I too tend to go with the idea of leting nal dictate the journey route. Ive seen singnifcant drop in my units and cravings even though I still drink too much. What helps enormously is that I very rarely get drunk now nor do I have blackouts so that in itself leads to safer drinking epesodes which in turn means that Im not afraid of social occasions or indeed drinking on my own as I know I will quit drinking before I get to the stage where I would embarress or hurt myself. Its also great to wake up in the morning remembering everything. Because of these positives I can relax a bit about waiting a few months for a more constant drop in units or indeed to be cured. The only constant must be to take my nal before any drinking epesode.

My congratulations too, Crown. Isn't it awesome how your mind, once freed from alcohol obsession begins to turn to the business of life once again? The obsessive "sobriety" that we often associate with the recovery movement is just the flip side of the drunkenness coin. To be cured means that your thoughts are no longer driven by alcohol at all.

It is not something that can be forced; neither can the effect precede the cause. Once the "cause" of alcohol obsession has been removed through TSM, the "effect" of a mind free of alcohol-driven thoughts will follow. It takes time. patience and perseverance. For some such as AJ and Crown it happens relatively quickly. For me it took over a year to fully kick in. Regardless of how long it takes, the result is that you regain control of your life.

Oh, Firebird,

You are so articulate and every word you say is my true experience. If anyone is sitting on the fence in their decision to give naltrexone a try, take the jump. I remember how scared I was with every step. I must say in all my 5+ decades, this decision was the best thing I have done in my life to HELP myself. I, too, am amazed at the little things that pop into my mind that for so many years had been lost.

I might add that for those "going it alone" and ordering off the net there was next to no involvement from my prescribing physician other than writing the script. I think the good doctor knew it is a pretty innocuous drug and it was all up to me to just take it as the book states.

Best wishes to all and thanks, Firebird, for your excellent contributions on this board!

BB

at a jazz club, enjoying a friends performance. beer lasting an hour?

thanks nal keep giving me the glimmers, and congrads all u cured cats, my best jim

ps I will be joining the cured ranks within three months I bet

either way, drinking less

Firebird

You nailed it..thats what being cured is to me..like you said it's not something that can be forced or learned etc..it just happens..that is exactly what my warped drunken mind could not comphrehend when drinking like a lunatic. Till it happened there would have been no way for me to truly understand what Re-Wire means.

Jim - We are waiting on you buddy...I know you will be here soon.

Thanks Crown86 . The first 5 weeks were awful: side-effects from nal + no serious reduction in amount of alcohol . The 6th week was very satisfying. I felt in control for the first time in 15 years. People have been asking me if I´m not in good health because I hardly binge anymore . I´m still expecting an "exctinction burst", though. That way I won´t be disappointed .

Hi All

Been awhile since I posted. Life is good. Booze is almost non-existent and the little role it plays in my life now I could really care less honestly. I never drink during the week and IF I do have a couple beers it's on the weekends and yep still take the nal. At this point I seriously could take it or leave it and not think twice. But on that rare occasion beer still tastes good and my attitude now is if I'm not drunk, not drinking more than 3-4 in a few hours socially, not hurting anyone or myself who cares..lol I don't.

It's weird how this all worked out. Naltrexone and the Sinclair method gave me my life back. Same old bs and problems and goodtimes etc..meaning just life, but thank-god no more F***ing Booze depression. I seriously had to go back and re-read my old post's to refresh how hellish of nightmare my life was with booze in the driver's seat. I can't STAND whiskey or scotch anymore..at all. I had a friend who offered me some 40 year old scotch single malt recently I took a sip and was like I'm sorry I can't drink it so before you pour your don't waste mine..lol I'll have a coke and smile.

I haven't posted much because I really don't think about booze..it's so strange how it happens. I 100% Beleive, at least for me, in the term Re-Wire. Yep for me the word cure is exactly what it is. As far as booze goes now I feel like I did about it in my early 20's before I went off the rails..like I never drank like a lunatic. I have had friends in AA tell me "well maybe you weren't a REAL alcoholic". I love it..half gallon of Crown every other night with beers, doctors telling me I wont see 50 (i'm 42) life was hell on earth..oh ok..if I'm not a real one than thank-god cause I would hate to see what that is.

I guess some of my AA friends just can't beleive a $20.00 paperback, $300.00 in online pills w no doctor, no therapy, no rehab, fixed my life in 3.5 months and now it's around 8-9 months from when I started TSM and all is AWSOME. Not saying this is the route for everyone but damn it worked a mircle for me.

Good Luck to everyone in their battle w booze. It can be beat

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Yeah ditto to what DOMD says, thanks for poping in. We need oldtimers to let us know that tsm still continues to work.

That's fantastic. Stories like yours are what give us newbies hope. Or is it we newbies? You'd never know I'm a writer by trade.

I've begun to notice what I hope are the first signs of extinction, although I'm careful not to get my hopes up too much just yet. Congratulations on your success, and thanks for sticking around to give us some positive vibes.