I'm going to rehab tomorrow....

You bring up a good point that is often overlooked by addicts when thinking of getting better. I'm glad I had a psychologist warn me that once you quit a terrible addiction, it can take 6 to 12 months before the post-addiction depression goes away. That depression can drive people back to their demon easily, which is why relapse is so common.

But when it's finally over, it's very noticeable. It hits you hard and it is wonderful. Bliss, awareness of your freedom, clarity, etc. Like God tapping you on the shoulder and saying, "well done."

To the OP (and anyone else considering rehab or quitting), find a GOOD and productive hobby. Musical instruments, art, woodworking, martial arts, gym membership, write a book (even if no one reads it), learn a new language, etc. This is probably the best advice I received. That, and to smoke (or vape) weed if the temptation returns.

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I'm coming up on four years clean, I thought I was a hopeless drunk for many years.

My first AA meeting was way back in 1980. I spent all that time in and out of jail, doing the street thing, the rehab thing, and finally just not caring.

By the grace God, after a horrible night of drinking and drugging I said to myself, no more. That was 12/02/2017

I lost two brothers to alcohol, and fixing to lose a sister to it.

Make no mistake, alcohol will kill you. You'll only quit when you are ready, not second before.

This time around I did no meetings or anything like that. It was just one day at a time, that turned into weeks, then months, and then the years.

Learn what you can about yourself, don't play games with yourself or others.

the further you get away from the easier it gets. I've been to thousands of meeting over my life time, and rehabs and detoxes etc...were just enough to keep me alive till that magic moment back in 2017
If you fall off, pick yourself back up and keep om trying.

Good luck and find your higher power.

Hey OP retired Drug and Alcohol counselor here.

Just a few things for you to note and be prepared for.

Alcohol and drugs act as suppressors to our feelings , that's one of the reasons they are taken.

Those feelings that have been suppressed didn't disappear, they were just masked by the substance you were taking.

When you detox those feelings begin to rise to the surface.
Because some are so old you may not have any remembered context of what they relate too and this can feel endless and overwhelmingly.

Be gentle with yourself in this process and understand you are cleansing sometimes a lifetime of emotional weight that you have carried , which has affected every aspect of both your relationship to yourself and others.

It will pass over time as this release process runs it's course and you will begin to feel lighter and gain more control over your emotions , that is essentially true of self defeating emotions.

I look at alcohol and drugs used in excess as a sort of add hock bandaid.
You were deeply wounded at some stage , whether from others or your own thought process , but that too may be seeded from others.

But you are not a victim, but rather a warrior who just happened to get a spear in the back ( metaphorically ) and was unable to reach around and pull it out.

That spear was covered up with either drugs alcohol or any other bandaid that soothed you.

But like a splinter that spear and those bandaids need to come off so you can heal.
It will feel horrible and look messy to start with but if you work with the counselors they will help you clean your wound.

Make sure you feel they're good one's.

Best of luck on your journey of recovery and wholeness.



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You can do it, Opie… praying for you!

Good luck and God Bless You!❤️❤️

Rehab is ok. It's a place to detox. My life changed when I worked a spiritual program of recovery.

Spiritual Problem = Spiritual Solution

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Okay one more day to rehab....

I got to pick up my meds first.


I'm actually looking forward to this.


Half of you GLP motherfuckers need to go to rehab too!

Funny...

Somebody told me that today.

Well, that didn't work out very well for her did it?

It’s also up to you to make it work.

Help is a two-way street.

Good luck man.. We are a country of second chances.

Godspeed

I'm a 911 survivor.

And once you go down the rabbit hole, it's hard to come back.....

I drink vodka.

Rehab has a very high failure rate because you almost need a spiritual conversion to stay sobor. I am not saying you need to be religious. But you almost need to believe their is a higher power that is guiding you.

Other than that you have to get away from alcohol for a good while to get it out of your system, so the cravings don't dog you so much. Then you are going to need all new habits to distract you form the thought. I would not hang out with other alcoholics.

