i’m a bit irritated by my situation. i ended up needing to go to detox, and i was given the phenobarbital up until last night, thursday 10/15. it always knocked me out immediately. i was discharged today at around 9am.
i went in on tuesday 10/13, and told my boss i’d be out for the rest of the week. she asked me to let her know what was going on by friday (today 10/16) by noon and that she’d need a doctor’s note. i told her i would, which promptly was yeeted from my mind after starting the phenobarbital.
she gave me until 12:38pm to respond, then said my silence was resignation.

it’s just hard to go from getting discharged from detox, then 4 hours later getting fired over text.
makes me wanna drink.

a side note: i was never drunk on the job. i drank nightly and was sober at work, so that was not an issue for me.

I’m a little over six months sober but if anything it’s getting harder, not easier, to not want to drink. The more time that gets between me and the incident that led me to be sober the more I think that maybe I could moderate and keep something like that from happening again. I know it’s not true and that I just need to not drink but I think about wanting to more and more frequently, and have even started having dreams about it.

Is this normal? Is it just the pink cloud stage is over and now is when it becomes real work, or is it unusual to struggle more later than at the beginning?

I am asking because I am hoping we can talk each other out of destroying ourselves with more alcohol today.

I’m writing this drunk but I know I have a drinking problem I don’t know how bad it is but I can go through a big 1.75L bottle of vodka in 4 days I’ve been drinking like this for 2 months and I know I’m a piece of shit and feel so much better when I am drunk I wish I wasn’t like this I get withdrawals the day after binging and I just don’t know what to do I am 21 male and am suicidal already I don’t know I feel like it helps me enjoy my life when I usually don’t but it’s causing problems w my sleep and job and everything

I’m 28 years old and a little over five years sober. Lately I’ve been having regrets about my sobriety, thinking things like “my alcoholism wasn’t really that bad compared to others” and questioning whether I was actually an alcoholic who needed to get sober. Part of me feels like I overreacted in cutting it out of my like completely, and feels like I could safely introduce it again. I really feel like it was an overreaction. Does anyone else ever feel this way?

Ok.. here goes..

I'm Irish... From the age of like 7 I remember my parents drinking to relax and unwind.

My first ever job was in a bar at 16 collecting glasses... But that was long after my first drink.

I openly drank in front of my parents by 17. (The legal age in Ireland is 18)

And as is the Irish way, it was just something I did along with any other event. Wedding? Drink. Birthday? Drink. Barbecue? Drink.

But then it became more.. Watching a movie? Drink. Playing video games? Drink.

Bored? DRINK

Moved to Canada a few years back, where the mentality around alcohol is very different..but that has just kind of caused me to be secretive, rather than stop.

I work from home.

I day drink when I don't have meetings, because it actually makes me more focused (good old ADHD) and then I lie to my partner when she smells it on my breath at the end of the day..

I hide the bottles and the cans because I've told her in the past that I drink too much and want to stop..

By God I've tried to stop...

I've tried to get leaner, lose the body fat, gain muscle.

I know that it's all getting slowed down by my inclinations.

I know it hurts, I know it's poison but I just... Keep going out in the middle of the afternoon and buying it anyway.

I came clean to my doctor today about how much I drink, like painfully honest, and I feel very hopeful that some medication might finally help my alcoholism. I am 33 and was sober for 6 years in my 20's and four years ago I thought I could experiment with alcohol. Before I knew it I was back to half to full bottle of vodka with beer chasers every night. I went to the dentist two days ago to get a cleaning for the first time in years and when they took my blood pressure it was 180/109. Then they took it again 177/125. I was very anxious from being hungover and at the dentist which I hate so they couldn't do the cleaning for a bleed risk. I realized I was in serious health risk and called my doctor who saw me yesterday. After checking my blood work I was prescribed naltrexone and gabapentin. After taking them last night I drank 3 beers and felt no reason to drink anymore because it just wasn't making me feel how it normally does. That was my first day without vodka in over a year. I am very hopefull that I can make a positive change in my life and I just wanted to share this with people who understand and ask for support on the journey. Thank you for any encouragement, I can use all the help I can get.

