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Addiction & Recovery

bif

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9. Detox sounds horrible.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:41 PM

Aug 2024

Glad you made it. I was a heavy drinker but after my family did an intervention, I went into rehab. Fortunately I just quit cold turkey with no side effects. Been sober for almost 6 years. I have to admit, I thought about booze all the time for almost 5 years. Now I almost never think about it.

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Alcohol Destroys Lives And Ruins Families [View all] Clouds Passing Aug 2024 OP

I'm 3 1/2 years sober - giving it up was one of the hardest things I've ever endured. Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #1

Proud of you Dennis! Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #2

Thank you! Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #3

Thank you ☺️ Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #8

Detox sounds horrible. bif Aug 2024 #9

Good job! Yeah detox was one of the worst things I've ever been through in my life... Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #10

I'm on Celexa, an anti-depressant that is also prescribed for alcoholism. That's not why I'm on it but brewens Aug 2024 #4

Proud of you, brewens! Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #5

Nothing to be proud of. The only reason I quit was because I had to. I'd still be drinking my few hundred buck worth brewens Aug 2024 #7

I have often said EYESORE 9001 Aug 2024 #6

Sometimes, not directly related to the drinker - except via DUI. RandomNumbers Aug 2024 #11