r/stopdrinking • u/DiligentPeak1929 Day 96 • 12h ago

Wanting a drink.

If you don't want to hear me complain , you can ignore this, and I won't be offended.

I'm not going to drink - mostly because there's nothing in my house. But I really want that muscle relaxation that comes from alcohol. I took a really hard fall today, and literally the only part of me that doesn't hurt is my head. Which for someone with extremely chronic migraines - that's huge. But even my pinky toe hurts right now. I can't lift my arm without shooting pain. Even laying in my bed hurts. I can't take pain meds without being monitored due to heart meds. So i lay here in pain, wishing I could numb it all away.

If you read this - thanks for letting me bitch. Enjoy the rest of your regularly scheduled sober programming.

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u/mrplinko 1501 days 12h ago

Crawl to the bathroom and get some tweezers. Get up close to the mirror and start pulling nose hairs out, but super slowly. That should take your mind off of your pinky toe 😂

Solid work on staying sober. It will get better

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u/DiligentPeak1929 Day 96 12h ago

😆😆😆

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u/kaidik Day 465 12h ago

There are some topical pain relief creams that have worked pretty well for me. Sorry you're going through this, but good job staying sober

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u/DiligentPeak1929 Day 96 12h ago

Thank you for reminding me!! I have arnica in the cabinet!! Man, that one track brain of alcohol or pills had me forgetting the real tool. Thank you.

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u/SunsetOtterrrr 12h ago

That sounds miserable, hope you can find some position that doesn't hurt so much. When my back was messed up from a fall I used to lay on the floor with my legs up on the couch, was the only thing that helped for a bit. Hang in there

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u/Sweetbowlofme Day 426 12h ago

Feel free to complain whenever! Better out than in.

Sorry you had a fall. I was very upset when I got sober to learn I am still clumsy & can roll my ankle like a pro

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u/DiligentPeak1929 Day 96 12h ago

Thank you.

Aww. That's no fun.

This is my third major fall this year. I'm way too young to be racking these up like this.

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u/Aggressive-Sample612 7h ago

SAME haha. Recently broke my ankle just stepping off the curb after almost 4.5 months with no alcohol - my first broken bone ever (which is honestly shocking)

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u/DontKnowNothing76 Day 287 11h ago

Good job expressing your feelings. And recognizing that wanting a drink does not mean you need to have a drink. You may wake up sore again tomorrow, but you won’t be sore and hungover! I hope you feel better soon!!

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u/DiligentPeak1929 Day 96 11h ago

Facts. This day after pain is going to be bad enough.

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u/The_Marshall_Comic 11h ago

Falls really suck!

Good job on resisting the hooch. It hurts your healing in the long run, anyway.

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u/Apart_Cucumber4315 Day 1,280 11h ago

Bitch away because that's what this place is for. I'm glad you are bitching instead of grabbing that drink. That's progress!

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u/quietmagnoliababy 11h ago

sober programming hits different tonight

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u/laughingwater Day 2,669 11h ago

I can relate about falling. I messed my knee up early in my sobriety falling and I felt much the same as you. I just powered through then. You did great reaching out to bitch instead of drinking. IWNDWYT