Comments on: How to Quit Drinking Alcohol http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/ Open Source Personal Development Thu, 17 May 2012 09:55:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38967 Mary Thu, 17 May 2012 09:55:13 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38967 Good morning! Just checking in before I head off to work. AV, yay, day one! Keep going! Byrd, there is a type of curse once you pass fifty days. It's almost like you need to reward yourself thinking now you can moderate. Only two things will come from this 1.) You will not moderate and quickly find yourself back where you started fifty days ago. 2.) When you shoot for thirty again it will be much much harder than it ever was. Stay right where you are. You are doing great. I feel good right now as I am doing consecutive days. I started Saturday, slipped Mother's Day and picked myself up again Monday. Day 4 here and when I get through this weekend I should be on my way. In the meantime I am happy for each day I choose not to drink. Have a great day everyone! Good morning! Just checking in before I head off to work.
AV, yay, day one! Keep going! Byrd, there is a type of curse once you pass fifty days. It’s almost like you need to reward yourself thinking now you can moderate. Only two things will come from this 1.) You will not moderate and quickly find yourself back where you started fifty days ago. 2.) When you shoot for thirty again it will be much much harder than it ever was. Stay right where you are. You are doing great. I feel good right now as I am doing consecutive days. I started Saturday, slipped Mother’s Day and picked myself up again Monday. Day 4 here and when I get through this weekend I should be on my way. In the meantime I am happy for each day I choose not to drink. Have a great day everyone!

]]> By: Byrd http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38966 Byrd Thu, 17 May 2012 06:18:15 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38966 Yeah to all! So goodnight and pleasant dreams. Hard to believe that I will be hitting 50 days this weekend. I'm a little scared though. The stories of getting this far and then going for that drink seem all too close to home. I see exactly how this can happen. I find myself feeling relaxed and feeling the old habits as if I hadn't broken them. Twice today, it would be just like it was; I could do what I wanted. Unfortunely, that never amounted to much as you all know, except less money, bad behavior, nothing accomplished, and a bad hangover to start the beginning of a shitty day until I could get something greasy and then more of the Same. Weeeeeeee! What fun and freedom I had! Well! That story cured Me for a little while. It sure helps to write about the wonderful life I shared with my vodka! Byrd out! Yeah to all! So goodnight and pleasant dreams. Hard to believe that I will be hitting 50 days this weekend. I’m a little scared though. The stories of getting this far and then going for that drink seem all too close to home. I see exactly how this can happen. I find myself feeling relaxed and feeling the old habits as if I hadn’t broken them. Twice today, it would be just like it was; I could do what I wanted. Unfortunely, that never amounted to much as you all know, except less money, bad behavior, nothing accomplished, and a bad hangover to start the beginning of a shitty day until I could get something greasy and then more of the Same. Weeeeeeee! What fun and freedom I had!
Well! That story cured Me for a little while. It sure helps to write about the wonderful life I shared with my vodka!
Byrd out!

]]> By: AV http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38965 AV Thu, 17 May 2012 04:25:06 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38965 Good night all... No sip for me. Day one! Good night all… No sip for me. Day one!

]]> By: LG http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38964 LG Thu, 17 May 2012 01:18:04 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38964 Krish, yes you and I started at the same time. You need to know that I started a year before THAT though and it finally took this past November to really work! :) Glad you are doing well. I always look for your posts. How is your little girl? AV, you stay strong and away from that vodka! :) I always liked vodka too and I could drink a lot of it. I would scare myself at how fast I could plow through it... soooo glad that is over. You will get there!! Min, good to hear from you! I was planting my garden last week and just added a few more things today. I am really late getting it in, but I could only do what I could do with my work schedule. Yes, end of year school stuff! I can't wait for the kids to be done! They are excited too. Have a great night everyone! Lenora Krish, yes you and I started at the same time. You need to know that I started a year before THAT though and it finally took this past November to really work! :) Glad you are doing well. I always look for your posts. How is your little girl?

AV, you stay strong and away from that vodka! :) I always liked vodka too and I could drink a lot of it. I would scare myself at how fast I could plow through it… soooo glad that is over. You will get there!!

Min, good to hear from you! I was planting my garden last week and just added a few more things today. I am really late getting it in, but I could only do what I could do with my work schedule. Yes, end of year school stuff! I can’t wait for the kids to be done! They are excited too.

