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astrogal21 · 03-11-2007, 06:53 AM

Hey everyone. Im 57 days sober today. i started when i was 14 and i'm now 21. my life sucked and i couldnt deal with the fear and danger i put myself in anymore.

Talluleh · 03-11-2007, 06:57 AM

Hi astrogal, 57 days is fantastic!! Welcome to SR.

astrogal21 · 03-11-2007, 06:58 AM

i forgot to ask, what can i expect in the next few months? Symptoms, etc. emotions? if u get my drift. im also having trouble i miss my friends and drinking but i dont want 2 go bak 2 that life.

UncleEarl · 03-11-2007, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by astrogal21

i forgot to ask, what can i expect in the next few months? Symptoms, etc. emotions? if u get my drift. im also having trouble i miss my friends and drinking but i dont want 2 go bak 2 that life.

For starters, you can expect to feel better about yourself, both physically and emotionally.

Welcome to SR! Like you, I am nearing my 60 day mark (after 25 years of being drunk) so I doubt I can give you much personal insight on what to expect.

However, this place is full of love, wisdom, and experience and I'm sure that many others will be happy to share their stories with you and try to address your concerns.

Hope you'll share your recovery with us!

Earl

***Anna*** · 03-11-2007, 08:33 AM

Hi Astrogal,

Congratulations on 57 days sober!

For me, I had to make a lot of changes in my life. I got rid of toxic people in my life, including some friends and family members. It was time. I had to take a hard look at myself and see that I was not the person I had believed I was. I also got back to things that I loved like music, hiking and reading. I had lost a lot to alcohol. Learning how to deal with normal emotions, without numbing them was also necessary and it actually felt really good.

There is lots of support here, so keep posting.

NYCGirl · 03-11-2007, 08:40 AM

Welcome,

You have made a great choice. I wish I admitted it at 21.... the grief agony and despair I would have saved... not to mention the money

New friends will come in time, I find that people I never used to have time for because they didn't drink are actully just as much fun to be with....

Have a great day!

Rusty Zipper · 03-11-2007, 10:38 AM

astro, so happy to see a young'n doing something to a better future...

as don knotts used to say... and your prob not old enough to remember him...lol

"Nip it, Nip, Nip it in the bud"

the bud of a way better existance astro...

root'n for ya...

all good wishes astro

xxoo,rz

Missymae737 · 03-11-2007, 10:53 AM

Hi Astro,

So glad you found us!!

I only wish I had the courage you do at such a young age.

Keep posting, we are here for you!!

teej · 03-11-2007, 11:43 AM

Hi astrogal!!

Welcome to SR, you found a great place to come hang out! Way to go on 57 days, thats fantastic!

ayla zaire · 03-11-2007, 01:55 PM

i'm so glad you found us here.......and i'm amazed that you are so strong at 21........you are very inspiring......

ayla zaire · 03-11-2007, 01:57 PM

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...at-expect.html

this is a link to tell you what to expect.....i hope it answers your questions..

Surlyredhead · 03-11-2007, 02:34 PM

Welcome Astro....I am so glad you are here!! Congratulations on you 57 days!!!! What a huge accomplishment, I am so proud! Uncle Earl is right, you can expect to feel so much better in all respects. At 21, I am kinda leary to talk about emotions, good grief, I barely made it out of my teens unscathed!!! You will be fine, if something starts getting you down, come here and talk about it, there is always someone with a similar story to help...no matter how strange you think your story is!!!

SRH

03-11-2007, 06:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
astrogal21 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: QLd, Australia Posts: 2	new comer Hey everyone. Im 57 days sober today. i started when i was 14 and i'm now 21. my life sucked and i couldnt deal with the fear and danger i put myself in anymore.

03-11-2007, 06:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Talluleh Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 336	Hi astrogal, 57 days is fantastic!! Welcome to SR. __________________ I keep my head on straight, and my eyes wide open. I try to move forward wishing and hoping. I took a hold of myself in the middle of November. Donâ€™t you look back now, itâ€™s all I can remember. Iâ€™m breaking this line before it comes full circle. ---Beth Hart---

03-11-2007, 08:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
*Anna* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 22,759	Hi Astrogal, Congratulations on 57 days sober! For me, I had to make a lot of changes in my life. I got rid of toxic people in my life, including some friends and family members. It was time. I had to take a hard look at myself and see that I was not the person I had believed I was. I also got back to things that I loved like music, hiking and reading. I had lost a lot to alcohol. Learning how to deal with normal emotions, without numbing them was also necessary and it actually felt really good. There is lots of support here, so keep posting. __________________ And I dont know what the future is holding in store I dont know where Im going, Im not sure where I've been There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me My life is worth the living, I dont need to see the end. John Denver

03-11-2007, 10:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rusty Zipper Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: my room in ct. Posts: 34,755	astro, so happy to see a young'n doing something to a better future... as don knotts used to say... and your prob not old enough to remember him...lol "Nip it, Nip, Nip it in the bud" the bud of a way better existance astro... root'n for ya... all good wishes astro xxoo,rz __________________ *Rule 62*

03-11-2007, 02:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Surlyredhead Life is Grand Battleship Champion! Crazy PinBall Champion! Word Lab Champion! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,571	Welcome Astro....I am so glad you are here!! Congratulations on you 57 days!!!! What a huge accomplishment, I am so proud! Uncle Earl is right, you can expect to feel so much better in all respects. At 21, I am kinda leary to talk about emotions, good grief, I barely made it out of my teens unscathed!!! You will be fine, if something starts getting you down, come here and talk about it, there is always someone with a similar story to help...no matter how strange you think your story is!!! SRH __________________ Every Saint has a past and every Sinner has a future!

03-11-2007, 06:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
astrogal21 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: QLd, Australia Posts: 2	i forgot to ask, what can i expect in the next few months? Symptoms, etc. emotions? if u get my drift. im also having trouble i miss my friends and drinking but i dont want 2 go bak 2 that life.

03-11-2007, 08:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
NYCGirl Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Finding out what I have been missing! Posts: 1,012	Welcome, You have made a great choice. I wish I admitted it at 21.... the grief agony and despair I would have saved... not to mention the money New friends will come in time, I find that people I never used to have time for because they didn't drink are actully just as much fun to be with.... Have a great day!

03-11-2007, 10:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Missymae737 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MA. Posts: 1,719	Hi Astro, So glad you found us!! I only wish I had the courage you do at such a young age. Keep posting, we are here for you!!

03-11-2007, 11:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
teej tj Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 1,756	Hi astrogal!! Welcome to SR, you found a great place to come hang out! Way to go on 57 days, thats fantastic!

03-11-2007, 01:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
ayla zaire Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pass the bon bons Posts: 2,363	i'm so glad you found us here.......and i'm amazed that you are so strong at 21........you are very inspiring......

03-11-2007, 01:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
ayla zaire Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pass the bon bons Posts: 2,363	http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...at-expect.html this is a link to tell you what to expect.....i hope it answers your questions..

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