AA is not a treatment program. It is a faith healing one with a super high failure rate. Because it is about baiting you than switching the narrative. It goes from not your fault for being an alcoholic, to it's totally your fault if you can't stick to their very "simple" program.. BS! Turns out talking to other alcoholic about alcohol, often triggers more drinking because of the hyper focus. Not the other way around as AA would have you believe. [link to aorange1.tripod.com (secure)]

Anyways eat lot of fresh vegetable daily. Naltrexone is actually based off chemicals found in vegetables. It also why in the old todays hospitals and homeless shelters fed the alcoholics lots of vegetable soup. If you are getting your daily servings of vegetables you are less likely to drink so much alcohol. Stay away from grains and starches. It triggers alcoholic cravings. So, if you are starting to crave it, go eat a bunch of vegetables first.

Another thing. Do not be hard on yourself. Most people that drink alcohol had had spells in their life when they drank too much to often for a periods of time. It is a sign that you self soothing a difficult time in your life. All you can do is try to figure out what that thing is and be brave enough to change it. Furthermore, most people just get sick and tired of being sick and tired. They learn to set up rules about alcohol, and then keep track of when what they are consuming in not acceptable anymore.

So they don't shun alcohol altogether and then feel bad latter about it. They accept it as part of how they do life.

Another thing stop calling yourself an alcoholic if you are not actively getting drunk so often. That is damaging to your self esteem. That is like a person that was fat losing the weight and still calling themselves fat. Or an ex smoker, still calling themselves a smoker. No, you just have or did have an alcohol abuse problem.

AA is uses the old con of once a sinner / alcoholic always a sinner or an alcoholic, and only Jesus/ AA can redeem you. That is total BS meant to steel your independents and self control from you. What you need is just time away form the substance and a plan to take back your life. You probably could have moved to a dry county in Texas or other parts of the USA to do it. Getting a job (probably on a farm/ ranch) in a dry county would have kept you busy too. No internet and limited TV and you could have planned how to reorganize your life. No stigma either.

Anyways idle time is your enemy. So stay busy. Good luck.

Oh you are a professional of some type. There is something eating at you otherwise you would not be drinking the hard stuff. You are in good company. A lot of people with broken hearts abuse substances. You probably need a life style change, but don't change anything until you know for certain what it is and how such a change would fix things.

Also are you a veteran? Even if you served one day in the armed forces, you qualify for free drug and alcohol in or out patient rehab. You can also collect 100% disability for 90 days or more if you are enrolled in an educational program or are living in the VA dorms for homeless vets. If you have nothing that is a good chunk of change to start over with. 100% disability I believe is somewhere around $3,300 per month for for several months. So, about $10,000 for starters depending on your situation. Anyways, just information. we really should not have any homeless vets the way I see it. But, you know depending on where you are at and what space is available.

True, GLP is addictive. LOL!
GLP is our Hotel California



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So when I get out of rehab I might as well make an account.

I have been here since 2009.

It's not like the ABCs and Interpol doesn't know who I am.

so what the fuck is the difference?

So true.

Waste of fuckin time and money

Well that's not too bad, I thought you were needing another "Trumpcinee" to make you feel woke.

"they" "asked" her to push the pervo and sicko agenda in her music
and she said; no no no

"they" "offed" her for it

And she paid with her life…

I really like her music… her voice’s awesome!

Wishing you all the best. Not sure if I can offer and advice or help.

I think AA is a good organization so when you get out of rehab- join AA. They have a really good system to help you stay sober.

You need to take it "one day at a time." Each day you do not drink is a good day. One week goes by, two weeks go by, a month, a year.

Keep yourself away from all negative things, people, places, etc.

Destress your life as much as possible. If, several times a day you can just take five minutes, close your eyes, do deep breathing and just relax- this will help keep you calm.

This is all I can think of off the top of my head, again, best of luck!

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