Alcoholism Support Group
Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.
I\'ve been in therapy for 10 weeks. My therapist referred me to a shrink who prescribed Lexapro and Campral. The potential side effects of the Lexapro are scary as hell. I\'m not taking either yet. I didn\'t want to confuse effects of withdrawal with the side effects of the Lexapro and I\'m not sure I need the Campral.
It has been six days since I had a drink. There\'s still alcohol in the house and I still go to the clubs for karaoke. My next therapy appointment is on Friday and I know I have the willpower to not drink before then.
In spite of many alcohol related incidents in my past I keep denying that it is an issue in and of itself. \"I got drunk because....\" or \"If I fix my other issues I can drink socially.\"
I have attended AA and NA both court ordered and on my own. When I went on my own it was not because I wanted to stop drinking altogether. I was suicidally depressed over a break up and I just needed to not drink for a few days. I really needed to be around people who cared because at that point I didn\'t care much about anything. I did not abuse the group by whining about my issues, I didn\'t speak at all nor did I accept a starting over chip, I still have the first welcome chip I got back in the 80\'s.
I would like to hear other people\'s thoughts on Campral. Given that I\'ve been six days without drinking is it really something I need to use?
I\'m still waking up to a fuzzy feeling that in the past I ascribed to a slight hangover but now I have no explanation for it.
I\'m a control freak, I can\'t bring myself to say \"i am powerless over alcohol\" - I\'ve proved by not drinking for six days, right?
Trying to help people like me still in denial is probably just pissing in the wind but I will thank those of you who reply in advance.
It has been six days since I had a drink. There\'s still alcohol in the house and I still go to the clubs for karaoke. My next therapy appointment is on Friday and I know I have the willpower to not drink before then.
In spite of many alcohol related incidents in my past I keep denying that it is an issue in and of itself. \"I got drunk because....\" or \"If I fix my other issues I can drink socially.\"
I have attended AA and NA both court ordered and on my own. When I went on my own it was not because I wanted to stop drinking altogether. I was suicidally depressed over a break up and I just needed to not drink for a few days. I really needed to be around people who cared because at that point I didn\'t care much about anything. I did not abuse the group by whining about my issues, I didn\'t speak at all nor did I accept a starting over chip, I still have the first welcome chip I got back in the 80\'s.
I would like to hear other people\'s thoughts on Campral. Given that I\'ve been six days without drinking is it really something I need to use?
I\'m still waking up to a fuzzy feeling that in the past I ascribed to a slight hangover but now I have no explanation for it.
I\'m a control freak, I can\'t bring myself to say \"i am powerless over alcohol\" - I\'ve proved by not drinking for six days, right?
Trying to help people like me still in denial is probably just pissing in the wind but I will thank those of you who reply in advance.
You remind me of the jay walker in the Big Book. I hope you realise this is serious.
situation, I'm probably a Alcoholic
Billy C..
Wow, denial is not the word!!! Yours is probably etched in stone somewhere!
My 2 cents worth.......
1. Chuck out all the booze
2. Give the clubs a miss until you're under control
3. Campral reduces cravings which I'm sure you must have. If you can get it use it.
4. Not drinking for 6 days means nothing, which is about as much as you have proved.
5. The fuzzy feeling when you wake up is probably caused by all the demons in your head celebrating on having such an easy mission!
6. After reading your post several times, I'm really not sure if you want to give up drinking or not
7. If you have been in therapy for 10 weeks and only have 6 days dry why do you bother with therapy?
If you want to stop then make the effort.
If you don't then don't, it is after all your decision.
Craig
If you aren't craving too bad, then don't bother with the Campral. If you don't do anything though to combat the cravings that may get you later, like going to AA, getting a sponsor, learning to Want to not drink, then you may want to start taking it.
I've learned to have fun without alcohol in the picture, and I REMEMBER everything! I'm a black out drunk, so recalling a memory now is cool.
Hopefully you don't have to hit a 'bottom' in order to realize that you just can't drink like 'normal' people. That's if you think you're an alcoholic. I wouldn't call you one without you calling yourself one first. (o;
Best to you and congrats on staying sober! It's the better way to live!
If you're not having cravings, I agree with rainbow...may not need the campral. I only took it for one month and felt I didn't need it, plus if I remember correctly, you had to take like 12 pills a day or something like that.
If you drank a lot for a long period of time, you'll probably feel fuzzy in the mornings for a while, your body will take some time to adjust just as your mind will.
Good luck to ya!
You are wasting your time and money in therapy unless you are willing to be completely honest with your therapist. I'm not going to try to convince you of what you already know is true, but I'm certainly not going to help you lie to yourself by saying you don't have a problem. When I got sober I quit pissing in the wind I realized it made me wet and smelly.
The real question is how low do you have to go to admit it.
Do we have to put dirt over you or are you willing to surrender.
The choice is yours.
Once we lose control , as Okiyoe1 said , there are only two questions left.
1) How many not yets will it take
2) Will we survive long enough to get there.
Unfortunetly, recovery is not for all those who need it, it's for those who want it.
I hope you choose to be one of us!
Joel