Mark75

Hi.

I thought I'd share an experience in recovery. I am on vacation in my favorite place on the planet, Maine... The mountains and lakes. Fishing, hiking, cycling. It's all awesome.

While out on my canoe, for hours, fishing, paddling around I found myself in a long involved daydream, or pipe dream. It was fun. Details, events, stuff like that... Knowing the whole time that it was just what it was, dreaming...

I realized, wow, I hadn't been having these through my active drinking using years, the downward spiral... Just worry, or.... Nothing.

I am not suggesting that it is healthy to live in our heads... On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with having dreams....

Your experience?

Ranger

I hear ya. Not drinking freed up a large portion of my mental cpu!

Enjoy your vacay, Friend!

CarolD

Enjoy your main vacation Mark....

MrDavid

Hi Mark...

I've been to Maine on a couple of vacations myself and the beauty of just being there, like you said, is something to behold. I certainly enjoyed the quiet serene setting and the endless barrage of activities. Vacation time is something I look forward too every year and thankfully this August won't be an exception. My family and I are going to the beach, something we try to do as often as we can. So, enjoy the surroundings and never give up dreaming my friend. There are two visions that never fade from my memory, my sobriety and my dreams of course. The can not only define who we've become (in sobriety), but more importantly, what can become of us -one day at a time.

~God bless~

recoverywfaith

Enjoy the appreciation you have for your sober vacation.

SSIL75

I can totally relate actually. I spent an inordinate amount of time in early recovery daydreaming actually. And the same thought struck me. That I never did it when I was drinking.

All my 'down time' in my head when I was drinking was me regretting./obsessing about drinking.

I'm jealous you're in Maine! Enjoy!

tomdecel

Many years ago I used to own a sailboat with one of my best friends. We would go sailing and his wife (a real knock out) would sunbathe in the bow in a little black bikini. We were always joking that we really had it made back then.

Today, when things get a bit tense, I will just close my eyes for a few minutes and visualize being in that sailboat going nowhere. The calmness, blue ocean, sunny skies, no hurries or worries.

Call it daydreaming, or fantasizing, zoning out or even meditation, but ten minutes of it and I'm in a totally different world.

I used to drink to simply "turn off my engines". Now I can do so by simply using my imagination.

Enjoy Maine, and your daydreams.

ZZworldontheweb

Yeah, I love Maine. Acadia national park, the hiking and the boating. It's awesome. Good place to daydream, as you say.

24hrsAday

yeah, i know what you mean Mark.. the hard liquor put me in a ugly place where i no longer dreamed or daydreamed (happy wondering) it really has changed now. now i have begun to dream again and have happy thoughts.. i hope you have a Great vacation!