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u/CosmicTurtle504 · 1 pointr/alcoholicsanonymous

What you’re experiencing sounds like symptoms of Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, or PAWS. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, and when your body becomes habituated to it, that same nervous system tends to go a little berserk until, with time and continued sobriety, it begins to act normally again.

Imagine that you’ve been holding down a helium balloon. When you let go, the balloon naturally goes up. Same as your CNS. It happens to pretty much everyone who’s been a heavy, daily drinker for a long period of time, and is perfectly normal. We’ve all been there!

There are some good things to know right now: first, after three weeks of sobriety you’re out of the danger zone of alcohol withdrawal, so there’s probably no need for medical detox. PAWS symptoms do linger for weeks or even months until your brain chemistry returns to a normal equilibrium, but they do NOT last forever. If you’re persistent with your recovery, in time you’ll likely feel fantastic. But what to do in the meantime?

For me, the anxiety, restlessness, emotional turbulence, malaise - all of which are totally normal during PAWS - were relieved by eating nutritious food, regular vigorous exercise, and plenty of good sleep, as well as developing a meditation/mindfulness practice. Pursuing creative interests also helped. Hobbies like music, writing, sports, video games, knitting, woodworking, all of these can help take your mind off the anxiety you’re feeling. I threw myself back into playing guitar, and lemme tell you - when I got deep into it, the last thing I’d think about were my PAWS symptoms or drinking.

Most importantly, I got involved in AA. I started going to meetings, got a sponsor, read the “big book,” and began taking the 12 steps. Having good orderly direction and a fellowship of encouraging, helpful, sober people really helped me stay on track and eased the craziness of early recovery in ways I never anticipated or imagined. I realize now that I never could have done it alone.

Hang in there! I know how rough those first weeks can be. AA has a great book about navigating sober life called Living Sober that I’d definitely recommend (you can find it here ). For more helpful advice, google Alcoholics Anonymous + your city/town to find meetings in your area. They’re free and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking.

Good luck - wishing you well on your journey to recovery!

u/seanomenon · 1 pointr/alcoholicsanonymous

They sell these devices that beep when you leave the stove burner on. They might be worth a try. If he's passed out drunk, who knows if they would wake him, but it might help.

I think the suggestion to attend AlAnon is a good one.

You may also appreciate the book Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Woititz. It was a real eye-opener for me.

You and your siblings should be aware that alcoholism tends to run in families. You have a higher than average chance of being alcoholic yourself. Please be very careful with alcohol and other drugs. If you feel even the least bit compulsive about them, better to leave them alone entirely.

Unfortunately, most alcoholics can't be helped until they are ready to make a change. The denial and hostility you are experiencing happens far too often.

One strategy that may be helpful is to talk to him as a family, all of you physically together. If you do this, try to arrange it before he's had anything to drink that day. (Maybe first thing in the morning.) If he's already been drinking, you are far more likely to encounter hostility and denial.

You may not get him to stop drinking, but perhaps you can come to an agreement that will prevent him burning the house down. (Don't drink until after dinner is made, for example.)

Some places have a legal option to declare someone a danger to themselves. If he keeps endangering himself and won't admit the problem, that may be something you can look into. It is a scorched-earth option.

I'm wishing you all the best.

u/king_baby · 1 pointr/alcoholicsanonymous

This a good book you might want to read from a non-alcoholic perspective. I find the dynamics of an AA meeting fascinating even though I am an alcoholic myself and actively participate in order to help others and stay sober myself. It's good also to see how it works from a psychological viewpoint.
https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Alcoholic-David-R-Rudy/dp/0809312441

u/ubelievewhat · 1 pointr/alcoholicsanonymous

Some folks here have good advice. I have this issues for sure. There is a good book called:

https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Adult-Relationships-Mindful/dp/1570628122

I personally am open to the idea that my current relationship may fail one day if I dont work at it. But I have to work at it. If I dont, who else will. I try to open honest, and check in with my partner. Be honest with feelings and really try to forgive her and myself for the wreckage. Thanks

u/skylabfitness · 5 pointsr/alcoholicsanonymous

Even without a sponsor, using a good guide to the Big Book like A Program For You is very helpful with the “hidden” stuff in the Big Book. A 12 step workshop used that book and I had great success working the steps from it.

