Class of April - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Eclipse · 04-01-2009, 08:57 AM

Looks like I am the first one in the class of April. Day one again. I am so discouraged, I just don't even know what to do anymore. It is really starting to affect my family life. I just can't seem to get a hold on it. But here I go again.

least · 04-01-2009, 10:22 AM

Never give up on yourself and your sobriety. I was a chronic relapser early last year but finally managed to stay sober over six months. Forty some days ago I forgot all I'd learned while sober and drank again. Now I'm back on the wagon for good. Just don't drink today. Repeat every morning. You can do this!

Eclipse · 04-02-2009, 08:02 AM

Day two here for me. No withdrawals to speak of. Slept really great. Woke up to two inches of snow. What month is it?

Isaiah · 04-02-2009, 08:30 AM

I'm an April fool.

Forgot how utterly depressing a relapse is.

**CarolD** · 04-02-2009, 08:47 AM

No fools here .....

April is an awesome time to find sobriety

I too have April as the month of my current recovery.

HardwiredFlaws · 04-02-2009, 09:40 AM

Just remember the class is a commitment!!
oh and I have 61 days !!!!

Eclipse · 04-02-2009, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isaiah

I'm an April fool.

No fools here Isaiah, at least we are trying!

I certainly wish I were where you are hardwired...but I am determined to get there. Good for you.

Eclipse · 04-03-2009, 09:51 AM

Day 3 here. Feeling okay. Wish I didn't have the thoughts of drinking in the back of my mind all the time. I hope with time it will fade. It just wears me out.

KenL · 04-03-2009, 11:54 AM

Day 3 is wonderful C!! I love the positive tone. And yes, keep the 1st of April as your date. Make sobriety a part of who you are. We're all here hoping only the best for you.

**CarolD** · 04-03-2009, 07:26 PM

...Eclipse

When I was having intrusive dark thoughts
my psychiatrist suggested this mind trick.

Each time a negetive idea popped up
immediately replace it with 2 positives.
Saying the affirmations aloud ...if possible.

Yes it did work and I felt so nutso
I often ended up laughing at myself.

I have no idea if this would work for you
but......why not give it a go?

Forward is the best direction...

NewBeginning010 · 04-04-2009, 09:41 PM

Keep at it & you will get what your looking for

**CarolD** · 04-06-2009, 12:14 PM

I'm hopeing to attract all members who started
their recovery journey in April. ....

Sooo...I am bumbping up our Class of April thread.

Please join in.

Forward we go...side by side

bartender129 · 04-06-2009, 12:17 PM

Day 6 here for me folks. I can proudly say that I have been sober every day in April...

Eclipse · 04-06-2009, 12:30 PM

Good for you Bartender! Keep up the great work!

Maggot4Life · 04-07-2009, 03:13 AM

Day 7 here for me and I to have been sober every day this month, feels awesome

**CarolD** · 04-07-2009, 03:48 AM

Bartender....

Maggot4Life...

Keep in focus....Congratulations!
Thanks for joining in with us......

:

bartender129 · 04-07-2009, 06:20 AM

Thanks guys,

Day seven for me here. I'm gonna open up and make it a god one.

Nice work Maggot and Eclipse!

Eclipse · 04-07-2009, 12:34 PM

I am having so much anxiety, that I just want to drink to calm down. I know this will go away, but it is making me absolutely crazed. I am eating, taking extra b6 and drinking lots of water, but the way my mind is racing is just insane.

Way to keep it up bartender and maggot (where did that name come from?!

)

Maggot4Life · 04-07-2009, 12:36 PM

It comes from the Band Slipknot, for me they are the most inspirational and real bands out there today so i decided that it was a good name for me

yeahgr8 · 04-08-2009, 01:31 AM

What a relief to be back!!!!!!! Day 1 today, feels great :ghug

**CarolD** · 04-08-2009, 01:40 AM

yeahgr8......Mega

I'm so glad to see you again ...Congratulations on your fresh start

OZboy · 04-08-2009, 02:17 AM

Do a google search for NALTREXONE,it's working for me,so far!!!!!!!!!
Good luck & speak to your Doc...........

nibroc · 04-08-2009, 02:46 AM

Rat, I PLANNED on being sober 5 days (Sun-Thur) but I drank tonight. Ahhhhhhh. God, I did plan on not drinking. But at 7:30, I had dinner and thought about the drink. At 9:30pm I started.

I want to kick myself. I have strung at most 4 nights without. And I planned on doing (for me) the ultimate in not drinking for 5 days, but failed.

But + 1 for everyone who is still sober. I'm chasing you. In time...

firestorm090 · 04-08-2009, 03:12 AM

The first few days are the toughest, then it slowly begins to feel normal not to drink. To think of it now, I wonder just what possessed me to have soooo many d*mn hangovers, am I just a slow learner or what. Hangovers are natures way of telling us, this just ain't right, stop this nonsense. Wish I had listened thirty years ago, that's alot of hangovers, yuck. Today it's great just to not have to feel that way. Hang tough you guys/gals, it does get better.

Maggot4Life · 04-08-2009, 03:14 AM

I hear you man, day 8 here for me and it feels great to wake up each morning feeling fresh

04-01-2009, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 796 Blog Entries: 10	Class of April Looks like I am the first one in the class of April. Day one again. I am so discouraged, I just don't even know what to do anymore. It is really starting to affect my family life. I just can't seem to get a hold on it. But here I go again.

