Not sure if I'm in the right place... Stopped drinking 2 days ago :(

Well done you ! Hopefully tomorrow will be easier! As it leaves your system.

You sound a bit like me, I'm on day 1

GOOD LUCK

hi tracy  please take it from me,  you will be doing damage to your organs, i was a heavy drinker, i damaged my liver kidneys i also had bladder problems, you must go to a doctor for help, they will guide you through if you realy want to stop, it is not easy to try and do it alone, the only way to avoid damage is not to drink at all

    good luck 

tracy my reson for stopping was LIFE i nearly died, alcohol is very sneaky it creeps and a gets bigger hold of you, bit by bit without you realising it x  

I am no medic but I am someone who has binged and stopped and started in differing lengths. You aint felt like this as your body has never been on empty. the alcohol stays in your body a long time so you've always supressed it - it will pass.  But do see your doctor and get some tests.

Hi Tracy,

I hope that things are going well.. never feel ashamed about your drinking, it is the worst possible thing that you can do, it is 'very easy to then start drinking in secret and the guilt compounds and causes even more problems..

The fact you like a drink does not make you a bad person in any way, go and see your doctor or your local communities alcohol service, they can offer help and advice in total confidence, also they are never in any way judgmental.... if you feel that you need help, you are entitled to it and as deserving as anybody else.

I had a very bad alcohol problem that almost ended my life!! I was sectioned four times into a secure mental health hospital. And I had many home detox treatment

With an alcoholic specialist nurse..

You are worth as much as anyone else and to ask for help shows courage..I am

Sorry to say that alcohol intake creeps up on you, but I am sure that if you get help

Now you will have a very healthy and happy future...

One final note, I am one of the very lucky? Ones, I can have a couple of drinks every

Now and then, albeit after ten years of abstinence.!!!

I truly wish you well and sincerely hope that you feel better health wise, and never

Forget.... you are worth as much as any other person so try to let go of the worry

And guilt.

You will be in my thoughts, Deirdre x

UR first clue admitting u" can't picture a life void of alcohol," says it all. Alcohol dependence is just what U said , that's the definnation of alcohol dependence. 

Take the first step listen to UR mom.. Get the help u need. And move on....just keep it movin addiction can take over UR life as it sounds like it has. Time for learing how YOU can take back control of UR life without addiction! 

 

Tracy, are you having physical withdrawal symptoms? By that, I mean, are you shaking, feeling nauseous or seriously anxious?

I don't know if you have had a drink today (Saturday) but if you have managed to get through a third day without a drink then you are probably over the worst. If not and you find that you ARE having physical withdrawal symptoms, you need medical help to stop drinking, don't try to stop drinking without (that is IF you are having shakiness etc)

You mention a couple of drinks, is that what you REALLY mean? Or do you mean a heavy session of drinking? How much have you been drinking per day?

Tracy made it thru the weekend ?  We r all pulling for you!

Most alcoholics in clinical studies show they begin to drink due to extreme anxiety (social, general, etc). Living & suffering through this many times. Coping with the pain & anxiety and the inability to even understand that Anxiety was the primary cause of pain that caused the drinking in the first place. The path to drinking then starts as a learned behavior that alcohol numbs the pain of anxiety.  Many use alcohol as self medication to treat anxiety & for many years. Learning to cope with anxiety before the addiction becomes a illness is key & may even save UR life. 

I didn't make it through, I feel even more worthless!  This is the 1st time I've ever tried to give up and I drunk on the 3rd day.   I kept myself so busy, working in the garden all day and i watched the clock as the shop shuts at 9pm (I don't keep alcohol in the house, but I ended up dashing there before closing. I don't think a drink enough to feel withdraw.  I had a constant head, stomach & 'bones' ache, but only trembled very slightly on and off - isn't trembling the biggie?  I assume, for me it isn't a physical addiction? The only thing aching right now is my head & my self-esteem.  I need help.