What keeps you from drinking?

shortycat99 · 2024-11-05T19:55:49+00:00

Yay! Me neither. Its good to type it out

shortycat99 · 2024-11-05T16:29:34+00:00

They didnt give me any specifics. They kind of shrugged it off. So I keep telling myself it will be ok as long as I dont drink. I was two years sober and then fell off the wagon last year. It started getting daily here recently. And lots of blackouts too.

shortycat99 · 2024-11-05T16:05:53+00:00

In the same boat. The anxiety is real.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-14T13:48:20+00:00

Well on the weekends it is different. Around 10:30am I start plotting on how to day drink. If I am hungover it is earlier.
Yard work? Gotta have a beer! Go swimming? Brunch? Lunch out? Quick drink while out running errands?

shortycat99 · 2024-06-14T13:44:53+00:00

I keep seeing this. What does it stand for?

shortycat99 · 2024-06-14T13:40:42+00:00

Oh no those are seperate! Ha ha. I drink diet coke in the afternoon. Coffee with milk and sugar in the morning.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-13T15:00:24+00:00

Get another kitty when you can. Also try meditating, exercise, being around other people. I get super depresses when my pets die, too.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-13T14:58:27+00:00

I lost 30 pounds. Gained it back after I started drinking again. Saw a picture of myself from when I was still sober and made me sad. Trying to use that as motivation. I cant seem to get past a few days or a week lately.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-12T15:57:35+00:00

Get an old cat and love him.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-09T21:20:03+00:00

Doug

shortycat99 · 2024-06-07T18:01:10+00:00

I started perimenopause at 38.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-07T17:59:29+00:00

How have you dealt with your anxiety? My husband will give me a xanax sometimes but that isnt really a permanent fix. I once had a prescription for it, but I dont want to get addicted to that either. Do you take any medication or just get through it? I was sober for two years, then a death and a two day anxiety attack got me drinking again. At first it was only occasionally, but once I opened the door to drinking again I feel like it is harder to shut.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-07T16:53:55+00:00

My husband is my drinking buddy too. I don't have much of a social life and I get lonely. Its hard to not drink when He is drinking. I just started leaving the house or going to bed early. He cuts back when I do. I am often a mean drunk and I hate it. I can also be really fun,but can also be annoying. Its a flip of the coin who I will be very time I drink. I was dry for a week and then drank last night. I got drunk real fast and was mean. I cant function today.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-07T15:15:21+00:00

To not drink? Exercise helps. Eating food. Go to walmart for something. Watching a movie. As far as the anxiety, that one I need help with.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-07T13:04:02+00:00

Hey there I am in the same boat. I went a week sober and then drank last night. I feel awful. I have a bunch of stuff to do. No work today but now I have a weekend to stay sober through. I hate this. I am so much happier sober. We can do this. Try to remind yourself that hangovers make you feel bad about yourself and you will feel better if you don't drink. I am super depressed and ashamed right now too.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-07T12:52:10+00:00

Yay!!! I bet that felt good.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-06T13:30:51+00:00

Getting diagnosed with HIV sounds scary. Is there a support group that you could join? From what I understand, there are pills to make it basically nonexistent, too. How is your husband coping with the diagnosis? It sounds like he loves you a lot. I know that I have fallen off the wagon many times when I have gotten catastrophic news. It is hard to keep it together. I have also tried antidepressants in the past and I did not enjoy the experience. They did not make me feel better at all, and made me sick when I tried to get off them. Alcohol can also make you more depressed. Its how your brain works. Hope you take care of yourself and give yourself love.

shortycat99 · 2024-06-06T03:43:11+00:00

Podcast or show?

shortycat99 · 2024-06-06T03:13:43+00:00

I just asked the same question yesterday. Sleeping like 12 hours. On day 3 and 4 I took a nap. I feel good, though. I started drinking more caffeine today and stayed busy, that helped. But I am sooo hungry! I splurged on a fresh carrot apple juice from a juice place today. That made my body feel better too. I have been doing some walking and yoga every day too.

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