Hey all...........End of day 5 and still alive. Applekat's quote of "I never regret not drinking" has hit home with me.... Whilst driving today on an open Australian highway I had a mild panic attack, lasted about 15 minutes, completely out of the blue. Hands and face broke out into a sweat, breath was short and mind started really panicking.
I managed to breathe my way out of it.
Fear is a terrible thing.
Despite those 15 minutes which were quite full on, was in a quite a good mood today, slightly proud of myself for managing this long and for being so committed to being sober.
I'm not sure if this is a trap, leading to a downfall (pride cometh before the fall) or I'm now being paranoid!
Either way not taking any thoughts too seriously at the moment.
Great to catch up on all the posts here, which as always give me strength that I'm not alone in this.
I'm reading Counseling for Toads by Robert de Board, it's a great simple read, quite profound for me as I see quite a bit of myself in Toad's situation....
Best wishes to all the class, it's great to being forward in a team!