Alphabet

I feel extremely groggy and very out of it, probably in part because I haven't slept in two days. Getting through work today is gonna be rough.

Wish me luck!

LBrain

good luck alphabet. Are you starting on day 1 or day 'A' ?

keep us updated.

least

I hope you get thru work without too much trouble.

Lenina

stay here on SR as much as you need. Avoid caffeine, see if you can manage a short walk in the ambient light. It will help your brain reset.

Love from Lenina

Alphabet

I still feel so hopeless

Mags1

Hi Alphabet keep your chin up, how about some fresh orange juice. It's not easy stopping but it is worthwhile. All the best x

Chicagoan

You are NOT hopeless alphabet,
you should have seen me a
couple of weeks ago, you would
have called a funeral director.
I still feel lousy but, 100%
better. You CAN do it!

Keep coming back.

LBrain

Alphabet, imagine that just about everyone here has felt exactly the same way as you right now. Don't let it keep you from moving forward. It gets better. You will improve. You have to tough it out early on. It IS a struggle. Look how many here got through it.
Keep up your strength. We're pulling for you.

Lenina

These feelings of hopelessness will start to fade as you count down sober days. If you can, you might want to start taking the B vitamins now. Ask your doctor about taking some calcium, magnesium and D3 at bedtime with some B 6. My doctor has me taking them and it seems I sleep better. I like the sublingual B 12 drops to start the day.

Don't give up on yourself. It takes a while to rebuild your health. Try and eat small meals more often during the day. I like toast with honey in the mornings. And poached eggs.

Stick around SR, read up. See how we've recovered our lives and know you can too.

I think it's important to have a recovery plan. AA is good and it's free. I like RR and AVRT. You can read about it in the Secular threads. RR and AVRT helped me best understand addiction.

Good to see you posting!

love from Lenina

Chicagoan

Every journey begins with a single
step. You have to be aware of the
terrain ahead to complete that
journey.

I know that may not make sense
right now because of the way you feel,
but the longer you stay sober, the
better you will feel. Trust us.

Dee74

Everyone starts from somewhere alphabet

I remember feeling hopeless too but I leant on the people here who told me I could do it...and I did

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” –Martin Luther King Jr.

You can do this

D

PurpleKnight

We all had a Day 1!! You can do this!!

Hevyn

Alphabet we're all there with you. We understand what it's like & we share your struggle. The miserable feeling will go away as you get some sober time behind you. You're going to do this.

duster

alphabet, hope you made it through day 1! Just a few more hours for me and then day 2.

soberclover

I'm thinking of you Alphabet and sending you some positive vibes....you can do this!

Alphabet

Thank you all so much.

I made it through the day fairly easily considering the state I was in this morning, and without a single drop was had
Looking forward to an even better tomorrow. I'm happiest, though, that I could relieve my fiancé of some of the stress of worrying about me. He's a true teammate.

Hugs!

Dee74

Keep moving forward Alphabet

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Mags1

Hi Alphabet, congratulations on day one, keep with it, you will reap the benefits hundredfold in time x

Hawk07

Hi Alphabet. Keep it up. I'm back on day one too and I know it isn't easy but it will get better. I look at it as though I'm fighting this giant beast (alcohol) and I need to up my armer this time around and have better weapons...AA sober friends, family, seeing a therapist this week.. I may have lost my Job, and partner but I still have me and many people who love me. I'm going to throw everything I have at it because I want to live.