Update

And well done for YOU TOO Nicole.

I also think I have 2 weeks....already....I can't even count right now...I have been to so many Drs,,,,

After being sick all night I totally LOOK like I was on a bender.

UGH..LOL

I'm taking potassium is that why you wanted me to get bananas?

Also...keep thinking of solid foods tommorow that you could tolerate),.....When I detoxed at home one time...the only thing I could think of that I would eat was spaghetti with clam sauce....

I only had a few bites.,..but that was the start of my appetitie....(after being on fluids and broths for 2 days)

I feel like poop today...but it is a good poop....I am feeling so bad for I712....and none of us have to feel like that anymore...including I712...

We need to keep the plug in the jug! ugh.

Actually that saying "You never have to feel like this again" kept me going when my sponser said it to me.

She said it often to everyone....

You are and will be such an inspiration to everyone on here, Misssy, that is such a massive thing, I don't think you really understand how special you are.   I knew it from the first time I saw you post on here.

Sending you love and hugs.

Pat xxxx

Stop it!  LOL...many of us can't take compliments...

I am not minimizing your reply...I DO appreciate it...made me tear up...SO..

?THANK YOU.

Heartwarming.

G.

I'm feeling better. I was able to eat a ton of solid food yesterday afternoon with the help of some medical mj. I'm also taking a gang of vitamins. Thanks so much for the support

Thank you. Wish me luck

That's great news, I7! Keep at it!

Just as a heads up, after I take a strong B complex for a few days, it seems to drag me down. I don't think that happens with everybody, but be on the lookout for it. I gather thiamine is an important B vitamin for recovery, so keep up on that one, but too much B5 or B6 might cause a problem. 

You're just starting your journey here, so keep checking in with us! Do you have any therapy or meetings lined up for the coming days? 

Great your feeling better...try to focus on that....I know the "job" is a BIG stressor and you may not feel totally better till  you get a sense of what is going on there...but just think..

If you continue on "this" path...you have a better chance...at this job...and if you lose this job....you have a better chance at another one.

Try to stay in the moment today.  I know it is hard!

At least you FEEL.....

Your body must have needed the sleep.....so I'm told when that happens to me.  

?you DO sound more uplifted.

Hi to all the lovely people on here....

You are all amazing...we have to fight very, very hard to get through the bad days...but every day....hour....minute.....second even....alcohol free. Is a huge achievement....xxx

I used to look at people who could have a couple of drinks...and then stop...with awe and regret that I could not do that...nowadays, I do not drink often, and thank heavens I don't wake up with panic every morning....in case I had run out of alcohol....

Don't get me wrong...after a few years of complete abstinence. I found I could have a few drinks and not crave for it....oddly enough....I have no panic either..as long as I have a bottle in the house....MY hubby is fine with this now....

Anyway...one and all...we all know what it is like....but that deep black hole of alcoholism is an awful, awful feeling from the moment of waking...until we fall asleep at night....

It is a fear and horror you can only understand if you have been there...

We will all come out the other side, and be better people because we understand...and feel compassion for others fighting any form of addiction...be it alcohol,,,drugs...food or any other...

I wish you all. What we really need...peace of mind...joy in our lives. Good health...and actually forgiving ourselves and liking ourselves once more....we are worth it...every single one of us....

Love, hugs, friendship and true understanding to you all...always....dee..xxxxxx

What an inspiring Post, thank you.  I am not feeling at all well, at the moment.  Mentally and physically sick.  I cannot cope with anything.

I am drinking... out of control.  I hate myself.

I really appreciated your words.

Love from Alonangel. XX

Hi Angel - 

Have you gone off the Selincro? What's been going on for you? 

Hi ADEfree, 

I seem to have "lost the plot"... yet again.

Major depression. Stuff Selincro and everything else.

Sorry to be so negative, but that is how I am.

Angel

P.S. Thank you for giving a damn, for a lost cause.

Thanks Gwen.  I can't be bothered doing anything about it.  Stuff it !

Chin on the floor !!

Angel XX

No hope !

Aw, this just comes up for you from time to time, Angel. Seems that it's all part of the process, your particular journey. 

Does NHS help you out with talk therapy at all? I've heard it said that mental health benefits in the UK are rubbish. 

You may be off to work now, just wanted to check in and see how you're managing, I7. Fill us in when you get a chance!

My librium is wearing off at work and I can't take next dose till nonight.does valerian root help?

don't take Valerian root if you are taking antidepressents with SSRI...

It will help otherwise....

Keep going...your doing great...and don't drink tonight...each day gets better....take a librium when you get home!

I really don't know HOW at your age you can manage this condition?

It really takes everything out of me...everytime I do it and I end up in hospital.

I hope you feel better Angel!

It's taking everything I have. I took too many librium the first night so I have to cut back drastically each day. Only 3 pills left and I'm I'm not trying to take one till 7pm. That's why I was wondering if I can supplement it with valerian root?

It would depend on what else you're taking, so gotta talk to the doc about it. Valerian is a sleep aid too, so might be a bit much? Maybe ask if your doc would object to passion flower and lemon balm, or maybe they have something else in mind. 

Like Misssy said, beware of supplements/herbals, might do more harm than good if you've got other meds you're taking as well. 

Thank you for reminding me not to go back to that "black hole".

And yes for me it was moment of waking and even before that....drinking in the middle of the night...waking with shakes....sweats..

Now...I have a better peace of mind.

It makes a BIG difference...no matter what is going on in your life...if you remove alcohol...life is bearable.

Strangely...I drank alcohol to DEAL with life...I can't deal with life at ALL when I drink.

Love your post

I am surprisingly "young for my age" !

It must be genetic.