The last half of the day at work I fantasized about just drinking. I got the butterflies and everything. It’s the happiest I’ve been in a while. I just moved to Austin and I’m living at a sober living here. I’ve been here for about a month. It took everything for me to even talk about this. It took everything for me to get on the bus after work and come directly to bed. I keep having dreams about doing drugs and drinking. And I’m in this big city it’s so hard. I’m not going to drink tonight but idk about tomorrow. I’ll be homeless if I relapse. But the self destructive side of me is just overwhelming. I don’t care. I just wanna get a motel room, get blitzed, and kill myself. That’s all I want to do. It’s a miracle I didn’t relapse tonight. I got a sponsor for the first time. Working on the 2nd step. He’s out of town though and I’ve never had a sponsor. I hate bothering people about my problems. I don’t believe in God but I’m praying to the universe….please help me.

As the title says, I am 2 weeks sober and headed to the doctor Monday morning. I haven’t been sober for 2 weeks in probably 10 years. I just turned 30 a few weeks ago, my birthday was actually my last bender. I was never a daily drinker. Just absolutely hammered beer and wine Thursday-Sunday every single weekend since I was a freshman in college roughly 11 years ago. I pick up 2 cases of beer and a bottle of wine every Thursday on the way home from work. All I have left by Monday morning was normally a handful of beers.

My girlfriend encouraged me to get checked out. So I scheduled an appointment with a PCP. I have some symptoms. Blood pressure is about 135/100. I feel like I can get that under control by just dropping weight. I’ve gotten a beer belly these days. Packed on about 40 pounds in these last 7-8 years. However I am scared for my liver and kidneys are cooked. I’ve had a burning sensation under my right rib cage that comes and goes for the past few years. I just worry about my kidneys because I have some foamy urine. I feel like I’m going to get really bad news. Please pray for us.

My brother is 16, not even close to the legal drinking age here in the Philippines. Drinking is a big part of the culture here, almost all events and celebrations has people drinking alcohol. So he probably learned how to drink at from relatives and neighbors. My mom thought letting him drink at events from time to time was better than letting him sneakily drink without her supervision. Even I started to taste/drink alcohol at young age but I never really liked it.

For years now, he's become addicted to drinking. He would sneak out almost every night just to drink with friends, even climbing the roof just to sneak out. The worst part is that he drives his motorcycle even if he is drunk. I don't know how he hasn't killed himself from what he is doing. We've tried everything to make him quit, from him moving schools to try and get him away from his also alcoholic friends to letting him move in with relatives in the country side to have him avoid drinking with others. I really don't know what else we can do to help him, we've tried to talk to him about it but he is always in denial. Even if he is blackout drunk he'll still deny drinking. My family has just given up on him, no matter what we do and say he still does what he wants. My mom is just happy that I didn't turn out the same as my brother, even though we're twins we're somehow so different from each other.

Hey everyone. I’m a 23 year old male. For the last two months, I’ve been having a drink everyday. Usually 5-8 7%ers. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Today I’ve finally made the decision to quit drinking everyday as I don’t want to live like this anymore. I want to go back to being a social drinker. The only downside is I’m worried about alcohol withdrawal effects.

I’m not sure what to expect. I’ve heard seizures can happen and I’m a little worried about that. I’m almost at hour 24 since my last drink and wanted some reassurance or experiences in this field.

Went to ER by accident with a bac of .34.5 and got myself into detox for about 3 days but they wouldnt send me home on librium because it seemed too likely id start drinking again i guess. I got myself an appt for substance abuse counseling but im afraid ill just blow it all over like i do with everything else.
Mental and physical withdrawals are killing me.
Ive been trying to taper off, but i still cant help myself, i have to drink a pint of vodka in one sitting.
Id just like a little motivation or at least some good stories about recovery to give me a little push… im so ashamed of myself

Not everything needs to be exciting all the time…and I think that’s what gets most alcoholics in trouble.

