Ok. This thread really has nothing to do with transition but posting this thread will give me visual motivation to stop the habit.


I'm addicted to caffeine.


Stupid I know. I've told myself I'm going to quit before but find myself getting another energy drink or energy shot everyday. Once a day a drink a energy shot or have one energy drink. It's getting worse for me because I am finding myself moving up to two caffeine sources a day. Today it was Starbucks and a 5hr. I can't continue contributing to this habit. It's expensive and I know its not good for me health wise.

Are any of you gals feeling the same towards anything? caffeine? drugs? soda? food? shopping let's look at this thread for motivation to better ourselves.


~Serena

Heck I'll bite.

I am a nicotine addict

I have tried and tried to quit, but I still smoke or use.

smoking is the only bad addiction I have. I drink a bit of coffee, but I've done that since I was a teen and I'm not stopping that, besides, I actually get insomnia if I try to stop drinking coffee. 

I turn into a grumpalumpagus if I don't have my fix. I never started smoking. I did some quite a bit of marijuana in my day and still do occasional to sleep.

I have a routine get up in the AM @6:00 take my shot of energy do my makeup. I stay up till midnight every night. So I'm always drained. I just can't manage to go to bed at a reasonable hour. I feel like I waste a day if I go to bed earlier because I work so much. It sucks. lol

I use to be a caffeine addict, coffee in the morning to get going, soda or more coffee throughout the day at work, a few whisky with a coke ->-bleeped-<- and a few beers while playing gigs or at band practice and then another coffee for a nightcap

Life was pretty crazy in younger days to say the least, but now just a few cups of coffee when I get up and that's it 

I quit smoking cold turkey in 76.
Next addiction was eating like a hawg, quit that one three years ago.
I like a few coffees a day, quit for a week and had a massive headache so I'm a maintenance coffee drinker.
Used to drink like a fish, now it's just on occasions and keep it to two two shot drinks which is one drink too many.

Can we have some music for this thread, something dramatic about addictions?

My name is Devlyn, and I'm an alcoholic. Ha, the alcoholic part is true, I don't do meetings, though. I got arrested for DUI in 1986, blew a .27 on the breathalyzer. I quit cold turkey and never looked back, never slipped. Alcohol would love to get its hands back on me, but that ain't happening! Hugs, Devlyn

PS, Serena, it was me that moved your thread.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on April 30, 2013, 06:29:16 PM
My name is Devlyn, and I'm an alcoholic. Ha, the alcoholic part is true, I don't do meetings, though. I got arrested for DUI in 1986, blew a .27 on the breathalyzer. I quit cold turkey and never looked back, never slipped. Alcohol would love to get its hands back on me, but that ain't happening! Hugs, Devlyn

PS, Serena, it was me that moved your thread.

You're good Dev, being able to quit any addiction cold turkey is hard core! People getting DUI's here are going straight to jail now. They're working on some new legislation to be able to just put repeat offenders away for good. There are entirely too many innocent people being killed in this state by repeaters that just don't get it or give a rats ass!

Coffee is the only one left. And I've cut back, but will not quit - I like coffee.

But over the years I've had issues with drugs. Quit Ampetamines cold turkey years and years ago, i thought I was going to die for about a week.. Have had it 3 times since and each time has left me wondering why I ever did it in the first place. Also gave up weed and cigarettes. I've never had an issue with alcohol, but I will be giving that up for the duration too, given my GF is currently in hospital with alcohol related liver disease.

Quote from: Serena Lynn on April 30, 2013, 05:27:09 PM
Ok. This thread really has nothing to do with transition but posting this thread will give me visual motivation to stop the habit.


I'm addicted to caffeine.


Stupid I know. I've told myself I'm going to quit before but find myself getting another energy drink or energy shot everyday. Once a day a drink a energy shot or have one energy drink. It's getting worse for me because I am finding myself moving up to two caffeine sources a day. Today it was Starbucks and a 5hr. I can't continue contributing to this habit. It's expensive and I know its not good for me health wise.

Are any of you gals feeling the same towards anything? caffeine? drugs? soda? food? shopping let's look at this thread for motivation to better ourselves.


~Serena

Personally, I can't use products like 5 Hour Energy, or Monster, or those sorts of things.  I have had ventricular tachycardias in the past, and that much caffeine could kill me.  It can make your heart race.  It could kill you too.   

Quote from: Jamie D on April 30, 2013, 07:11:07 PM

Personally, I can't use products like 5 Hour Energy, or Monster, or those sorts of things.  I have had ventricular tachycardias in the past, and that much caffeine could kill me.  It can make your heart race.  It could kill you too.   

Yes you're so right! I went on an elk hunt a few years ago with all these wild men, they started the session by the campfire with shots of Jagermeister and Red Bull. They were up all night carousing and making a racket, at 0-dark thirty they came in and I thought, "Oh Thank God, they're finally going to go to bed!" They yelled at me, "Get up g-dammit it's time to go hunting!" I weaned myself off going hunting cold turkey right then and there.

