Time for change
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Well after a terrible relapse on vodka for the last week this morning I had half bottle left and I’ve come to the conclusion there are to many negatives than positives with drinking yes it puts you in a happy place for a while but waking up this morning I did the unthinkable and poured it down the toilet knowing I can’t afford to buy any more today I’m going to tackle this addiction head on and grab the vodka by the horns and totally not going to buy anymore I feel like my insides are saying enough is enough and not only that but the people around me like family are less willing to help me anymore so I’m saying goodbye to vodka how sobouring it will be to walk out the shop without a drink today I know I’ve got a battle on my hands but I’ve never poured it away so enough is enough sometimes in life you got to put the people that matter first in your life and not the drink wish me luck ile update my progress I know there is going to be sleepless nights but I’m ready your a long time dead and you only got 1 family I’m going to rise above this and defeat this monster once and for all
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Guest simon66298
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Good luck. People like us have to use more will power when we are wanting that drink, or 15. I know alot of my problem is a lack of will power after so long i just give in. And that's what has lead me to the dark horrible spot I'm in right now. I hope you can stick to it. I'll be thinking of you.
Joanna-SMUKLtd Guest
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I totally disagree that this is about a lack of willpower. I have willpower in abundance, but I developed an alcohol dependency issue in my early teens and the alcohol affected and changed the neuropathways in my brain. No amount of willpower was going to stop me, as illustrated by me risking everything on many occassions. My changed brain demanded alcohol, and if I was actually managed to be abstinent for a while, then I still thought about alcohol almost non-stop.
We used to think that those with conditions such as depression were weak willed and they were told to just try harder to get out of bed in the mornings. We now understand that their brains are affected by things such as a reduced amout of chemical transmitters, for example. When that chemical imbalance is corrected, then their condition is managed.
Alcohol dependency is a mental health condition, has been considered that for some years now, and can be treated by modern medical treatments. Google NHS Choices Alcohol Misuse Treatments and it lists the approved medical treatments for alcohol dependency. There is no need to suffer any longer.
Thinking it is only a matter of willpower is self-defeating, and reinforces 'failure' whenever a relapse happens.
cm51881 Joanna-SMUKLtd
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Joanna-SMUKLtd cm51881
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I hope your tremors pass too, but if not then a quick trip to the doctors would be in order just to get checked out as it might be un-related somehow.
Am hoping things are going well for you otherwise.
cm51881 Joanna-SMUKLtd
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Robin2015 simon66298
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One day sober tomorrow. Soon one week. One month 😁