feeling a little better but not that much. Anyone have anything to add out of your personal experience? I Dont smoke or do drugs. I dont consider myself a heavy drinker sometime 5 a week, if I binge maybe 8-10 drinks a week
2007-03-26 09:34:57 · 8 answers · asked by Brutus S 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
I think affecting my relations with significatn others
2007-03-26 09:42:37 · update #1
keep it up. best of luck. it's rough. they call alcoholism a disease now because it's recognized to have all the properties of a disease.
what's ur reasoning for quitting?
respect !
2007-03-26 09:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you weren't a heavy drinker, you may not notice huge changes.
Consider yourself lucky (and smart) for quitting before you were drinking every day. I had the opportunity to watch a stone-drunk go cold-turkey sober. It wasn't pretty to watch, and it was apparently horrible to experience. In his case, the daily (10+ years) drinking took a terrible toll on his liver.
He's been sober for almost 15 years. And I know that if he'd kept drinking, he wouldn't have been around much longer at all.
If you think the alcohol was causing problems with your partner, then it probably was. What will take a bit more work is figuring out WHY you drank, and what you were avoiding dealing with while sober.
Just because you didn't "suffer" from withdrawal, doesn't mean you shouldn't CELEBRATE your sobriety!! Congrats to you.....keep it up, one day at a time.
2007-03-26 16:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the longer your off the booze the better you will feel keep up the good work, my best friend has been alcohol free for almost 4 years now and he says it gets better with every day and he was a heavy drinker like at least a 12pack a night so just hang in there it does get better with time. GOD BLESS YOU!
2007-03-26 16:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by pebblesstorm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I drink daily (have for years), and I gave up alcohol for Lent. Cold Turkey as of Ash Wednesday. Alcohol makes me lazy, or actually feeds my natural laziness tendencies, so I've been more productive over the last few weeks - got my taxes done earlier this year. I've lost some weight (drinking water instead of rum+coke adds up to far fewer calories). I'm not sure it has helped my relationships - perhaps I pay attention to my wife & kids more, but my wife doesn't seem to notice a difference. I don't miss the buzz, so I suppose I'm not alcoholic. But I do miss the taste of wine with meals. I've already picked what white wine I'll be drinking with our Easter meal.
2007-03-26 17:13:53 · answer #4 · answered by CinderBlock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am a person that is trying to quit drinking.what is working for me is to gradually cut down and not stop all at once which could lead to withdrawals. A daily drinker for most of my adult life i know drink only four days out of the week it has taken me two months to accomplish this and i am working on that fourth day right now
2007-03-26 23:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by rtuna31 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The better question is why you feel the need to drink. What do you think you get out of it? There is nothing wrong with a drink every now and again. Everything in moderation.
2007-03-26 16:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by ryee40007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting some exercise outside. It will boost your energy level and give you a good feeling inside.
2007-03-26 16:39:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some exercise. not only is it good for you but it really helps fight any addiction. (smoking, drinking, eating, etc.)
2007-03-26 16:39:03 · answer #8 · answered by toothacres 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