I need to stop drinking... now! I've been drinking strait for the last three weeks (holiday season, all alone, no calls, no friends, just the bottle). I woke up this morning shaking, sick, cannot keep food down, etc. I tried AA twice in my life and it didn't work for me. Yes, I quit going to meetings and I know that was my downfall. I've quit before and never had these physical problems before. It's been 24 hours since my last drink. And, I've noticed that even when I drink strait liquor non-stop for over 12 hours that I don't get the buzz anymore. I need to stop. If I don't I'll lose my job of 18 years soon, I fear. Help, help.

Julie.

The best (and maybe only help) is with AA.
Go now, go everyday, you may have to go all your life. Its your choice.

i'm writing this post mainly as a memoir to my suffering past in hopes of being able to move forward w/out pain......
my current x,being untreated for the strong disease of alcoholism is a functioning white collar,independent businessman.
i have been attending alanon since i've known him.
during our times of living together,he had drinking binges on weekends,isolating and such.
he never received treatment and still does not.
its been almost 8 yrs now and 4 yrs split.
i pray that he finds the path to aa or treatment.
one day at a time.

You need to start attending AA - today. You need to keep going, ask for help, and take the suggestions given to you - it you don't, you will lose your job, your friends, your family, maybe even your life. Alt of us lost so much before we gave in and received the help we needed - the desperation you feel is a gift - use it wisely.

This disease of alchoholism kills - one way or another. Think of AA as medicine that will save your life.

If your really serious and found that AA didn't work for you, it only works for about 15% of people who try it. Then go to Rational Recovery.com It is a great site for people who want to quit drinking and doing drugs, plus 70% of people quit on there own. It really helped my husband.

My wish for you is that your 24 hours on the 6th has continued to add up. It is a one day at a time (sometimes by the minute) program. I attend AA, have made new supportive friends who genuinely care about myself and my well being, have a new way of living where the externals are not as powerful as the internals.
When I sobered up I had to learn how to live. I wanted everyone to fix me but they couldn't. What they could and did do was support me emotionally while I did the changing I needed to do and I am so grateful.
It is your choice. It affects the rest of your life one day at a time. I now have spiritual, not religious, beliefs that carry me when I think I can't do it for another day (those days are fewer and fewer together) as I go to meetings, listen, take suggestions, share honestly about my cravings or whatever when asked, joined a working 12 step group, and became willing to change my whole attitude and outlook.
I wish you much success. It is your life and you can make it better. Hang in there--the rewards are amazing.

I know all about it! Been there done it been through it! Been to the edge and looked over and seen the uglyness. Barfed so many times my guts still hurt today. Had family and friends see me in the act. Made a compleat fool of myself several times. Degraded my self to the point where I didn't want to leave the house(at least till I had another drink or two). Had my family leave me,cops called on me,mentally and physically hurt people,stoped associating,etc etc etc. Juliek, you don't have to do this to yourself any longer! You have payed your debt. It's over! Its time to give it up. You can do this. All you have to do is surrender and admit to yourself that you have no control over alcohol. You have the choice you must choose. Maybe you don't have an idea what it feels like to wake up and put in a full day at work and not feel like passing out due to a hangover. Or to getup on a weekend and taste what good hot coffee is ment to taste like. Or to have your family smile at you again. Or to actually taste what fried chicken with all the fixings really taste like before being blirished by the tint of alcohol and washed down by an ice cold cola. But Mr. Man I'm telling you right now, you posted here looking for help and you are looking at the answer right now. STOP DRINKING , JUST DO IT! You will never,never,never regret it. You will become a person again. The day I admitted to my self that I quit drinking was the day that I was released from it's chains. It's been 4 years since I took my last drink. Never again! Good luck you can do it!

Julie, here. Thanks for all your postings. After I posted this, I started surfing and found the Rational Recovery web site. My addiction was cured after two days of mild nausea and sweating, but this is the easiest thing in the world. I made the permanent decision to be permanently cured. The end. Good luck to you all.