melela

i'm almost 4 weeks into not drinking and i've found much on the internet about the mental aspects of recovery -- i.e. the depression or ups and downs that happen in the days, weeks, months that follow quitting.

what i'm looking for, and can't seem to find anywhere, is a timeline of physical aspects, not the mental, i.e. how long for my body to do this or that, etc. when i quit smoking there were timelines everywhere about what would happen to your body over the course of days, weeks, months of not smoking -- is there anything like this for alcoholism?

thing is i've had alot of sleep problems but have been waking up feeling semi-rested.

today i woke up feeling pretty physically terrible-- maybe it's just the flu coming on.

Midas

Welcome Aboard, Melela! We're glad you're here! To find out more info, you might want to read through the sticky notes such as this one;
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ect-47857.html

The psychological aspects are probably the most significant part of recovery, but physical aspects also command a high level of consideration.

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/withdraw/a/aa030307a.htm

There's no true timeline for alcohol recovery. No two alcoholics will recovery the exact same way, or experience the exact same symptoms.

CarolD

Have you heard of PAWS?



http://www.tlctx.com/ar_pages/paw_part1.htm


Welcome and Well Done on your sober time.

michski

Most of the drunks I know, including myself, began to feel pretty steady emotionally and physically after about a year clean/sober. I know it sounds like such a long long time to people young in recovery but to feel somewhat in command of your own emotions, to sleep well and wake up each day without a hangover or filled with grief is SO SO SO worth the wait. Baby steps will get you there!