For Those with Less than 2 Weeks Sober Part 6 - Page 11 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Mariposa18 · 12-03-2008, 03:17 PM

Jakey~ That's because they are! lol I swear it's ridiculous, but funny how we never noticed it before =)

sicilia1414 · 12-03-2008, 04:19 PM

Hi all...just wanted to pop in real quick to see how everyone is doing! Jake - I am SOOOO proud of you for ten days off....

I felt a little shakey this morning but during work today my mind was occupied so I am OK. I am getting a little nervous cuz it is 5 pm and I plan on going to my first AA meeting at 7.30...

I will report back with how it went. hang in there everyone, this SUCKS so bad right now but just try to remember...this isn't supposed to be easy. Our bodies and brain are going thru a lot right now, trying to rebalance itself, and cleanse and detox.... if we keep it up and stay clean, we WILL eventually get better.

sicilia1414 · 12-03-2008, 06:56 PM

Ok well call me chicken BOK-BOK but I totally wimped out going to AA tonight.

I drove there...in a friggin SNOWSTORM...but when i pulled in there were only about 5 cars there!!??? I just couldn't get the courage to get out and go in. I sat and watched 2 more people pull up and go in. I don't know what type of people I was expecting, but they all looked "normal". I just couldn't do it. I used the excuse "oh, it's snowing too bad, and I don't want to walk that far to the front door."

I suck!

**CarolD** · 12-03-2008, 06:57 PM

Welcome to our 2 weeks thred

Jakey...

beachbum617 ...

Please keep in focus...Yes! you can recover

Jakey · 12-03-2008, 09:13 PM

Sicilia don't feel bad about missing the meeting tonight, I would have been nervous too. Once you do make it to one let us know how it goes. I am thinking about finding a meeting to go to myself but haven't gotten the guts to do it yet. Stay strong!

sicilia1414 · 12-03-2008, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jakey

Sicilia don't feel bad about missing the meeting tonight, I would have been nervous too. Once you do make it to one let us know how it goes. I am thinking about finding a meeting to go to myself but haven't gotten the guts to do it yet. Stay strong!

yeah c'mon do it with me!

I plan on going/trying again tomorrow. I just hate this darn weather. me and cold snow do not mix.

Jakey · 12-03-2008, 09:57 PM

Thanks for the encouragement! I am going to look into it tomorrow. I need to find something that is fairly close to home and at a convenient time. I probably won't be able to go until next week but I will make sure and get to one.

sicilia1414 · 12-03-2008, 10:05 PM

well the website i went on, you just type in your zip code and it pulls up all the meetings in your area, and i was so surprised at how many there were. literally hundreds, every day of the week.

8 am, noon, 7 pm. I even found at meeting at 5 am!

how are you feeling besides that? are you nervous for this upcoming weekend? I am.

but I know we will get thru it.

I just feel bad for my poor little eyeballs that have been glued to this site for the past two days.

Hope · 12-04-2008, 12:29 AM

I love this thread!

I get so much strength from all of you!

I started out on this thread. And today I have 60 days sober. Seems like just yesterday I was here with less than 2 weeks. Time somehow flew by.

I want to let you all know that you can do this. It hasn't been easy for me, but I am making it through everything without picking up a drink.

It was hard especially in the beginning, but it does get easier. It really does.

So I am here cheering for all of you! Although I don't post very often, I am still around reading about your progress and I continue to see miracles unfold on this thread. Thanks for letting me be a part of it!

espresso · 12-04-2008, 12:46 AM

Hugs to everyone on here - Please keep posting about your progress

ksplash5 · 12-04-2008, 07:01 AM

sicilia and jakey....reading your talk about going to a meeting was cool...I hope that each of you do it soon. tonight even if you try. You may end up being so very very glad that you tried it. You may end up feeling good aboutl your decision to stop drinking.

but no matter you can do this. If you want to, in your heart and soul, then you can do this. sometimes it will seem like you want to give in, and it is at those times that you have to buckle down and remember your desire to change.

