I've been sober 12 days
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I've been sober 12 days
I feel great but that dark feeling is always in the back of my mind! The first few nights were horrible. Now, I drink valerian tea and eat a cookie and can go to sleep!! Thankfully! I decided I wanted to stay around for my kids and family - so I just stopped. No group other than this forum; and I am not going to stray! Why can't I just have a glass of wine or a beer? When I do, I crave more and it gets worse with every drink. I just have to abstain. I am a serious work out freak and health food person, so drinking seems against all I stand for. However, it's about making myself feel better - working out makes me feel better, eating healthy makes me feel good about myself and at night, it was drinking! I invite you to contact me of comment! This is a huge change in how I perceive the world and I am sure there are many more out there.
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Congrats on your 12 days! The further out you get the more you'll recognize how much time was wasted on drinking days and be thankful that you get that time back.
Every day that I took a drink I knew the rest of the day was shot. Once I had that first drink in me I wasn't going to be doing anything for the rest of the day but drinking. I was useless. Then half the next day paying for what I had done.
Aren't you glad that we don't have to put up with that anymore?
Every day that I took a drink I knew the rest of the day was shot. Once I had that first drink in me I wasn't going to be doing anything for the rest of the day but drinking. I was useless. Then half the next day paying for what I had done.
Aren't you glad that we don't have to put up with that anymore?
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Why can't I just have a glass of wine or a beer? When I do, I crave more and it gets worse with every drink. I just have to abstain.
We can never use alcohol safely, and abstainence is the only solution.
This gave me some education on my uncontrollable use. I never knew why I was never satisfied with one or two drinks. Why I had to have ten drinks or none. I have come to the point now that I don't HAVE to drink at all. In the beginning it was tough to accept that I CAN'T drink. I absolutely needed help getting to this point, through soberrecovery, NA, AA and a sponsor.
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Originally Posted by HonestlyTrying 
We can never use alcohol safely, and abstainence is the only solution.
Moreover, that used to make me sad, like I'm missing something. Now it's a source of joy - I ought to, I want to and I will to go out and relive the life.
No matter how occasionally painful or beautiful that new life is going to be I will look at its eyes freaking sober, grateful that I'm able to see and feel how it is to be FULLY ALIVE!!
Good luck everyone.
I'm glad you joined the family.
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