january161992

No hangover

No remorse

Enjoy the beautiful fall morning

and we have the annual Rock and Roll half marathon that winds thru my neighborhood

What are some of your benefits?

TorontoGuy28

No fear of WTF happened last night ? ...........

thomas11

I like sleeping until 8AM instead of being jolted awake at 4AM as the doom sets in.

wildflower70

I was able to make it to a Tai Chi class, and out to lunch with a friend....no texting with the "I'm sick" excuse!!!

So good..

PurpleKnight

Relaxing on a Sunday morning is something I look forward to every week!!

Delilah1

It is definitely one of the greatest benefits of sobriety! I have run the Rock and Roll Marathon in San Diego a few times before my knees decided to revolt against me!

madgirl

Sunday mornings are amazing

Jade1224

I work on Sunday morning BUT I love that I'm clear headed when i get there

Soberandhealthy

i actaully cleaned my house instead of nursing a hangover,

january161992

and i get to pot a new cacti sample from a friend in arizona

Camery03

Waking up clear headed, ready to start the day! Drinking coffee on the patio in the morning because it tastes good, and not because you need it to wake up after a day and evening of drinking.

graciepearl

Peaceful freedom !!

MLD51

Was able to wake up early, go visit my mom for a couple of hours, take a long hike, do two loads of laundry, clean up my kitchen - all before 2 pm. Never in a million years would all that have happened when I was still drinking.

MyLoves

100% me!! although it was still a slow start to the morning (hey, the kids were at the grandparents - of course i'm going to take my time getting out of bed!! lol) i ripped apart their room - washed the walls, floor, all the bedding, got two bags of garbage out of there, moved the bunk-bed AND cleaned out the closet!!

i even got to dye my hair - all before they came home at 1pm

ERosey

I really do not wake up hungover. I drink just enough to avoid skin-crawling anxiety. Unfortunately, it's a lot. But I am going into detox next week. We'll see.

But I so miss what u r talking about. I miss driving down the freeway with the windows down on my car, sun on my face, about 7:30 in the am, listening to Boston's "more than a feeling". And thinking to myself, "life is good." Then going to my office and downing that first cup of coffee, and kicking ass during the day.

I am barely hanging on right now. I lost control somewhere. But I have to get it back.

I want those days back.

MLD51

ERosey -what are you going to do after detox? Are you thinking of entering some sort of treatment program? Detox may not be enough to really set you on a road to recovery. Even outpatient treatment could help you gather some very important tools for continued sobriety. When I knew I had reached the end of my drinking, I went to treatment, started going to AA, and became a regular poster/reader here. I was going to do anything it took to stay sober. Do you have a plan?

SunnyDenver

- Waking up feeling refreshed rather than bloated and tired.
- Enjoying the taste and smell of my morning coffee.
- Feeling motivated and optimistic.
- Wanting to actually accomplish something and having the energy to do it.
- Not looking back, but looking forward to life....