Class of May 2015 Part 7
Blue Belt
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
S2W...I bought a ton of Pierre lime, Gatorades, and San pelligrino lemonade soda water when I decided to quit. They remind me of my drinking days, minus the withdrawals.
Is this a bad thing?
Wife usually buys the cheap 100% sugar juices. Those make me ill when I drink them.
AllieKat ...congrats on the job. Something we all can relate to. After reading some of these nice folks posts, you are doing great work. This country needs to educate people better on the effects of alcohol. Honestly, the readily available information is vague.
I thought about doing volunteer work w veterans because of my background. Just need to find the time and place.
Is this a bad thing?
Wife usually buys the cheap 100% sugar juices. Those make me ill when I drink them.
AllieKat ...congrats on the job. Something we all can relate to. After reading some of these nice folks posts, you are doing great work. This country needs to educate people better on the effects of alcohol. Honestly, the readily available information is vague.
I thought about doing volunteer work w veterans because of my background. Just need to find the time and place.
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 174
Hi all!
I have been not doing anything exciting - getting up early to get kids to school, sometimes a nap, work in the afternoons. Today I'm off, and I have errands to run, so I'll be busy for a while.
Speaking of drinks, for some reason, I started drinking chocolate milk at night. It doesn't remind me of any alcoholic drinks I was drinking, but I wanted something to drink at night, besides water, and started drinking chocolate milk. Weird? Not sure.
Well, hope you guys all have a great day! Congrats and hugs to all
I have been not doing anything exciting - getting up early to get kids to school, sometimes a nap, work in the afternoons. Today I'm off, and I have errands to run, so I'll be busy for a while.
Speaking of drinks, for some reason, I started drinking chocolate milk at night. It doesn't remind me of any alcoholic drinks I was drinking, but I wanted something to drink at night, besides water, and started drinking chocolate milk. Weird? Not sure.
Well, hope you guys all have a great day! Congrats and hugs to all
Re-Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 7,909
Starting day 117 now. Feeling a bit better now. Not perfect, but better.
Work stunk last night. Very very slow and my co-workers were irritating me. I'm taking today off and was already off Wednesday and Thursday.
No big plans for today. Being sick last week threw me off my diet/exercise plans a little. I'm starting back on that today. I'll probably go to an AA meeting tonight. Other than that, I plan to do a lot of reading today.
I can understand some drinks reminding us too much of our drinking days. Someone in here a month or so ago was advocating soda water with lime and fresh mint muddled over fresh ice. I decided to try it. While it was very refreshing, it was also WAY too close to a mojito for me to feel comfortable. "This needs a little rum in it" was my first thought after sipping. Not that I was a big mojito or rum drinker but just that thought made me uncomfortable. I threw away most of the mint I'd bought after the first drink. My drink of choice nowadays is plain soda water with a splash of 100% cranberry juice. Gives me a little sweetness and some fizziness without the unhealthiness of Cokes, etc.
Wishing everyone a happy and sober Tuesday!
Work stunk last night. Very very slow and my co-workers were irritating me. I'm taking today off and was already off Wednesday and Thursday.
No big plans for today. Being sick last week threw me off my diet/exercise plans a little. I'm starting back on that today. I'll probably go to an AA meeting tonight. Other than that, I plan to do a lot of reading today.
I can understand some drinks reminding us too much of our drinking days. Someone in here a month or so ago was advocating soda water with lime and fresh mint muddled over fresh ice. I decided to try it. While it was very refreshing, it was also WAY too close to a mojito for me to feel comfortable. "This needs a little rum in it" was my first thought after sipping. Not that I was a big mojito or rum drinker but just that thought made me uncomfortable. I threw away most of the mint I'd bought after the first drink. My drink of choice nowadays is plain soda water with a splash of 100% cranberry juice. Gives me a little sweetness and some fizziness without the unhealthiness of Cokes, etc.
Wishing everyone a happy and sober Tuesday!
Re-Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 7,909
Starting day 118. Still trying to get my groggy self going this morning so this'll probably be short. Throat is feeling better this morning. Off work today. AA meeting tonight. I must have been feeling very emotional yesterday because I cried like a baby during two different tv shows. Or maybe they were just really good episodes.
Just realized tomorrow marks 17 weeks sober. Doesn't seem like a very long time when you look at it that way but at the same time it feels like my drinking took place in a whole different life.
Anyways, all is good. Hope everyone is doing well.
Just realized tomorrow marks 17 weeks sober. Doesn't seem like a very long time when you look at it that way but at the same time it feels like my drinking took place in a whole different life.
Anyways, all is good. Hope everyone is doing well.