04-01-2009, 10:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
least bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 23,510 Blog Entries: 31	Never give up on yourself and your sobriety. I was a chronic relapser early last year but finally managed to stay sober over six months. Forty some days ago I forgot all I'd learned while sober and drank again. Now I'm back on the wagon for good. Just don't drink today. Repeat every morning. You can do this! __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

04-02-2009, 08:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	No fools here ..... April is an awesome time to find sobriety I too have April as the month of my current recovery. __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

04-02-2009, 09:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
HardwiredFlaws uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Posts: 381 Blog Entries: 1	Just remember the class is a commitment!! oh and I have 61 days !!!! __________________ *If you still have some plans left, they suck and you will use them!*

04-03-2009, 07:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	...Eclipse When I was having intrusive dark thoughts my psychiatrist suggested this mind trick. Each time a negetive idea popped up immediately replace it with 2 positives. Saying the affirmations aloud ...if possible. Yes it did work and I felt so nutso I often ended up laughing at myself. I have no idea if this would work for you but......why not give it a go? Forward is the best direction... __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

04-02-2009, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 796 Blog Entries: 10	Day two here for me. No withdrawals to speak of. Slept really great. Woke up to two inches of snow. What month is it?

04-02-2009, 08:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Isaiah Dismember Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,339 Blog Entries: 2	I'm an April fool. Forgot how utterly depressing a relapse is.

04-03-2009, 09:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 796 Blog Entries: 10	Day 3 here. Feeling okay. Wish I didn't have the thoughts of drinking in the back of my mind all the time. I hope with time it will fade. It just wears me out.

04-03-2009, 11:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
KenL Member McDonalds Champion! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,349 Blog Entries: 26	Day 3 is wonderful C!! I love the positive tone. And yes, keep the 1st of April as your date. Make sobriety a part of who you are. We're all here hoping only the best for you.

04-04-2009, 09:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
NewBeginning010 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,923	Keep at it & you will get what your looking for

04-06-2009, 12:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	I'm hopeing to attract all members who started their recovery journey in April. .... Sooo...I am bumbping up our Class of April thread. Please join in. Forward we go...side by side __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

04-06-2009, 12:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
bartender129 learning Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Where I need to be Posts: 281	Day 6 here for me folks. I can proudly say that I have been sober every day in April...

04-06-2009, 12:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 796 Blog Entries: 10	Good for you Bartender! Keep up the great work!

04-07-2009, 03:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
Maggot4Life Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 249	Day 7 here for me and I to have been sober every day this month, feels awesome __________________ Right now is all we will ever get in this lifetime, so lets make it happen!

04-07-2009, 03:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	Bartender.... Maggot4Life... Keep in focus....Congratulations! Thanks for joining in with us...... : __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

04-07-2009, 06:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
bartender129 learning Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Where I need to be Posts: 281	Thanks guys, Day seven for me here. I'm gonna open up and make it a god one. Nice work Maggot and Eclipse!

04-07-2009, 12:34 PM	#18 (permalink)
Eclipse Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 796 Blog Entries: 10	I am having so much anxiety, that I just want to drink to calm down. I know this will go away, but it is making me absolutely crazed. I am eating, taking extra b6 and drinking lots of water, but the way my mind is racing is just insane. Way to keep it up bartender and maggot (where did that name come from?! )

04-07-2009, 12:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
Maggot4Life Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 249	It comes from the Band Slipknot, for me they are the most inspirational and real bands out there today so i decided that it was a good name for me __________________ Right now is all we will ever get in this lifetime, so lets make it happen!

04-08-2009, 01:31 AM	#20 (permalink)
yeahgr8 Member Pacman Turbo Champion! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3,950 Blog Entries: 8	What a relief to be back!!!!!!! Day 1 today, feels great :ghug

04-08-2009, 01:40 AM	#21 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	yeahgr8......Mega I'm so glad to see you again ...Congratulations on your fresh start __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

04-08-2009, 02:17 AM	#22 (permalink)
OZboy Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ozstrayleeya Posts: 2,951	Do a google search for NALTREXONE,it's working for me,so far!!!!!!!!! Good luck & speak to your Doc...........

04-08-2009, 02:46 AM	#23 (permalink)
nibroc Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: IL Posts: 28	Rat, I PLANNED on being sober 5 days (Sun-Thur) but I drank tonight. Ahhhhhhh. God, I did plan on not drinking. But at 7:30, I had dinner and thought about the drink. At 9:30pm I started. I want to kick myself. I have strung at most 4 nights without. And I planned on doing (for me) the ultimate in not drinking for 5 days, but failed. But + 1 for everyone who is still sober. I'm chasing you. In time...

04-08-2009, 03:12 AM	#24 (permalink)
firestorm090 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CA desert Posts: 1,529	The first few days are the toughest, then it slowly begins to feel normal not to drink. To think of it now, I wonder just what possessed me to have soooo many d*mn hangovers, am I just a slow learner or what. Hangovers are natures way of telling us, this just ain't right, stop this nonsense. Wish I had listened thirty years ago, that's alot of hangovers, yuck. Today it's great just to not have to feel that way. Hang tough you guys/gals, it does get better. __________________ Today is a clean slate. What happened yesterday is gone, what happens today depends on me. Reach for the stars, but keep a ladder handy just in case you've got to climb a bit.

04-08-2009, 03:14 AM	#25 (permalink)
Maggot4Life Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 249	I hear you man, day 8 here for me and it feels great to wake up each morning feeling fresh __________________ Right now is all we will ever get in this lifetime, so lets make it happen!

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