Sober October

That's exactly how it played out for me.. A glass after the kids are in bed over time turned into way too many glasses. I'm so glad that I found the dry July thread because I feel like I am back in control.

two weeks sober over here. I'm in college so this is particularly hard for me because I'm constantly surrounded by partying, not even healthy drinking, but binge drinking. looking for other young people who are sober. all of my friends drink as well and know me as the girl who is always drunk on the weekends, so I'm always being asked where the parties are at every weekend, only to surprise them and say: I'm sober now.
my dad left for war today. I am making myself be sober until his return, if not forever. I've turned to alcohol and other drugs for fun but it's become more than that. I'm not reaching my full potential in weight loss because of my weekends. here's to taking those Friday and Saturday nights and being productive in and out of the gym, and to not needing to drink to have fun in college!

I'm back. Day 1 AF for me. This is it. I didn't get anything by being drunk that I couldn't have gotten sober. It's good to see some new people!!! If it were easy to drink in moderation, we'd all be on the No Alcohol on Weekdays thread. That just sooo doesn't work for me. I wish it did.

This sounds like my kind of group! I enjoy my bubbly....but hate accounting for the calories, so I'm giving it up for October, maybe even until Thanksgiving! I'm with you ladies.....after getting kiddo to bed, I needed to JUST RELAX without thinking and just vegging out....but now I hate how I use to feel in the morning. Last Thursday night I went to bed with nothing to drink, and woke up all sparkly and happy! Love how that feels!

But I know my trigger....it's that overwhelm I get trying to get it all done. So before I hit that wall, I stop doing what I'm doing, and go and get my sparking water, Perrier to be exact. So, so freshing and the bubbles remind me my champagne! Yum, yum! and Sit down!

Congratulations to all of you - By the Grace of God I haven't had alcohol or any dope since 1992 - was a heavy drinker for 20 + years before that & ran wild. If anyone wants to talk about it fell free to message me. I'm not on here every day, so it might be a couple days before I get back to you - Eastcoast Jim

Worked late today which is a trigger for wine.. Drove home and didn't stop by the store... Sparkling water it is!

Count me in. I've been AF for 22 days. Two yrs ago i quit for a year and lost 30 lbs. guess what came back with the booze? Looking to make life changes. Kicking my sugar and wheat addiction also.

Good luck with the weekend everyone!

I have taken up specialty loose leaf teas. We have a David's Tea nearby Right now, these are my favourites:

- chocolate macaroon black tea (with a tsp of sugar it's like drinking chocolate cake - I swear!; it's coconut, chocolate and pecans)
- creme caramel rooibos
- love tea #7 black tea (chocolate and strawberry - yum!)
- cranberry pear black tea
- coconut oolong
- alpine punch rooibos

If you haven't tried these, you're missing out! I don't miss alcohol any more

I've never drank... but I've been clean this whole month. Does that count??

I quit cold turkey (after 3 years of using many, many times per day) and feeling GREAT! I'm trying my best to stay clean for good, so I can get a real, well-paying job in the spring. I managed to stay clean for 3 weeks in the summer but relapsed.

I'll always miss partying, but I know I can't go into this next year being an addict. I want that job, to go on a vacation without sneaking drugs, want to get married, and maybe even have a baby. There's just no room in my "new" life for things like that. I've learned I don't require being high as a kite in order to function. So... 16 days clean and haven't touched it once.

Edit- Also... HUGE bonus here... no longer throwing away thousands of dollars a month. Gonna actually have some money for once!! I can't wait to lose weight and spend a bunch of money on new clothes instead of drugs!!!

Damnit I drank wine last night.. After being af I woke up this morning and couldn't play with my kid because I am so hungover.. Headache and throwing up.. I had 3 glasses which used to be my daily routine and now I can't tolerate it. I am staying af from now on because I feel like *kitten* mentally and physically today.

Hey Jim.

Sad part about all of this is that no one ever tells you how to deal with the medication that you are given after a major accident , no one ever tells you what the consequences are of taking it every day and no one ever tells you how to get help for them because sadly there is no help other than your self. You your self have to say enough is enough and today is the day ! The exact same way you did when you stop drinking! But it took you to have a major accident to say this is the day. I have never had an addiction like that but I see it every day where I work { Emergency Room }. I know no one wants to hear NA but I think having a place to go every day and talk to someone that can hold you accountable would be a great place to start .

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to all of you - By the Grace of God I haven't had alcohol or any dope since 1992 - was a heavy drinker for 20 + years before that & ran wild. If anyone wants to talk about it fell free to message me. I'm not on here every day, so it might be a couple days before I get back to you - Eastcoast Jim[/quote]

I'm an ex drinker, only because I decided to get behind the wheel one night and rolled my truck! I had broken my neck in 3 places and somehow am still alive, still able to walk, still have functional arms and hands. The police officer who had to come with me to the hospital to get my b.a.c. (Which was .256) failed to record that in his report which I think he did on purpose because he was there when the doctors came in to tell me and my family about my injuries! I swore off alcohol that day and it's been almost 8 years alcohol free! Unfortunately the treatment I had undergone created another far more dangerous addiction. Yeah I could use someone to talk to about this. I need help, I did very well recently but I'm starting down that road again and it's so hard to turn it around. Nobody really knows about my issue. I just want to be normal again. I'm sorry if this thread was only intended for drinkers but I just really felt compelled to come out with this. Thanks all, good luck with your battles![/quote]

Hey Mike, you know one is as dangerous as the other. Please get the help you need. You sound like a pretty determined guy, you did what you needed to do after your accident. Don't wait for another accident, this time you may not be as fortunate. Of course you are always welcome to talk in this forum. Talking about your situation is like cleaning out an old wound. If you don't scrape out all the yucky stuff, no matter how painful, it'll just get worse. Take it one day at a time. Talk to us every day whether you've had a slip up or not.[/quote]

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Congratulations to all of you - By the Grace of God I haven't had alcohol or any dope since 1992 - was a heavy drinker for 20 + years before that & ran wild. If anyone wants to talk about it fell free to message me. I'm not on here every day, so it might be a couple days before I get back to you - Eastcoast Jim

I'm an ex drinker, only because I decided to get behind the wheel one night and rolled my truck! I had broken my neck in 3 places and somehow am still alive, still able to walk, still have functional arms and hands. The police officer who had to come with me to the hospital to get my b.a.c. (Which was .256) failed to record that in his report which I think he did on purpose because he was there when the doctors came in to tell me and my family about my injuries! I swore off alcohol that day and it's been almost 8 years alcohol free! Unfortunately the treatment I had undergone created another far more dangerous addiction. Yeah I could use someone to talk to about this. I need help, I did very well recently but I'm starting down that road again and it's so hard to turn it around. Nobody really knows about my issue. I just want to be normal again. I'm sorry if this thread was only intended for drinkers but I just really felt compelled to come out with this. Thanks all, good luck with your battles!

Hey Mike, you know one is as dangerous as the other. Please get the help you need. You sound like a pretty determined guy, you did what you needed to do after your accident. Don't wait for another accident, this time you may not be as fortunate. Of course you are always welcome to talk in this forum. Talking about your situation is like cleaning out an old wound. If you don't scrape out all the yucky stuff, no matter how painful, it'll just get worse. Take it one day at a time. Talk to us every day whether you've had a slip up or not.

I'm on day 6 AF. No plans to drink this weekend. Thanks for the stories ties everyone!! I don't walk in those same paths. It's literally sobering to read (no pun intended).