One Day At A Time
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Midwest, USA
Posts: 2,054
Hi Class!
Well, I haven't been doing great on checking in here.
Honestly I probably spend too much time in chat 
Anyhoo... 111 Days sober today. Feeling very grateful to say that.
Casey, I have some of that throat/funky thing too. It's kinda throwing a kink into my working out too. That I was supposed to start. Yesterday.
My kids are back in school next week after summer vacation, so we are trying to dial back their bedtimes to get ready. So far that idea has completely backfired- if anything getting a little anxious and excited so it's even harder for them to fall asleep! In the states they are off almost 3 months in the summer. They are growing so fast, I'm getting as many cuddles as I can
Congrats to everyone's milestones!
Well, I haven't been doing great on checking in here.
Honestly I probably spend too much time in chat Anyhoo... 111 Days sober today. Feeling very grateful to say that.
Casey, I have some of that throat/funky thing too. It's kinda throwing a kink into my working out too. That I was supposed to start. Yesterday.
My kids are back in school next week after summer vacation, so we are trying to dial back their bedtimes to get ready. So far that idea has completely backfired- if anything getting a little anxious and excited so it's even harder for them to fall asleep! In the states they are off almost 3 months in the summer. They are growing so fast, I'm getting as many cuddles as I can
Congrats to everyone's milestones!
Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,343
Checking in on Day #108. Time is just flying right on by... can't believe it's coming up on Labor Day weekend. A few months ago, I was worried about this weekend because we are hosting a family reunion with quite a few drinkers. I don't think it will be much of a problem now though since I have quite a few days of continuous sobriety. The AV may try and pop in, but I feel confident that I will be just fine. If anything, it may be just a little comical watching everyone drink themselves into acting like a bunch of clowns. I'll be sure to check in here if and when the AV starts to be a real problem.
Hope you all have a great day!
Hope you all have a great day!
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 174
Hi all.
Nothing going on here, as usual, but wanted to say hi.
With the kids in school now, its pretty quiet, and boring, but I'm trying to keep busy around the house until its time for work. I have been trying to take naps, also. ha ha.
I'm happy its finally September and we'll be heading into fall, but the temps for the next 10 days are in the 88-90 range, which I hate and have had more than enough of!!
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Nothing going on here, as usual, but wanted to say hi.
With the kids in school now, its pretty quiet, and boring, but I'm trying to keep busy around the house until its time for work. I have been trying to take naps, also. ha ha.
I'm happy its finally September and we'll be heading into fall, but the temps for the next 10 days are in the 88-90 range, which I hate and have had more than enough of!!
Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Midwest United States
Posts: 24
Hello everyone. Been a few weeks since I've posted. Things are still progressing from my side. 3-months came and went. 100 will be this Sunday. Looking back it has been quite a journey so far. Never would I have expected that 2-3 beers most nights a week and the usual binge on weekends for 5-years would have screwed with me so badly. Sleep is improving slowly, focus is still not where it needs to be for my job, and the anxiety is still present most mornings (which is ironic because I drank in the evenings). It's kind of getting old to be honest:-( I've stopped taking the generic lexapro the doctor prescribed because it made me a sleepy/lethargic mess and drinking caffeine turned me into a lethargic spaz. He didn't have a whole lot of sound advice on what to try next so he passed me off to a specialist (psychiatrist) that I can't get into see until October, which doesn't help my cause. Not sure where else to go for help. I haven't ventured to AA because I really don't have a desire to drink (and i'm struggling with social anxiety), I just want some relief from the anxiety, ability to sleep, and inability to focus. If I knew for sure a few beers would wipe that out for good, seems like a pretty good option. Anyhow, thanks for letting me vent. Trying to stay strong, but seems unrealistic this would last for so long. Day 96 in the books.
Re-Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 7,909
Rufftime! So glad you checked in and are staying sober. Congrats on three months!
I think you already know for sure that a few beers would not wipe out those issues, that's why you stopped drinking in the first place. And of course who can guarantee that you'd only drink "a few"? I know once I'd had that first one, all bets were off as to how many more drinks I was going to have. Most of the time it was only two or three but there were also way too many of those nights where it ended up with eight or ten or fifteen. And I never could predict when those nights were coming. Once I took that first drink, all bets were off.
Don't be afraid to post here or on the Newcomers board anytime you need help or even just some encouragement. That's what we're here for.
Do you think there's any way you could get the psychiatrist or another one to see you before October? There has to be some option there for urgent situations.
Wishing you the best and, once again, so glad you checked in...
