Class of July 2017 Part 3
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Originally Posted by ClearPath64 
Son's marching band is performing at the high school football game, which is also my alma mater (Class of 1982), so it will be fun to attend and reminisce. Come to think of it, my early drinking career involved chugging a couple of beers in the same parking lot prior to the football games. Wow, do I wish that version of me knew what I know now. I'd slap some sense into that kid.
And ditto on slapping the younger version of ourselves.
That seems so long ago!
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Originally Posted by WME3
Checking in - glad it's Friday! Hang in there Red! Good for you on 3 weeks! 4 for me today :>) On fence on whether want to do a whirlwind trip to my brothers house in SC. He lives directly in the path of the eclipse totality. Not sure up to 8 hour drive to and from and bet traffic will be NUTS coming back. See psychologist tonight to try and work through some of the stuff I used to drink over. Addiction specialist. Hope I can communicate clearly what the root issues are. I hope I can identify them myself! ANYWAY - have a great FRIDAY everybody! Don't pick up!
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Originally Posted by redcardid
3rd week
Checking in - another day - a bit light-headed and incredibly unproductive
I'm thinking of buying myself a sauna (not a huge permanent pine one - a quilted tent thing that paupers buy - where you head stick out of the top)
Anyway - well done if you did another day :-)
Checking in - another day - a bit light-headed and incredibly unproductive
I'm thinking of buying myself a sauna (not a huge permanent pine one - a quilted tent thing that paupers buy - where you head stick out of the top)
Anyway - well done if you did another day :-)
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Getting ready for another sober weekend. I believe today is 35 days. Really feeling amazing being sober in the mornings, no hacking cough anymore, or foggy head. The only downside, physically, is that I'm absolutely exhausted in the evenings; that first drink used to perk me right up every night. Nowadays, I'm crashing at 9:00. Anyway, have a great weekend everyone, and stay strong. You don't need that crap and you know you will regret it if you do it!!
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Woke up at 04:30 this morning due to a horrible dream, it was about my younger brother finding out he was dying due to drinking and there was nothing anyone can do (my brother is fine in real life). I've had a few dreams about my siblings passing away since I became sober, I'm wondering if it's because they're all drinkers and don't really like the fact that I'm now not a drinker anymore. I'm staying in a weird hotel/guest house and they have a loud ticking clock on the wall which has kept me awake since the dream woke me up, I've always associated ticking clocks with death, when I hear one I just think of life ticking away haha, I feel so morbid this morning which I'm sure will go away once I've gotten up and gone to work.
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Feeling the tiredness now but I should be back at my weird hotel in a couple of hours. It's a football filled Saturday today so that'll keep my brain occupied for the rest of the day before I sleep tonight. My colleague advised me to take the battery out of the ticking clock which made me feel like an idiot haha, how did I not think to do something so simple?
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Weekend!!! Slept past 9:30am this morning, which is very rare for me. The further I get into this sobriety business, the more changes I notice in my sleeping patterns. Never used to be able to sleep past 6. Now I never want to get out of bed. I'm sure that I'm getting much healthier sleep now, and waking up without all of that drinking residue is wonderful. I'm just not quite as energetic and ready to tackle the world as I was hoping for today. More coffee!!! If I finally wake up, I've got plenty to keep me busy and my beloved KC Chiefs have another exhibition game tonight, so I have that to look forward to.
I have to share a Facebook post that I just encountered a couple of minutes ago. An old work friend of mine, who I consider "the one that got away", as I had a crush on her for years, posted "ODAAT 8 Years" today. I had no idea what this meant, so looked it up and found that ODAAT stands for 'one day at a time', and is urban slang for counting recovery/sobriety. She was always the energetic, life of the party, when we worked together, which was over 8 years ago. I had no idea that she struggled with addiction, and that we basically had this in common as well. By all indications, she has a very happy life now, and I'm so happy for her. 8 years of sobriety? I'll be 60 years old when I hit that milestone. But, if I'm still dwelling above ground at the time, I WILL HIT IT.
Have a great day everyone.
