My first post ! Why I am here .
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My first post ! Why I am here .
I didn't want to admit I had a problem! I wanted to be like everyone else, 2-3 drinks call it good. I really believed I could do that, so I tested myself , went out with my friend had 2 and my brain snapped, just one more! Well my one more turned into 4 more.....and then guess what DRUNK again! So that next day I awoke in that cloud of guilt, shame, depression, mentally and physically sick and had to work and pretend I was fine, it hurt to breathe. That Eve I came home and grabbed a small box wine that sat empty in my fridge and literally punched it till it was flat, with tears streaming I knew this was it I was done with this roller coaster life. So here I am five days later feeling ashamed because I have spent 9 years of my life doing this to myself. Why would I do that, what is it about me that makes me ill with illness. I hate it! But you want to know my favorite part about being sober is how I feel in the morning! It doesn't hurt to breath, my head is slowly clearing😁
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Leslie,
You will feel even better over the next few weeks. It's surprising how the effects of alcohol take some time to clear. Congratulations on taking that first step. Come back here often. It helps.
You will feel even better over the next few weeks. It's surprising how the effects of alcohol take some time to clear. Congratulations on taking that first step. Come back here often. It helps.
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Welcome Leslie. You've made an awesome decision. Give yourself some more sober time, then maybe find someone you can talk to about discovering the underlying causes of your drinking? I find one-on-one therapy immensely helpful - which is funny because I hated the thought of it at the beginning!
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Thank you for the kind words! I have told a few friends my problem, but unless u live it you can't understand! I get advice oh just drink tea instead! It's just nice to vent to others that live the same battle .
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Welcome, Leslie, to SR; very glad you found us.
Have a look around the site; there's lots of great information.
Maybe join an SR Class???!!!!:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-part-3-a.html
Congratulations on five days.
Have a look around the site; there's lots of great information.
Maybe join an SR Class???!!!!:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-part-3-a.html
Congratulations on five days.
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I just want to know.... I would drink 6-7 about two times a month, and 2-3 3xs a week just wine and beer. I'm on day six sober. I'm experiencing pins needles a little itching! I'm freaking out i have something wrong with me !!! I live alone son in scared and I can't sleep!!!
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Your body is healing all over the place. Probably blood supply is being sent to all kinds of stuff that needs fixing and a side effect is these sensations? Maybe try some exercise even if it is just a nice walk to help get the heart pumping and the oxygen and blood circulating a little better. Pretty sure pins and needles and itching are both related to either circulation or to anxiety, the latter being pretty typical this early in recovery. Either way a nice walk should ease it.
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