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pray for strength
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: New England
Posts: 2,414
Hi again Hez,
I know it is hard but try to go easy on yourself.
Below is a fun to read thread started a few weeks ago by Oldselfagain about 'Boxset binges'
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...g-boxsets.html
And then a sequel:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...xsets-why.html
Do you have any nighttime tea you could sip? That helped me a little bit.
Go easy. This is important stuff. Slow and steady wins the race!
I know it is hard but try to go easy on yourself.
Below is a fun to read thread started a few weeks ago by Oldselfagain about 'Boxset binges'
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...g-boxsets.html
And then a sequel:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...xsets-why.html
Do you have any nighttime tea you could sip? That helped me a little bit.
Go easy. This is important stuff.
Slow and steady wins the race!
Just a Sober ******* Now
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: S.IN
Posts: 150
I didn't sleep a lot in those first few weeks. I was mainly staying up trying to come up with a way to explain to my sponsor that I wasn't an alcoholic. I found that drawing, reading, or writing helped a lot... Something to keep my mind from wandering too far off, but relaxing enough to get me wound down.
Just a Sober ******* Now
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: S.IN
Posts: 150
Sleep evades me at the moment as well, so I'll be on here for a while.
Do you know if any of your local organizations have a hotline to call? In my first month, I went to a few midnight meetings even.
Do you know if any of your local organizations have a hotline to call? In my first month, I went to a few midnight meetings even.
Just a Sober ******* Now
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: S.IN
Posts: 150
Nothing to be sorry for. I know the feeling... Once those gerbils get on that wheel, it's like they're not going to stop until they stroke out.
One of the sayings I hated when I first sobered up and heard frequently: "This too shall pass". Well I'll be damned if there isn't some truth in it!
One of the sayings I hated when I first sobered up and heard frequently: "This too shall pass". Well I'll be damned if there isn't some truth in it!
Just a Sober ******* Now
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: S.IN
Posts: 150
One of my tricks for the racing head is to sit down and try to type it out. Most of the time I'll fill up a few pages, read through it, and then exit without saving. It's like I just need to get out out.
Another great thing about being in a program is the call list. If I'm struggling, I have a call list I can go through. There are people on the list who're taxi drivers and all sorts of jobs which means there's someone awake I can talk to.
Another great thing about being in a program is the call list. If I'm struggling, I have a call list I can go through. There are people on the list who're taxi drivers and all sorts of jobs which means there's someone awake I can talk to.
Closing the gates of Oblivion
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: OK, USA
Posts: 273
The beginning week of sobriety was a nightmare for me. I would lay down, ill and shaking. My mind was like 100 different televisions playing around me, i was freaking out. My heart would be pounding so hard and fast, it pounded so loudly in my ears.
But! It started getting better, then I started sleeping easier and more. And then for a while, I required more sleep than normal but that passed too. First week or two is really tough, no easy task. You will feel strong and proud of yourself once you survive to the better times.
I concur, this too shall pass.
But! It started getting better, then I started sleeping easier and more. And then for a while, I required more sleep than normal but that passed too. First week or two is really tough, no easy task. You will feel strong and proud of yourself once you survive to the better times.
I concur, this too shall pass.
Just a Sober ******* Now
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: S.IN
Posts: 150
Good luck with it! Do you have anyone at work you can talk to? Not even necessarily about alcohol(ism)... Just someone to talk to about anything.
Another item that was beat into me early on was helping others. Not just other alcoholics, but anyone in need. It does work. It takes the focus off yourself and puts it on others. Usually slowed the gerbils down for me.
Another item that was beat into me early on was helping others. Not just other alcoholics, but anyone in need. It does work. It takes the focus off yourself and puts it on others. Usually slowed the gerbils down for me.
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