Checking in.... and good
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Checking in.... and good
5 (days) and nights since I stopped drinking. And this has been a great day.
In the weeks immediately preceding my decision to stop drinking, I experienced some severe anxiety over a possible error at work. Anxiety + me = drinking heavily in the evenings = more anxiety (mental and physical) every day. Friday nights were long... I'd stay up late, watch movies on my phone or on TV, drink more when I started to lose my buzz. I would then wakeup early the next morning, exhausted, sleepy and with more anxiety than the day before. My anxiety has been so bad that often all I could do was just sit there and stare off into space.
So last night, no drinking. I didn't sleep super well, but still.... I feel so different than I did the last two Saturdays. Grocery shopping got done early, and then I took a hike in the woods with my wife and son, and then walked through and had lunch in an old part of town. Two things strike me.... first, there's no way I could have mustered the emotional strength to do anything like this on either of the last two Saturdays. And second, I'm really thankful to have had this day be what it has been.
Still a long haul, and I know there will be challenges.... just trying to keep it up, and fortunately, had a week without too much stress. Thanks again for the forum. It's helpful to have a place to gather thoughts and write them down
In the weeks immediately preceding my decision to stop drinking, I experienced some severe anxiety over a possible error at work. Anxiety + me = drinking heavily in the evenings = more anxiety (mental and physical) every day. Friday nights were long... I'd stay up late, watch movies on my phone or on TV, drink more when I started to lose my buzz. I would then wakeup early the next morning, exhausted, sleepy and with more anxiety than the day before. My anxiety has been so bad that often all I could do was just sit there and stare off into space.
So last night, no drinking. I didn't sleep super well, but still.... I feel so different than I did the last two Saturdays. Grocery shopping got done early, and then I took a hike in the woods with my wife and son, and then walked through and had lunch in an old part of town. Two things strike me.... first, there's no way I could have mustered the emotional strength to do anything like this on either of the last two Saturdays. And second, I'm really thankful to have had this day be what it has been.
Still a long haul, and I know there will be challenges.... just trying to keep it up, and fortunately, had a week without too much stress. Thanks again for the forum. It's helpful to have a place to gather thoughts and write them down
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Glad you're doing well Tides 
Believe it or not there will come a point where not even work anxiety will make you want to drink. I had a tough time at work recently and was amazed that it never really crossed my mind to drink
Believe it or not there will come a point where not even work anxiety will make you want to drink. I had a tough time at work recently and was amazed that it never really crossed my mind to drink Member
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Congratulations on your five days. It sounds like you're doing great.
I understand the anxiety. I drank because of it, then had much more the next day. AS Hypo said, there will come a day when you won't feel the need to drink for it.
Keep it up, and best to you.
I understand the anxiety. I drank because of it, then had much more the next day. AS Hypo said, there will come a day when you won't feel the need to drink for it.
Keep it up, and best to you.
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