an official 6 weeks
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an official 6 weeks
After yesterday, now I am almost at 2 months after 2 more weeks
you know how I feel.
Sorry just alone and not feeling great lately so just remind me this is somehow good I know you all responded at my other thread.
I abstained, your words are not lost on me
you know how I feel.
Sorry just alone and not feeling great lately so just remind me this is somehow good I know you all responded at my other thread.
I abstained, your words are not lost on me
Keep on keepin' on. 
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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You go girl!!!
For the first several months sober I felt kind of dead inside. I knew sobriety was what I wanted but I wasn't finding any joy in it. I am at 8 months and 23 1/2 days now and I have only recently began to have small pockets of sober joy.
The road is long, adding in your benzo withdrawal, makes it longer. (I have no experience with benzo wd but have read other threads about it). But it is so worth it to stay the course. Just keep plodding on, you will make it, sleepie, one day at a time.
For the first several months sober I felt kind of dead inside. I knew sobriety was what I wanted but I wasn't finding any joy in it. I am at 8 months and 23 1/2 days now and I have only recently began to have small pockets of sober joy.
The road is long, adding in your benzo withdrawal, makes it longer. (I have no experience with benzo wd but have read other threads about it). But it is so worth it to stay the course. Just keep plodding on, you will make it, sleepie, one day at a time.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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You are doing great Sleepie. I feel where you are coming from. One thing I see from going on these boards is that there are a lot of people you see on here who go "holy crap, after 20 years of hard drinking, that 3 days of withdrawals sucked but now I feel great."
Meanwhile I'm sitting here after 5 weeks feeling lethargic and anxious and wondering how long I'm gonna have to live like this.
But from everything I have read and researched, the truth is, no matter how long it takes, it WILL get better. It may just be slower for the likes of you and I. But, the fact that it does keep getting a little better each day, that's what we have power over.
The worst thing, slipping will start the whole process over again, and that's been 5+ weeks for me that I'm not willing to go through again.
I may not feel great today, but I feel better than yesterday and I'm gonna feel better tomorrow. That's what's keeping me going.
Meanwhile I'm sitting here after 5 weeks feeling lethargic and anxious and wondering how long I'm gonna have to live like this.
But from everything I have read and researched, the truth is, no matter how long it takes, it WILL get better. It may just be slower for the likes of you and I. But, the fact that it does keep getting a little better each day, that's what we have power over.
The worst thing, slipping will start the whole process over again, and that's been 5+ weeks for me that I'm not willing to go through again.
I may not feel great today, but I feel better than yesterday and I'm gonna feel better tomorrow. That's what's keeping me going.
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