Charlie117926

I made it...so far.

The sleep last night was incredible. I woke up this morning, clear headed, sober and ready to tackle the day. Friday's are tough days for me (for obvious reasons) so any and all support would be great.

I am already trying to fill my afternoon and evening with family activities so I can stay on the sober path through the weekend.

Anna

Good work! You're lucky to have slept well. Planning your weekend with things that you enjoy is the way to go.

Charlie117926

I did have some trouble getting to sleep but once I did it was in fact a deep rest.

Fly N Buy

Great job!!! Sounds like a good weekend with the fam.....focus on THEM!

Keep it up!

Meraviglioso

Great start Charlie, I am thrilled for you! Enjoy your weekend with your family. Be prepared for those cravings, unfortunately they do seem to sneak up when you really could do without them. Stay strong.

dingodog

Great to hear that Charlie. My sleep was dreadful last pm. Im working on day 2 as well. Hoping things will improve soon. Keep that busy weekend going!

Charlie117926

Thanks ding. Im pulling for you. Thanks

PurpleKnight

Keep it going!!

Meraviglioso

How are you feeling Charlie? Give us the count!!! It's 8pm here, finally finished my last English lessons for the day (one student told me I was her favorite teacher ever ) and now relaxing with a cold one.... a cold soda water that is. Keep it up buddy, you've got this!

Charlie117926

Its been 37 hours or 2,275 minutes or 136,547 seconds however you want to track them

I have to admit I am feeling pretty low. My head is cloudy and my body aches quite a bit. My mind is telling me that "I should taper" my drinking so I am "safe" in detoxing. Basically telling me to have a few.

I am not buying it. I feel like I need some sleep

Meraviglioso

First Charlie, if you don't feel safe seek medical attention. That said, I used that "it's not safe for me to detox, I better just drink" excuse A LOT. Think long and hard about whether or not it is really unsafe (and if it is get to the ER) or if your AV is playing tricks on you. Don't throw this away Charlie.

Meraviglioso

In any case you can't avoid the detox/withdrawal, you just have to get through it.

Charlie117926

I feel confident that I do not need the ER. My body is simply saying "what the heck?" "Where is the booze?"

Last time I went sober (did not taper / three weeks total sobriety) my mind and body did the same thing. Only last time I got comfortable and said to myself the ever classic line "you've been doing great, why not celebrate with a few?" Problem is I am not "just a few" type. I knew better when I popped the first top. It was nothing more than my own bad decision and telling myself that I was okay.

I'm pretty vulnerable as of writing this. I plan on taking a different route home, where I will not pass my local bar, or quick stop stores. But to be honest, the thought of drinking has crept back in my mind. I am already making family plans tonight so I do not give myself any time to drink.

Meraviglioso

Thinking of you Charlie, I hope you will check in tomorrow after a sober night. Just got in myself. It is 1:30 am here!! Had a pretty good, sober night out. There were a few times I felt just plain p*ssed off that I couldn't drink but I focussed on the good stuff and got through it. I hope you did too. Take it easy on yourself, this is hard work! But so, so worth it.

Anna

Charlie, you're doing great and it's normal for your body to feel tired and need rest, so take it easy. Driving home a different way, shaking up routines really helps a lot in the early days.

steffie

I wish you all the strength needed to get thru this time. I have 2 kids too, and a wonderful wife, and yet for a couple years I was hiding stuff everywhere and feeling so distracted by worrying about when I could start drinking that I missed enjoying my family's company. I try not to feel guilty about it but that is much easier said than done. But it has taken me several tries and one thing I have learned is to not let my guard down.

The amount of effort and my lack of success at times to not give in to the urges, has surprised me more than anything in my life. I never thought anything would be this difficult, on the other, nothing has been more rewarding than being sober.

SoberHoopsFan

Sleep can be difficult early on so you are already ahead of the curve. First weekend sober I would stock with sober activities just so you don't have time to sit and dwell on running to the liquor store/bar. Family can be a good resource (if they aren't drinkers, really depends on the family).

Meraviglioso

Charlie charlie! Wake up! Give us some good news. And if you don't have good news, give us the bad news. Just some news please, of any sort!

Charlie117926

Hello all. Everything went great. Played baseball in the back yard with the kids, grilled out, went on a family bike ride. I woke up about 7 am this morning and went grocery shopping (no booze was bought.) heading to the hardware store now. Today is "fix it" day at the house. Thanks for all of the support SR! I can't thank you enough. Today is a new day and I'm planning on a sober day. 58 hours behind me.

four812

Charlie it sounds so good all that is happening. Your thoughts moving away from drinking.

Keep up the great work!!!