2nd Night Still No Sleep
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2nd Night Still No Sleep
Well my second night of sobriety and still no sleep but no shakes either 
I still have a slight headache and a "cloudy" feeling in my head.
Productive day today, lots of outdoor projects, lots of fluids to keep hydrated. Onward and upward.
RV
I still have a slight headache and a "cloudy" feeling in my head.Productive day today, lots of outdoor projects, lots of fluids to keep hydrated. Onward and upward.
RV
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Congrats, RV.
But here's a heads up. If you're anything like me, stopping drinking sooner or later means starting to feel some emotions that will be very unpleasant. My first several days at rehab, I couldn't sleep at all. When I did, I had nightmares. First several months of recovery meant having to learn how to deal with feelings of anger, resentment, frustration, impatience, guilt, neediness, fear, etc.
Not that it was all bad. Just not putting all that poison in my body everyday was enough to make me feel a million times better and more hopeful. But there was still a lot of work and challenges to establishing a stable and contented sobriety.
For me, AA was the place I learned (and am still learning) how to live. If you're the kind of alcoholic I am, you'll need to find a good meeting, get a sponsor, and work the Steps. For many of us, the problem isn't/wasn't drinking, it is how to LIVE when we're not drinking.
But here's a heads up. If you're anything like me, stopping drinking sooner or later means starting to feel some emotions that will be very unpleasant. My first several days at rehab, I couldn't sleep at all. When I did, I had nightmares. First several months of recovery meant having to learn how to deal with feelings of anger, resentment, frustration, impatience, guilt, neediness, fear, etc.
Not that it was all bad. Just not putting all that poison in my body everyday was enough to make me feel a million times better and more hopeful. But there was still a lot of work and challenges to establishing a stable and contented sobriety.
For me, AA was the place I learned (and am still learning) how to live. If you're the kind of alcoholic I am, you'll need to find a good meeting, get a sponsor, and work the Steps. For many of us, the problem isn't/wasn't drinking, it is how to LIVE when we're not drinking.
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