kluvswt, where did he come up with that one? i almost peed my pants when i read that comment. that's a good one....devon

it'smylife. where i came up with it is he already had 2 there was 3 left so he said i couldhave 2-1/2

Three is not enough. One thousand is not enough. If you have the 3 beer, you'll be at the liquor store before the night's out. That's the way the disease works. Empty the beer down the sink and grab a coke.

oh, so he gets the last 1/2 can? still odd to me but what the hay?
however, this is a dire desease with dire consequences so- in nancy reagan lingo- just say no.
i never woke up in the morning wishing i had drunk the night before but i sure did wake up ("come to", i mean) and wish i hadn't. devon

there was 3 left so he said i could have 2-1/2

Gotta love the alcoholic reasoning! :)

Still with us, kluvswt? You'll find friends in this forum to help you through, whenever you need it!

I know the feeling well and I tried it out again after working so hard for 63 days without and when I did drink all the remorse set in and I realised that I can not stop without real help. I drank 8 beers Friday and really wanted more but I live far from a store and don't drive and I wasn't gonna asked anyone to take me. Woke up feeling sick and disgusted with myself but I haven't given up. It isn't worth the depressing feelings that you'll have. Call someone just to talk.

hey guys thank you all so much..
it is the next morning now. i did drink 1-1/2. i poured the last 1/2 down the sink. did not get drunk, but did get sleepy. i know it was just a fluke and i should not have drank anything and the next time i may not be so lucky as to stop when i did and if i drink at all i could get drunk... i don't ever want to be drunk again and the only way to not get drunk is to not drink... i know that i know that i know that
i am enjoying this battle even tho it sucks bigtime and i screw up sometimes, but in the battle i know atleast i am fighting and not just laying down and taking it...

i don't want a beer right now but i will at about 3pm and start planning for a beer at 5:30...thats been the routine for quite some time. Saw the link to reasons not to drink in soberdadds reply but couldn't find it....so i am going to go to my own journal and list my own reasons for today...hmmm i will make it public...i have quit before...hmmmm cravings also build strength. it is easy to not drink when one is not thinking about it...when a craving comes and a choice to not drink is made it developes a new path to follow....

I want a drink & a line of coke and some Heroin too, but I KNOW I CAN'T. That's what got me here to begin with. If you feel that this is so critical to you then it is. Listen to others and of course your REAL mind, not the addicts mind.
-Dave
I mean well. I don't want you to think otherwise. I don't have all the answers that's forsure or I'd never have been an addict to begin with.

it has been 24 hours and i am still pondering the 2 and 1/2 cans of beer. amazing. read my journal- you will see what i saw and,hopefully, choose a different path. God bless! devon

Taking the drink prolongs the time it takes to make the craving go away.
Taking the drink does not make the craving go away. Abstaining does.
This may sound crazy.
We have an allergy of the body, the phenomenon of craving and obsession of the mind.
Only abstinance and or a spiritual experience can make the craving go away.
That is my opinion!
How long until the next craving after you take the drink? Is the drink really curing the craving? No.
I'm sorry if I come across as harsh.
I am glad you said something here first. That is a step in the right direction.

Heard at meetings - it wasn't the last drink that got me drunk - it was the first one!
If I could stop at one or two or three (and sometimes I could) I wouldn't need help to quit drinking.
I am hoping your husband gets this, too.