congrats on the doc approval! it'll make things much more open and much easier from now on. Nal on!

Zontar, you are almost on a year. Looks like you drink only a couple times a week. I have started about 65 a couple of days ago. I don't see any difference. I am still plugging along with the help of all you guys. Thanks again.

Thanks for letting us know, meggie. Hope it does the trick for you soon.

Have a look at Joanna's mindful drinking technique in this post, that might help you along too:

http://optionssavelives.freeforums.net/ ... hints-tips

The article was very good, I need to do more mindful drinking. I do feel a high on my first sip but it goes away on the second and I add more vodka. I did start later last night. I wish this would just go away like it did for Maggie.

It will Meggie - you need to remember that we are all different but that it still took me nearly a year! I just kept plodding on and espousing my 'have faith and patience' ...... I do know how hard it is when you feel as if nothing is happening but it will eventually - we all hear so often that we did not get where we are overnight and it is not going to go away overnight - just hang in there !! Has going up helped at all? How long have you been on a higher dose now?

Hugs, Maggie x

"I did start later last night."

And that's how it began for me. You just found a gold doubloon along the way on your indifference "treasure hunt". Keep working that "soft spot" in the habit, there's more gold in that vein, for sure. Keep at it with Joanna's technique too, as you're inviting your conscious mind to notice how you feel, getting into the habit of having it be "present and accounted for", rather than going with what the automatic, unconscious part of the brain dictates. For me, it tends to help especially towards the end of the night when I get the notion to have one last drink. My conscious mind pops in and eyes that notion with a sort of "suspicion", like it's asking the unconscious part of my brain "What are you trying to fob off on me?", that's the best way I can describe it. That may or may not be the way it shows up for you, it's kind of a personal thing.

Any idea what you might get up to when you're not drinking as much? Maybe something you used to enjoy that you might pick up again?

Any idea what you might get up to when you're not drinking as much? Maybe something you used to enjoy that you might pick up again?
No idea what I will do. I used to love to sew and made lots of my daughter's clothes. I may try quilting. I used to work on the house, paint, wallpaper etc.
Yesterday was my birthday, very close the big 60, I drank too much. I was getting calls from friends and drank. I feel like crap today and have a long day ahead of me. I am so mad at myself. I hate feeling like this, not really hung over just really tired. Another day and another night to get it right.
I will be home later because friends are taking me out to eat and will not drink out of the house. So, hopefully I will drink less. Second day on 75 mg of the pill

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happy birthday Meggie! don't beat yourself up about your birthday drinking; it happens and it is time to move on. sounds like you're discovering the mindfulness factor, and beginning to use strategies to help you. starting later, not having your favorite drink so available, pouring smaller drinks are all very helpful and made a real difference for me. but KEEP GOING, taking Nal and following the golden rule. results will happen. be patient. it's SO worth it!

I have posted several times and I come back and I have nothing here. Well, nothing has changed for this lady. I keep plugging.