u/ubermaan · 1 pointr/alcoholicsanonymous

There is a great book used in my local meetings for some daily readings instead of the big book. I find it useful to have on the shelf as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Belief-reflection-nonbelievers-freethinkers/dp/0988115700

u/lebowtzu · 2 pointsr/alcoholicsanonymous

I have a kindle book with a number of alternative versions of the Steps. Here is one example:

“We Agnostics

  1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol –that attempts to control our drinking were futile and that our lives had become unmanageable.
  2. Came to believe that even though we could not fix our problem by ourselves, circumstances and forces beyond our personal control could help restore us to sanity and balance.
  3. Made a decision to accept things that were outside our control, especially what already is and to do the best with it.
  4. Made a searching examination and a fearless inventory of ourselves.
  5. Admitted to ourselves with total openness and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs.
  6. Became willing to let go of our behaviors and personality traits that could be construed as defects and were creating problems.
  7. With humility we acknowledged that we had these shortcomings and with openness we sought to eliminate these shortcomings.
  8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
  9. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
  10. Sought through contemplation and meditation to improve self-awareness and adopted a spiritual approach to life as our primary purpose.
  11. Having had a profound change in consciousness as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

    This version can be found on the We Agnostics website. The site states that these Steps originated in Cleveland and describes them as “training wheels” for the recovering alcoholic seeking his or her own spirituality.”

    The book is The Little Book: A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps

    Edit: sorry for the garbage formatting. I swear it looked different before I hit post.
u/nycscribe · 3 pointsr/alcoholicsanonymous

I recommend a book called 12 Smart Things To Do When the Booze and Drugs are Gone. Here's the Amazon link.

u/eamor · 3 pointsr/alcoholicsanonymous

I’m actually reading this - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0965967212/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_0965967212

and have just finished this https://www.amazon.com/Theres-More-Quitting-Drinking-Than/dp/0965967204

Both written by Dr Paul O who originally came up with this.
So timely for me. Thanks for sharing.

u/Reptiliamammalia · 1 pointr/alcoholicsanonymous

Check out http://aaagnostica.org

My home group is an atheist, agnostic and all others meeting. Maybe there's one in your area. I've met a lot of atheists and agnostics who have long-term sobriety.

Edit: These books have been very helpful, too:
The Alternative 12 Steps: A Secular Guide To Recovery https://www.amazon.com/dp/0991717465/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_CASZxbMEEPTBT
and
Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life: finally, a daily reflection book for nonbelievers, freethinkers and everyone https://www.amazon.com/dp/0988115700/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_2BSZxbWN3C3RQ

u/Pris257 · 2 pointsr/alcoholicsanonymous

I bought this book and it really helped me understand the steps better.

u/Flopsy_Gearhead · 3 pointsr/alcoholicsanonymous

If you have a Hulu subscription, they have Seasons 1 through 5. That's where I've been binge-watching it. Otherwise, you have to get CBS, either via their "all access" at cbs.com, or by the extension channel in Amazon Prime, I think.

u/PJMurphy · 1 pointr/alcoholicsanonymous

The problem was that the letter from Barry Leach was filed away in 1979 and promptly forgotten. I suppose there must have been a turnover of staff or something.

When Roberts bought the manuscript, he had it scanned and then the scans were published as "The Book That Started It All", in 2010. I may be mistaken, but I have heard that inside the front cover was Lois's inscription to Barry Leach. Perhaps it was this publication that tipped AA World Service to examine their files and to try to trace the provenance of the manuscript. This may have led to the discovery of the Gifting Letter, and once the location of the manuscript was determined, AA moved to freeze it in place, and take legal action to enforce what they view as their title to the manuscript, and to attempt to take possession of it.

Sotheby's had no idea in the 2004 or the 2007 auctions that title to it was clouded, and frankly, neither did anyone else. The fault lies, in my opinion, with whoever removed the copies of the letter from the will of Barry Leach, and from the manuscript itself. The Letter clearly shows Mr. Leach's intent, especially since he had it notarized.

u/gud_spelller · 15 pointsr/alcoholicsanonymous

Before we got married, my wife had two "stalkers" like this. Annoying, creepy, but nothing criminal. One had a traumatic brain injury and the other guy had a different disorder. Subtle hints that she was not interested did nothing. She never tried the direct approach, and I'm not sure that it would have worked. Cognitive dissonance was big with these guys.

Gavin de Becker is a security expert, and in his book he says many of these types of guys are clueless, but harmless. Of course, some cross the line to harmful. His recommendation was to starve the stalker of any attention until they shifted their focus elsewhere. He found that threats or restraining orders were counter productive in most situations.