Imagine the possibilities that are before you. a new life. what could you do with your life if you became the best person you can be. what could you do for others on this planet. You are gold mines, diamonds in the rough (like aladin). may you believe in yourselves more and more

thanks for sharing and helping me and others re-dedicate ourselves to staying clean

November77 · 12-04-2008, 09:12 AM

I am so grouchy today. People are getting on my nerves at work and everywhere else. I don't know why.

Jakey · 12-04-2008, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sicilia1414

well the website i went on, you just type in your zip code and it pulls up all the meetings in your area, and i was so surprised at how many there were. literally hundreds, every day of the week.

8 am, noon, 7 pm. I even found at meeting at 5 am!

how are you feeling besides that? are you nervous for this upcoming weekend? I am.

but I know we will get thru it.

I just feel bad for my poor little eyeballs that have been glued to this site for the past two days.

I found one that will work for me Sunday night so I'm going to give that a shot.

I'm feeling pretty good but I am real nervous about this weekend, I have a couple of things going on this weekend that are going to be challenging. You are right though, we will get through it!

Mariposa18 · 12-04-2008, 09:51 AM

Hello Everyone~ I hope you are all doing well so far today =)

Day 4 and I finally got a GREAT night's sleep last night! Just finished putting up the Christmas tree and I'm about to have lunch and watch a movie =)

Feeling good and will workout later today as well! What a difference a day makes, that is for sure. I'm also going to concentrate on getting healthy body wise, eating well and working out. I *KNOW* if I do this, I will manage things better and not feel the need to turn to booze or overeating to fix things =)

Have a great day everyone and Stay Strong!!!! God Bless =)

Niecey61 · 12-04-2008, 10:10 AM

I relapsed after 30 days sobriety and went to my home group of AA last night and I was scared to death. I thought they would be ashamed, embarrassed, and disappointed with me. But that was my own insane thinking. Perception not reality. . . .

They are the most understanding, warm people in the world. And the ONLY kind of people that understand what I'm going through. Good luck on getting to your meeting. You'll love it!

Jakey · 12-04-2008, 11:17 AM

Great job on day 4 Mariposa! Glad to hear you are feeling so good!

Welcome Niecey! Hope you will stick around! Lots of great people here that understand what you are going through.

sicilia1414 · 12-04-2008, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by November77

I am so grouchy today. People are getting on my nerves at work and everywhere else. I don't know why.

Hi all,

I am very grouchy today too... I went to bed around midnight and woke up at 8, and for some reason am still sooo tired, it was very hard to get out of bed.

My brain feels so cloudy and my eyes kinda blurry? I had a cup of coffee but this cloudiness just won't go away. guess my brain is trying to get back to normal.

November77 · 12-04-2008, 12:01 PM

Sicilia ~ I feel a little better this afternoon, I think what it boils down to is that I didn't want to get out of bed today and I felt like taking the day off, but, I'm trying to save for a longer vacation.

Yep, it does take the body awhile to heal.

Keep on truckin'

Wishing I could take a nap now

Raging · 12-04-2008, 12:59 PM

Day 14 and this morning I felt like I was hanging on by a thread. After a meeting, I felt much stronger. Right now I am living hour by hour

Jakey · 12-04-2008, 02:19 PM

Hang in there Raging. Just do whatever it takes to stay sober. Welcome to this wonderful place, read as much as you can here - there is a ton of good information. Stay strong!

Jakey · 12-04-2008, 02:27 PM

November and Sicilia hope your days have gotten better! We are all on a rollercoaster right now, just stay on it and it will come back up soon!

November77 · 12-04-2008, 03:14 PM

Welcome Rage! I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes you gotta take it hour by hour, I agree. 14 days! Congrats!

November77 · 12-04-2008, 03:22 PM

Jakey ~ Thanks! Hope your day is going well too!

steamvessel · 12-04-2008, 04:21 PM

Day #5, I got to say I am feeling great. My back hurts, but that is a separate problem. I also haven't smoked in 10 days or so. I am really feeling good. I get tempted here and there, but you have to sacrifice, either feeling great and content or getting a nice buzz when I am out and it just feels right. Not worth it, I'm going to keep going with sobriety.

sicilia1414 · 12-04-2008, 05:40 PM

Hi all, I love this thread too...

home from work, chillin for a little bit on here then going to head out to attempt another AA meeting tonight. why is this so hard for me to do? JEEZ!

rage, day 14 is awesome!! please keep going. if you got thru 14 you can get thru 14 more!