I have to share a Facebook post that I just encountered a couple of minutes ago. An old work friend of mine, who I consider "the one that got away", as I had a crush on her for years, posted "ODAAT 8 Years" today. I had no idea what this meant, so looked it up and found that ODAAT stands for 'one day at a time', and is urban slang for counting recovery/sobriety. She was always the energetic, life of the party, when we worked together, which was over 8 years ago. I had no idea that she struggled with addiction, and that we basically had this in common as well. By all indications, she has a very happy life now, and I'm so happy for her. 8 years of sobriety? I'll be 60 years old when I hit that milestone. But, if I'm still dwelling above ground at the time, I WILL HIT IT.
Have a great day everyone.
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Day 38 just came down with a summer cold. Boooo!!! One day at a time. Love spending time being grateful for the wonderful people in my life. Love AA and all the people i meet there. Blessings to you all and 24 more hours of sobriety for me today. Gotta love it!!!!
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Originally Posted by jenuk
D49
Hello all.
Nearly in the fifties! I was thinking that I will probably only count up to day 100 then just switch to months. Seems like a good figure.
Just having a quiet Saturday. Hope to see everyone back in here soon.
Hello all.
Nearly in the fifties! I was thinking that I will probably only count up to day 100 then just switch to months. Seems like a good figure.
Just having a quiet Saturday. Hope to see everyone back in here soon.
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3 weeks (in 50 more minutes)
I sprained my left wrist when I was drunk about 5 weeks ago - boy is it painful. It's the particular ligament/muscle that rotates the wrist (near little finger) - so it's difficult to keep stable even with a big long splint.
I keep tearing the repairing strands - and it bleeds inside and swells up. Medic says it will take 18 or so weeks to heal, but will never be as strong and mobile, and I will have pain in my wrist for the rest of my life (from the scar tissue).
That's drinking for you - a life-changing thing can happen in a moment (never good).
I had a crushing need for drink today - so went to bed till it passed. Had a nice nap and woke up dandy.
Anyway well done if you did another day :-) I know how hard it can be sometimes.
I sprained my left wrist when I was drunk about 5 weeks ago - boy is it painful. It's the particular ligament/muscle that rotates the wrist (near little finger) - so it's difficult to keep stable even with a big long splint.
I keep tearing the repairing strands - and it bleeds inside and swells up. Medic says it will take 18 or so weeks to heal, but will never be as strong and mobile, and I will have pain in my wrist for the rest of my life (from the scar tissue).
That's drinking for you - a life-changing thing can happen in a moment (never good).
I had a crushing need for drink today - so went to bed till it passed. Had a nice nap and woke up dandy.
Anyway well done if you did another day :-) I know how hard it can be sometimes.
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Fishy's been AWOL . . .
Nothing bad, just really active, and finding time to sit at the computer has been a challenge.
Brief reading of last several days of posts reveals a LOT of great milestones. Congrats to you all!
Hang in there! We can do this!
Nothing bad, just really active, and finding time to sit at the computer has been a challenge.
Brief reading of last several days of posts reveals a LOT of great milestones. Congrats to you all!
Hang in there! We can do this!
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Day 45
Nothing new to report really. Last day working at the garlic festival today then a long drive back home this afternoon. I've been craving loads of sugar this week, I'm having like 3-4 cans of Coca-Cola a day but I'm going to start cutting that out and having more water instead, I'm lettting it slide a bit though because it's probably just a way of coping in the early stages.
Nothing new to report really. Last day working at the garlic festival today then a long drive back home this afternoon. I've been craving loads of sugar this week, I'm having like 3-4 cans of Coca-Cola a day but I'm going to start cutting that out and having more water instead, I'm lettting it slide a bit though because it's probably just a way of coping in the early stages.
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Day 50! 
Hello class.
50 days ago I made the decision to quit for good and to commit to coming here everyday. I have no doubt this has played a big part in helping me reach today and beyond. Feeling like I might just do it this time. I have started to see through the lies and false promises of alcohol.
Thanks all, and keep going!
Hello class.
50 days ago I made the decision to quit for good and to commit to coming here everyday. I have no doubt this has played a big part in helping me reach today and beyond. Feeling like I might just do it this time. I have started to see through the lies and false promises of alcohol.
Thanks all, and keep going!
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Sunday morning check-in. Congrats jenuk on 50 days! The more time we get under our belt, the thought of starting back on Day 1 is more and more gut-wrenching. It's just not an option. I'm never going to drink again, and I'm never going to change my mind about it. The more and more that I can recycle that in my brain, the more I believe that I can tame the AV. It has been suspiciously silent the last several days.
I hope everyone is having a good day.
I hope everyone is having a good day.
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