Murph Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Might as well come out with it. Thanks for your support. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 good for ya... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 It's good to be sober. My best buddy, a rocking lead guitar player who actually survived the '70s and '80s is 16 years sober now. Quit cold turkey. No alcohol. No drugs. 16 years now last month. Amazing. You can do it Murph. You have a beautiful family who wants you around. Hang in there buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 It's good to be sober.My best buddy' date=' a rocking lead guitar player who actually survived the '70s and '80s is 16 years sober now. Quit cold turkey. No alcohol. No drugs. 16 years now last month. Amazing. You can do it Murph. You have a beautiful family who wants you around. Hang in there buddy.[/quote'] Thanks, pal..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I, myself, am going to drink a big glass of water, get a good nights sleep, and then wake up to a cup of low-down-and-funky-black coffee. Maybe we should all do the same. Goodnight all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Maybe we should all do the same. + 1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Good! Hope you do great without booze... are you quiting completely? I went without a single alcohol drop for 6 years, then I started having a beer or a glass of wine every now and then and it doesn't seem to be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Ive been drug free for a while but...i still do a lil drinking...a lil...just a tad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Monday, the perfect day to get off on the right foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 20 years ago next month, while living in my van, I came to the realization that my parents didn't raise a fu#%in' drunk or tweaker. Cold turkey. It's sort of a shame to think the best thing I ever did was to quit doing something I never should have done in the first place...but it is what it is. Any way you get there, brother, any way that works. Don't let it own you no mo'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 We keep beer in the hospital for drunks because its THAT dangerous for them not to have ANY. Don't feel shame if you need pharmaceutical aids to quit. The shakes are serious enough for us to have beers in the hospital, think about it. Cold turkey might work...but don't get SICK over it. Craving and being ill are two different things. You need the support system and distraction...not always the same thing. My support system were non-drinking buds. Distraction, well..... Disclaimer: Never had the shakes. I was in rehab at 17. Didn't quit 'till I was mid-20s, but I did it cold turkey, and it made me get a hobby. What did I pick up? The guitar. This is my anti-drug ^^V Build model airplanes, join softball league...anything that distracts. Titty bar might not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 We keep beer in the hospital for drunks because its THAT dangerous for them not to have ANY. What the! Are you serious Izzy?! I work in a psych hospital and it is protocol NOT to let them guys even smell alcohol. Most of the patients are on meds anyways so to mix with alcohol would be playing with fire. What sorta hospital is it you work in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 lmao, i work med surg. beer is prescribed. we use keystone light. galveston utmb john sealy...lots of indigents. psych is TOTALLY different from medsurg. the meds them folks is on, wow... i'm talking got in car wreck, banged up, no risk of bleeding, no meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdown Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 lmao' date=' i work med surg.beer is prescribed. we use keystone light. galveston utmb john sealy...lots of indigents. psych is TOTALLY different from medsurg. the meds them folks is on, wow... i'm talking got in car wreck, banged up, no risk of bleeding, no meds.[/quote'] Still never heard of even light beer being handed out in any hospital. Obviously you'se do things way different over there:-s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Go for it Murph... ! There are so many things the get ruined of messed up from substance abuse. It's not worth it. We are all behind you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I quit the Colt 45 in late 2003 in conjunction with the Atkins diet. Lost a total of 58 lbs in 8 months, then gained 2/3 of it back when I began eating normal again. Never went back to the alcohol though. I don't miss it. I can't say drinking was ever a problem in the traditional sense but the hangovers were getting more severe and lasting all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrosion of conformity Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Good job and good luck Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Congrats Murph So, it is possible for people not to drinkk hmmmmmm? 17 years sober for me (Almost 18, my birthday is in April) but I know a lot of people who are complete alcoholics and they miss out on life. I am not saying you are, but congrats keep it up [applause] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G McBride Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Been pretty much sober since 1993. Found a lot of other things to do besides drink. Don't regret that I drank but I don't miss it either. I have more money to spend on things I enjoy (guitars, amps, grandkids). Good luck to you and it is easy to do, once you decide that you want to. Good luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillybilly Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Still never heard of even light beer being handed out in any hospital.Obviously you'se do things way different over there:-s hospital pharmacies always have alcohol on hand for drunks who are going into DTs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Good Job Murph, Keep it up !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWP37 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Grain alcohol is the remedy for ethanol overdoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Yea Murph!! One day at a time. You'll do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Good choice Murph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVeeWee Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 All the best Murph, hang on man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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