The need for more!!!

It’s okay to just walk around the house and make something to eat…or read a book…..

…..or run a few miles…or take a shower…..

…..it’s okay to just be calm and happy that you aren’t sitting on some park bench somewhere pouring whiskey and beer down your throat.

It’s okay to just chill and relax for a while. 😎

Any advice would help. I don't smoke either.

Alcohol is like an evil little trick in disguise…leading us to believe it’s harmless and helping us cope with boredom or depression or whatever…..

…..while it’s slowly making us more dependent upon alcohol to fulfill our psychological needs.

Anyone struggling with alcoholism is more than welcome to ask questions or share experiences.

I have years of experience with alcoholism and would love nothing more than to help and support those struggling with themselves…and alcohol. 🥃

ive drank 6 days in a row and i dont know if it will stop even today

im so tired

over a month sober and I had a drink, it let me to having another bc of my hangover. How can I nip this in the bud while it's still early without feeling like shit and giving in.

Has anybody had these drinking dreams? I'm under alot of stress and fighting a cold so it probably put my brain in this dream state. In my dream I drank then wanted more then felt like I woke up in the dream and hoping it was just a dream and found an empty bottle and I was very bummed. I woke up this morning and remembered the dream and was so relieved. It's funny how even in my dreams I regret relapse. I have 5 months and a week right now. Life is challenging at the moment but hey, I put myself here and it'll get better.

To make a long story short: after a year of sobriety, I relapsed a week ago. On top of that, I just came home to a flooded basement, and the stress is piling on fast. I recently moved to a new area and haven’t built a support circle or friend group here yet. The urge to drink right now is overwhelming. How do I get through tonight?

As of right now I just sitting here spinning waiting on the plumber to get here.

I think my folks are just judgmental, but maybe I do actually have a problem? I don't think I actually drink much, but I do it in secret because my family has been judgmental about it before and I can't really just move out and do whatever I want. I do sometimes feel guilty for drinking though, I was sober for most of my pregnancy, but my kid is still young. I mostly only drink at night after everyone's gone to bed, I really would prefer if I didn't have to wait though, I feel like shit all day waiting.

Sorry if this is stupid or doesn't belong here.

My post in another group. Seeking support helping an alcoholic.

I'm an adult living with my parents and sister. I've never drank alcohol and don't plan to.

My dad has always been very stubborn and closed off. It was always especially bad in the evening. He would yell, get mad about something (he'll always find something to be mad about, even if he had to make it up), slam stuff on the table, etc.

For most of my life I thought he was just very stressed about making dinner. However, a few years ago my mom told me he always drinks in the evening, and it all makes sense now.

During the day, he's fairly pleasant enough. Polite, usually calm. In the evening, he completely changes. Blames everyone else for everything, saying that mom just sits and watches TV all day (conveniently ignoring the fact my mom works a 9-5 all week, and dad isn't working at all ATM). He blames us for him being miserable, gets mad when we help make dinner because we did it "wrong" but also gets mad when we DONT help, because "we never do anything".

Talking to him like this is like talking to a brick wall. And then the next morning, he's back to normal, and we just act like the previous night didn't happen.

My mom once showed my records of purchases he was making, and almost EVERY day was at least one purchase from LCBO, the Wine Shop, or the Beer Store. He knows we don't want him to; he doesn't drink in front of us, but my mom says she smells the alcohol on his breath.

Tonight was the worst it's ever been. He's normally a very passive aggressive drunk, but tonight he angrily claimed "I'm gonna kill that fucking idiot" in reference to me. He's never hurt me before, and I'm pretty big so I could probably defend myself if it came to that, but still...

I don't know why I'm writing this. I guess I just needed to vent.

Sorry if this isn't the best subreddit for this.