15 days and a big thank you.
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15 days and a big thank you.
Every morning before I even get out of bed I start my day by reading through present and past posts for about 30 or 40 minutes. I find this extremely helpful to set me up for the day ahead. It reinforces to me that I can beat this, and how much I have enjoyed the last 15 days. For the first time ever I am looking at being sober as a gift rather than a punishment. Whenever I do feel like a drink after work etc....i play the reel through to the very end, and really concentrate on the misery, shame, embarrassment and wasted hangover days......and I really don't like what I see. In the past I never looked beyond the first couple of hours of euphoria that drinking brings, and have always ignored the darkness that was inevitably waiting for me. I thank everyone who posts on here, and it is reassuring to know that there are many who have found freedom and happiness in sobriety.
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I relate to your comment about the "2 hours of euphoria". Looking back, I always seemed to be chasing that initial euphoria if the first 4 or 5 drinks . I could drink a whole case of beer in one night but never get that feeling back. So much misery and destruction all just for a couple hours of feeling content...
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Terrific post! Congrats on your 15 days -- that's a milestone for which you should be proud.
It was around that point that a lot started to crystallize for me, most notably that I might actually be able to do this sobriety thing. And, with deepening awareness, that sobriety is freedom. No more hangovers, no more autopilot to the stores for a substance that had long since stopped providing pleasure. No more deeds that couldn't be undone or words that couldn't be unspoken.
The reinforcement from SR is priceless. Glad you're here!
It was around that point that a lot started to crystallize for me, most notably that I might actually be able to do this sobriety thing. And, with deepening awareness, that sobriety is freedom. No more hangovers, no more autopilot to the stores for a substance that had long since stopped providing pleasure. No more deeds that couldn't be undone or words that couldn't be unspoken.
The reinforcement from SR is priceless. Glad you're here!
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