12-03-2008, 03:17 PM	#251 (permalink)
Mariposa18 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 947	Jakey~ That's because they are! lol I swear it's ridiculous, but funny how we never noticed it before =) __________________ ~Sobriety is the best way to be in touch with reality as it is. Which is the best way to change reality to how you want it to be.~ Sober since 12-01-08

12-03-2008, 06:57 PM	#254 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, Ga. USA Posts: 21,869	Welcome to our 2 weeks thred Jakey... beachbum617 ... Please keep in focus...Yes! you can recover __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery! :

12-04-2008, 07:01 AM	#261 (permalink)
ksplash5 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 951	sicilia and jakey....reading your talk about going to a meeting was cool...I hope that each of you do it soon. tonight even if you try. You may end up being so very very glad that you tried it. You may end up feeling good aboutl your decision to stop drinking. but no matter you can do this. If you want to, in your heart and soul, then you can do this. sometimes it will seem like you want to give in, and it is at those times that you have to buckle down and remember your desire to change. Imagine the possibilities that are before you. a new life. what could you do with your life if you became the best person you can be. what could you do for others on this planet. You are gold mines, diamonds in the rough (like aladin). may you believe in yourselves more and more thanks for sharing and helping me and others re-dedicate ourselves to staying clean __________________ enough Day 1's already...it's time, right now, for the second half of my life, one day, one breath at a time

12-04-2008, 09:51 AM	#264 (permalink)
Mariposa18 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 947	Hello Everyone~ I hope you are all doing well so far today =) Day 4 and I finally got a GREAT night's sleep last night! Just finished putting up the Christmas tree and I'm about to have lunch and watch a movie =) Feeling good and will workout later today as well! What a difference a day makes, that is for sure. I'm also going to concentrate on getting healthy body wise, eating well and working out. I KNOW if I do this, I will manage things better and not feel the need to turn to booze or overeating to fix things =) Have a great day everyone and Stay Strong!!!! God Bless =) __________________ ~Sobriety is the best way to be in touch with reality as it is. Which is the best way to change reality to how you want it to be.~ Sober since 12-01-08

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12-03-2008, 04:19 PM	#252 (permalink)
sicilia1414 new and scared. :( Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: chicago, il Posts: 114	Hi all...just wanted to pop in real quick to see how everyone is doing! Jake - I am SOOOO proud of you for ten days off.... I felt a little shakey this morning but during work today my mind was occupied so I am OK. I am getting a little nervous cuz it is 5 pm and I plan on going to my first AA meeting at 7.30... I will report back with how it went. hang in there everyone, this SUCKS so bad right now but just try to remember...this isn't supposed to be easy. Our bodies and brain are going thru a lot right now, trying to rebalance itself, and cleanse and detox.... if we keep it up and stay clean, we WILL eventually get better.

12-03-2008, 06:56 PM	#253 (permalink)
sicilia1414 new and scared. :( Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: chicago, il Posts: 114	Ok well call me chicken BOK-BOK but I totally wimped out going to AA tonight. I drove there...in a friggin SNOWSTORM...but when i pulled in there were only about 5 cars there!!??? I just couldn't get the courage to get out and go in. I sat and watched 2 more people pull up and go in. I don't know what type of people I was expecting, but they all looked "normal". I just couldn't do it. I used the excuse "oh, it's snowing too bad, and I don't want to walk that far to the front door." I suck!

12-03-2008, 09:13 PM	#255 (permalink)
Jakey Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 87	Sicilia don't feel bad about missing the meeting tonight, I would have been nervous too. Once you do make it to one let us know how it goes. I am thinking about finding a meeting to go to myself but haven't gotten the guts to do it yet. Stay strong!

12-03-2008, 09:57 PM	#257 (permalink)
Jakey Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 87	Thanks for the encouragement! I am going to look into it tomorrow. I need to find something that is fairly close to home and at a convenient time. I probably won't be able to go until next week but I will make sure and get to one.

