Don't miss hangovers
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Don't miss hangovers
And this thought helps me get thru my cravings. If I want to drink I think about how god awful the next day will be. Waking up foggy, with that awful taste in my mouth, driving to work with a bac probably just below the legal limit, chasing the drink right after work....I stay sober one day at at time but it helps me to think about the consequences. Something I never did while drinking. Or at least not something I cared about enough to deter me. It's 7:30 am here and I have already been to the store and cleaned up a bit. Feels great to participate in life again. Have a great sober day all!
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Sounds like you're doing well. That's what I was told in the beginning - think through the drink. Cause thinking just about that first sip sounds pretty mild, right? What we need to think about is after X number of drinks, what happens, how do we feel the next day.
I always thought the hangover was just the price I paid for all the "fun" I was having. NOT! It is not normal to feel that sick day after day. I'd call 911 if I ever woke up feeling like that now, thinking I must be dying.
I always thought the hangover was just the price I paid for all the "fun" I was having. NOT! It is not normal to feel that sick day after day. I'd call 911 if I ever woke up feeling like that now, thinking I must be dying.
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Originally Posted by pipparina 
Cause thinking just about that first sip sounds pretty mild, right? What we need to think about is after X number of drinks, what happens, how do we feel the next day.
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Understanding what we really are doing makes it much easier. I am not wanting to have a drink before bed to sleep easier, I would drink to get wasted and pass out on the couch.
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My doc was wine too ophelia. The worst hangovers EVER and I hear you pipparina. I would probably call 911 too LOL My worst hangovers consisted of throwing up all day with a throbbing headache, crying because I couldn't even hold down one sip of water. Ick!!! Probably was so dehydrated I could've used an IV. Cheers to not having to deal with that anymore---cheers with a nice cup of morning joe 
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That is fantastic! Since I stopped drinking 53 days ago I can promise you that when I wake up each morning sober my first thought is, "Thank the gods that I don't have to deal with a hangover!" That feeling is nothing short of glorious!
That is fantastic! Since I stopped drinking 53 days ago I can promise you that when I wake up each morning sober my first thought is, "Thank the gods that I don't have to deal with a hangover!" That feeling is nothing short of glorious!
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Just like me....Wine or beer were what I drank, and preferably alone. Drinking socially was the easy part, once I was alone, that's when I just drank to my heart's content.
And hangovers keep me going too. I'm 6 1/2 weeks sober, and whenever I consider drinking again, I just think of how I will undoubtedly feel the next day and that ends the whole conversation. I woke up each morning and my first thought is how incredibly grateful I am to not have that poison in my system and feel alive. I NEVER want to go back there again.
And hangovers keep me going too. I'm 6 1/2 weeks sober, and whenever I consider drinking again, I just think of how I will undoubtedly feel the next day and that ends the whole conversation. I woke up each morning and my first thought is how incredibly grateful I am to not have that poison in my system and feel alive. I NEVER want to go back there again.
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Amen! I was just talking to a friend about how nice is it is to be able to come and go via car as I please without worrying about drunk driving! Also remembering how AWFUL I'd feel after a binge.... ugh gives me chills just thinking about it... now knowing that I NEVER have to feel that way again. I am truly grateful!
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What a great thread.
I recall many a Sunday morning when I would be back at the bar at 6am, after just closing it at 2am, just four hours prior. If the bar had been open 24/7, well, I probably would have just stayed there, passed out in a corner, lol.
If those were the 'good ole days' then I'll take the days I have now over those days anytime.
I recall many a Sunday morning when I would be back at the bar at 6am, after just closing it at 2am, just four hours prior. If the bar had been open 24/7, well, I probably would have just stayed there, passed out in a corner, lol.
If those were the 'good ole days' then I'll take the days I have now over those days anytime.
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