tomorrow I'm quitting...
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Eastern USA
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Thats like saying, tomorrow I will start my diet, it never happens. Glad you made it a day, keep up the great work, do fun stuff like hiking and do things with your wife you didnt do before. go to a local lake, just have fun and you will forget about drinking. congrats
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Cascadia
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Excellent BigTex - you can do it.
My advice on the sleep thing is not to battle it. I just get up for a while and read, write, listen, meditate, whatever for while and then cat nap on the couch until dawn. If I battle it I get frustrated, so I just go with it. A fella can get some serious thinking done at three in the morning.
My advice on the sleep thing is not to battle it. I just get up for a while and read, write, listen, meditate, whatever for while and then cat nap on the couch until dawn. If I battle it I get frustrated, so I just go with it. A fella can get some serious thinking done at three in the morning.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between Serenity and Despair
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Originally Posted by BigTex3 
My only complaint was that I went to bed at 930 and woke up around 1030 completely soaked. The sheets were wet, pillow, everything.
I experienced the sweating. I read somewhere that it has to do with your liver. This has been several years ago, though, so don't get me to lying.
Congratulations on making it one day. I quit a lot like you did. I didn't go to meetings. I didn't go into any treatment center. I just quit. I've stuck with it 2+ years. You can make this work.
I'm not trying to imply that meetings or treatment programs are bunk. I'm here at SR because I realized I was going to have to find a support system or start drinking again. I just wanted to let you know that there's no one way to get sober. Find the way that works for you, no matter what it is.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New England
Posts: 5,285
Can relate to the sweating thing...I always thought of it as a cleansing aspect to getting sober, it helped:-)
Sounds like you've got your wife on your side, that helps:-)
I agree with Lildawg, there is no one way to get sober, but SR is a great resource and support network, we are all cheering for you!
Sounds like you've got your wife on your side, that helps:-)
I agree with Lildawg, there is no one way to get sober, but SR is a great resource and support network, we are all cheering for you!
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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I dont think you should wait but I would be lying if I told you it would be easy if you already drank today. Dont think of tomorrow as a new day, just look at that friggin beer screwing up your life and say you will be the last one
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Originally Posted by Change4life
I dont think you should wait but I would be lying if I told you it would be easy if you already drank today. Dont think of tomorrow as a new day, just look at that friggin beer screwing up your life and say you will be the last one
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sorry I guess I didnt read the thread all the way through. Congrats on day 2 BigTex. I use to drink about 12 beers a day also. It was hard to stop because it seemed to be such a big part of my life. I finally feel better without it, I hope you will feel the same too...Soon
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: PA
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Originally Posted by Goofyish
I agree with the others, I had 4 years of "tomorrow" just finishing up day 3. Do it now not tomorrow
Agree completley. I've had five years of "tomorrow" . I'm finally going to detox tomorrow.
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