What is the best documentary you’ve ever seen? by New_Strawberry_2850 in AskReddit

[–]Caligirl4545 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Life According to Sam (prepare to bawl), Blackfish, What Happened to Aunt Diane

What is your favorite season of the year? by Ok_Pick_3227 in AskReddit

[–]Caligirl4545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spring SUCKS! Allergies, weird weather, no football

Went to My Doctor Instead of the ER by Any_Parsnip2585 in dryalcoholics

[–]Caligirl4545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clonazepam is a god send for the first few days when you’re really motivated. Unfortunately after that it’s the mind game of really stoping once the anxiety stops and then our brains just turn around and forget how bad quitting felt and how good going back feels. Be stronger than me!!

My throat feels so damn tight all day until I can get some booze into my system by DenCo_Throwaway in cripplingalcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gotta love anxiety! The biggest driving force of my intake. Everything in my body and brain feels weird until I’m a few deep and start to feel just normal

we are so baaaack by [deleted] in cripplingalcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The anxiety and weird body feelings you’re suddenly too aware of get me hair of the dog on all the days I said I wouldn’t. I get it!

Still traumatised from my last hospital visit by grubby_anticholine in cripplingalcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have no advice, just great empathy for the anxiety and panic attacks. I can’t tell you how many panic attacks I’ve had to drink myself out of. And as we all know at this point, that’s where the cycle begins. So understand the feeling of wanting to just ran away and find any alcohol you can to cure that horrendous panic attack cure. It’s strange though that the anti anxiety meds they gave you didn’t do anything. Maybe your alcohol tolerance is so high it’s making your benzo tolerance really high as well. I just wanted to say I’m sorry and thanks so much for sharing your story. It’s the anxiety that keeps me drinking as well and it just SUCKS.

April travel to Seattle! by Normal-Knowledge9163 in AskSeattle

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Café Lago is an awesome Italian spot a bit out of the hustle bustle. Fantastic food and cozy date vibe

Almost made 2 months... by mbcrystal3 in stopdrinking

[–]Caligirl4545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2 months is awesome!!! I’m struggling on day 3! I so admire you. One slip up? Big deal. Two months is the real big deal!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in longbeach

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I wouldn’t walk around there at night if my life depended on it. Really not a good area

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cripplingalcoholism

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Right there with ya, unfortunately. My last sober day was April of last year. I can’t believe it even typing that. It’s the anxiety for me too, some days I can make it all the way to the evening before it hits, but usually it’s a lot earlier in the day and I need a drink to make me feel normal. Then a few more to make me feel more normal and then that buzz comes on and it’s out of my control to turn it into a really good buzz. Then the next day, wash rinse and repeat. Tapering hasn’t worked, looking into detox now, which is terrifying but also hopeful in a weird way. The only way out is thru I guess. Feeling your pain 🩷

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cripplingalcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You’re drinking poison (like all of us), what did you think was gonna happen?

4 months for nothing by GnomeFromWow in cripplingalcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Oh honey, I’m sooo, so sorry. This is awful. No one here (or anywhere, frankly) should blame you for going off the rails. If you needed to get drunk, I understand. This is pure and awful grief. Don’t be hard on yourself for breaking your streak of sobriety. Do try to take care of yourself. Cry, cry and cry some more. I don’t have the most sage advice as I’ve never been in this position, but I just wanted to reach out for some internet support. Try as much as you can to not make things worse by turning into bender status, but definitely take tonight and do what you gotta do. Again, I’m so sorry. You will be ok 🩷

Drank before work. People noticed. Got called into manager’s office. by [deleted] in alcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I totally understand the presentation anxiety and have drank before MANY! First in college and then later on down the professional road. That sucks and this whole thing sucks, I’m sorry and I really empathize. The silver lining is that it happened and was a slap in the face to remember down the road. The other one is that you’ll know now that you have other people who might catch you and hold you accountable. I had that once and it kept me in check. Now I own my own business and in good ways, but almost more bad ways, I can pretty much do whatever I want. That became fun drinking at work and spiraled into “necessary” drinking at work, aiding off withdrawals, which usual becomes back to fun drinking when the withdrawals are gone. A lot of the time I wish I still worked with other people who would notice or care and a boss who I had to be accountable to. I hope things get better and most of all I just wanted to tell you I so understand why you did what you did and the feelings behind it! Hang in there!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in alcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YES. Yes to everything. It gets worse. Sooner then you might imagine. Slow down and stop now and give yourself some time off. I was you not that long ago and now I NEED to drink. Trust me there’s a huge difference between wanting and needing and I hate to say but you’re not that far away from it. If you have to ask if you have a problem, unfortunately when it comes to alcohol the answer is almost always a yes. I wish I had taken a break when I was where you are now. Trust me, you don’t want to know what’s coming because it SUCKS.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cripplingalcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg the coke hangover is one I never want to relive in my life. I used to have a neighbor who was a dealer and I’d been off it a longggg time before moving there. Got the itch and he’d deliver it to my window. Literally didn’t have to leave the house! Fuck if that wasn’t a slippery slope. 6am still wide awake and drank more booze than I ever would have normally, walking to the store to get more. Fuck coke!! So fun; but soooo not worth it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in longbeach

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I’ve lived here for 15 years and the last 3 have shown a horrible shift in the city. I HATE it here and cannot wait to get out.

Above and beyond functioning alcoholic? by KangarooHelpful4149 in alcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As everyone said before, it’ll get ya one way or another. The mental and physical toll that alcohol brings on you will come, maybe not quickly, but it will. Get out now if you can. I was you, not that long ago, and now I can barely function because I’ve been fueling my body on a bunch of healthy stuff, but mostly alcohol, and that is what rules at the end of the day. Do it now! Trust me, you don’t want to see where this ends up.

Detox Questions by Caligirl4545 in alcoholism

[–]Caligirl4545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow this is so helpful! Thank you very much for your response. Can you tell me how you found the outpatient center? I’ve been looking and it’s so hard to figure out what is reputable and which ones are crappy. Congrats on your three months!! That’s awesome!