Scared.....
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New Jersey
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Scared.....
Idk if it's normal, but I'm kinda scared. Scared of failure, I guess. I wanna get back to when I was 6 weeks sober and felt great ( It's funny, feeling great to a chronic alcohol abuser, is just feeling normal), but the road back there...I'm too impatient. I'm not lying, when I went sober, I felt so good. And whether I'm an "alcoholic" or not I just wanna get back there. I want it, but idk if I'm gonna make it.
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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This is perfectly normal and makes sense to me. Once the pink cloud lifted I was left with dealing with the same life, only sober.
I've made a few changes in my home. Created a beautiful reading area and other things that I didn't have time or inclination to do before.
It is taking my body a while to adjust and I still nap a lot and I'm not always happy, however I know that a drink won't fill that gap now.
Keep at it, focus on the positive changes.
S x
I've made a few changes in my home. Created a beautiful reading area and other things that I didn't have time or inclination to do before.
It is taking my body a while to adjust and I still nap a lot and I'm not always happy, however I know that a drink won't fill that gap now.
Keep at it, focus on the positive changes.
S x
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Chicago
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how did you do it last time? I think you just have to make a small start....don't drink tonight. don't think about tomorrow yet....it'll come & you can (hopefully) decide you don't want to drink again for another day.
just don't drink tonight for now
just don't drink tonight for now
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Actually, the last (and first) time, I got sober, I went to detox because I drank for 3 days and didn't eat. It was my decision. It had affected my work, I called out 2 days in a row, because I was F**cked up...idk how these things go in the regular workplace, but I work for the government, so we're protected in such matters. I went to detox and that's how I got sober...temporarily
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I think everyone gets scared - not only scared of failure...but a little scared of success too - change can be scary...
you're not alone tho Carly - you've got a lot of folks beside you on this
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you're not alone tho Carly - you've got a lot of folks beside you on this
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