Day 3 and Feeling Better
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Day 3 and Feeling Better
I'm on Day 3 of my latest re-start and feeling much better. Admittedly I had a week clean last week then 5 days drinking, so maybe I had less damage to recover from this time - but it seems easier. Still didn't sleep too well last night but I was at peace with it. The biggest thing is my anxiety is being replaced by a much calmer optimism. Yesterday and today I've wanted to eat everything in sight, but I'm ok with that, just making sure I get plenty of water and re-plentish my vitamins. I'm a big college football fan here in the US, so Saturdays are great for gameday!
Also spending some time today catching up with old friends. Part of what helps keep my perspective is to get out of my own head and turn my attention to others. I've neglected so many friendships over the past years of drinking it's rather sad. I've become more and more isolated, which is just what my alcoholic self wants.
I went to an AA meeting and have to admit I sometimes have mixed feelings about these meetings. Sometimes I hear golden nuggets of wisdom and just what I need to hear. Other times, like recently, it seems the crowd focuses so much on the negative of the past and not the better present that I leave feeling down and somewhat hopeless. I guess I need to take what I can/want from these meetings and put the rest in perspective, but I almost feel they make me want to drink more, not less. Am I alone in these thoughts?
Will keep posting here, thanks for reading....
Also spending some time today catching up with old friends. Part of what helps keep my perspective is to get out of my own head and turn my attention to others. I've neglected so many friendships over the past years of drinking it's rather sad. I've become more and more isolated, which is just what my alcoholic self wants.
I went to an AA meeting and have to admit I sometimes have mixed feelings about these meetings. Sometimes I hear golden nuggets of wisdom and just what I need to hear. Other times, like recently, it seems the crowd focuses so much on the negative of the past and not the better present that I leave feeling down and somewhat hopeless. I guess I need to take what I can/want from these meetings and put the rest in perspective, but I almost feel they make me want to drink more, not less. Am I alone in these thoughts?
Will keep posting here, thanks for reading....
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Originally Posted by SunnyDenver 
I went to an AA meeting and have to admit I sometimes have mixed feelings
I guess I need to take what I can/want from these meetings and put the rest in perspective,
the #1 most important thing i heard when i was new in meetings was not stop drinking it was listen for the similarities and not the differences ... take the good and leave the rest
3 DAYS = GREAT !
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