It’s been 5 weeks since I went cold turkey on alcohol on my quest to quit.Am starting to feel the positive impact but I must say the first 5 days were hell.Kwanza the lack of sleep ,nightmares,unnecessary anger and feeling unmotivated and kind off depressed …Those of you who quit what are the measures you put in place to avoid relapsing.i never wanna go back that road .
I am a social drinker and have never had the urge to drink everyday, only on weekends or during functions. i can stay for week without booze and still feel okay.
If I may ask, how did you sink into alcoholism? Friends? Stress?
Personally for me was stress.I was a normal drinker.beer mbili ama tatu on sato hivi while watching foota bt there was a time i lost my job and to sustain life in Nairobi i had to sell some of my stuff(car and had to move to a smaller place…i had more idle time and i was always in the pub from 5 to 11…That was over a span of like 10 months…plus the constant need for money from my baby momma…It quickly escalated to hard liquor as drinking beer was becomig quite expensive
Stress and disappointment(numerous job applications and interviews bt no breakthrough) was the key factor
Pole man. Hope you got a job. I’m almost 2 months clean. For me, I simply replaced beer with a nonalcoholic drink and continued clubbing once a week. I have been to the club at least once a week for the last two months, without taking alcohol.
A friend hooked me up 2 months ago and that’s when I decided to quit lest I get sacked
Fixed
Quitting is not easy. You need to change your life over including friends, location, hobbies etc
All the best man though try and keep yourself busy ukose time ya kuenda pub it works
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I haven’t had a beer since Saturday due to commitments and you have no idea how badly am missing that shit.
Leo naweza anza ata saa tisa.
Hapo tuko pamoja huwa nakunywa kikombe kimoja cha keg baada ya wiki mbili au tatu na sijawahi kuwa na tamaa ya kukunywa kila siku.
I decided to give drinking a break after travels where was drinking every evening. But I now believe friends hutumwa Na shetani. On Monday, day 1 of quitting, a friend called me at 7pm and offered to buy at a Local. I cursed him but went to drink anyway. Jana, Day 2 of quitting, Another Friend learnt that am at home. I saw him knocking Na Mzinga kwa mkono. I was like Jesoo.
Care to explain what the positive impact is?
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Care to explain what the positive impact is?
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I more energetic and my health has improved greatly.I am very financial conscious and i don’t waste money on unnecessary stuff…relationship with family has greatly improved…They are very many bro[/QUOTE]
I wanna quit too… I have been wasting lots of cash to feed a habit that is tending towards a daily affair… From being a social drinker… Alcohol is a big time waster…n addiction somehow kicks in slowly…i feel like am trending on dangerous grounds… . Am quitting cold turkey… No more for me… The end of an era… 9 yrs
You should.Find something you love and indulge in it everytime you feel you wanna drink.And try hitting the gym hard, diet too is key
Alcohol is for losers. Good to hear that you have managed to quit.
Siezi wacha pombe. However I never get that desperate urge to drink. I can go for days without the stuff. It is very hard for me to drink for two consecutive days.
Shida ni ukiget into a very dark moment in your life,sometimes you find yourself in situations you never thought you’d find yourself in.Like excessive drinking
I agree that’s a very tricky situation. During such trying times I try to focus on the few thing I have been blessed with and try to remind myself that there are people who are much worse off. Let me tell you something. I try to remind myself that drinking to drown my sorrows will only amplify the sorrows the next day. It helps abt in keeping me grounded.