Dee74

welcome thisibelieve

Congrats to everyone hitting a milestone today

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JasonNorth

I hope you don't catch up, because that means I've stopped being sober.

but your sober day is 1st sept, same as me. today is 11th so that should be 11 days for you too?

Pretend3r

I don't have a plan.

Pretend3r

Sm1 pm me where's the reads about avrt, CBA?

JasonNorth

what do you mean?

you can plan to be sober tomorrow, that's a good start.

Alynn

I'm with you Jason! Bring on day 12... Declined happy hour with my crew tonight... Going to watch Tv and read here chill.

I can do all things through he who strengthens me

ANewDayNYC

Struggling today - really want to go out, but I know it's not worth it.

Dee74

Read around Pretend3r and see what other people are doing planwise

Stay strong ANewDayNYC - remember these cravings tips:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
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ANewDayNYC

I'm on the bus so I'm fine now and didn't drink - but I feel angry that I denied myself a night out. However, I know if I did go out I would be angry the next morning.

Dee74

There'll be lots of nights out when you're a little stronger

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Pretend3r

Ok, so I guess it's day 5. I was freaking earlier when I posted because I finally had a night to myself and I wanted to stop and buy wine on the way home. I realized that besides ignoring my cravings with the knowledge that they will pass, that I've been too busy with work to focus on anything else in my arsenal to combat my drinking. Taking a few seconds to post my stupid "I have no plan" post earlier interrupted the craving and it lost its mojo.

Anyway, home now...work should ease up 2nd week of October after our marketing/new branding launch that I'm slaving over, so if I can make it until then I will probably be ok! In the meantime I decided I need to stop perusing all the newcomer posts and responses for now and instead look for the really beneficial posts hidden within SR (like what Dee sent about urge surfing and cravings) to help me have a number of defenses up towards cravings and AV. Thanks y'all. Gnite.

ANewDayNYC

Made it home without drinking

Part of me feels agitated (like a smoker that didn’t get their cigarette), but I know once the intensity fades away I will be glad I didn’t drink.

ForwardMotion

Good for everyone who stayed strong today! Proud of our class! Welcome to the newcomers! End of day 11, bring on 12!

DeannaM77

I also had some bad cravings to drink tonight. They've been coming and going all day. I am fighting really hard to stay strong and not cave. The kids are sleeping and I am in for the night. I am safe from the liquor tonight. I know that it gets easier with time and I am trying to be patient with myself. Why does this have to be so hard? Tomorrow will be day 5 and I am committed to another 24.

Falsepremise

The thoughts and cravings will get low in intensity and will be fewer of these after each day. The cravings are just a thought that you can either choose to react to or let it go. Just like you have thoughts of grabbing a burger but you decide not to because you have some leftovers at home that you don't want to go waste, the craving is nothing but just a thought like this, let it go and say to urself that you will get back to that thought after a while. Relax, ur true self is growing over you and the alcohol voice is receding... It will fade away in no time.

thisibelieve

Congrats to Jason and ForwardMotion! 11 days is awesome!!

I made it through yet another Day 1...just got home from work, had a little ice cream, now it's Doomsday Preppers (these ppl are nuts) and bed. I'm the good kind of tired, long workout and lots of walking today.

I really really want this to be the last day 1, I am so unsure of myself though, I feel like I'm always questioning myself, "You can't stay sober, it's too hard, you'll quit soon." Need some sleep so I can shut my brain off, things always look better in the morning- especially when I wake up without a hangover

Dee74

For those who don;t know we commonly close threads at around 500 posts, and then open a part 2

Join us for part 2 here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-part-2-a.html

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