I'm right with you, gracette. Wrapping up day 6. Feeling weird, but good too. Looking forward to waking up on a Sunday with no hangover. That will be unreal! Or maybe I should say, "nureal"

Great work on getting through the party!:c011:

Do you think the craving was caused by being around mass amounts of poison? (Sorry, I need to keep reinforcing it's a bad thing.) I'm glad you opted for a second piece of cake instead.

Glad you're still with us! Congrats on Day 6!

I love waking up sober. Makes me wonder why I took so long to get the poison out of my life.

Good on you, DLB and Gracette! (And everybody else too!)

Ilya,

Congrats on day 6! Isn't waking up feeling good the best?!!
Way to go!

My anxiety just kicked in and I don't know why. All this talk on the forums about relationships got me thinking about my ex so I just sent him a simple hello on Facebook and it turns out he blocked me from sending him any messages.

I have no idea why this set off my anxiety. It shouldn't make me anxious. It makes me feel more sad and regretful.

What a wild ride sobriety has been.

It's never nice to be blocked, Aarry, but maybe in a way this is another one of those signs telling you to move on? :dunno:

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Oh, absolutely and I don't blame him. Just saw something on TV that really reminded me of him. Something really small and was an inside joke.

Just not sure why it would cause anxiety.

hi all joining, day 1 and will get to march. then I am going to join april group and as many as I need to tocontrol this. SR I have found to be most helpful support I have had to date

best luck all

Welcome, gorc!

There's lots of great folks here. You're gonna love it!

There are two other March 2014 threads if you wanted to check them out.

Hi and welcome Gorc - the class threads run on the date you got sober, so I hope you'll never have to join another class :)

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Hey Aarry,

Catching up on the wee small hours posts - sorry that your ex triggered an anxiety jag, I've backed right off FB in the last few weeks as I put my sobriety and immediate loved ones first. I'm less and less enamoured with FB tbh as I think it facilitates a lot of false projection and reduces how nuanced relationships are and should be to binaries - friend/unfriend, block/unblock. I don't know how ex your ex is, but maybe now's not the right time? I'm not a 12 stepper either, but maybe take it to your next meeting for some experience and insights.

On the anxiety front, ANYTHING is setting me off right now and it's not something I struggle with normally. Real knots in the stomach nerves out of the blue for no reason. Trying to rationalise them away as PAWS symptoms and remember that FEAR = False Emotions Appearing Real.

Got that from a psychologist friend of mine, she posted it on her FB wall! ;)

Wanted to pop in and say congratulations for being in this class! What a great and wise step you have taken!

My sobriety has completely changed me and changed every aspect of my life. And if you stick with it ~~even through all the moments you can't even remember why you quit to begin with~~ it will transform you as well.

I was convinced I was beyond help before I found SR. Now I know none of us are.

Post on SR non stop 24/7 in the beginning. You were dependent on alcohol to cope with everything, and so it is only natural for you to depend on SR a lot in the beginning months too.

And no matter WHAT your addiction whispers in your ear to you today, know that it is 100% baloney!

You CAN do this!

Thank-you too, biminiblue. Day 9 here and I do like reading your posts when I wake up. So much to be grateful for .

Cute kitty-cat! :)

I'm with you. I stopped going on Facebook a few months ago.

I'm used to the anxiety. I've had really bad panic attacks for the past two years. Usually I knew what it set it off though. I'm all about accepting that this is something that happens as my body repairs itself.

Thanks, Shoshie!

Hi gorc, welcome! Glad you're here. x

Hi Aarry, it's all about healing and repair right now. Are you sleeping okay or are you just up superearly? x

Morning Marchers!

Hope youre all doing well and enjoying every sober day that passes (even though its hard), we are doing it together! Day 9, wow, thats the most Ive been without a drink for a year :)

Thanks to all my SR friends for continuing to keep me strong with your wise words and enthusiasm. Heres to another day x Keep strong

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Having some sleeping issues again tonight.

Kinda sucks.

Morning Toddle,

Hanging in with you on day 9 - going to get out and about, it's such a beautiful day!

I've gone for longer before, but never with purpose or intent on permanent sobriety. Nothing like 'dry January' to convince yourself you don't have as problem, eh?

Don't think I could do this without SR right now, running a lot of gratitude for finding my way here.