Fighting temptation
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Hi. I've been proud of myself for staying sober for nearly 10 years, but for some reason the urge to have a drink now is quite strong. Maybe the time of year, or the fact that I'm approaching a major milestone (10 yrs) and will be able to control my intake? I just don't know. I had no problem stopping, no medication or withdrawal symptoms. I know I shouldn't, but the 'need' to have just one social drink is always in my thoughts. Any ideas out there?
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lisa99066 TheToad
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I can understand the urge to have a social drink at Christmas, alcohol is everywhere and party's are rife but if your anything like me it won't stop at that.
You will be undoing all the good you've done.
You must have amazing will power to just stop without any meds etc. Well done!!
Think seriously before you do something you might regret, you might not be able to stop so easily next time.
Merry Christmas🎄🎄
jess70645 lisa99066
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Lisa
Does medication help you stop drinking?
Do they work as I'm thinking of taking them in the new year?
Also as I'm drinking now I'm beginning to equally drink soft drinks too..
Have you ever done that?
It's been 4 weeks now and I drink soft drinks as well as alcohol whereas before it was just alcohol..
Am I changing or is it a phase?
lisa99066 jess70645
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Hi Jess,
It works for me, I'm on Antibuse (Disulfiram)
If I have a drink on this I will become violently ill.
I've tried doing it on my own but I just go back to drinking.
So this is my life at the moment and it's a much better one. Been on them for 4 years.
I don't have a urge to drink as the fear of been ill is a massive deterrent.
Christmas is a bitch but doesn't last long.
Have to come up with lots of different concoctions of no alcoholic cocktails, so I don't get bored.
Not sure if what you are doing is a phase but I drank vodka and coke basically anything, if I didn't have a mixer neat would do.
Don't know if you only drink in the evening are not? I drank all day till I feel asleep. Hmmmm!! Not good.
Good luck with what you decide xx
jess70645 lisa99066
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I think the medication gives you shock treatment
But I feel you have to get to a point where you are ready and willing to stop.
There must be underlying reasons why you need to drink once they are resolved then all will come to a halt
lisa99066 jess70645
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Always been around alcohol. My family are from Newcastle(north of England) Big drinkers 😳Not sure if your in this country. Mum and Dad are massive drinkers and don't think they have a problem but my liver function test told me I had a problem and needed to stop.
Mum used to take me out drinking at 15.
If your sad you drink, your happy you have a drink.
Needed a drink to have a good time because the two go hand in hand.
I live in London now and it's probably a good job or I'd probably not here telling the story xx
Nat666 lisa99066
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Lisa I so agree with your thoughts on this. It will never be be social drink. I found that out after 14 years sober ...It's taken almost 14 years to start to get to grips with it ....
jess70645 lisa99066
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But kids you are an adult and you can see things from an adult perspective now..
You can decide what's right and wrong..
That was your parents way of dealing with issues but it doesn't mean it has to be yours right?
We need to make decisions with an adult mind and if you really want to you can change things ..
It's all about wanting to..
TheToad lisa99066
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ADEfree jess70645
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Jess, indeed there are other medications aside from Antabuse that work quite well. Here's a writeup on one type:
https://patient.info/health/sinclair-method-for-alcohol-use-disorder
I used it myself. I used to drink two six-packs per evening, every evening. I started TSM at the beginning of 2016, now a six pack lasts me over a month. Now I feel like I would expect a "normal drinker" to feel about alcohol. I mostly just don't care about it anymore.
jess70645 TheToad
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I always feel when people are tempted to drink or go back to their old ways it's because there are unresolved business ...
There are alcohol counseling lines when you have an urge ..
Drinkline is one of them..
Why don't you try that ..
Nat666 jess70645
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I think you are so right ..unresolved stuff.I was once told I wss 'dry' rather than sober
jess70645 Nat666
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Natalie whenever you have these thoughts of drinking contact Drinkline .. I think it maybe a 24 hour service .. They maybe specialist counselors that can help you to talk through it and support you in talking about your issues.
There are some underlying issues that maybe have surfaced and were locked up for so long.
Sometimes a 10 year period may have made it surface.
You need to DELVE into the root cause and you can do that with these help lines.
On these chat forums you maybe going round in circles it's not resolving the problem.
jess70645 Nat666
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Because it gets straight to the problem.
hope4cure jess70645
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jess resolving the problem is a individual process and behavior modification, to retrain the mind the mind of an alcoholic to not set off triggers to undermine all,attempts and have the courage to not give alcohol the power to own your life in general.
your doing great.
Hopexxx🎅
hope4cure jess70645
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yhe inresolved businrpess is thr mind cravings owning ever thought. Treatment is found in many ways for different people. The Holidays have to be hard for some yet others have resolved the issues tempting them . Some with medication others that stat away from drink period. It's always different for everyone. The goal is no drink or problem drinking and dependence.
We all get that loud and clear. You going great.
hopexxxx