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Day 3 for me and I have all the snot. Feels like I've got a cold but I think it's just all the rubbish leaving my system. I'm feeling a little 'raw' so I will just take myself off somewhere quiet at work and drink herbal teas.
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Join Date: Nov 2014
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I feel really motivated this time, I am starting to remember how it used to be - how I could appreciate simple things like running, cooking and reading. But at the same time the anxiety comes, the shame and the self-pity that keeps me turning to alcohol again. i don't know how to control it sometimes. the regrets.
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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Hi Everyone,
To those on the first few days...the sweating, shaking etc does get better. Just hang in there.
I have an work out of town trip tomorrow. Always have been one of my triggers. Something about being in a hotel room screams for me to drown in alcohol. The irony is that on these trips is when I really do need to be at my best/most coherent. I've screwed up jobs b/c of this in the past. Not necessarily that I showed up in the morning and people thought I was so hungover...but just that what needed to get done didn't get done...and it snowballed.
But feeling strong going into this. I've learned to bring my tea with me.
Happy Monday everyone!
To those on the first few days...the sweating, shaking etc does get better. Just hang in there.
I have an work out of town trip tomorrow. Always have been one of my triggers. Something about being in a hotel room screams for me to drown in alcohol. The irony is that on these trips is when I really do need to be at my best/most coherent. I've screwed up jobs b/c of this in the past. Not necessarily that I showed up in the morning and people thought I was so hungover...but just that what needed to get done didn't get done...and it snowballed.
But feeling strong going into this. I've learned to bring my tea with me.
Happy Monday everyone!
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Welcome, everyone! 
Today was a pretty relaxing day. My kids were off from school, I had a good parent-teacher conference, and my younger son is currently outside raking leaves with his little neighbor friend. For some reason, the cravings I'm having are for red wine. I know I need to play the tape through, though. I'm quickly forgetting all the bad times, since they happened 2 months ago. Must not forget!!!
Today was a pretty relaxing day. My kids were off from school, I had a good parent-teacher conference, and my younger son is currently outside raking leaves with his little neighbor friend. For some reason, the cravings I'm having are for red wine. I know I need to play the tape through, though. I'm quickly forgetting all the bad times, since they happened 2 months ago. Must not forget!!!
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Hi all. Starting day 3 here, after a rough sleep (crazy nightmares) I woke up feeling quite nauseous. I remind myself how much worse I felt after drinking a couple of litres of wine the night before. Plenty of water and a really nice cup of real coffee are happening, I'll feel better when I get to work and get started for the day. Rehearsal tonight will keep me sober and I won't get home from that until about 9pm, so I feel pretty safe from drinking today. I hope everyone out there is doing ok and getting through these early days with minimum pain. Thinking of you all as I know you are thnking of the rest of us too, let's use that to help keep us strong. Thanks
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