quit drinking

i’m doing well in the not drinking aspect..i do feel awful though, i had a terrible migraine yesterday…i’m wondering if it could be caused by my body detoxing? I’m exhausted as well..any one been through this?

today is sunday,,,yesterday i woke up soooo miserable..very angry towards my hubby for no reason at all….barking orders at him all morning..i had to give myself a shake and apologize to him..anyway,,i spent the morning preparing lunch for a few friends coming over..when they arrived i had 2 beers with them..1 with lunch and one after..i so badly wanted more but didn’t..i went out to watch a friends son play hockey, came home had some tea and went to bed…i do fill like yesterday was a success..yes i had 2 beers..but going from what i use to drink to nothing is extreme..if i could do it great,,but i was a beast..for me it took the edge off..and i was able to stop after. Today i feel good..much calmer and loving waking up feeling good and ready to spend the day with my family.
thank you all for the support.

the evening is drawing to a close and I DID IT!!!!!! It was pretty darn hard..my daughter and i rented some movies..and i gotta say i was dieing for a drink..i didn’t have one..my hubby got home from work…must have been shocked to see me sober..now the three of us are sitting in front of the fireplace..reading..on the computer…wonderful family time..it definately would have been a very different style of evening if i had been drinking…i’m looking forward to getting up tomorrow, feeling great and taking my dog for a long walk before the family gets up!!!
Thank you all for your support!!!

yep, just as i suspected..its friday night..day 6 for me..its hard..i just fixed myself a nice cup of tea..I feel so proud of myself and am very excited for my new life..i am craving a drink so badly..telling myself i can have one…i know i can’t have one..never in my life could i stop at one. Tonight, tomorrow..and the next day and the next day and many more will be tough…really tough.
I went out today and bought a bunch of different juices and pops…i really want to be successful this time.
Wish me strength…i’m gonna need it.

yep…had some major cravings this evening..i feel funny,,kind of fuzzy and out of sorts..but i did it..gonna call it a night. I’m looking forward to feeling good tomorrow. Good luck friends.

I’m living in (traveling in for 4 months) a country that doesn’t have AA or 12 step meetings…but the culture LOVES to drink! I can’t keep up with the drinking anymore: I’m tired, unhealthy, and depressed by the bottle(s) of wine I have each night. I need to stop, but don’t know how.

Anyone stopped drinking while living in another country, and if so, how?

Oy – this goal takes 2 years to complete?! I’m screwed…

so, its around day 5 for me…i am having cravings..i’m not going to give in..not a chance….i am totally pumped about starting my new life!

I realized a couple of days ago that Nov 1st marked 4 months of sobriety. I can’t even begin to describe the wonderful work that God has done in completely delivering me from my alcoholism. Unlike my many failed solo attempts to quit, I no longer have good days or bad days; I simply have blessed days. Every day is a blessed day because every day that passes is a day that alcohol is not even a thought in my mind. I no longer try to resist alcohol; rather, alcohol simply doesn’t exist to me.

Let me be clear on this: My sobriety is not my achievement. My sobriety is given to me by the grace of God simply because I have chosen to completely submit my life to Him and live my life for His works and according to His will. The best news of all is that the deliverance of alcoholism as well as all other habitual sins is available to everyone through the grace of God. Psalm 107:10-16 says:

“Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains, for they had rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. So He subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron.”

Wow! I get chills every time I read that. The words and the truth are so powerful, profound, and alive!

For more information on my story, please click the link below. And please feel free to contact me at any time. I would love to help in any way I can.

http://www.43things.com/how_i_did_it/view/62494/how-to-quit-drinking

Well, i’m feeling much better today..my several day hangover is finally going away..along with the flu…i hope.
this is day 3 for me again…

hey folks, i havent posted here for quite some time…i haven’t been doing really bad,,but bad enough..i’m here again, i need to quit drinking once and for all..i’m currently feeling terrible..really terrible..i had the flu for a week,,finally started to feel a bit better, got drunk saturday and am still paying for it, i feel like the flu is back along with a 2 day hangover..yesterday i felt like i was going to die…i’m tired of living like this, i have no control over my drinking..it has affected many parts of my life.
I need to make a change.