Too damn early
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Too damn early
The last 3 days in a row I have been getting up at 3:30 am. I haven't found a job yet so I don't actually have to get up. I find that I am anxious and excited to get my day started. I wake up and have my coffee smoke and prayer. Then I plan my day with where and when I am going to go to my AA meeting for the day. I have this big productive day planned for myself. By 7am, I am laying on the couch falling asleep. LOL. It is day 12 today. I quit for 60 days but relapsed. This time is different. My cravings are worse but my resolve is much stronger. I truly feel I am going to be sober for the rest of my life. I pray anyway.
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Congrats to you! I'm several months in and I wake up at 6am or so everyday. Much earlier than when I was drinking.
It's amazing how productive we become when we stop. The boredom many people complain about, I see as our minds actually thinking! Dealing with a recovering mind instead of trying to kill it with alcohol is a chellenge and the great gift.
I've found it very helpful to learn and practice difficult things that I enjoy during my roughest craving times. Turning that boredom into productivity, flow and recovery.
Good on you. And a mid-morning nap is one of our great rewards! Don't guilt it!
It's amazing how productive we become when we stop. The boredom many people complain about, I see as our minds actually thinking! Dealing with a recovering mind instead of trying to kill it with alcohol is a chellenge and the great gift.
I've found it very helpful to learn and practice difficult things that I enjoy during my roughest craving times. Turning that boredom into productivity, flow and recovery.
Good on you. And a mid-morning nap is one of our great rewards! Don't guilt it!
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Originally Posted by PaleMale 
Congrats to you! I'm several months in and I wake up at 6am or so everyday. Much earlier than when I was drinking.
It's amazing how productive we become when we stop. The boredom many people complain about, I see as our minds actually thinking! Dealing with a recovering mind instead of trying to kill it with alcohol is a chellenge and the great gift.
I've found it very helpful to learn and practice difficult things that I enjoy during my roughest craving times. Turning that boredom into productivity, flow and recovery.
Good on you. And a mid-morning nap is one of our great rewards! Don't guilt it!
It's amazing how productive we become when we stop. The boredom many people complain about, I see as our minds actually thinking! Dealing with a recovering mind instead of trying to kill it with alcohol is a chellenge and the great gift.
I've found it very helpful to learn and practice difficult things that I enjoy during my roughest craving times. Turning that boredom into productivity, flow and recovery.
Good on you. And a mid-morning nap is one of our great rewards! Don't guilt it!
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I have to agree with PaleMale, our minds are more active, boredom to some is extra time for others... including myself.
For a while I was waking up very early, 3 and 4 am but like you i would fall back asleep in a few hours but i would get up anyway because otherwise id just lay in bed with an active mind not going back to sleep.
Its leveled out to where now im getting up about 5:30 am, feels great, I know you can do this if you just get ready for the fight, bad days will come and they will pass.
Just enjoy life,
Congrats on your 12 days!
For a while I was waking up very early, 3 and 4 am but like you i would fall back asleep in a few hours but i would get up anyway because otherwise id just lay in bed with an active mind not going back to sleep.
Its leveled out to where now im getting up about 5:30 am, feels great, I know you can do this if you just get ready for the fight, bad days will come and they will pass.
Just enjoy life,
Congrats on your 12 days!
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Originally Posted by PaleMale
Congrats to you! I'm several months in and I wake up at 6am or so everyday. Much earlier than when I was drinking.
It's amazing how productive we become when we stop. The boredom many people complain about, I see as our minds actually thinking! Dealing with a recovering mind instead of trying to kill it with alcohol is a chellenge and the great gift.
I've found it very helpful to learn and practice difficult things that I enjoy during my roughest craving times. Turning that boredom into productivity, flow and recovery.
Good on you. And a mid-morning nap is one of our great rewards! Don't guilt it!
It's amazing how productive we become when we stop. The boredom many people complain about, I see as our minds actually thinking! Dealing with a recovering mind instead of trying to kill it with alcohol is a chellenge and the great gift.
I've found it very helpful to learn and practice difficult things that I enjoy during my roughest craving times. Turning that boredom into productivity, flow and recovery.
Good on you. And a mid-morning nap is one of our great rewards! Don't guilt it!
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Every day sober is a good day no matter what time in the morning it starts. I think the sleep will begin to regulate itself with time. Finding a job will help structure and regulate your day which should help with the urges. I think all living beings have a built in self-righting mechanism which kicks in when not clouded by alcohol or other drugs.
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