I think you already know for sure that a few beers would not wipe out those issues, that's why you stopped drinking in the first place. And of course who can guarantee that you'd only drink "a few"? I know once I'd had that first one, all bets were off as to how many more drinks I was going to have. Most of the time it was only two or three but there were also way too many of those nights where it ended up with eight or ten or fifteen. And I never could predict when those nights were coming. Once I took that first drink, all bets were off.
Don't be afraid to post here or on the Newcomers board anytime you need help or even just some encouragement. That's what we're here for.
Do you think there's any way you could get the psychiatrist or another one to see you before October? There has to be some option there for urgent situations.
Wishing you the best and, once again, so glad you checked in...
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,443
sorry you're dealing with anxiety ruff time - I wish you could get into see someone sooner.
I find breathing exercises help me a lot though - I hope they might help you too?
Breathing Exercises
Congrats on 3 months
I find breathing exercises help me a lot though - I hope they might help you too?
Breathing Exercises
Congrats on 3 months
Blue Belt
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
Originally Posted by Rufftime719 
...just want some relief from the anxiety, ability to sleep, and inability to focus....
Day 116 or so. So physically same boat as you. Mentally, since you took meds....no telling. Px drugs are the man keeping us down.
Struggle w anxiety as well. All the time. I know that it is my brain dealing w reality minus booze. That is it. Nonetheless, it is so frustrating. I know the feeling of...why won't this just get better...
It gets better every day.
My usual mantra....Eat clean, vitamins, water, sleep, sleep, repeat....
Re-Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 7,909
Starting day 119 now. 17 weeks ago today I was starting on that last awful bender at right about this exact same time. I was supposed to be at work at 10:45 that morning but decided to stay home and get drunk instead. I didn't even bother calling in to work. That was my old job and the management was worthless there so I knew I'd get away with it.
In those last few years of drinking mostly at home alone, I didn't often plan on drinking to get deliberately drunk but that was definitely my plan on Thursday, May 7, 2015. And, boy, did I succeed. I drank about 3/4 of a big bottle of cheap scotch from eleven that morning until around 10:30 that night. If I'm doing the math right, that's around 45 ounces of alcohol. A typical bar drink has 1.5 ounces in it so that's 30 drinks. It's a wonder I didn't end up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. That was definitely one of those days like I talked about in here yesterday where I had no control at all after I took that first drink.
Off work today. Going to an AA meeting tonight, just like I did last night. No other big plans to speak of. Heading to the library as soon as I finish doing my usual morning routine here on SR.
Hope everyone has a nice and sober day today. I'm so grateful to know today that I never again have to feel or act like I did on that day 17 weeks ago.
In those last few years of drinking mostly at home alone, I didn't often plan on drinking to get deliberately drunk but that was definitely my plan on Thursday, May 7, 2015. And, boy, did I succeed. I drank about 3/4 of a big bottle of cheap scotch from eleven that morning until around 10:30 that night. If I'm doing the math right, that's around 45 ounces of alcohol. A typical bar drink has 1.5 ounces in it so that's 30 drinks. It's a wonder I didn't end up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. That was definitely one of those days like I talked about in here yesterday where I had no control at all after I took that first drink.
Off work today. Going to an AA meeting tonight, just like I did last night. No other big plans to speak of. Heading to the library as soon as I finish doing my usual morning routine here on SR.
Hope everyone has a nice and sober day today. I'm so grateful to know today that I never again have to feel or act like I did on that day 17 weeks ago.
Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 884
Sup, friends!
Checking in at 109 days sober today. Still laid up in bed recovering from surgery. I've got two more months in a cast then I'll start increasing weight up to full weight bearing over two weeks. Sooo, ten more weeks of crutches. It's not so bad. I haven't had any thoughts of drinking in weeks which is exciting and I credit my faith in God for that.
Drinking pulled me so far away from my faith which added an extra layer of misery into my life. Glad that isn't the case anymore. I've been set free.
I'm also pumped to report that I'm off narcotics. It's insane how much I was given. Three days in the hospital given a dose of Dilaudid every 8 minutes via a self-administered pump and THEN sent home with 250 pills. Yes, 250. My addiction tried to rear up and convince me to hold onto them even though my pain wasn't bad enough to use them but I didn't. I gave them to my mother for safe keeping.
Anyways, hope everyone is well.
Checking in at 109 days sober today. Still laid up in bed recovering from surgery. I've got two more months in a cast then I'll start increasing weight up to full weight bearing over two weeks. Sooo, ten more weeks of crutches. It's not so bad. I haven't had any thoughts of drinking in weeks which is exciting and I credit my faith in God for that.
Drinking pulled me so far away from my faith which added an extra layer of misery into my life. Glad that isn't the case anymore. I've been set free.
