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Julynine · 08-25-2012, 10:25 AM

Hello Friends

I'll be 7 weeks sober tomorrow and I must admit that the past 2 days have been the toughest yet in my recovery. I was having a pretty good week, productive, eating healthily and feeling positive and then 'bang', I felt I'd been in a fight with a steam roller. I've been exhausted, emotional, angry and haven't moved my backside off the sofa all day much to my kids annoyance.

The brain feels very foggy and I have an acute pain in my head which is niggling rather than painful. I do feel a little better however for forcing myself to go for a 30 minute walk which has helped.

I have come to expect these unpleasant periods from past sobriety attempts but they are no less very frustrating, particularly when you can have days/weeks of feeling pretty good and feel like you're making real progress. I am happy to say that the worst of the past 2 days is over and the 'brain fog it's lifting, hopefully not to return for a good while yet.

I take comfort in the fact that I didn't succumb to alcohol this weekend and it only adds to my resolve to never drink again. As I've said before (and as my wife reminded me last night) we don't want to go through this again!

Well, off to tuck the kids in to bed and give them a big kiss. Didn't do anything with them today and feel pretty bad about it but there were plenty of days like that when I was drinking. At least today was for a very good reason!

I'm as determined and focused as ever to beat this. Thanks for listening

Julynine

mecanix · 08-25-2012, 10:31 AM

Hey Julynine ,
great to hear that determination ,

I seem to have a "hangover light" every few weeks , suppose it serves as a reminder in a way,

Bestwishes, M

NoFireWater · 08-25-2012, 11:10 AM

Good for you JulyNine! Join us on the July thread sometime

Definitely have bouts of feeling great and feeling notsogreat, I'm a week behind you. The bad days are coming less and less though, and sleep is finally settling down a little. You'll probably feel better tomorrow so stick with it!!

Grace2 · 08-25-2012, 11:18 AM

Hi Julynine

I think your amazing. I'm on day 7 and can't wait to be on week 7. It sounds like forever away.

Thinking about it, people get good and bad days, whether alcoholics or not, so I think we just have to take each day as it comes. Us alcoholics more so.

I'm please for you that you didn't succumb last night, it gives hope to people like me.

Thank you

Big hugs

Gxx

***least*** · 08-25-2012, 11:32 AM

Congrats on your seven weeks sober!!

Auvers · 08-25-2012, 11:39 AM

You are doing great. I think the periods of fog and tiredness will be fading, each week a bit better. Your family notices all the good changes and they are happy just to have you there with them. Good for you for sticking to this, Julynine.

NoFireWater · 08-25-2012, 12:29 PM

Grace, 7 days is a great milestone as well-keep at it

JWS · 08-25-2012, 01:39 PM

Hi Julynine. I am around the same time as you. July 20th was my last day. Good luck.

debsam · 08-25-2012, 02:21 PM

Thrilled to read this July 9

You're talking all of this thru and that's a really good thing....the ole brain is getting it

**Dee74** · 08-25-2012, 02:47 PM

Check this link out - I'm not a Dr, but I found this useful for me, you too
may find some parallels?

PAWS « Digital Dharma

Please do consider seeing a Dr if that pain in your head persists, tho, Julynine....

Congrats on 7 weeks

D

**Impurrfect** · 08-25-2012, 03:48 PM

((Julynine)) - Congratulations on 7 weeks sober!! For most of us, we drank/used for a long time. It takes a while for our brains to re-wire itself to where it doesn't expect that stuff. You are doing great!

Hugs and prayers,

Amy

08-25-2012, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Julynine Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 64	7 Weeks Sober Hello Friends I'll be 7 weeks sober tomorrow and I must admit that the past 2 days have been the toughest yet in my recovery. I was having a pretty good week, productive, eating healthily and feeling positive and then 'bang', I felt I'd been in a fight with a steam roller. I've been exhausted, emotional, angry and haven't moved my backside off the sofa all day much to my kids annoyance. The brain feels very foggy and I have an acute pain in my head which is niggling rather than painful. I do feel a little better however for forcing myself to go for a 30 minute walk which has helped. I have come to expect these unpleasant periods from past sobriety attempts but they are no less very frustrating, particularly when you can have days/weeks of feeling pretty good and feel like you're making real progress. I am happy to say that the worst of the past 2 days is over and the 'brain fog it's lifting, hopefully not to return for a good while yet. I take comfort in the fact that I didn't succumb to alcohol this weekend and it only adds to my resolve to never drink again. As I've said before (and as my wife reminded me last night) we don't want to go through this again! Well, off to tuck the kids in to bed and give them a big kiss. Didn't do anything with them today and feel pretty bad about it but there were plenty of days like that when I was drinking. At least today was for a very good reason! I'm as determined and focused as ever to beat this. Thanks for listening Julynine

08-25-2012, 10:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
mecanix Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uk Posts: 1,385 Blog Entries: 8	Hey Julynine , great to hear that determination , I seem to have a "hangover light" every few weeks , suppose it serves as a reminder in a way, Bestwishes, M __________________ Ups and downs still happen, it's how we deal with them that counts. gave up 3rd sept 2011. I post because i have some experience , not because i have any answers for you .

08-25-2012, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Grace2 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cheshire, N.W England Posts: 4,910	Hi Julynine I think your amazing. I'm on day 7 and can't wait to be on week 7. It sounds like forever away. Thinking about it, people get good and bad days, whether alcoholics or not, so I think we just have to take each day as it comes. Us alcoholics more so. I'm please for you that you didn't succumb last night, it gives hope to people like me. Thank you Big hugs Gxx __________________ I was a disgrace, but now I'm just Grace! Sober birthday: 19 August 2012 *** “The booze makes you a liar and the lies you tell yourself are the biggest.” ― J.D. Ruskin, When One Door Opens

08-25-2012, 11:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 28,659 Blog Entries: 31	Congrats on your seven weeks sober!! __________________ 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

08-25-2012, 02:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
debsam Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Present Moment Posts: 626	Thrilled to read this July 9 You're talking all of this thru and that's a really good thing....the ole brain is getting it __________________ ~ The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel ~ ~Whatever you put ahead of your recovery...you will lose~

08-25-2012, 11:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
NoFireWater Clear Eyes Full Heart Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New England Posts: 604	Good for you JulyNine! Join us on the July thread sometime Definitely have bouts of feeling great and feeling notsogreat, I'm a week behind you. The bad days are coming less and less though, and sleep is finally settling down a little. You'll probably feel better tomorrow so stick with it!!

08-25-2012, 11:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Auvers Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Water's Edge Posts: 237 Blog Entries: 2	You are doing great. I think the periods of fog and tiredness will be fading, each week a bit better. Your family notices all the good changes and they are happy just to have you there with them. Good for you for sticking to this, Julynine.

08-25-2012, 12:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
NoFireWater Clear Eyes Full Heart Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New England Posts: 604	Grace, 7 days is a great milestone as well-keep at it

08-25-2012, 01:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
JWS Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 21	Hi Julynine. I am around the same time as you. July 20th was my last day. Good luck.

08-25-2012, 02:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 65,378	Check this link out - I'm not a Dr, but I found this useful for me, you too may find some parallels? PAWS « Digital Dharma Please do consider seeing a Dr if that pain in your head persists, tho, Julynine.... Congrats on 7 weeks D __________________

08-25-2012, 03:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 25,179	((Julynine)) - Congratulations on 7 weeks sober!! For most of us, we drank/used for a long time. It takes a while for our brains to re-wire itself to where it doesn't expect that stuff. You are doing great! Hugs and prayers, Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis [RIP], Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

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