I'm good enough. I'm smart enough.....
I'm good enough. I'm smart enough.....
And doggone it, people like me!
I'm on my fourth day and feeling pretty good about getting over Christmas without drinking or smoking pot, my two evil crutches. I'm feeling less manic than I have the previous 3 days, but it is early yet. Night sweats.... ugh, so grateful for the feeling of a nice warm shower in the morning. I must have been retaining tons of water because I have been making more trips to relieve myself than it seems fluids im drinking.... Less and less anxiety attacks. I'm remembering how wonderful I felt when I was 18 days sober this past July, before sabotaging myself. Of course I spent the first 5 days of that stretch locked up someplace, I'll spare the details.
This is my first day 4 on my own in a long time.
-Serotonin
I'm on my fourth day and feeling pretty good about getting over Christmas without drinking or smoking pot, my two evil crutches. I'm feeling less manic than I have the previous 3 days, but it is early yet. Night sweats.... ugh, so grateful for the feeling of a nice warm shower in the morning. I must have been retaining tons of water because I have been making more trips to relieve myself than it seems fluids im drinking.... Less and less anxiety attacks. I'm remembering how wonderful I felt when I was 18 days sober this past July, before sabotaging myself. Of course I spent the first 5 days of that stretch locked up someplace, I'll spare the details.
This is my first day 4 on my own in a long time.
-Serotonin
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Morton, IL
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Hey Serotonin! I am from Northern Il, too! I now reside in Central Il. I understand whta you are feeliong, I am 55 days into sobriety and I am feeling much better too. Alcohol, Pot, I get it. Glad you are here. I have the worst of it during the daytime, until I can get to a meeting after work. Hang in there, I am rooting for you.
I feel like I'm on a mission to like myself again.
Today is day 5 for me! I didn't have as bad of night sweats lastnight, but I did wake up with a small craving. I'm sitting here thinking about the day ahead. I think an AA meeting might be in order later today. Feeling irritated with my kids mom.
I recommend the Stuart Smalley movie, "Stuart Saves His Family." It was no one's idea of a box office smash, but you can find it on Amazon. I thought it was hysterical and, in the long run, a metaphor for the serenity prayer. And really, couldn't we all use some good belly laughs on our recovery road?
how it was last time I sobered up
gave me something to shoot for
it sure felt good when I set a new sober record for myself
you can do it too
Mountainman
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