12-03-2008, 10:05 PM	#258 (permalink)
sicilia1414 new and scared. :( Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: chicago, il Posts: 114	well the website i went on, you just type in your zip code and it pulls up all the meetings in your area, and i was so surprised at how many there were. literally hundreds, every day of the week. 8 am, noon, 7 pm. I even found at meeting at 5 am! how are you feeling besides that? are you nervous for this upcoming weekend? I am. but I know we will get thru it. I just feel bad for my poor little eyeballs that have been glued to this site for the past two days.

12-04-2008, 12:29 AM	#259 (permalink)
Hope Getting Better All The Time Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Recovering Posts: 3,289	I love this thread! I get so much strength from all of you! I started out on this thread. And today I have 60 days sober. Seems like just yesterday I was here with less than 2 weeks. Time somehow flew by. I want to let you all know that you can do this. It hasn't been easy for me, but I am making it through everything without picking up a drink. It was hard especially in the beginning, but it does get easier. It really does. So I am here cheering for all of you! Although I don't post very often, I am still around reading about your progress and I continue to see miracles unfold on this thread. Thanks for letting me be a part of it!

12-04-2008, 12:46 AM	#260 (permalink)
espresso Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,151	Hugs to everyone on here - Please keep posting about your progress

12-04-2008, 09:12 AM	#262 (permalink)
November77 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 48	I am so grouchy today. People are getting on my nerves at work and everywhere else. I don't know why.

12-04-2008, 10:10 AM	#265 (permalink)
Niecey61 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	I relapsed after 30 days sobriety and went to my home group of AA last night and I was scared to death. I thought they would be ashamed, embarrassed, and disappointed with me. But that was my own insane thinking. Perception not reality. . . . They are the most understanding, warm people in the world. And the ONLY kind of people that understand what I'm going through. Good luck on getting to your meeting. You'll love it!

12-04-2008, 11:17 AM	#266 (permalink)
Jakey Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 87	Great job on day 4 Mariposa! Glad to hear you are feeling so good! Welcome Niecey! Hope you will stick around! Lots of great people here that understand what you are going through.

12-04-2008, 12:01 PM	#268 (permalink)
November77 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 48	Sicilia ~ I feel a little better this afternoon, I think what it boils down to is that I didn't want to get out of bed today and I felt like taking the day off, but, I'm trying to save for a longer vacation. Yep, it does take the body awhile to heal. Keep on truckin' Wishing I could take a nap now

12-04-2008, 12:59 PM	#269 (permalink)
Raging Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1	Day 14 and this morning I felt like I was hanging on by a thread. After a meeting, I felt much stronger. Right now I am living hour by hour

12-04-2008, 02:19 PM	#270 (permalink)
Jakey Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 87	Hang in there Raging. Just do whatever it takes to stay sober. Welcome to this wonderful place, read as much as you can here - there is a ton of good information. Stay strong!

12-04-2008, 02:27 PM	#271 (permalink)
Jakey Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 87	November and Sicilia hope your days have gotten better! We are all on a rollercoaster right now, just stay on it and it will come back up soon!

12-04-2008, 03:14 PM	#272 (permalink)
November77 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 48	Welcome Rage! I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes you gotta take it hour by hour, I agree. 14 days! Congrats!

12-04-2008, 03:22 PM	#273 (permalink)
November77 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 48	Jakey ~ Thanks! Hope your day is going well too!

12-04-2008, 04:21 PM	#274 (permalink)
steamvessel Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 977	Day #5, I got to say I am feeling great. My back hurts, but that is a separate problem. I also haven't smoked in 10 days or so. I am really feeling good. I get tempted here and there, but you have to sacrifice, either feeling great and content or getting a nice buzz when I am out and it just feels right. Not worth it, I'm going to keep going with sobriety.

12-04-2008, 05:40 PM	#275 (permalink)
sicilia1414 new and scared. :( Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: chicago, il Posts: 114	Hi all, I love this thread too... home from work, chillin for a little bit on here then going to head out to attempt another AA meeting tonight. why is this so hard for me to do? JEEZ! rage, day 14 is awesome!! please keep going. if you got thru 14 you can get thru 14 more!

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