Paulos

Wanted to drink last night but I did not, hum, campaign sometimes gets dull... but I'll do just about anything to get this fogginess and weight off me. o_O;.

Nuudawn

Wishing you the long and winding road that is sobriety. Congrats on Day 12.

nanita

Me, too. Funny - weight was the deciding factor for me to quit drinking. I guess whatever works!

TorontoGuy28

Glad to hear you stayed strong ! Keep it up !

Tazman53

Hang in there Paulos, keep in mind you are not alone, if you need F2F it is but a phone call away.

ay100

Keep up the good work Paulos. I become happy reading posts like that. It somehow gives me strength.

GlassPrisoner

Hang in there. It gets better, it really does.

Paulos

Phew, odd, I have more anxiety/irritability than the first 48 hours of giving up booze... I wonder if that's natural, my brain is so fuzzy, I make typos and so many things... I can't believe this crap... urgh...

Tazman53

Paulos I have been sober for 142 days now and still have days when the old brain is not working right, but every day is better. I have been told that it can take over a year to really have the brain back to working 100%.

Just ask your self this, is your brain working better now then it does when you are drunk?

Being anxious and irratable is normal, for me it did not last very long at all, it still on occasion happens, but not very extreme at all any more. Every one is different and things get better at different rates, there is no cast in stone time table.

Nuudawn

I'm closing in on 2 months Paulos and I'm still incredibly spacey. I'm also incredibly clutzy. I read on a posted link here that the term "dry drunk" actually originated with actions in sobriety that mimic those when drunk.

Despite my perpetual emoting, spaciness and constant stubbing of toes and banging of head...this journey is awesome!

Paulos

I don't have the walking into stuff/balance problems ... I just have the mind problems, of course I'm paranoid and feel I should know everything like a poet, yes I'm VERY paranoid, and I get headaches a lot ergh... uh... well day 13 so far, the MUNCHIES can make you insane, at 12:10pm I had two tuna sandwiches then at 4:50pm I had a fried chicken breast, insaneeee.

CarolD

You are doing very well...Congratulations!

I suggest having an eye exam..have you
done that lately?

Take Care

Tazman53

Paulos I think Carol offered some good advice, an eye exam and a physical could identify something that drinking has been hiding.

Paulos

That drinking has been hiding? Uh... I don't believe I have any physical injuries or faults, I've had an EKG/Chest xray/MRI/Bloodwork in the past 14 months when I rushed myself to the ER and everything was normal so... o_O