I'm also pumped to report that I'm off narcotics. It's insane how much I was given. Three days in the hospital given a dose of Dilaudid every 8 minutes via a self-administered pump and THEN sent home with 250 pills. Yes, 250. My addiction tried to rear up and convince me to hold onto them even though my pain wasn't bad enough to use them but I didn't. I gave them to my mother for safe keeping.
Anyways, hope everyone is well.
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 174
Copper - nice to see you, hope you have a speedy recovery! What did you have surgery for?
Casey - what a difference between now and 17 weeks ago! I know that right now, any time I get a thought of a drink, I remember the headaches. I already have so many triggers for headaches, I dont know why I insisted on putting myself through that, and causing more, daily headaches. I am feeling better since my neck pain has subsided though. Now its my bunion acting up! I feel like such an old lady just saying the word bunion!! lol
Well, hope you all have a wonderful day, I shall lay around and do nothing until work time and avoid this heat as much as I can!
Happy Friday!
Casey - what a difference between now and 17 weeks ago! I know that right now, any time I get a thought of a drink, I remember the headaches. I already have so many triggers for headaches, I dont know why I insisted on putting myself through that, and causing more, daily headaches. I am feeling better since my neck pain has subsided though. Now its my bunion acting up! I feel like such an old lady just saying the word bunion!! lol
Well, hope you all have a wonderful day, I shall lay around and do nothing until work time and avoid this heat as much as I can!
Happy Friday!
Re-Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 7,909
Starting day 120 now. Really weird and vivid dreams last night. Not drinking ones though.
Went to an absolutely amazing AA meeting last night. Just a great energy in the room with lots of compassion and understanding. I even shared a little bit, something I'm still trying to get comfortable with. Anyways, I heard a lot of great things and the whole hour was just a good reminder of what recovery is all about.
Back to work tonight after three days off. I'm ready. Hope we're busy and I make lots of money. No other real plans for today. About to cook myself some breakfast for lunch.
Wishing everyone a safe and sober start to their weekend! Let us know how you're doing and thanks to everyone here for giving me a new, better way of life...
Went to an absolutely amazing AA meeting last night. Just a great energy in the room with lots of compassion and understanding. I even shared a little bit, something I'm still trying to get comfortable with. Anyways, I heard a lot of great things and the whole hour was just a good reminder of what recovery is all about.
Back to work tonight after three days off. I'm ready. Hope we're busy and I make lots of money. No other real plans for today. About to cook myself some breakfast for lunch.
Wishing everyone a safe and sober start to their weekend! Let us know how you're doing and thanks to everyone here for giving me a new, better way of life...
Blue Belt
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
Feeling ok here gang.
Trying to stay on an earlyish schedule since I have to get up at 3 am Tuesday for work...I don't know..
4 days off...enjoying them happily...and clear headed...
In the old days I would have likely binged last night..starting early....Drank again today...starting around 2 or 3 pm...maybe play some golf....doing that....Drank again sat...then try to take it easy sun and Monday. ..a total physical and mental process...probably start getting flu like symptoms Monday from withdrawals...
Nightmare....
Instead...I worked out 3 times...did laundry...got my new drivers license...and took Jr. To baseball practice...clean as a whistle...
The old days were interesting....but I was in cruise control heading for a cliff....red eyed, bloated, and weak...
The new days are interesting too....but they are stronger...more clear...and confident. My eyes are white, I am a physical opposite of the old me, and barely get tired while doing anything...
Anxiety is there. I use breathing techniques, but it is also just getting weaker. I feel it.
I am posting here more. Trying to help new people the way I was helped.
Part of the recovery process..they say...
Congrats class on hanging tough...it is amazing being born again sober..right?
Trying to stay on an earlyish schedule since I have to get up at 3 am Tuesday for work...I don't know..
4 days off...enjoying them happily...and clear headed...
In the old days I would have likely binged last night..starting early....Drank again today...starting around 2 or 3 pm...maybe play some golf....doing that....Drank again sat...then try to take it easy sun and Monday. ..a total physical and mental process...probably start getting flu like symptoms Monday from withdrawals...
Nightmare....
Instead...I worked out 3 times...did laundry...got my new drivers license...and took Jr. To baseball practice...clean as a whistle...
The old days were interesting....but I was in cruise control heading for a cliff....red eyed, bloated, and weak...
The new days are interesting too....but they are stronger...more clear...and confident. My eyes are white, I am a physical opposite of the old me, and barely get tired while doing anything...
Anxiety is there. I use breathing techniques, but it is also just getting weaker. I feel it.
I am posting here more. Trying to help new people the way I was helped.
Part of the recovery process..they say...
Congrats class on hanging tough...it is amazing being born again sober..right?
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