hi there, new here and on day 10.
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hi there, new here and on day 10.
I've been wanting to post but I figured I needed to pass a reasonable threshold of not drinking for myself before I was ready...I've read a ton of posts in the meantime and its really helped. I think the longest I have gone without a drink the past 5 years was 4 days, so I've more than doubled that. Not sleeping so well so I've been doing some sunrise walks and activities, and damn if it isn't amazing how much energy I have after 6 hours of sober sleep vs 8 hours passed out. Night sweats are gone and feeling good so far. I reached a point where my wife said " I wake up scared for you, you can't keep doing this". I'm generally really private and this forum has been incredibly helpful. So thanks everyone in advance.
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thanks for the early encouragement. I have some testing weekends ahead, including a bachelor party where I haven't quite figured out how to tell them I'm not drinking this weekend...I work with one of them (he actually reports to me) so I have to be careful how I explain it...thoughts? I'm confident I can do it!
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great question. I have. Ultimately I decided I need to be able to deal with such things in the future and I'd rather face it now with my sober optimism. I figure if I make it through this its a massive step and I feel ready for it. I went to a birthday party with drinking games, etc last weekend (kinda sad given I'm late thirties) but I was fine...just got bored.
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Hi Jim congrats on 10 days! If you've done one day you can do any day sober. Here's all the strength I can give you on tackling the bucks situation. It's ok to leave some things alone for a while, a sober bucks is a HUGE test!
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Welcome Jim, and congratulations on 10 days. I told my workmates I was going to have a year off alcohol, and if they asked why I would say I didn't want it to develop into a habit. Most people relate to that.
When the year was I up I just told them I'd decided to keep going, but most people don't ask.
When the year was I up I just told them I'd decided to keep going, but most people don't ask.
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