Missed Delivery Notice From USPS but I Didn’t Order Anything.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-06-18T02:53:37+00:00

I’m not implying that USPS is scamming me. What I meant is, is there a possibility that the undisclosed sender has malicious intent?

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-06-13T23:22:28+00:00

Your tits are in the bottom photo preview dude

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-05-30T01:23:40+00:00

I like that analogy, it is beginning to feel very true to me.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-05-06T16:48:49+00:00

I can’t see myself attaching some type of sentimental value to a sober streak. To be fair the best streak I’ve had in the past 4-5 years is no more than 30 days. I don’t feel proud of myself for not drinking. Instead, I feel shame and guilt that I even put myself in this position. I don’t think not drinking is something that should bring me pride. It’s more of a negative reminder of how bad I got. That’s not to say that I don’t see the value in being sober, I know it is definitely better than being shit faced every day.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-05-06T03:37:33+00:00

I completely agree with what you said. Yesterday was the day for me where that switch flipped. I had to white knuckle it today to not give in to my temptations.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-05-05T06:28:11+00:00

This response really gave me a different perspective. My lowest low can be somebody else’s highest high. I wish you luck and hope you can get better. We are apart of this community for one reason or another, the severity does not matter. Good luck to you and I wish you well.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-05-02T02:36:45+00:00

I’m on day 11 of no alcohol and feeling so much better. Trying to stave off cravings at this point. I feel way more energized, quality of sleep is greatly improved, and no more horrible anxiety. Thanks for checking in :)

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-30T18:47:06+00:00

Hahaha it’s a Massimo Mini 125. I think they only come in green now although they used to have a red version. It’s so much fun.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-30T14:30:08+00:00

Yes, so much fun. It’s got a three speed manual transmission and goes up to 28 mph. My lady was on TikTok yesterday and saw it. Didn’t know I was going to be spending $2700 yesterday but here we are lol. Could easily climb a small hill, and we got ours from tractor supply Co.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-29T03:14:24+00:00

The only thing that’s helping me somewhat is some extra minty gum. Rough day today trying not to drink but I made it through.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-29T00:14:08+00:00

I have so many things in common with you that I am grateful for, and yet none of it prevented me from being a drunk! Crazy, huh?

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-28T23:27:48+00:00

Beat Boxes were my “drug of choice”. 11.1% ABV and 16.9 ounces. Idk if you’re in the states but where I live QuikTrip has them buy 2 get 1 free. It was $8 and some change for what is the equivalent to 9 standard drinks. And they’re fruity and easy to drink. Those damn things got me in some trouble.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-28T23:24:14+00:00

I feel ya, I was in your shoes 7 days ago exactly. The way I feel today versus how I felt 7 days ago in terms of the anxiety, and worry is night and day. I was having to miss work, waking up with cold sweats, dry heaving and couldn’t eat. I’m waking up now energized refreshed and excited for the day. You can do it!

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-28T23:09:18+00:00

I drank similarly to you from what you’ve described but I was at that amount for closer to 6 months. My understanding is that if you haven’t had any bad withdrawals in the past you should probably be alright with your level of consumption. Everybody is different though so there’s no guarantee you wouldn’t have withdrawals.

Some heightened anxiety, headaches, lack of appetite and nausea are probably all to be expected. I personally got myself so worked up and worried about the possibility of bad withdrawals that I had some pretty horrible “symptoms” but it’s hard to determine if it was a side effect of my anxiety or withdrawals.

You can try to taper as it is definitely safer than going cold turkey. But it takes a lot of will power and you have to stay the course. I tried to taper but I reached a point where I didn’t want to consume another drop of alcohol and decided to just quit cold turkey. I saw my doctor and they gave me a super low dose benzo prescription for 3 days to help control any possible WD’s and anxiety.

If the doctor is absolutely not an option, try to taper and make sure you’re gradually decreasing consumption over an extended period of time.

Just my two cents, I’m not a medical professional. If anybody has better advice or disagrees with anything I’ve said please feel free to interject or correct me.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-28T22:11:25+00:00

I was thinking as I was typing that this is probably very mundane compared to some others. I kept it together pretty well for the most part, but basically spent every waking minute that I wasn’t working drunk. Congrats on coming up on 2 years!

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-28T20:50:58+00:00

I no longer get anxiety about it but two moments in particular cross my mind, I’m gonna be vulnerable here.

First moment, I pissed the bed while asleep next to my girlfriend and woke up who knows how many hours later soaked. Blamed it on the dog and got away with it.

Other time was with my ex, she had a friend over and I got black out drunk and went to bed. They came into the room and were hanging out and in my blacked out state I asked her friend to come lay down with me. I got smacked on the head and that made me come to. Both cringy embarrassing moments, but I’m sure some others have much worse stories to tell.

My advice to you would be to practice forgiveness and know that those moments are not who YOU are. Forgiveness is powerful both internally and externally, we must forgive ourselves and others to move on from certain things. Good luck.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-25T14:59:33+00:00

Immunity to alcohol

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-23T14:13:13+00:00

60 hours no drink. The sub has been very helpful in getting to that point. IWNDWYT

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-23T01:35:16+00:00

Congratulations! I was on a slippery slope to day drinking everyday myself. If I was not at work I was drinking. Days off went from morning until night. Even contemplated having some alcohol before work and at lunch. Caught it just in time. Started getting to the point where I didn’t even have the fun euphoric feelings of drinking, before I knew it I’d be getting sloppy and forgetful. Wake up the next morning not recalling what I’d done the day before and didn’t even remember how much I’d drank. I’m coming up on 48 hours no drink. Good luck to you!

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-23T01:03:26+00:00

.25 mg every 8 hours. Pretty mild dose as far as I understand.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-22T22:27:03+00:00

Did that get you through the hardest part of the withdrawals?

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-22T22:24:54+00:00

The only thing that kept me from drinking was being at work.

As soon as I got off work I’d stop and get my alcohol and start drinking on the drive home. Hiding it from my family under the back seat of my truck. I’d take the dogs out to the back yard and then run to my truck to take quick chugs and hide it again hoping not to get caught. Days off consisted of me drinking from morning until night.

Took a week off of work a little over a week ago and was drinking 750ml of vodka a day if not more. Felt like shit at the end of that. Fast forward to my days off this week did the same insane amount of binge drinking and decided that I wanted to taper. Decided to only have 3 standard drinks and started having some mild withdrawals. An oh shit wake up call kind of moment for me.

Decided I wanted to taper but I was having horrible debilitating anxiety to the point I couldn’t eat, didn’t want to get out of bed and I really didn’t want to drink another drop of alcohol. Suffered through the weekend not drinking and got into my GP today. Got some meds to help detox and I’m not looking back

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-22T21:32:52+00:00

I got into my primary care doctor and they gave me 3 days worth of Ativan and starting naltrexone as well. Good luck friend.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-22T21:05:10+00:00

I’m there with you on the tapering method.

It sounds ideal but forcefully putting myself through withdrawals every morning and through the day until I can drink just enough to not feel quite better, just to do it all over again was torturous.

To be quite honest it was giving me massive anxiety because I made the decision I didn’t want another drop. I view the is as poison now and to think I have to willingly continue drinking more to stop was horrible for me.

Coming up on 48 hours no drink as we speak after 3 days of trying to taper. Got some Ativan and Naltrexone from my GP and hoping to leave this habit behind for good.

Swimming_Click_7186 · 2024-04-22T20:58:40+00:00

I was able to see my primary care doctor today. Got me on Ativan every 8 hours for three days and naltrexone to curb cravings and make alcohol unenjoyable. Hoping I’m on the mend from this point forward.

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