sober today
It is my fifth day of sobriety and it's the first weekend that I am going to face without drinking. I don't crave alcohol until about 6PM at night. I think I will be okay because I'm busy this evening and no one will be drinking and the same tomorrow night. I feel so good today, slept almost eight hours, my eyes are clear and I don't have that, "God, why did I drink last night," feeling I am so used to. I never understood why people drank when their lives were so miserable and now I know. It's because the craving is so powerful. Before I decided to quit altogether, I could just not drink for days or a week or sometimes more but I always knew I would have that bottle of wine eventually. Now that I am saying, no more, the cravings are strong. I am powerless over alcohol and I do not want to waste another day of my life nursing a hangover. God please guide me.