Day 5
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Day 5
I'm on day 5 Alcohol free....
I wouldn't say I am physically addicted to alcohol (let's not get into that topic though), but my drinking was causing a lot of problems for my family. Causing rows basically...I was a binge drinker and would drink alone most of the time....but I digress.
Anyways, I am just trying to get my head around the fact that I can't drink alcohol again in my life....but I know it will be worth it.
No more "buzz" for me!
I wouldn't say I am physically addicted to alcohol (let's not get into that topic though), but my drinking was causing a lot of problems for my family. Causing rows basically...I was a binge drinker and would drink alone most of the time....but I digress.
Anyways, I am just trying to get my head around the fact that I can't drink alcohol again in my life....but I know it will be worth it.
No more "buzz" for me!
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Congrats. I have done lots of 5+ day runs off alcohol. In the past few months I have easily done 10 of them. Just be careful. Physical dependency and mental dependency are both powerful.
I am not trying to hijack the post. I am proud of everyday that someone doesn't drink when there is harm being done due to drinking.
I am not trying to hijack the post. I am proud of everyday that someone doesn't drink when there is harm being done due to drinking.
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Well I'm at the end of day 6 sober.....
I feel a sense of satisfaction already.
I've been forcing my self to do more during the day(shopping,painting,playing guitar, reading things on internet etc) to help reduce the boredom and I think it's working!
So thanks you guys - I hope this is the start of a lifetime of sobriety!
I feel a sense of satisfaction already.
I've been forcing my self to do more during the day(shopping,painting,playing guitar, reading things on internet etc) to help reduce the boredom and I think it's working!
So thanks you guys - I hope this is the start of a lifetime of sobriety!
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Great job Hendrix! 
you almost have a week under your belt! In my experience of constant relapses its always the first 4-6 days that seem hardest, but its different for everyone. Keep it up, a life of sobriety I hear is a dream come true :-)
you almost have a week under your belt! In my experience of constant relapses its always the first 4-6 days that seem hardest, but its different for everyone. Keep it up, a life of sobriety I hear is a dream come true :-)
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I'm only on day 3. Did fine today but feeling the withdrawal tonight. On a positive note, each morning i feel great mentally and physically which is a wonderful feeling. I feel like Im starting to get my old self back and that is a very liberating feeling.
One of my best friends is getting married on Saturday and so dreading being around all of that alcohol! But I want to be free of that old lifestyle and know I can do it!
One of my best friends is getting married on Saturday and so dreading being around all of that alcohol! But I want to be free of that old lifestyle and know I can do it!
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Pick a project. Fix up a room in your house / apartment. Go to yardsale / market etc. Do something you normally wouldn't do when drinking or sober. Exercise. Just get out and experience life sober. Get fresh air, really look at the things around you and be amazed at what the world is.
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Yesterday, on my 12th day of not drinking......I had 1 pint of Stella! (beer)...which did not even affect me, I didn't feel anything from it.
I know that's the "thin end of the wedge" but I just hope I don't ever go back to getting drunk in the afternoons alone.
Anyway I've only had 1 beer in about 2 weeks so I'll just keep trying....
I know that's the "thin end of the wedge" but I just hope I don't ever go back to getting drunk in the afternoons alone.
Anyway I've only had 1 beer in about 2 weeks so I'll just keep trying....
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Hendrix,
Wishing you the best of luck and hope you find the peace that you say you desire.
One thing that I have realized in my year and a half of not drinking is that being sober is not boring at all, in fact drinking caused more boredom than it solved.
Life will continue if you drink or not. Being an active participant in life cures boredom, drinking for me removed my motivation to participate in the life that I was so lucky to be blessed with.
Fixing my cars, motorcycle, house, reading books, listening to music, playing sports, going out to dinner with friends, cooking and gardening were all a part of my life before I had a problem with drinking and now that I do not drink they are things I enjoy doing. Not a replacement of my drinking which was a huge time suckage of life.
Wishing you the best of luck and hope you find the peace that you say you desire.
One thing that I have realized in my year and a half of not drinking is that being sober is not boring at all, in fact drinking caused more boredom than it solved.
Life will continue if you drink or not. Being an active participant in life cures boredom, drinking for me removed my motivation to participate in the life that I was so lucky to be blessed with.
Fixing my cars, motorcycle, house, reading books, listening to music, playing sports, going out to dinner with friends, cooking and gardening were all a part of my life before I had a problem with drinking and now that I do not drink they are things I enjoy doing. Not a replacement of my drinking which was a huge time suckage of life.
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Originally Posted by hendrixstrat 
Yesterday, on my 12th day of not drinking......I had 1 pint of Stella! (beer)...which did not even affect me, I didn't feel anything from it.
I know that's the "thin end of the wedge" but I just hope I don't ever go back to getting drunk in the afternoons alone.
Anyway I've only had 1 beer in about 2 weeks so I'll just keep trying....
I know that's the "thin end of the wedge" but I just hope I don't ever go back to getting drunk in the afternoons alone.
Anyway I've only had 1 beer in about 2 weeks so I'll just keep trying....
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