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9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 421

Hi TS ! Isn't it strange how we can be doing so great...feeling strong and then the AV starts again. You would think it would go away without alcohol to feed it but, as we know it has a hard time giving up. You've been doing so great! Hang in there and tell AV no! And then I had to say it over and over again. You're doing the right things!

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 345

Hi ND,

I'm glad you're feeling better. You're right, your body was trying to push you to take that drink so that your dopamine levels would be boosted. Your brain was telling you that it wanted to feel good again and it knows alcohol will fill the bill. That's why we crave sugar when we stop drinking since it also boosts dopamine (the reward or feel good chemical). Problem is, alcohol is also a depressant which ends up having a leveling effect. Take away the alcohol and suddenly everything is thrown off kilter and you get the shakes.

Today I actually thought about drinking and it really bugged me. No physical craving or anything, just mind games. Not going to happen though as I mentally refused to give AV the podium reminding it of all the grief it has caused me. What a pain it can be. I have joined some activities, quilting, zumba and yoga to keep myself busy. I absolutely will not go back to that nightmare again.

"if we were sober yesterday and we were sober today, we can stay sober tomorrow as well" (author unknown)

Stay strong guys,

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 421

Hi All! Thanks for the feedback. I just was having a hard time believing it was the alcohol since I wasn't drinking every day. I guess that everytime a person slips even a little it makes it harder the next time to quit. I had more activity from my AV this time. I don't remember it pushing so hard before. But, boy O boy it's was working overtime. That's passed (for now) and I'm feeling really great! Except for the dinner time shakes. I thought maybe it was my body trying to push me to drink....like a mind thing. As later in the day/night was always my "time" but, as TS said I know it will pass and I feel it being better already. Every day gets better....I really do feel so focused and great when I stay completely away from it....

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 315

In my first month I could not pass up on a drumb stick ice cream from the corner store and I drank coke like it was water. My drink was rye and coke so basically I took away the rye still drank the coke. Human body is amazing, can adapt quickly to change. My shakes left after a week or so. It was my brain that needed more time. Depression ect moods where all over the place. My head needed something to distract it. Do you have any hobbies or groups that you belong to? Work is also a means to distact the mind.

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 345

Hi ND,

When a person drinks large quantities of alcohol which is a depressant, the brain needs to compensate by increasing the chemicals serotonin and norepinephrine which are natural stimulating chemicals. When you stop using the alcohol (depressant) the brain needs to readjust itself again. The brain continues to produce too much stimulating chemicals (causing the shakes) until it has again normalized. It's understandable why binge drinking is so very hard on a persons homeostasis.

As you know this too shall pass.

Thanks for checking in,

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1009

Hi ND,

Good plan to check in daily. It really helped me at the front end of the process. Regarding the shakiness, hard to tell although I found that to be by-product of quitting my first week. Stay strong and focused!

All the best,

Dave

9 years ago 0 +0 / -0 421

Hi all! I am trying to post daily. I find that when I don't check in I start feeling it. No urges today! But the last 2 days at dinner time I've had a horrible shakiness. Could it be blood sugar or do you guys think it's alcohol? I've been watching what I eat and trying to put more fruit and veggies in my diet.

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