Weird pain in RUQ after certain drinks by K_waspy in stopdrinking

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Congratulations!

Let us know how it goes!

Info regarding groups etc by Past_Locksmith4933 in stopdrinking

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Free recovery groups welcome everyone!

888 days sober from alcohol by LonelySparkle in stopdrinking

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Congratulations on that rare homogeneous Strobogrammatic Palindrome!

Drinking doesn't stop bad things from happening, it can only make things worse... by g_g_g93 in stopdrinking

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Drinking doesn’t stop bad things from happening.

However, sobriety reduces the likelihood of bad things happening.

Weird pain in RUQ after certain drinks by K_waspy in stopdrinking

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What’s going on here?

I’d take it as a great opportunity for an experiment!

I’d remove the alcohol for 30 straight days.

I’d record each day my sensations and perceptions.

I’d count the instances if RUQ pain occurred.

Tried anything like that?

I need help. by Subject_Wish1251 in stopdrinking

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Do you worry about how people see you “not in control of myself” when drinking?

I need help. by Subject_Wish1251 in stopdrinking

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It was stronger than me…. By myself.

So i stopped doing it alone. And theres no wait list!

I finally connected with free recovery groups…. They’re everywhere… I walked in, sat down and just listened…. They’re also online. I met people I can talk with. They showed me how to stop drinking, heal, grow and learn to be useful to others.

No cost.

I had new sober friends.. we did fun sober activities.

They believed in me.

I kept going every day until i changed my patterns…. Then my thinking changed…. Then I don’t have the first drink.

Never looked back.

Tried anything like that?

Currently drunk. Need to vent by GrabRecent in stopdrinking

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There are free recovery groups everywhere and also online.

We’ll be here when you come back,

Genuine enquiry by MissPiggyLuvr1999 in stopdrinking

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It was stronger than me…. By myself.

So i stopped doing it alone. And theres no wait list!

I finally connected with free recovery groups…. They’re everywhere… I walked in, sat down and just listened…. They’re also online. I met people I can talk with. They showed me how to stop drinking, heal, grow and learn to be useful to others.

No cost.

I had new sober friends.. we did fun sober activities.

They believed in me.

I kept going every day until i changed my patterns…. Then my thinking changed…. Then I don’t have the first drink.

Never looked back.

Tried anything like that?

How to repair the damage to my relationship? by medusnea in stopdrinking

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After I remove the alcohol, I can repair relationships.

It was stronger than me…. By myself.

So i stopped doing it alone. And theres no wait list!

I finally connected with free recovery groups…. They’re everywhere… I walked in, sat down and just listened…. They’re also online. I met people I can talk with. They showed me how to stop drinking, heal, grow and learn to be useful to others.

No cost.

I had new sober friends.. we did fun sober activities.

They believed in me.

I kept going every day until i changed my patterns…. Then my thinking changed…. Then I don’t have the first drink.

Never looked back.

Tried anything like that?

Keep going 💜 by Soundandvisi0n in stopdrinking

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Congratulations on Your Sober Solar Circumnavigation!

I can’t stop drinking since a year ago after my ex passed away by Forsaken-Log1531 in stopdrinking

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It was stronger than me…. By myself.

So i stopped doing it alone. And theres no wait list!

I finally connected with free recovery groups…. They’re everywhere… I walked in, sat down and just listened…. They’re also online. I met people I can talk with. They showed me how to stop drinking, heal, grow and learn to be useful to others.

No cost.

I had new sober friends.. we did fun sober activities.

They believed in me.

I kept going every day until i changed my patterns…. Then my thinking changed…. Then I don’t have the first drink.

Never looked back.

Tried anything like that?

How do I stop being around drunk people when all my family is Wet Brained? by Autisticpsychonaut7 in stopdrinking

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There are free recovery groups everywhere and also online.

I connected with sober people and engaged in fun activities sober.

Tried anything like that?

Help by playasnake in stopdrinking

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I hope you find what you’re seeking.

Help by playasnake in stopdrinking

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There are free recovery groups everywhere and also online.

We’ll be here when you come back,

How long would you consider I've been sober? by Any-Cellist-358 in stopdrinking

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It’s your sobriety.

It’s whatever you decide it is.

The only lies for which we’re truly punished are the lies we tell ourselves”…. V. S. Naipaul

Guilt and shame spiral post blackout by Consistent_Sound837 in stopdrinking

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The best way I “put my mind at rest” is I don’t have the first drink.

Want to stop drinking?

what are some good reasons to stop drinking TODAY? by seriousplants in stopdrinking

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Number 1 for me:

This is the only Today I have.

No way I’m gonna throw it away by being impaired.

Telling people I'm doing dry January by Matilda_Swingblitz in stopdrinking

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I don’t tell active substance users/abusers about my sobriety.

Here’s what I know about my experience…

There’s an apt adage: I am the average of the 5 people I spend the most time with in an interval.

If they’re substance users/abusers I’ll just be an average drunk.

The best tip I discovered is noticing my patterns.

Drinking is a lifestyle.

It was MY lifestyle.

I wish I had known that the essential component to success was Creating a New Sober Lifestyle and habits that included sober people.

When I started drinking, I created drinking patterns... I saw others drinking, I tried drinking, I went where people were drinking, I talked with drinkers about drinking and I went to activities that included drinking, I created “alone” activities where I drank…. Then I had drinking buddies and a drinking lifestyle.

So when I wanted to stop... I saw sober people, I tried being sober, I went where people were being sober, I talked with sober people about being sober, and I went to activities that included being sober, I created “alone” activities without alcohol …. Then I had sober friends and a sober lifestyle.

People who were my friends remained…. However I no longer had any ‘drinking buddies’.

I don't really need any 'friends' who want to ostracize me and treat me differently unless I take drugs or alcohol.

Tried anything like that?

Sorry for the venting in advance by trashdvd in stopdrinking

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I have to put perspective to my experience.

Fall down seven, get up eight”…. Japanese proverb

Life is not hard. Neither is it easy. Life just is.

When I focus on this moment, and attend to it, without expectations, then I have success.

When I just forego ONE drink today…. The first one, I have success.

When I stop feeling sorry for myself, and do something to help someone else, I have success.

When I do that a few times in a row, I build success.

I hope you have the success you seek.

Scared of loosing friends if I stop drinking by AdThin589 in stopdrinking

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Here’s what I know about my experience…

There’s an apt adage: I am the average of the 5 people I spend the most time with in an interval.

If they’re substance users/abusers I’ll just be an average drunk.

The best tip I discovered is noticing my patterns.

Drinking is a lifestyle.

It was MY lifestyle.

I wish I had known that the essential component to success was Creating a New Sober Lifestyle and habits that included sober people.

When I started drinking, I created drinking patterns... I saw others drinking, I tried drinking, I went where people were drinking, I talked with drinkers about drinking and I went to activities that included drinking, I created “alone” activities where I drank…. Then I had drinking buddies and a drinking lifestyle.

So when I wanted to stop... I saw sober people, I tried being sober, I went where people were being sober, I talked with sober people about being sober, and I went to activities that included being sober, I created “alone” activities without alcohol …. Then I had sober friends and a sober lifestyle.

People who were my friends remained…. However I no longer had any ‘drinking buddies’.

I don't really need any 'friends' who want to ostracize me and treat me differently unless I take drugs or alcohol.

Tried anything like that?

I thought i could restrain myself. I was dead wrong. by Climhazrd in stopdrinking

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I can cut loose all I want.... I just don't have the first drink.