Day 5 better than Day 4
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Day 5 better than Day 4
So here I am on day 5. I had a real hard time falling asleep last night and woke up a lot throughout the night. Woke up with anxiety and just the feeling of blah. But I powered through it and go on with my day. And I have to say I feel pretty decent right now.
Its weird but at night I get a little bit of anxiety just laying there, I start to get this bad feeling, heart starts racing etc. Its like this dark cloud comes over me and I start to feel dark and not comfortable in what I am doing. Im not sure why but it does pass. It seems to happen more at night or in the morning when I wake up. Then during the day I seem to be ok. I used to be addicted to anxiety pills so I dont really want them.
But I havent had a sip since Sunday evening. Some very real temptation last night driving home and passing by the gas station that I usually pick up at. I did go into that gas station this morning to grab my morning Rockstar Recovery (b vitamin milk thistle Niacin) and the attendant was like "You look different" I responded "Well I'm not hungover" and she said she could tell. So at least someone is noticing something positive.
Its weird but at night I get a little bit of anxiety just laying there, I start to get this bad feeling, heart starts racing etc. Its like this dark cloud comes over me and I start to feel dark and not comfortable in what I am doing. Im not sure why but it does pass. It seems to happen more at night or in the morning when I wake up. Then during the day I seem to be ok. I used to be addicted to anxiety pills so I dont really want them.
But I havent had a sip since Sunday evening. Some very real temptation last night driving home and passing by the gas station that I usually pick up at. I did go into that gas station this morning to grab my morning Rockstar Recovery (b vitamin milk thistle Niacin) and the attendant was like "You look different" I responded "Well I'm not hungover" and she said she could tell. So at least someone is noticing something positive.
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Originally Posted by kirstensmith 
Today is my day 5 as well. Congratulations. Hang in there. Change is slow, but we can do this together.
Hope we make it a week and we can start week 2 and stop counting days but weeks next Monday! woot woot
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Originally Posted by josharon
Congratulations! I am right there with you at Day 9. Someone said to me the other day, "you're glowing, and you don't look stressed." I'll take it. :-) Good luck.
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Day 7 sober here... and let me tell you that I felt that anxiety too... from day 2 until day 6 (last night was my first decent night sleep)... so hang in there, it goes away pretty fast. And I was reading a lot on this board and it seems like this anxiety in common in early recovery (around day 4) for a lot of poeple!!
Congrats on your day 5 by the way and be sure that most poeple in your life is noticing it, but just doen't tell you so!
Keep up the good work and stay away from temptations!
Peace!
Congrats on your day 5 by the way and be sure that most poeple in your life is noticing it, but just doen't tell you so!
Keep up the good work and stay away from temptations!
Peace!
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Originally Posted by AlexEmk
Day 7 sober here... and let me tell you that I felt that anxiety too... from day 2 until day 6 (last night was my first decent night sleep)... so hang in there, it goes away pretty fast. And I was reading a lot on this board and it seems like this anxiety in common in early recovery (around day 4) for a lot of poeple!!
Congrats on your day 5 by the way and be sure that most poeple in your life is noticing it, but just doen't tell you so!
Keep up the good work and stay away from temptations!
Peace!
Congrats on your day 5 by the way and be sure that most poeple in your life is noticing it, but just doen't tell you so!
Keep up the good work and stay away from temptations!
Peace!
Good to know about the anxiety. I have seen other people mention it, and I hope you are right that it goes away soon. I just hate that feeling of eternal doom. Luckily it passes but it is so WEIRD that it happens at night when I am laying in bed and trying to relax...
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It's tough but you'll get through it. Rome wasn't built in a day as they say, right? Think of it this way - even though you feel bad now, think of how horrible it feels to be hung over and guilty/ashamed of a night of druken-ness.
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Originally Posted by ScottFromWI
It's tough but you'll get through it. Rome wasn't built in a day as they say, right? Think of it this way - even though you feel bad now, think of how horrible it feels to be hung over and guilty/ashamed of a night of druken-ness.
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