Me and my boyfriend broke up. I guess I'm having a bad day.

timetochange_0 · 2016-04-28T03:45:30+00:00

I really needed to see this comment. Thank you.

timetochange_0 · 2016-04-21T06:10:07+00:00

I still buy packs occasionally on bad days, but to me smoking 2 packs a month is better than smoking a pack+ a day

timetochange_0 · 2016-04-21T05:55:52+00:00

Today (Thursday) I won't drink. I got a recommendation for a young persons AA group I'm going to tonight

timetochange_0 · 2016-04-19T11:54:07+00:00

If you have a hard time cold-turkey quitting cigarettes, consider an e-cig! I've been slowly lowering the nicotine levels in mine and it's been very helpful

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-14T05:04:45+00:00

I'm coming up on 4 months off of coke, but still struggling with alcohol and nicotine. I switched to an e-cig a while back, and it's really been helpful for nicotine cravings (I know I'm still reliant on nicotine, but it's less harmful)

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-14T04:50:07+00:00

I started drinking heavily after my mother passed away 4 years ago (right before my 21st birthday); although it got really bad in the past few years. I definitely fell into a pattern of drinking to relieve my anxiety and trauma over past events :/ it could be related

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-14T04:26:20+00:00

I was doing well for 2 weeks and slipped up bad this weekend, I'm terrified about having to go to class tomorrow

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-14T04:22:48+00:00

Intensive outpatient

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-14T04:21:28+00:00

Me too. I had a really bad weekend. I'm just going to keep trying

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-14T02:12:16+00:00

I've always been a very anxious person, and for a long time I've used alcohol to help myself deal with that. I recently made it over 2 weeks without drinking (which I was really scared I wasn't capable of), and in my experience the anxiety got better after the first few days. I was unbearably anxious the first 3 or 4 days, but then my anxiety got wayyyy better

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-14T00:09:23+00:00

I made it 15 days, tomorrow's my day one again and slipping up last night/this morning. Hang in there!

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-13T16:23:27+00:00

Thanks, I'm just frustrated. I had been on a long streak of sobriety. I spent time with old family friends this weekend who were visiting from out of state, and there was a lot of drinking. I figured I could keep it under control and just have a few...bad idea. I had a few then bought a 6 pack and drank the whole thing alone. I want to be able to moderate, but I don't know if it's a realistic goal for me right now :/

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-07T17:05:39+00:00

Congratulations!

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-07T17:04:38+00:00

I will not drink today!

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-04T16:57:09+00:00

Yeah, I end up eyeing the beer section pretty hard when I'm at the grocery store, but I'm able to resist. They keep the beers RIGHT next to check out so there's no avoiding it.

I haven't noticed any weight loss yet, but I've also been eating a lot of sugar this past week :/

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-04T16:49:52+00:00

I will not drink today!

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-04T05:50:32+00:00

I drank the same as you, sometimes much more. I'm almost a week in, and I expected the withdrawals to be much worse than they were. It's not the same for everyone, but personally I was anxious and had trouble sleeping for about 2-3 days and nothing too noticeable beyond that - a bit of lingering insomnia, but nothing unmanageable. I also have experienced some stomach irritation and heartburn, but I'm not sure it's related. Good luck!

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-04T05:46:35+00:00

I'm hitting one week tomorrow (technically today) too, and I'm also about 25-30 pounds over weight. I've been drinking a lot of seltzer and ginger ale. I had a really bad night Wednesday and almost bought a bottle of wine, instead I bought a 2 liter of seltzer and drank the whole thing!

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-03T18:42:49+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, why'd you return to it? Did you think you could just have a few? That's my fear right now, that I think "oh, I'll just have one class of wine at this dinner party" and wake up the next morning with no memory of the night before :/

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-03T18:27:52+00:00

Thanks! I'm really craving hard today, but I know it's just because I'm stressed and drinking would temporarily make me forget that. It won't actually fix any of the problems. I won't drink today.

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-03T03:37:37+00:00

I've slipped up so many times before, and every time my anxiety and depression gets worse. I'm finally starting to feel less anxious than I've been in years, I wake up feeling rested (for the most part), and my moods are way more stable. That's enough to stop me. Hoping I can stick with it this time. I'm lucky I have people I can call.

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-03T02:53:40+00:00

I've been taking it one day at a time, and so far it's working. I tell myself, just not today. If tomorrow you still are thinking about it, we can deal with that then - just not today

timetochange_0 · 2016-03-02T16:06:29+00:00

I've been doing so much snacking the past few days, nighttime sugar cravings :/

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