Day 5, feeling terrible
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Day 5, feeling terrible
Emotionally, spiritually and mentally feeling good.
Forgot what an awesome person I am when I am sober.
But I am a binge drinker, so I have to be careful this weekend as one drink leads to disaster...can't have one. Its that first one that kills me.
Physically, I am feeling awful.
And I look awful, and people have asked me if I "had too much" last night.
When I was drinking, no one asked me.
I am eating healthy and taking vitamins.
I have had a consistant headache and yesterday I had a migrane.
I have not had a migrane in 5 years.
Anyway, tomorrow, I have a friends bbq, with lots of drinking going on.
It is BYOB so I plan on brining a cooler of my favorite SNAPPLE.
Sunday is rest day, and it will be day 7 so I plan on an early morning sunrise meeting, followed by morning beach time, pedicure/manicure...really treat myself.
Hope I physically feel better soon.
Forgot what an awesome person I am when I am sober.
But I am a binge drinker, so I have to be careful this weekend as one drink leads to disaster...can't have one. Its that first one that kills me.
Physically, I am feeling awful.
And I look awful, and people have asked me if I "had too much" last night.
When I was drinking, no one asked me.
I am eating healthy and taking vitamins.
I have had a consistant headache and yesterday I had a migrane.
I have not had a migrane in 5 years.
Anyway, tomorrow, I have a friends bbq, with lots of drinking going on.
It is BYOB so I plan on brining a cooler of my favorite SNAPPLE.
Sunday is rest day, and it will be day 7 so I plan on an early morning sunrise meeting, followed by morning beach time, pedicure/manicure...really treat myself.
Hope I physically feel better soon.
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Hi Ladyb...if it were me, I'd skip the BBQ.
Too much temptation too soon, snapple or not.
If you decide to go, it may be a good idea to hang with any sober person there (even if there's only one) and bring names/numbers of sober people you can call for support and encouragement if temptation kicks in.
Good Luck!
Too much temptation too soon, snapple or not.
If you decide to go, it may be a good idea to hang with any sober person there (even if there's only one) and bring names/numbers of sober people you can call for support and encouragement if temptation kicks in.
Good Luck!
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If I was feeling that badly I think I'd stay home and sleep or doze in front of a movie or something. I don't think I"d want to put myself in that situation so soon, especially feeling so bad physically. Just my two cents...
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Hi Ladyb
Count me in for the rest up and skip the BBQ vote.
Noones saying you need to become a hermit - but I figured out, after many attempts, anything with 'lots of drinking' is not a good place for anyone in early recovery to be...
D
Count me in for the rest up and skip the BBQ vote.
Noones saying you need to become a hermit - but I figured out, after many attempts, anything with 'lots of drinking' is not a good place for anyone in early recovery to be...
D
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Sorry you're feeling bad, ladyb...it will get better, i promise. Ice cream is always good in those early days (and later ones, too!) Take care of yourself, get lots of rest, and be very, VERY proud of yourself for your 5 days - that's awesome!
Stephanie
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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Good job I'm on day 5 too , and that's after 1 month of non stop drinking. It landedme in the hospital with head injury, and this time around it almoste ended my marriage. I have only been 5 days sober, the withdrawals are over , sleep is slowly returning. I have dragged my butt to the gym for the last two days , feeling like crap ,but much better afterwards, it really helps purge the crap from your body and help with the healing. You will feel better soon. Please be carefull at the BBQ. Are you going to any aa meetings? I have a list but am terrified, I've been binge drinking for 25 years, the dr at the hospital said I can not recover on my own , given the time I've been doing it, she is right. I've come here for support, this last binge was my worst ever.
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LadyB....Glad you are sharing and way to go. I found that I felt horrible the week and but every day I felt a bit better and none of what I experienced compared to what the day after a binge was like. Actually it was more like days after. I don't miss those days one bit.
I do wish you well this weekend and I do urge caution. I personally did not go to anything where drinking was involved in my early sobriety.....let alone that first several weeks. While we are strong.....we do sometimes that "one" won't hurt. I would avoid it but if you must go please know that only one or for me....one sip is all it takes.
I will be thinking of you and hope you update us with how everything goes. Sometimes we just have to trust our gut and put our sobriety first. Leave early if you feel. You are the one accountable for drinking.....no one else.
Stay strong.
I do wish you well this weekend and I do urge caution. I personally did not go to anything where drinking was involved in my early sobriety.....let alone that first several weeks. While we are strong.....we do sometimes that "one" won't hurt. I would avoid it but if you must go please know that only one or for me....one sip is all it takes.
I will be thinking of you and hope you update us with how everything goes. Sometimes we just have to trust our gut and put our sobriety first. Leave early if you feel. You are the one accountable for drinking.....no one else.
Stay strong.
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