Originally Posted by richmahogany

Hi folks. I was referred to this forum by one of my best friends who I'm super proud of having about 40 days sober now. I'm on day 5. It's been a major test, and I'm fighting dizziness, and cramps, definitely the cravings, but I just had the best night's sleep I've had in so long I can't remember, and I felt like an actual human being when I woke up this morning. I'm nervous about the days and weeks ahead, and I'm trying to take each day as it comes, setting small goals. My next is the one week mark. I can't stand the thought of looking back on my life and wondering about all the things I missed out on because I was drunk, or busy isolating myself from my loved ones so they didn't see how much I was drinking. I'm scared but I'm hopeful.