Originally Posted by
whiteturtle 
It's crazy that 24 hours feel almost impossible. It's just one day! Feeling like this reminds and reinforces to me that I've got a real and actual problem.
This is my third Day 1 since beginning this journey last summer. The first time I did this I made it almost one month, and didn't have much withdrawal, other than sleep issues and anxiety/depression. This time, I am feeling the pull of the AV waaay more strongly than the last. I feel like I am going to fail, and it's only 11:40am, and I have no reason to be so pessimistic! I feel like I need to stop being weak.
Almost 12 hours through this day...12 hours to go.
I find breaking it down into smaller chunks helps me. A full 24 hours, or even 12 hour chunks is a lot to suffer through. Just focus on staying preoccupied until dinner. Then treat yourself to something yummy as a reward. Then do something productive for 2 hours, and maybe have a dessert as a reward. I find this makes the task of making it to the next checkpoint a bit less daunting.