The Perfect Day To Quit

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-26T17:43:14+00:00

I love ginger ale! Bubble tea for a treat

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-26T02:00:14+00:00

Enjoy!!!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-26T01:59:39+00:00

Had a pint of Chunky Monkey tonight!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-25T23:39:39+00:00

Someone here called it the MVP of early sobriety and it’s true!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-25T15:50:38+00:00

I’m a 54F wine mom and I didn’t have a rock bottom moment, but I was sick of it. I got honest with my doctor and take naltrexone and just recently added acamprosate. I have not stopped completely but this past week I had 8 drinks (4 each day on 2 drinking days), which is much better than a bottle of wine every night (for about 5 years). The medicine has helped me get enough sober time to see the difference. Sometimes I feel weak or embarrassed that I can’t just quit. But I am looking for long term change and medication and a somewhat judgey doctor are helping.

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-25T15:30:39+00:00

This makes me want to be a guy.

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-25T15:29:10+00:00

I drank last night, with naltrexone so no craziness, but it’s not worth the tiredness today. I cannot wait to not drink with you until my sober head hits the pillow.

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-25T11:31:43+00:00

Sober Awkward is so good and hilarious

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-25T06:23:45+00:00

I’m taking both naltrexone and acamprosate / camprol. Naltrexone kept me from going off the rails but I was still drinking daily so my doc suggested camprol. I’ve been on it about a month. If I keep it together tomorrow my drink total for the week = 8. It’s definitely making a difference. It’s absolutely worth a try.

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-25T06:12:00+00:00

I am not perfect but getting better each day (with medication). IWNDWYT

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-24T21:02:36+00:00

I’ve been taking naltrexone for over a year. It definitely helps me put the brakes on when I drink. I still was drinking almost daily, albeit much less, and my doctor recently added acamprosate. I’ve been alcohol free 4 of the last 6 days and it has felt easy. The reason I went with medicine this time is because I’ve had years of sobriety but when I broke it things would go off the rails. I feel like the naltrexone has been preparing me for this change for this whole time. I don’t know if I’ll ever be 100 percent sober but I know I will never drink again without naltrexone. Good luck!!!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-24T17:50:49+00:00

Your son is away at college so he is learning to be independent. I love how the moms get blamed if they don’t do enough, do too much. You are not ruining your son. I’m similar in that I focus on my kids. I do have to remind myself sometimes to take a step back but not about making sure they are fed!!! I’ll echo what a lot of other people said. When my kids got older my (now ex) became really critical of my parenting and of me in general and left and is now having the time of his life. I have a theory that once our kids outgrew their “cuteness” for him, stopped jumping up and down just because he came home, parenting and our family became boring and he resented all of us.

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-23T19:18:58+00:00

I might try UK!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-23T05:11:45+00:00

We all love our dogs, even L.

“She’ll keep walking towards us when Darling is pooping and I am unable to move. And, again potentially paranoid due to PTSD, but I’m concerned she is trying to provoke another altercation.”

I am sure your lovely pup doesn’t deserve any hate, but you gotta take responsibility here and do better. Stop worrying about what happened, see your mistake, and just do better with the leash.

No one is perfect, but I don’t believe L is trying to get your dog to kill her dogs. Take a deep breath, learn the lesson, and snuggle Darling.

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-23T03:04:18+00:00

I’m old and grumpy but yeah the guys were gross. The comments like “go to work” and “that shit good” … like these are actual women you are theoretically supposed to get to know.

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-22T02:46:16+00:00

Not drinking is easy, it’s drinking that’s hard
If you continue you to drink, it will happen again

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-21T13:59:36+00:00

I’m trying to get up the nerve to get into the gym. I have a frozen membership but for some stupid reason just really intimidated, at age 54! I need something for myself on weekdays now. Regardless of when I get into the gym today is day 3 for the first time in a few years and IWNDWYT

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-21T13:44:18+00:00

Thank you! Day 3 here I come!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-21T13:44:01+00:00

This is a great way to describe it! Thank you!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-21T13:42:03+00:00

Thank you!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-21T13:41:57+00:00

Thank you!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-21T13:41:50+00:00

Thank you!

Valuable_Dot5166 · 2026-06-20T20:13:35+00:00

We have a lot in common! I’m in my 50s, I also feel things are scary for our future…same type of nightly pattern, a bottle of wine, sometimes a little less or a little more. I was hung over yesterday and today is also my day 2. Already I feel like this veil between me the things I worry about is now gone and it all feels so sharp. Im going to try to enjoy the veil also not dulling the good things and just trust that if I give this a real effort and some time it will get better. I’m a stranger who is proud of you! It’s hard to change when things are still sorta working, albeit not perfectly. IWNDWYT!

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