Fourteen weeks ago I started on a journey to cure myself of alcohol dependency via a little known at home treatment using Naltrexone in conjunction with the Sinclair Method.
When I say little known, that is to say it's little known in Australia but not in Finland where upwards of 77,000 Fins have been cured of alcoholism using the same method. It's a safe and inexpensive treatment done in the privacy of your own home with many added bonusses... Dignity is restored, shame is removed, the symptoms of depression and anxiety lift within a relatively short period.
The short explanation of how the Sinclair Method works is NALTREXONE + DRINK = CURE but before you dive blindly into that there is more you need to be aware of.
Online support is invaluable. You'll be warmly welcomed and greatly helped at Options Save Lives forum which is moderated by C Three Foundation.
Online education is imperative. Dispel the myths about Naltrexone and gain clear and concise information about how the Sinclair Method works by reading digital version of The Cure For Alcoholism by Dr Roy Eskapa. Visit The Sinclair Method's site. Visit C Three Foundation's site.
The guidance of your GP is not important because very few in Australia have an understanding of TSM. GPs will automatically request abstinence (and you'll find out more about WHY in the Dr Roy Eskapa's book) but the prescription for Naltrexone is key. If you find that your own GP is not forthcoming, visit the Options Save Lives forum where there is a thread for Australians (by Australians) who can point you in the right direction. (There is a thread for nearly every country).
When I started my journey, I was very hopeful of a cure but not convinced. At 14 weeks in, I am wholly convinced. The proof lies in the fact that I no longer crave alcohol. I get to that time of day where, for the last 10 years I have poured my first drink, and no longer think about it. I simply don't miss it.
When I first started TSM, my goal was to cut down to normal/safe drinking levels and maybe 2 alcohol free days per week. Giving up alcohol wasn't part of the plan.
The thought of giving up actually filled me with fear. A life without alcohol? Was that even a life? The first GP I saw wrote me a script for Campral and his receptionist begged me to abstain (she actually did!). She made me promise to her before I left the Doctor's office. This freaked me out because the last thing I wanted was to abstain, particularly because I had geared myself up to start TSM. Campral/abstinence was not the path I saw myself on. To me abstinence equated to pain/isolation/boring people.
My views regarding abstinence have changed along the journey as well. My previous self definitely saw it as a negative. My new self doesn't have a need for the word abstinence. I prefer the word, "choice". I'm not abstaining, I'm just not feeling like drinking.
I never ever thought I would be at this point where I am no longer daily drinking (nor wanting to) and so if I can do this, I reckon anyone can do it.
Congratulations! You seem to have firm control of your drinking, well done indeed!
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