The utter despair and sadness I feel after a binge. Can’t stop crying for days until I drink again, starting the cycle all over again.
The restless sleep and nightmares for 3-4 nights after my binge.
Having to check all my methods of messaging to see who I talked to the night before and what I said.
The calories from the booze and crappy food I eat while drunk and the few days of being hungover. My diet suffers for days.
Dehydration. Dry scaly hands.
Yet my skin is still breaking out.
Laziness.
Shame.
All of these symptoms will disappear with sobriety.
It's going to take some time, but if you stay sober now, you will give yourself the best Christmas gift ever!
And imagine what starting 2018 will feel like with 110 more days (counting from today) of sobriety under your belt.
Instead of viewing the reasons to quit which produces a negative list, how about making a list of the reasons to get sober which will be a positive list?