bstt03

Hey all. My last drink was two weeks ago today. Two weeks for some reason is always the tough time where I go back again. I think its because I end up going out because its the weekend I do not have my daughter and the drinking begins. Tonight we are going to eat and go bowling, something different which I think will really help. Just looking for a little support and cheers to get me over this two week hump! :ghug2

tjhook

Congrats on the two weeks! How cool is it that your daughter will be there as you cruise right through that two week hump with no problem.....good stuff, you can do it!

bstt03

No see that that is problem - my daughter goes to dads tonight so its more tempting! But I will do it! and my boyfriend is supports me so that helps!

Harley3801

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Congrats on 2 weeks of sobriety . . . All you need to do is get through today and you'll have 2 weeks and a day and you'll be over the 2 week hump . . . Does the bowling alley serve alcohol? If it does, be sure to let your boyfriend know that you don't plan on drinking tonight and ask him to get you a softdrink so you won't need to go near the bar. It's great that you have a supportive boyfriend!

mtnmagic

Congratulations on your two weeks. You can do this.

I am right behind you at twelve days today. I was amazed when I was able to stay sober through my own two days of this week. (Last Monday and Tuesday). I haven't done that in a long, long time. But I did it. Yes, I was restless, agitated at times and craved a drink. I just hung on and for me my support comes from going to meetings. So I did that and simply did not pick up and even though time seemed to move slowly, I tried to keep busy and the "weekend" for me passed with me staying sober.

Glad to hear you have a supportive boyfriend also. Maybe stock up on a variety of non-alcoholic drinks? I found I was drinking a ton of flavored herbal tea. Never been a tea person before, so it was something different.
Also drank a lot of juice and stayed away from caffieine. (I find it makes me more anxious and jittery.)

Keep us posted. All the best.

tommyk

A guy asked me once, "Do you remember when drinking stopped being fun...?"

I said, "Yeah, I sure do", shaking my head, remembering all of the misery.

He said back, "Good. Because when you forget... it will all seem fun again."

That conversation gets me over the hump every time.

Boleo

Two weeks was my biggest hurdle when I was relapsing because that is when the painful memories became weaker than the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(Terror, frustration, bewilderment & despair).

It was not until I learned how to deal with them (4 Horsemen) that long-term sobriety became comfortable enough to live with.

bstt03

Thank you all for the positive responses and your own experiences. I appreciate it very much and its helped me.

Not drinking tonight at least I will bowl better!. Well, maybe......:ghug3

CarolD

Well done on your 2 weeks of progress!


Yes!! You too can recover

todd6138

nohangover no remorse and youll remember it all! congrats on your sobriety!

bstt03

So true Todd. Here I am this sunday morning feeling totally great and had a good time bowling. And I beat my boyfriend both games! ha! :ghug3

flutter

Good job!!! (on both the not drinking and the beating your boyfriend thing!)

Boleo, thank you for that.. Isn't it weird how our minds can seem to only remember how 'fun' a buzz was, and not the terror of what most of us were really going through? Then anxiety, guilt...

I think the first hour or so of every drunken night was fun, followed by embarrassment, anger, guilt, remorse, depression. That was NOT worth that hour! Good to think about and remember, too bad it's not that part of it that jumps into our heads when we're tempted to have 'fun' again.

Harley3801

Now isn't that something? I love it!!!

mtnmagic

Hey flutter - I figured out I didn't even get an hour of drunken fun for the last several years. My fun lasted about all of eight minutes during any given drunk. Pretty bad, huh?

gantz

2 weeks was the hardest point for me too! Somehow I made it through. I kept thinking how many hours a day felt great to be sober and how maybe only a few hours at best would feel good drunk, and then their would be hell to pay for way more hours.

Just keep remembering that being sober is a constant high compared to how you feel hungover.

beingjenagain

The first couple weeks sucked and then I started feeling better. I slept better, ate etter and my overall attitude improved...so i thought...I'm sure i'm not an alcoholic! I struggled with the drink for the next couple weeks. I never drank but sure got close and thought about it. When I picked up my 30 day chip at AA I understood what they had said. It was a hard chip and many say the hardest! I agree!! As each day passes I feel stronger and stronger against the drink. Just one day at a time, it really works!!