90 days and reflection
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90 days and reflection
Been sober 90+ days. I couldn’t have done it without this site, therapy and a strong conviction that my life is worth living without alcohol.
1st 30 days were a roller coaster of emotions, cravings, memories and tears. Lots of time sleeping, crying, being very sad.
Next 30 days were calmer but needed to learn coping skills, adjusting to days without alcohol, regulating my anger/emotions, healing/calming my mental state with natural methods.
Next 30 days were about seeking therapy, letting go of old self—ridding myself of negative thoughts and processes and learning to accept and begin to love the person I am.
This quit, my main focus was sobriety. I allowed myself to indulge my sweet tooth in the beginning. It then subsided as my body began to heal and get back to normal functionality. I’ve lost15 lbs without even trying.
I scheduled an appointment with a new doctor. Going to start clean, admit I’m an alcoholic and get my health in check.
Thought I’d share my 90 day journey, as it may help someone. My advice is to stick with it—life gets better. I finally accepted I can never drink again and it’s NOT the end of the world. There is so much AWESOME sober life out there that I was so drunkenly blind to for 20 years. This quit is so different for me and I couldn’t be happier.
To those of you struggling—it’s worth it, you are worth it. You will never regret the gift you will give yourself.
1st 30 days were a roller coaster of emotions, cravings, memories and tears. Lots of time sleeping, crying, being very sad.
Next 30 days were calmer but needed to learn coping skills, adjusting to days without alcohol, regulating my anger/emotions, healing/calming my mental state with natural methods.
Next 30 days were about seeking therapy, letting go of old self—ridding myself of negative thoughts and processes and learning to accept and begin to love the person I am.
This quit, my main focus was sobriety. I allowed myself to indulge my sweet tooth in the beginning. It then subsided as my body began to heal and get back to normal functionality. I’ve lost15 lbs without even trying.
I scheduled an appointment with a new doctor. Going to start clean, admit I’m an alcoholic and get my health in check.
Thought I’d share my 90 day journey, as it may help someone. My advice is to stick with it—life gets better. I finally accepted I can never drink again and it’s NOT the end of the world. There is so much AWESOME sober life out there that I was so drunkenly blind to for 20 years. This quit is so different for me and I couldn’t be happier.
To those of you struggling—it’s worth it, you are worth it. You will never regret the gift you will give yourself.
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"To those of you struggling—it’s worth it, you are worth it. You will never regret the gift you will give yourself. "
The common denominator on those of us that choose to change, is that we value something (faith, people, places, things) more important than our addiction. Values are behaviors, that are more important than our, "Feelings," our need for a quick fix or mood changer. Addictions always serve an emotional purpose, to regain control of our helpless trapped feelings.
When your values trump your addiction, there is no addiction.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Cor. 5:17.
The common denominator on those of us that choose to change, is that we value something (faith, people, places, things) more important than our addiction. Values are behaviors, that are more important than our, "Feelings," our need for a quick fix or mood changer. Addictions always serve an emotional purpose, to regain control of our helpless trapped feelings.
When your values trump your addiction, there is no addiction.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Cor. 5:17.
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Congrats on your 90 day milestone! Your thoughts on not drinking isn’t the end of the world are familiar to me. It did seem that way to me while I was drinking. As miserable as I was, the idea of never drinking again terrified me. Now i only regret not doing so earlier. Anyway, thanks for sharing!
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