Have a great night everyone!
Lenora

]]> By: AV http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38963 AV Thu, 17 May 2012 00:22:40 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38963 Byrd "I knew at. A certain point in the night that I won that battle and that I would wake up the next morning feeling good and not committed any offenses." is exactly it. it is 6pm and I am still motivated - no sip here!! Thanks for your support Win it is good to see you. LG too. COngrats on 6 1/2 months, that is so COOL! Win you have always been an inspiration! katie - day 11 - can't wait. Congrats to you. I planted my front yard too. :) Daily Benefits YES! I cannot wait until tomorrow morning. JL - air, chocolate, water, motivation - priceless. It is an old evil to drop what I am doing and get days under my belt and then ehhh its ok i have this. Then I spiral - I went through a big bottle of vodka in 4 days. Good Lord- week after week doing it. And you wonder why dating doesn't last long. I am doing it... the quivres are there in my stomach but i am going to take my xanax and have a good night sleep and not wake up at 4. I will check in later, but thanks for the welcome back. Embarrassing to not been successful but I had to hit rock bottom. I am sick of being sick! Cheers to day one in the making! AV mimi - you still here? Byrd “I knew at. A certain point in the night that I won that battle and that I would wake up the next morning feeling good and not committed any offenses.” is exactly it. it is 6pm and I am still motivated – no sip here!! Thanks for your support

Win it is good to see you. LG too. COngrats on 6 1/2 months, that is so COOL! Win you have always been an inspiration!

katie – day 11 – can’t wait. Congrats to you. I planted my front yard too. :) Daily Benefits YES! I cannot wait until tomorrow morning.

JL – air, chocolate, water, motivation – priceless. It is an old evil to drop what I am doing and get days under my belt and then ehhh its ok i have this. Then I spiral – I went through a big bottle of vodka in 4 days. Good Lord- week after week doing it. And you wonder why dating doesn’t last long.

I am doing it… the quivres are there in my stomach but i am going to take my xanax and have a good night sleep and not wake up at 4.

I will check in later, but thanks for the welcome back. Embarrassing to not been successful but I had to hit rock bottom. I am sick of being sick!

Cheers to day one in the making!
AV

mimi – you still here?

]]> By: Mary http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38962 Mary Wed, 16 May 2012 22:42:54 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38962 Win, after a year and a half, you would have hated yourself in the morning. What a victory for you! Enjoying the evening outside with a little music and oj. I am keeping my eye on the prize; five am alarm, coffee and no hangover. Have a good one all! Win, after a year and a half, you would have hated yourself in the morning. What a victory for you!

Enjoying the evening outside with a little music and oj. I am keeping my eye on the prize; five am alarm, coffee and no hangover.

Have a good one all!

]]> By: Krish http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38961 Krish Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:48 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38961 LG, if I remember correctly you and I had started at the same time in November last year. You have done so well since then. I on the other hand had slipped after 40 days or so and have been struggling since then. But this time, I am all set. Today is day 8 and I have to tell you, it was hard yesterday. I kept getting the thoughts on just one drink would not cause any harm and how I long for that cold beer. But I know it cannot be done.....feeling a lot better today but evenings are hard particularly after a long day. LG, if I remember correctly you and I had started at the same time in November last year. You have done so well since then. I on the other hand had slipped after 40 days or so and have been struggling since then. But this time, I am all set. Today is day 8 and I have to tell you, it was hard yesterday. I kept getting the thoughts on just one drink would not cause any harm and how I long for that cold beer.

But I know it cannot be done…..feeling a lot better today but evenings are hard particularly after a long day.

]]> By: Win http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-202/#comment-38960 Win Wed, 16 May 2012 18:50:28 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38960 Well, it is hot, but I meant, "not". Well, it is hot, but I meant, “not”.

