Stayingsober72

Hey y'all! Well the Giants won-ohhh yeah! And I stayed sober while everyone around me got smashed. But today has been one giant bummer and I just want to say **** it. What a weird disease this is. Thanks for reading.

PurpleKnight

What do you think alcohol is going to add to your life?

For me alcohol never added anything, it created a whole lot of problems!!

Push on with your 35 Days!!

Charlie117926

Man you've got 35 days. Don't give in. That's huge. I had about 25 and blew it. I'm kicking myself for giving in. Stay strong and stay sober!

Stayingsober72

Thanks Purple. It won't add anything but a few hours of relief over all the crap in my life, followed by more crap. So I know I have to push on. Thanks.

Briar

When the Giants won last night, I heard all the neighbors go crazy. Big illegal fireworks were going off, people were screaming, it sounded like a blast. No doubt there was a lot of drinking going on out there. I felt some jealousy that I can't party like that anymore. It planted a seed in my mind too, like it's not fair. But I sure felt better today than a lot of my coworkers, so that was a helpful reminder. The Giants won and so did we!

Alchemist1978

I had 23 and blew it too. It sucks.

hope22

Congratulations on 35 days, for me around this time my AV would start kicking in. When I was in early sobriety I would make it through drinking events but then afterwards the cravings seemed worse. But I learned it was just the addiction telling me - "see those other people are drinking you can too, you made it through the party and didn't drink" - a bunch of BS. Hang in there, and push through it!

Soberwolf

35 days is awesome but what made you think F it

Maybe avoid anything that makes you think F it for a while

good luck my friend

Dee74

Drinking won't make the day any less of a bummer stayingsober.
Can you think of some healthy anti-bummer measures?

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Stayingsober72

Hi Soberwolf, I got turned down for a job So I was super bummed, and couldn't avoid that. But I made it to a meeting, only had two Oreos there, and so the night ended well. Thanks everyone.

Nuudawn

Day 35...no....wait for it.

The magic has not yet even begun. I'm at 4 months and at times oh my...but today? For whatever reason, I'm feeling better than I have EVER been.

I have no freaking idea why.

I have seen some real changes in the way I have handled something..processed something... allowed for something..
Gave grace to something..and someone.

And that's at ONLY 4 months in. Keep going. Please keep going.