What is sobriety teaching you?
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What is sobriety teaching you?
I'm really early in sobriety on Day 9, but this morning while waking up I was thinking about some of the things I'm learning and wanted to share and hear from you all as well what you are learning.
1. I thought I was just a habitual drinker but found out I was an alcoholic.
2. I didn't think I craved alcohol but, oh boy, I've learned otherwise.
3. Cravings are brutal but an episode doesn't last forever
4. This forum has helped me understand why moderation is not an option.
5. I can't do this alone - forum support has saved me on several occasions.
6. No matter your schedule you CAN mix up your routine - and it helps!
7. The severity of my problem is only revealing itself in retrospect.
8. This is harder but more rewarding than I thought.
9. There is freedom in honesty.
10. I have so much time for life! I had no idea how much time I wasted drinking and dealing with the aftermath!
1. I thought I was just a habitual drinker but found out I was an alcoholic.
2. I didn't think I craved alcohol but, oh boy, I've learned otherwise.
3. Cravings are brutal but an episode doesn't last forever
4. This forum has helped me understand why moderation is not an option.
5. I can't do this alone - forum support has saved me on several occasions.
6. No matter your schedule you CAN mix up your routine - and it helps!
7. The severity of my problem is only revealing itself in retrospect.
8. This is harder but more rewarding than I thought.
9. There is freedom in honesty.
10. I have so much time for life! I had no idea how much time I wasted drinking and dealing with the aftermath!
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good post. im starting day 2 . love this forum. (too early to say i love it..... no) . im thinking i need to be honest with myself. i am an alchoholic. the cravings are a motherbleeper. and i wanna be free from it.
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Wow, I agree with everything you said. Especially the one where the severity if the problem is only becoming clear in retrospect. I'm on day 57, and I would say that my recovery has evolved and deepened too. And, I can only appreciate this now, at 57 days, how much better and settled I feel than I did in the very earliest days. I felt pretty excited, hopeful and relieved then...I felt good. I feel even better now!
I guess what I'm trying to say is that my perspective on both states, drinking and not drinking is coming into focus. I'm more able to connect the dots now. I think I am only scratching the surface, and can't wait to compare how I feel now with how I feel a year from now...two years, and so on.
Great post, Lance!!
I guess what I'm trying to say is that my perspective on both states, drinking and not drinking is coming into focus. I'm more able to connect the dots now. I think I am only scratching the surface, and can't wait to compare how I feel now with how I feel a year from now...two years, and so on.
Great post, Lance!!
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Great post Lance!
Right there with you on all of them.
Most recently my discovery is that all the things that I feared about sobriety were unfounded. Where I thought life was really going to suck, on the contrary, it's better than I ever imagined it could be. Just takes some hard work to get there.
Right there with you on all of them.
Most recently my discovery is that all the things that I feared about sobriety were unfounded. Where I thought life was really going to suck, on the contrary, it's better than I ever imagined it could be. Just takes some hard work to get there.
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Very insightful post, Lance!! I am on 65 days and I have to agree that the severity of my problem is now clearer than ever. When drinking I kept my head in the sand to not face how bad it was. I had lost any power to alcohol.
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I have to agree with what everyone has said. Last night, I got more insight on how damaging this was to my body. I absolutely second that it's not as scary as I thought it was going to be. The scary part is picking up the pieces of my life and moving on.
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Originally Posted by Lance40 
I'm really early in sobriety on Day 9, but this morning while waking up I was thinking about some of the things I'm learning and wanted to share and hear from you all as well what you are learning.
1. I thought I was just a habitual drinker but found out I was an alcoholic. YES
4. This forum has helped me understand why moderation is not an option. YES
7. The severity of my problem is only revealing itself in retrospect. YES
8. This is harder but more rewarding than I thought. YES
9. There is freedom in honesty. Probably but I haven't gone there with others yet.
1. I thought I was just a habitual drinker but found out I was an alcoholic. YES
4. This forum has helped me understand why moderation is not an option. YES
7. The severity of my problem is only revealing itself in retrospect. YES
8. This is harder but more rewarding than I thought. YES
9. There is freedom in honesty. Probably but I haven't gone there with others yet.
I'm learning whom I want to be friends with and whom I don't want around.
I'm trying to get brave enough to stand in my truth and speak out, but I'm not there yet.
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I learned a lot more control over what I eat and drink, and healthy behavior in general. And I learned that most things are pretty easy if you stop thinking about why it's going to be hard and just put your head down and git 'er done.
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I am pretty early in my sobriety but it has taught me so far:
1. I CAN say no and not feel awkward because I am the only one not drinking
2. I can have fun in social gatherings without drinking
3. I feel better about myself and life in general
4. Happiness is a choice.
5. I rule my life not alcohol or anything or anyone else
6. I have a lot of confidence.
1. I CAN say no and not feel awkward because I am the only one not drinking
2. I can have fun in social gatherings without drinking
3. I feel better about myself and life in general
4. Happiness is a choice.
5. I rule my life not alcohol or anything or anyone else
6. I have a lot of confidence.
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My alcoholism is never going to go away. I can't wait five years and then drink successfully. I will fail and it is too dang hard to get sober again.
I am a valuable person. I can say no and not feel bad.
I have to do the work on my recovery to stay sober. Every single day.
I am a valuable person. I can say no and not feel bad.
I have to do the work on my recovery to stay sober. Every single day.
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