]]> By: Win http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-201/#comment-38959 Win Wed, 16 May 2012 18:49:35 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38959 Hi all, Hot too much going on LG. Just had my head down in the garden, surfacing for daily tasks and end of the year school type things. Life is in a calm, steady rhythym and I am enjoying every minute of it. Sat across the table from a beautiful wine list on Mother's Day and really thought about ordering a glass of one my old favorite special occasion reds. Literally took the time to think it through though and concluded it wouldn't be close to worth it and the let down to myself and all you substantial. Interesting to have been lured after nearly a year and half of sobriety given that mostly I don't think about drinking anymore. Alcohol was the component in some of the dark, scary corners of my childhood and I am so glad my children won't know that feeling of watching a parent sort of slip down the drain. My father was a WWII veteran, a widower, a hardworking, honest, intelligent man with reasons of his own to drink but I often wish he could have found the strength to give it up for my sake. Glad I have the freedom to make my own choices and happy I have chosen the dry road. So again...thanks for the chorus of wisdom found here. Best to each. Win Hi all,
Hot too much going on LG. Just had my head down in the garden, surfacing for daily tasks and end of the year school type things. Life is in a calm, steady rhythym and I am enjoying every minute of it. Sat across the table from a beautiful wine list on Mother’s Day and really thought about ordering a glass of one my old favorite special occasion reds. Literally took the time to think it through though and concluded it wouldn’t be close to worth it and the let down to myself and all you substantial. Interesting to have been lured after nearly a year and half of sobriety given that mostly I don’t think about drinking anymore. Alcohol was the component in some of the dark, scary corners of my childhood and I am so glad my children won’t know that feeling of watching a parent sort of slip down the drain. My father was a WWII veteran, a widower, a hardworking, honest, intelligent man with reasons of his own to drink but I often wish he could have found the strength to give it up for my sake. Glad I have the freedom to make my own choices and happy I have chosen the dry road. So again…thanks for the chorus of wisdom found here. Best to each. Win

]]> By: Byrd http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/comment-page-201/#comment-38957 Byrd Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:59 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/12/07/how-to-quit-drinking-alcohol/#comment-38957 Good morning! Back to my daily rituals that keep me focused on my well being. I have several tools in my sack that I carry around with me, everywhere, for refocusing and inspiration. This is a must have during moments of weakness. As repeated by many here. The desire to have a drink and continue that destructive routine are moments that you can work through. What works best is when I find the devil distracting me, I recognize it, shake my head, and say, not gonna be controlled, and find a tool in my sack and refocus on something positive and constructive. Wallowing in the past or negative experiences is also one of the devils tools to lead me down that destructive path. Same technique, shake the head to break the trance and reach for something positive and in the moment. Living present to future is key. The past will never ever change and will leave you trapped! Just thought I'd share a couple of my techniques. AV, for me it was a daily fight. I tried not to worry about the future or really committing to a lifetime because it gave me too much anxiety. I just focused on my daily moments and love putting the notches on my belt. I knew at. A certain point in the night that I won that battle and that I would wake up the next morning feeling good and not committed any offenses. Making past the trigger points and weekends when it seemed to be a free for all were milestones. That's what built my confidence that I could actually keep this going. Again, I still don't get ahead of myself. I have not committed to a lifetime because it is too overwhelming and really not necessary at this stage for me. I just focus on the daily benefits. Don't get me wrong. I plan for near term future events. I work through activities in my brain and envision those events/ activities without alchohol. A must do. Your gonna make it! I also follow every suggestion, read all links that are suggested here and learn from everyone sharing there story on this heaven sent island. Good morning! Back to my daily rituals that keep me focused on my well being. I have several tools in my sack that I carry around with me, everywhere, for refocusing and inspiration. This is a must have during moments of weakness. As repeated by many here. The desire to have a drink and continue that destructive routine are moments that you can work through. What works best is when I find the devil distracting me, I recognize it, shake my head, and say, not gonna be controlled, and find a tool in my sack and refocus on something positive and constructive.
Wallowing in the past or negative experiences is also one of the devils tools to lead me down that destructive path. Same technique, shake the head to break the trance and reach for something positive and in the moment.
Living present to future is key. The past will never ever change and will leave you trapped!
Just thought I’d share a couple of my techniques.
AV, for me it was a daily fight. I tried not to worry about the future or really committing to a lifetime because it gave me too much anxiety. I just focused on my daily moments and love putting the notches on my belt. I knew at. A certain point in the night that I won that battle and that I would wake up the next morning feeling good and not committed any offenses. Making past the trigger points and weekends when it seemed to be a free for all were milestones. That’s what built my confidence that I could actually keep this going. Again, I still don’t get ahead of myself. I have not committed to a lifetime because it is too overwhelming and really not necessary at this stage for me. I just focus on the daily benefits. Don’t get me wrong. I plan for near term future events. I work through activities in my brain and envision those events/ activities without alchohol. A must do. Your gonna make it!
I also follow every suggestion, read all links that are suggested here and learn from everyone sharing there story on this heaven sent island.

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