[Mead]

I walked into the Starbucks I frequently visit and the lady I know asked me where was I two days ago? They could have used me. I laughed and said why? She said a guy with delirium tremens signed himself out of the hospital AMA, had a seizure, and cracked his head open on the floor. I giggled and told her I'm sorry I missed that.

Legitimate alcohol withdrawal / DTs , which I have experienced when I was younger after a Vegas bender, is very serious. We didn't stop drinking for 4 days straight. This is before I had any medical knowledge. When I came home I couldn't sleep for 48-72 hours, tremors, and hallucinations. So I called my buddy up who was in his residency at the time I'm like dude what the fuck is going on with me? He's like you're going through some serious alcohol withdrawal. So I googled alcohol withdrawal treatment and naturally Valium popped up. But I didn't have access to Valium. I knew my grandmother had some Xanax though. Popped that mother fucker and never slept so good in my life. I couldn't imagine going another day in that state.

It took a while before I gave up alcohol for good. And I'm pretty open about my alcoholism. I, like Lhance, don't control my drinking very well once I start. It feels so good when it hits the lips. Unlike a lot of people, I'm able to be around it no problem. I have beer in the fridge and a full bar for company. But I've always had pretty good will power. It only goes to shit when I start drinking.

Quitting boozing was one of the best thing I ever did. I feel fucking fantastic every day I wake up. Most importantly for me I like being reliable at a moments notice. You can't do that fucked up. And Jesus Christ do I not miss having a hangover.


Edit:

To keep this thread on track, I had an awesome workout this morning. It will most likely be the last one this week before my snowboarding trip. I might do some cardio tomorrow or Friday morning, we'll see how tired I am after work tonight or Thursday. When I get back I plan on really bulking up some. Excited for that.