar when alcohol is absent from the scene. Candy really helps.
4. Stay the fresia out of the bars.
5. For a lot of alcoholics, going to bar is more than just drinking. For me, it was a pleasant experience always having "The Guys" there to make me feel welcome and have a great time. Times that I couldn't go and was sitting at home just made me go crazy knowing that they are there having a blast and I can't be there. It's kind of feels like a superstar athlete such as Kobe Bryant who is benched with an injury, wanting nothing more in life than to be out on that court supporting his team and very frustrated not being able to. It sucks I know, but it's much better than liver failure no?
6. There is medicinal options to help, but they aren't miracle drugs. No matter what medication you take, for whatever reason, it's not a 100% cure. You have to work with the medication. Below is a link to info on a prescription called "Antabuse", but you have to take them regularly or don't bother.
7. The withdrawals I experienced were headaches, muscle tension, nausea, weight gain, constipation, aggression, bitterness, and lower back pain, and sweating. These are certainly unpleasant, but it gets a little better every day. You can take all the fuckin' Prozac and Xanax you want for depression and calmness, but if you continue to drink you may as well flush the meds down the toilet.
8. Video games were a very important factor in my recovery. They helped take my mind off drinking. Keeping active is key.
9. Disassociating yourself from people and places that come with liquor is integral. It's too much temptation. If your friends truly care about you, they will understand and support you.
10. If you are struggling with the liquor and you want to quit, your family and friends can be a strong source of sympathy and help. Know this. If you don't make a strong effort to quit, their support will turn into anger. You don't want this to happen. Trust me.
11. For those who are out there that don't have family support, you have my sincerest condolences. It makes it much harder to quit, but not impossible. If any of you members are trying to quit and are serious, by all means, please contact me and I'll help you through it with everything I have to give. Just don't fresia with me and lie.
12. You cannot rely on society to keep you sober the rest of your life. No matter where you go in life, alcohol will be everywhere and is a constant temptation. You have to summon the strength and not walk through those doors.
13. Whether you believe in God and the Devil or not, you can't blame them for your problems. They didn't force you to put that bottle to your lips. You make choices, and you must live with them.
14. Liquor is hard on your system in so many ways. Organ death, Vomiting from too much liquor over time is extremely harmful on your esophagus. Jaundice makes your skin and the whites of your eyes tinge yellow which is a sign that death is quite near because your liver is dying.
Can you afford a transplant? I can promise you that alcoholics aren't the highest priority on an organ donar waiting list.
The good things about sobriety are taking the money that you would normally blow on beer can be used to buy games, music, whatever you want. You now have things to show for your money instead of a hangover and liver disease. you will start feeling so good you won't believe it. you must have patience and drive. You will gain more confidence and self respect. In turn you will earn respect.
Anyone who isn't an addict cannot ever truly know what it's like. I don't care if you have a family member who is an addict, you still don't know the true magnitude of it unless you are the one suffering from it.
Everything I typed here is from my experience with alcoholism. Not some text book. If any of you are suffering, please contact me and I will be more than happy to help you through it.
Sincerely,
Jason
