Class of April 2015 Part 2
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
Sorry you're ill Troy. Maybe it's time for a different approach?
$12,000 USD though. That's a lot of bloody money.
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Day 5 and I feel good and am sleeping good. It's ironic that one of the reasons I continued to drink was to help my anxiety. But, I'm finding that with not drinking my anxiety is better. Maybe it helped in the beginning, but my anxiety was pretty bad towards the end. I also have peace knowing I'm just not going to drink again. No alcohol in the closet, no extra trips to buy it, no more thinking I'll go back to drinking and just cut down. Somehow it has eased my mind.
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Originally Posted by firefly789
I also have peace knowing I'm just not going to drink again. No alcohol in the closet, no extra trips to buy it, no more thinking I'll go back to drinking and just cut down. Somehow it has eased my mind.
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Hi all hope its ok for me to join u all i am on day 2 and struggling after a bad nights sleep normally when drinking as soon as my head hit the pillow i was out now last night i didnt get much more than 2 hours at a time and it must have taken me 2 hours to get off. Yesterday i was counting the hours as it was day 1 but now i can say i am into day 2. One question i have for you all is what do you do when you feel like you want to drink??? I am struggling and have no faith in myself. Thanks
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Welcome, tizzkins!
It is 4:05am for me and I have insomnia again. Poor sleep is such an annoyance.
As for your question, my tool of choice is AVRT which you can read about here: http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ined-long.html
It is 4:05am for me and I have insomnia again. Poor sleep is such an annoyance.
As for your question, my tool of choice is AVRT which you can read about here: http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ined-long.html
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Originally Posted by firefly789
Day 5 and I feel good and am sleeping good. It's ironic that one of the reasons I continued to drink was to help my anxiety. But, I'm finding that with not drinking my anxiety is better. Maybe it helped in the beginning, but my anxiety was pretty bad towards the end. I also have peace knowing I'm just not going to drink again. No alcohol in the closet, no extra trips to buy it, no more thinking I'll go back to drinking and just cut down. Somehow it has eased my mind.
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Originally Posted by TroyW
Been looking at this -- Drug & Alcohol Rehab in Thailand | Asia?s Best Rehab Centre
$12,000 USD though. That's a lot of bloody money.
$12,000 USD though. That's a lot of bloody money.
It is much more casual than in the states. There would be free support or someone could guide you to cheaper options - maybe one of the many wats offers detox.
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Originally Posted by tizzkins
Hi all hope its ok for me to join u all i am on day 2 and struggling after a bad nights sleep normally when drinking as soon as my head hit the pillow i was out now last night i didnt get much more than 2 hours at a time and it must have taken me 2 hours to get off. Yesterday i was counting the hours as it was day 1 but now i can say i am into day 2. One question i have for you all is what do you do when you feel like you want to drink??? I am struggling and have no faith in myself. Thanks
I am on day two too and what works for me when the craving hits is to write through it. I like to write about where in my body I feel the craving, whilst eating sweets! I also drink a lot more water now. The AVRT link is a good one, I just ordered the book and it may work for you!
There are reasons why you're here and have stopped drinking, be mindful of those and stay close to SR!
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Originally Posted by tizzkins
Hi all hope its ok for me to join u all i am on day 2 and struggling after a bad nights sleep normally when drinking as soon as my head hit the pillow i was out now last night i didnt get much more than 2 hours at a time and it must have taken me 2 hours to get off. Yesterday i was counting the hours as it was day 1 but now i can say i am into day 2. One question i have for you all is what do you do when you feel like you want to drink??? I am struggling and have no faith in myself. Thanks
The insomnia is part of the early recovery, it will get better. I take deep breaths and think about something else or use AVRT when I feel like drinking. The feelings pass very quickly.
Cheers
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Hey! I picked this week to try to kick the drink because it looked like being a quiet one at work but it is turning out to be the week from hell and is threatening to stay that way for a couple of months at least. Any advice about dealing with stress and anxiety much appreciated. I really want to make this work!!!
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I had to find new ways of dealing with stress and anxiety amp. Exercise was good.
Trying very hard to leave the office at the office was another - something like listening to music, or playing it, or a video game or a movie...anything that helps you relax.
Breathing exercises helped me with anxiety
Breathing Exercises
The big thing tho is - accept you can be stressed and it's ok. We;re so conditioned to reaching for the bottle at the first sign of stress we sometimes forget we can actually handle a lot.
You will get through it and you will survive Amp. Give yourself a chance.
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Trying very hard to leave the office at the office was another - something like listening to music, or playing it, or a video game or a movie...anything that helps you relax.
Breathing exercises helped me with anxiety
Breathing Exercises
The big thing tho is - accept you can be stressed and it's ok. We;re so conditioned to reaching for the bottle at the first sign of stress we sometimes forget we can actually handle a lot.
You will get through it and you will survive Amp. Give yourself a chance.
D
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