I am another one of the alcohol children, but not as lucky as Devlyn in quitting.  I have a full program, but not as heavy on AA meetings as I have been.  I had a recovery going 16 years, but had not hit on gender issues in that time, and crashed on it. My 2nd recovery which began four years ago actually got me paired with a therapist who was interested on why I never drank while in female mode. At the 90 day therapy mark on the addiction, he got a colleague who did gender therapy involved in our work.  No urges or needs or wants for the booze since HRT kicked in!!  At the end of 6 months they had my surgery letter on file for me.

Quote from: Vicky on April 30, 2013, 07:50:49 PM
I am another one of the alcohol children, but not as lucky as Devlyn in quitting.  I have a full program, but not as heavy on AA meetings as I have been.  I had a recovery going 16 years, but had not hit on gender issues in that time, and crashed on it. My 2nd recovery which began four years ago actually got me paired with a therapist who was interested on why I never drank while in female mode. At the 90 day therapy mark on the addiction, he got a colleague who did gender therapy involved in our work.  No urges or needs or wants for the booze since HRT kicked in!!  At the end of 6 months they had my surgery letter on file for me.

Atta Girl Vicky, proud for you girlfriend!

I'm hooked on diet coke because i'm ADHD and i just don't function well (think distractions - look, a squirrel!) in the morning without a jolt of caffeine. It's even become a little bit of a joke around the office, but a few diet cokes and i'm lazer sharp. No diet cokes? Dead as a doornail.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on April 30, 2013, 06:29:16 PM
My name is Devlyn, and I'm an alcoholic. Ha, the alcoholic part is true, I don't do meetings, though. I got arrested for DUI in 1986, blew a .27 on the breathalyzer. I quit cold turkey and never looked back, never slipped. Alcohol would love to get its hands back on me, but that ain't happening! Hugs, Devlyn

PS, Serena, it was me that moved your thread.

Good for you sis! It's hard to break a addiction. That's awesome you quit cold turkey that the only way to do it.  

Thanks for moving the thread girl it fits better here.

Quote from: Jamie D on April 30, 2013, 07:11:07 PM

Personally, I can't use products like 5 Hour Energy, or Monster, or those sorts of things.  I have had ventricular tachycardias in the past, and that much caffeine could kill me.  It can make your heart race.  It could kill you too.   

I know it can kill me its way i need to stop. I believe to this day thats how I'm going to go one day.

Quote from: Vicky on April 30, 2013, 07:50:49 PM
I am another one of the alcohol children, but not as lucky as Devlyn in quitting.  I have a full program, but not as heavy on AA meetings as I have been.  I had a recovery going 16 years, but had not hit on gender issues in that time, and crashed on it. My 2nd recovery which began four years ago actually got me paired with a therapist who was interested on why I never drank while in female mode. At the 90 day therapy mark on the addiction, he got a colleague who did gender therapy involved in our work.  No urges or needs or wants for the booze since HRT kicked in!!  At the end of 6 months they had my surgery letter on file for me.

Proud of you Vicky! Takes so much courage and strength. You are inspirational.

I used to like biting my nails, but since I got a piano teacher who looks at my finger closely I had to quit to save embarrassment. Recently it was pistachio nuts, but I simply stopped buying them. The other addictions are pretty benign and are ones you wouldn't want to quit and for me are "life" and "piano".

I used to have a problem with pills (opiates) and dabbled in others but, I haven't touched them in years. Trying to quit smoking now. Hopefully I will win this one! ^.^

Mine is mainly smoking and caffeine.Caffeine isnt as bad for me because i like many things but the smoking is the hardest because i have latched onto them for comfort like a baby does with a pacifier.So i tend to have small panic attackes if i dont at least have them beside me.i have gotten one of those electronic cigarette things and it helped alot so im hoping to focus comfort onto it for now and slowly drop the amount of nicotine in my system.even when the electric one runs out,i can still have it as a comfort zone until the point comes i can throw it away with confidence.

Quote from: Fezzika on May 01, 2013, 03:50:12 AM
For those trying to quit Nicotine, look in to Chantix.  Prescription only, but it works true wonders for breaking away from Nicotine.  PM me if you'd like to discuss it further.

Make sure though to mention to your doctor if you ask about Chantix if you've had problems with depression. It isn't a problem for everyone but Chantix can screw with your moods pretty badly for some people. I'd be cautious about going on it if you have a history of depression or suicidal ideation and don't have people in your life to keep an eye on you and see if your emotions change while on it.

Just a heads up.

I have recently started trying to break an addiction, and it is my narcotic prescription, I have cut down as I havent been in really bad pain prob because I have been off my feet and relaxing because of the grs surgery. But this is what I am having issues with.
I can make it through the whole day without taking any of my pain meds, but at bedtime if I go to sleep,without the pills, well the best way I can describe it is, night terrors I wake thrashing and tossing for the best descriptive way I am going to refer to the breaking dawn part 1 towards the end of the movie after bella dies and there is flash's of her screaming and well you get it if ya seen the movie but if I take it before bed I caan sleep  its horible, I have the pain meds because of heath conditions and I have been taking them for a year maybe more now, as well as others but this one effectsme like this and I dont want to feel like I am a slave to it, I am also taking zoloft and am going to work on stopping it as well as it was only really needed for a short term...

I really hope I break away from this med