I recently tried quitting everything last Sunday, with drew all last week and then relapsed Friday, Saturday and Sunday worst withdrawals I ever had (cold sweats, shaking, wasn’t sure I would survive). I’m through the worst of it now but any advice? Thought about rehab but can’t stop work. This is probably my 9th time trying to go sober during the pandemic. I live alone so the isolation with the pandemic has extremely escalated my usage to the point of about a bottle of a day on weekdays

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I know it feels like you can’t stop working, but you have to. Withdrawal from alcohol is dangerous without supervision from professionals — you could die from trying to do it yourself. Take medical leave, go to detox and then go to rehab. This is the most important thing you can do for yourself, I can’t stress this enough.

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Thank you and god bless 🙏

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At a minimum, I'd say take a week off and go to a detox. Detoxing when working never worked for me because come Friday I needed relief. I would recommend a 30 day detox and residential rehab because it's easier to relapse after a detox. AA meetings are good for being around sympathetic sober people that you can talk to about how you're doing.

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What substances?

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Everything but painkillers basically

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Alcohol is the start for me though, that’s where the problem lies

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Have you ever been to AA?

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I’d encourage you to attend meetings- not just one. Find a meeting where you are at aa.org. When they ask if there are any newcomers raise your hand.

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Does your employer have an assistance program? If so, it is sometimes tied to short-term disability or your health insurance. If it's available, I'd strongly consider taking them up on it. Trying to detox from alcohol on your own is dangerous.

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Detox only or outpatient rehab never worked for me. I had to really hit a bottom to realize I needed the full spectrum of help. That means I lost my job and entered a full service 12-step based rehabilitation facility. I detoxed, did 30 days of in patient, moved into sober living, did 90 days of outpatient, attended meeting daily and worked the 12 steps WITH A SPONSOR and started working the 12 steps with others (this was the most important part). Only then did I focus on work. I attended aftercare every Saturday for the next year and moved out of sober living after 6 months. I continue to go to meetings and work with others and I’ve been sober 4 years.

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You can always detox for a week and then try outpatient reheb and sober living. You live there and can go to work and then attend outpatient rehab at night. This really puts you on a good regimen without the stress of being away from work for so long

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