30th Day of Sobriety And Didn't Know It
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30th Day of Sobriety And Didn't Know It
Yesterday was my 30th day of not drinking, and somehow I missed it. I'd miscounted my days, I suppose, thinking I had another week to go.
Quitting alcohol hasn't been very hard for me. Out of sight, out of mind, pretty much. My AH is still drinking and left a bottle of vodka under the sink last week while he was out of town. I dumped it down the drain without a thought. (Well, other than the thought of "That a-hole is trying to sabotage me!")
Yesterday, though, inexplicably, was filled with moments of temptation. I had about 4 times where the urge was strong to get a bottle of wine and just drink it all. Now...I will say that I am a Christian, so when I would get these urges, I'd remember Jesus in the wilderness when the devil was tempting him and just say to those thoughts "FLEE DEVIL".
I made it through the day without drinking, but it wasn't until last night right before bed that I realized that THAT was my 30th day. The day I'd been working towards so that I could get my 30 day chip at my next AA meeting. I am so *glad* I didn't give into temptation.
For those of you that aren't religious, just ignore me, but I truly feel that it was a spiritual battle yesterday and I WON through Jesus. Take that, devil!!
Quitting alcohol hasn't been very hard for me. Out of sight, out of mind, pretty much. My AH is still drinking and left a bottle of vodka under the sink last week while he was out of town. I dumped it down the drain without a thought. (Well, other than the thought of "That a-hole is trying to sabotage me!")
Yesterday, though, inexplicably, was filled with moments of temptation. I had about 4 times where the urge was strong to get a bottle of wine and just drink it all. Now...I will say that I am a Christian, so when I would get these urges, I'd remember Jesus in the wilderness when the devil was tempting him and just say to those thoughts "FLEE DEVIL".
I made it through the day without drinking, but it wasn't until last night right before bed that I realized that THAT was my 30th day. The day I'd been working towards so that I could get my 30 day chip at my next AA meeting. I am so *glad* I didn't give into temptation.
For those of you that aren't religious, just ignore me, but I truly feel that it was a spiritual battle yesterday and I WON through Jesus. Take that, devil!!
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I'm glad you got through that, and congratulations on 30 days of sobriety.
In my experience, when I was doing well in early recovery, there were times when my AV spoke especially loudly, because it was clear I was winning.
In my experience, when I was doing well in early recovery, there were times when my AV spoke especially loudly, because it was clear I was winning.
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