One month- reflection.
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Join Date: Oct 2015
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One month- reflection.
Made it one month- last drink was Saturday Oct 10.
the first week or so coming home from work and getting settled in the evening was tough. That has become much easier to the point I sometimes don't think about it.
I've made it through several tests- college football games, old drinking friends and neighbors coming by, eating out in restaurants, etc.
I feel 1000% better in the morning and have more energy throughout the day.
My sleeping patterns have completely transformed- I'm sleeping well throughout the night almost always- it was a struggle of waking up all the time when I drank.
Now for some of the tough stuff- I still find myself looking into the future for possible times/ events that I think will be ok to have a few drinks. I think I will just "get it out of my system" and go back to not drinking. Traveling for work and vacation (I have not done that since I quit drinking) seems like will be a big opportunity/ hurtle.
I have also found myself thinking about other ways to "relax and take the edge off" that isn't drinking so that I can catch a buzz without breaking my "sober on alcohol" run. Smoking a joint sounds like a good option at times- although I rarely/ never did when I drank- mostly because my company drug tests and I didn't want to bother with that.
But other than that, it has been a real good month. I look forward to my annual physical in December. My wife is proud of me (she knew I drank, but had no idea I was sipping liquor hidden in the garage, etc).
So a month of sobriety doesn't come without its challenges- but neither does anything else that has a wonderful return on effort.
the first week or so coming home from work and getting settled in the evening was tough. That has become much easier to the point I sometimes don't think about it.
I've made it through several tests- college football games, old drinking friends and neighbors coming by, eating out in restaurants, etc.
I feel 1000% better in the morning and have more energy throughout the day.
My sleeping patterns have completely transformed- I'm sleeping well throughout the night almost always- it was a struggle of waking up all the time when I drank.
Now for some of the tough stuff- I still find myself looking into the future for possible times/ events that I think will be ok to have a few drinks. I think I will just "get it out of my system" and go back to not drinking. Traveling for work and vacation (I have not done that since I quit drinking) seems like will be a big opportunity/ hurtle.
I have also found myself thinking about other ways to "relax and take the edge off" that isn't drinking so that I can catch a buzz without breaking my "sober on alcohol" run. Smoking a joint sounds like a good option at times- although I rarely/ never did when I drank- mostly because my company drug tests and I didn't want to bother with that.
But other than that, it has been a real good month. I look forward to my annual physical in December. My wife is proud of me (she knew I drank, but had no idea I was sipping liquor hidden in the garage, etc).
So a month of sobriety doesn't come without its challenges- but neither does anything else that has a wonderful return on effort.
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Great post and it sounds like you're doing well. Good for you for getting through the month.
It's a good idea to give some thought to business trips and vacations, so you can plan ahead and be prepared.
It's a good idea to give some thought to business trips and vacations, so you can plan ahead and be prepared.
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Give yourself some time to grow KE...I hope you'll find in time that the idea of never drinking again doesn't scare you and you'll come to prefer to be sober.
As for taking the edge off, thats something we got used to as well.
My experience is the more problems you solve sober, & the more difficult days you get through, the less you'll want to run when things get tough.
This is the start of something great - congratulations
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As for taking the edge off, thats something we got used to as well.
My experience is the more problems you solve sober, & the more difficult days you get through, the less you'll want to run when things get tough.
This is the start of something great - congratulations
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