Class of May 2014
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Stay strong everyone...and keep posting here 
There are some great craving coping tips here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
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There are some great craving coping tips here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
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Join Date: May 2013
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At the end of day 2 and having some awful withdrawals right now. I am irritated with everything and everyone, my head is thumping, I wanna punch a wall and all I can think about is alcohol. I really, really want a drink. I don't know how I'm going to make Day 3. This is so so difficult.
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I have been really snippy and irritable today, and when my husband pointed out how mean I've been, my AV instantly said to me, "That's it. JUst drink. You're horrible without it, see?" When does this voice shut up and go away?! I'm tired of fighting with it.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Day 4 today.
anewpage - I hear you. I've been really grumpy the last couple days. I've snapped at my kids a few times and then I feel awful about it. And that voice is always there. I just keep trying to fill the time with other stuff.
anewpage - I hear you. I've been really grumpy the last couple days. I've snapped at my kids a few times and then I feel awful about it. And that voice is always there. I just keep trying to fill the time with other stuff.
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You need to give it a while - you're in withdrawal and detoxing from a drug you've probably been on for years...
Try and think of the things you have to be grateful for - it sounds corny - but it works
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Try and think of the things you have to be grateful for - it sounds corny - but it works
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Day 3 and I'm starting to come our from the crippling sadness that started this few days of sobriety. Only problem is that it's been replaced by a gnawing feeling in the put of my stomach that I want to drink this evening. It's only one I clock here. How do I deal with this and ensure that I don't drink this evening? The mental games have already started. Right now I'm thinking well I'm starting treatment in a week or two so I may as well make the most of it. I couldn't sleep till 4am last night. I just want to escape my mind for a while. Any advice?
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Did you see the craving tips link on post #141 RecoveringMay?
It might also help to come on here and help some others, either here on the forums or in chat. It's a good way to escape our own heads for a while.
There's also the arcade - look at the big blue toolbar that runs across the top of every page
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It might also help to come on here and help some others, either here on the forums or in chat. It's a good way to escape our own heads for a while.
There's also the arcade - look at the big blue toolbar that runs across the top of every page
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RecoveringMay - what treatment are you starting? Sorry if you mentioned it before and I missed it..
What helps me a lot is remembering how guilty and desperate and small I feel after giving in to a drink. It's the worst feeling - honestly to me, it's worse than the withdrawals.
Today is Day 3 for me too. I had a lot of mental games going on in my head yesterday too but I didn't give in. I even avoided the store because I knew that if I went in there I would surely buy alcohol.
What helps me a lot is remembering how guilty and desperate and small I feel after giving in to a drink. It's the worst feeling - honestly to me, it's worse than the withdrawals.
Today is Day 3 for me too. I had a lot of mental games going on in my head yesterday too but I didn't give in. I even avoided the store because I knew that if I went in there I would surely buy alcohol.
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Day 5 - Deleted the drink counter app from my phone. I dont need to count drinks any more. Went out to dinner last night, normally half the bill is alcohol, but was half as much this time.
I'm still getting daily urges, think about homebrewed wine and drinking, but they fade.
I'm still getting daily urges, think about homebrewed wine and drinking, but they fade.
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Thanks I'm waiting to hear back from a treatment centre called again this morning and they said it would be two weeks or so. I'm hoping for outpatient counselling and group work. Feeling a bit better, went to get some healthy stuff for my lunch and some nice fruit. Have a feeling today might be a battle though. Talks for talking me through
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Good morning day 5.
Had a nice bowl of oatmeal and fruit this morning, and felt more alert and alive before a cup of coffee than I have in a long time. This afternoon as there is a work function that will have beer and wine. I think I might just make up an excuse to skip it.
Had a nice bowl of oatmeal and fruit this morning, and felt more alert and alive before a cup of coffee than I have in a long time. This afternoon as there is a work function that will have beer and wine. I think I might just make up an excuse to skip it.
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