Sulu1

I've been getting this through the night actually, waking up and downing glasses of water. I also keep waking up in the middle of the night with such a huge craving for food, it's bizarre. Last night I woke up at 3am, had some crisps and chocolate and went back to sleep! Still, as long as it helps me stay sober, at this stage I don't mind!

fifth

Hi Grindlow, no I cannot sleep, as I put my head on the pillow all the bad thoughts come in my find and in my stomach. I just made a green tea, hoping it gets better by tonight

Sulu1

I know the feeling so well fifth, I'm sorry you feel like that. Hang on in there buddy, green tea is a good idea, camomile can help a little bit too. You know if you ride it out you'll feel better by tomorrow We're all here for ya

fifth

I passed all my day at home, its safe in here, there is no booze in the house, at 6.45 will be having dinner, after dinner I never get cravings but I'm scared the pain will still be there.

welcome to all new members, I have seen a couple of new names today, very good as we all help each other here.

ZeldaFan

My thirst seems to hit me in the middle of the night. I wake up with a super dry mouth and have to guzzle water. The other strange side effect of getting sober for me is my craving for sweets. I never really craved them before but now I'm eating ice cream, candy bars and craving more. Strange.

fifth

@Zelda - don't worry about eating, when you where drinking you would have had probably more calories than the biggest ice-cream or candy bar in the world

ZeldaFan

I went through this for the first two nights. I would get sweaty and as soon as I tried to go to sleep my heart rate would go up and I would feel like I could not breathe. The anxiety caused a constant stream of bad thoughts to enter my mind. The little I did sleep was populated by weird / bad dreams. On day three it started to get better and I took some generic pain killer / PM to help me sleep for the next few nights. I'm thankful to say that has now passed. It will get better!

trikyriky

Maybe see a physician for this condition . Just a thought

Tr

Uninvited

Yes I am getting the sweet cravings too. I think it must be due to sugars in the alcohol we are no longer getting.

BLKDIESEL

To ZeldaFan...I think its a natural progression because I substitute 4 Hershey candy bars for my usual 3 beers when I used to drink them at my local store. Same cost but radically differenet effect though lol. I eat them and watcvh the sports events instead of the beers. U R not alone.

Tallia

I probably eaten more chocolate the last week than in the last 6 months will worry about that later

Fifth thinking of you today stay hydrated and be kind to yourself x

lorelei

Love that blk diesal x thank you they really cheer me up #imafinisher

@tallia, glad you're ok, weather turned here in uk hasn't it x

@ fifth, where are you in pain sweetie x

@grindlow, thinking about you and your interview make sure you take your charger with you so can keep in touch! x

Re: thirst, yep thirsty here too think its partly meds but mostly the body recovering...


@ fellow SoberSept gang, hope everyone is ok xx
@all new members welcome aboard this is a fab group of fighters xx

fifth

@lorelei - mostly my arms and legs are hurting, guess I have lot of alcohol in my system. In 3 days friday, satruday and sunday I drank around 30 pints of beer!!! what a mess!!


@Tallia - thanks for you concern, I'm glad I found this place at least here are people who can understand me

Renarde

Huge hugs E. I feel your pain through your words. Thank you so much for your honesty. I am not far in so I don't have words of wisdom but just know that this group is collectively holding your hand.

lorelei

You need to flush it out, have you been drinking plenty of water? I know how I feel after drinking, anxious on edge and worthless, don't let it push you towards the drink, if you can ride it out till bedtime you will feel better tmro, you certainly have one of the best reasons for being af x

fifth

beautiful Malta

Renarde

Diesel, I just wanted to say that all of your posts and encouragement really mean a lot to me and help keep me motivated. Thank you!

Fifth, I think water and sleep really go a long way. Organic fruits and veggies help too. Vitamins. Stretching, walks, hot baths/showers. How are you feeling emotionally today? It made me sad to see you so sad. Hang in there buddy, September isn't over yet.

Uninvited, I too am having crazy thirst! I am probably doing 1-2 gallons of water a day. Ever since I quit drinking I cannot get enough water. I actually posted about it in the Alcoholism forum.

AFM - DAY 14!!!! I can't believe it.

I feel like the day I stopped drinking I stepped into another world. My life has been SO different just over 2 weeks. My liver pain and swelling has disappeared, I have slept like a rock every single night for the first time in years, my depression has lifted, I lost 5lbs and lost all of my bloating (my abs are flat!), I have been incredibly productive, my marriage has been good, I have been fully present for my child, I've made good food choices, I've brushed my teeth and taken vitamins every day for 2 weeks (I seriously would get too drunk to care enough to do this for myself sometimes), and just this morning I woke up and my skin looked so much better than it has in years - clear, smooth, hydrated, and with a healthy look rather than the cadaverous pallor I've had going on for so long. I have to keep this up.

I was thinking last night and this is how I've done it -
Checking in on SR multiple times a day
Thinking about why I want to quit multiple times a day
Urge surfing imagery
Staying very busy with work
Eating regular meals
Drinking tons of water
Thinking ONLY about today and stopping myself when I start fretting about the future
Eating ice cream (which I never did before...saved all of my calories for alcohol)
Taking hot baths and reading to relax at night instead of drinking
Spending time with my animals (unconditional love and happiness)

All of those things got me to 14 days and will hopefully get me to 15.

Love to everyone today.....

Renarde

Oh wanted to add, my husband is awesome - called our doc and made an appointment for tomorrow morning to address his stress. He has been so wonderful and supportive of me and understands that taking care of himself is important too....I am so pleased.

fifth

@Renarde - thanks for your concern, emotionally I'm very anxious, feeling down. I'm kind of I can't fOck belive what I did to myself again, all was going so well but seems I was not doing/reading enough and I slipped. Trust me you don't want to go back there again, its hell.

Renarde

I relate to boredom being your trigger. I personally feel like I have to re-learn to enjoy things without drinking, and that is tiring and feels boring. It is harder work not to just check-out mentally and emotionally. Have you heard of the term anhedonia? I really experienced that early in quitting - you can even see it in my posts. It can be the lack of really feeling anything, and everything felt dull and weird to me. Not much was interesting. I didn't want to read books, watch movies/TV, play with my kid, sit outside, cook, etc without drinking. How boring! What is reality though IMO is that we have to relearn to experience genuine and real entertainment and enjoyment....what we do while drinking is not enjoyable, in fact we are not really even there.

Just my scattered thoughts.

I'm sorry you feel so low. You did well before and you can do it again, I believe in you.