Day 5
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Day 5
6 days sober!...finally I wake up feeling great...I like this feeling!...alcohol can make you take feeling good in the morning for granted...I have no headache, I feel perked up and ready for som breakfast and to go to the gym. I have no regrets from being out drinking on a Friday night either...it’s just 6 days but I’m enjoying this!! Thanks for the SR support
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Originally Posted by Toughroad1209 
6 days sober!...finally I wake up feeling great...I like this feeling!...alcohol can make you take feeling good in the morning for granted...I have no headache, I feel perked up and ready for som breakfast and to go to the gym. I have no regrets from being out drinking on a Friday night either...it’s just 6 days but I’m enjoying this!! Thanks for the SR support
When I first started, I kept hearing about the "pink cloud," the place where those new to sobriety go when they first realize they can stay sober, but the description was usually followed by a caution: "It only lasts for a week."
My pink cloud actually lasted for months, but as predicted, it didn't last. I console myself by saying, "No it really did last, and I'm still on it. It's just that feeling like a million bucks is now the new norm."
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great going! I never recall a morning where I woke up and said, 'I'm sure glad I drank last night'.
But now, I give thanks in the morning because I didn't drink last night.
And remember, you never have to drink again.
Best to you.
But now, I give thanks in the morning because I didn't drink last night.
And remember, you never have to drink again.
Best to you.
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Tough,
Went out last night to the more drunk part of town for a rock show.
As my sobriety has increased I really feel for those that are addicted.
It is such a bad look. Glazed eyes, self absorbed, loud, inconsiderate, aggressive, angry, disheveled, slurred words, spending $15 a drink, having to drive home drunk, sleep like hell, dehydrated, wake up feeling like hell, lay around all day, have to face the family like that, anxiety, obsession, regret, health damage, brain damage, weak. Craving like a crack head.
No thanks!
Gratitude.
When the brain says I have been good it is time to drink...that is when the battle begins.
Getting through 99.99% of those moments for the last 4 years is like a badge of honor tattooed on my heart that I wear strong and proud.
Thanks.
Went out last night to the more drunk part of town for a rock show.
As my sobriety has increased I really feel for those that are addicted.
It is such a bad look. Glazed eyes, self absorbed, loud, inconsiderate, aggressive, angry, disheveled, slurred words, spending $15 a drink, having to drive home drunk, sleep like hell, dehydrated, wake up feeling like hell, lay around all day, have to face the family like that, anxiety, obsession, regret, health damage, brain damage, weak. Craving like a crack head.
No thanks!
Gratitude.
When the brain says I have been good it is time to drink...that is when the battle begins.
Getting through 99.99% of those moments for the last 4 years is like a badge of honor tattooed on my heart that I wear strong and proud.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by D122y
Tough,
Went out last night to the more drunk part of town forma rock show.
As my sobriety has increased I really feel for those that are addicted.
It is such a bad look. Glazed eyes, self absorbed, loud, inconsiderate, disheveled, slurred words, spendign $15 a drink, have to drive home drunk, wake up feeling like hell, anxiety, obsession, regret, health damage, brain damage, weak.
Thanks.
Went out last night to the more drunk part of town forma rock show.
As my sobriety has increased I really feel for those that are addicted.
It is such a bad look. Glazed eyes, self absorbed, loud, inconsiderate, disheveled, slurred words, spendign $15 a drink, have to drive home drunk, wake up feeling like hell, anxiety, obsession, regret, health damage, brain damage, weak.
Thanks.
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Toughroad, Great job on six days! Friday evenings have been difficult for me. It really helps knowing that the reward for not drinking Friday will be paid in spades just 12 hours later when I wake up Saturday morning feeling great.
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Originally Posted by Ghostlight1
great going! I never recall a morning where I woke up and said, 'I'm sure glad I drank last night'.
But now, I give thanks in the morning because I didn't drink last night.
And remember, you never have to drink again.
Best to you.
But now, I give thanks in the morning because I didn't drink last night.
And remember, you never have to drink again.
Best to you.
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Originally Posted by D122y
Tough,
Went out last night to the more drunk part of town for a rock show.
As my sobriety has increased I really feel for those that are addicted.
It is such a bad look. Glazed eyes, self absorbed, loud, inconsiderate, aggressive, angry, disheveled, slurred words, spending $15 a drink, having to drive home drunk, sleep like hell, dehydrated, wake up feeling like hell, lay around all day, have to face the family like that, anxiety, obsession, regret, health damage, brain damage, weak. Craving like a crack head.
No thanks!
Gratitude.
When the brain says I have been good it is time to drink...that is when the battle begins.
Getting through 99.99% of those moments for the last 4 years is like a badge of honor tattooed on my heart that I wear strong and proud.
Thanks.
Went out last night to the more drunk part of town for a rock show.
As my sobriety has increased I really feel for those that are addicted.
It is such a bad look. Glazed eyes, self absorbed, loud, inconsiderate, aggressive, angry, disheveled, slurred words, spending $15 a drink, having to drive home drunk, sleep like hell, dehydrated, wake up feeling like hell, lay around all day, have to face the family like that, anxiety, obsession, regret, health damage, brain damage, weak. Craving like a crack head.
No thanks!
Gratitude.
When the brain says I have been good it is time to drink...that is when the battle begins.
Getting through 99.99% of those moments for the last 4 years is like a badge of honor tattooed on my heart that I wear strong and proud.
Thanks.
To be strong in a drinking environment shows how far you’ve come...as you were saying, being sober there I only can imagine how other people are looking and acting that’s out. I bet that made you feel good bout yourself!...keep it up!
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Originally Posted by Hermichelle
For the first time I thought, wait, I do have the choice to say no. Anyway, I am seeking a sober life. Just not sure where to start. My husband doesn't think I have a problem, so I don't know how to talk about it with him. Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by Hermichelle
i went out last night. I've gone out a lot lately. I am even In therapy and lying to my therapist about my drinking. But today I woke up immersed in regret and feeling horrible physically. I thought I'd get on here and read through some of this and so much of it resonates with me. But your comment "remember you never have to drink again" made me feel such comfort. For the first time I thought, wait, I do have the choice to say no. Anyway, I am seeking a sober life. Just not sure where to start. My husband doesn't think I have a problem, so I don't know how to talk about it with him. Any suggestions?
This is a place of great support and good ideas - I spent a lot of time here in the early days and SR helped me turn my life around
For me it all started with a day one
Feel free to start your own thread too - you'll get more response that way
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