Comments on: My absolute fear of sobriety http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/my-absolute-fear-of-sobriety The Discovering Alcoholic is a top rated recovery blog covering alcoholism, substance abuse, treatment and recovery issues. Sun, 20 May 2012 23:01:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Just another drunk http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/my-absolute-fear-of-sobriety#comment-1387 Just another drunk Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=1668#comment-1387 You are not alone. Others have gone through this and have recovered. The woman who helped me get sober told me (in response to "What am I going to do with the time": Don't worry, you'll find lots of things to do. She was too right. Now finding time for me can be a struggle. Off to a meeting!! You are not alone. Others have gone through this and have recovered.
The woman who helped me get sober told me (in response to “What am I going to do with the time”: Don’t worry, you’ll find lots of things to do.
She was too right. Now finding time for me can be a struggle.
Off to a meeting!!

]]> By: Steve http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/my-absolute-fear-of-sobriety#comment-1392 Steve Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=1668#comment-1392 Hi Jasmine, It takes a bigger and better person to admit they have a problem. I do not recommend that you detox alone. If you are the person you say you are when sobering up, you sound very tense. Detoxing is very hard on the body. It stresses all your organs, especially your heart! I never got sober on my own. I had to go to a detox unit at a hospital or rehab. I was a real mess when trying to sober on my own, so I'd pour another drink to fix it and there I'd be, drunk again. I was in at least five detox units in my course of sobriety. Each time I spent at least four days. They give you medication to bring you down slowly. This is the only time in my life that I had high blood pressure and I mean high. To this day when I see a doctor they are amazed at how good my blood pressure is. I was a very lucky individual, considering I drank for nearly 26 years of my life every day. I had no liver scarring, but I know I burned up a few billion brain cells. It is still the best decision I ever made. It was one morning when I looked in the mirror and said I didn't like myself. I tried many times before for other reasons like get my wife back, make the girlfriend happy or get my business in order again, but that didn't work. I wish you the best of luck! I know you can do it! I'm praying and rooting for you and so will the people in AA. Hi Jasmine,

It takes a bigger and better person to admit they have a problem. I do not recommend that you detox alone. If you are the person you say you are when sobering up, you sound very tense. Detoxing is very hard on the body. It stresses all your organs, especially your heart! I never got sober on my own. I had to go to a detox unit at a hospital or rehab. I was a real mess when trying to sober on my own, so I’d pour another drink to fix it and there I’d be, drunk again.

I was in at least five detox units in my course of sobriety. Each time I spent at least four days. They give you medication to bring you down slowly. This is the only time in my life that I had high blood pressure and I mean high. To this day when I see a doctor they are amazed at how good my blood pressure is. I was a very lucky individual, considering I drank for nearly 26 years of my life every day. I had no liver scarring, but I know I burned up a few billion brain cells.

It is still the best decision I ever made. It was one morning when I looked in the mirror and said I didn’t like myself. I tried many times before for other reasons like get my wife back, make the girlfriend happy or get my business in order again, but that didn’t work.

I wish you the best of luck! I know you can do it! I’m praying and rooting for you and so will the people in AA.

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