Class of May 2016 Support Thread Part 3
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Class of May 2016 Support Thread Part 3
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THE TRUTH:
Until we deal with WHY we are drinking (and numbing) we will NEVER stay sober for any length of time. White knuckling it is NOT sobriety.....its white knuckling. What a painful way to live. I'm challenging myself & all of you to dig deep & find out WHY we need to self-medicate. Until we deal with THAT.....we will never be able to stay sober.
This is just my opinion, after YEARS of "research".
Think about it friends....I am.
Until we deal with WHY we are drinking (and numbing) we will NEVER stay sober for any length of time. White knuckling it is NOT sobriety.....its white knuckling. What a painful way to live. I'm challenging myself & all of you to dig deep & find out WHY we need to self-medicate. Until we deal with THAT.....we will never be able to stay sober.
This is just my opinion, after YEARS of "research".
Think about it friends....I am.
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Day 6 and woke up feeling great. Starting to sleep well now that the non stop thirst has abated. The tricky time is still those early evening hours when I would be traditionally boozing after work. My body seems to panic when its not provided during those hours from 5 pm until 9pm. I get restless leg syndrome and mild anxiety and cravings but if I ride out the waves by 10 I am chilled again.
The worst other part is the flat effect. Im still pretty numb and not ready to laugh or socialise yet. Not close.
The worst other part is the flat effect. Im still pretty numb and not ready to laugh or socialise yet. Not close.
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YES!!! 2 weeks done! Now for week 3 ( maybe I will just call it day 15 for now) definitely no coke today I made myself sick yesterday drinking to much. I will just go for soda water and juice. Well done everyone who got through yesterday. 
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Today is day 7 clean...still having a bit of night sweats, but I'm finally able to sleep most of the night and my anxiety is starting to go away. I have to say, that was probably the worst week of my life. Glad it's over and things are starting to get better.
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Originally Posted by oilfieldman 
Today is day 7 clean...still having a bit of night sweats, but I'm finally able to sleep most of the night and my anxiety is starting to go away. I have to say, that was probably the worst week of my life. Glad it's over and things are starting to get better.
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Good morning everyone.
I have tried meditation, didn't get very far with it but I think it would be good to try again sober.
I do a 'morning meditation' every morning, but it's not really meditation, it's reading from the 'daily reflections' book of AA, thinking on what it says, then doing my morning prayer. You can read it online, just go to the AA website and look for the tab for daily reflections.
I read the January one now because the book is set up so that each month is on a step, January is step one, Feb. step two and on like that. I get a lot out of it, it's a great way for me to start my day on the right track.
I hope everyone enjoys their sober Sunday. I have to do a bit of work from home, but not much. Mostly I'm just going to rest and enjoy not being sick.
I have tried meditation, didn't get very far with it but I think it would be good to try again sober.
I do a 'morning meditation' every morning, but it's not really meditation, it's reading from the 'daily reflections' book of AA, thinking on what it says, then doing my morning prayer. You can read it online, just go to the AA website and look for the tab for daily reflections.
I read the January one now because the book is set up so that each month is on a step, January is step one, Feb. step two and on like that. I get a lot out of it, it's a great way for me to start my day on the right track.
I hope everyone enjoys their sober Sunday. I have to do a bit of work from home, but not much. Mostly I'm just going to rest and enjoy not being sick.
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Originally Posted by Eagle108
Starting Day 15...weather not great here and kind of reflective of my mood, but can appreciate not having a hangover this morning and being SOBER. Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!
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Originally Posted by KarenOskie
Good morning everyone. I have tried meditation, didn't get very far with it but I think it would be good to try again sober. I do a 'morning meditation' every morning, but it's not really meditation, it's reading from the 'daily reflections' book of AA, thinking on what it says, then doing my morning prayer. You can read it online, just go to the AA website and look for the tab for daily reflections. I read the January one now because the book is set up so that each month is on a step, January is step one, Feb. step two and on like that. I get a lot out of it, it's a great way for me to start my day on the right track. I hope everyone enjoys their sober Sunday. I have to do a bit of work from home, but not much. Mostly I'm just going to rest and enjoy not being sick.
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Day 3 today. Reading SR first thing in the morning because with company gone, I'm back in my routine. I don't meditate. I think I have too much anxiety most of the time to do something so calm. I will begin reading some daily AA readings and that will be my meditation. For now.
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May I join this thread? I am back to Day One. I had over 5 years of sobriety thanks to a lot of support from SoberRecovery. But I drank one night last September and then a few months later I drank again. And now I have been drinking twice a week for about the past six weeks. I drank alone - it has been a secret - didn't want to tell anyone that I was drinking again. A non-alcoholic would look at the amount and frequency of wine that I was drinking and think that I don't have a problem. But I know I do and I hate that the mid afternoon to early evening mental struggle has returned. I want to return to my sane sober life but put off being honest here and in the over one year thread because I was ashamed.
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Originally Posted by lyddie
May I join this thread? I am back to Day One. I had over 5 years of sobriety thanks to a lot of support from SoberRecovery. But I drank one night last September and then a few months later I drank again. And now I have been drinking twice a week for about the past six weeks. I drank alone - it has been a secret - didn't want to tell anyone that I was drinking again. A non-alcoholic would look at the amount and frequency of wine that I was drinking and think that I don't have a problem. But I know I do and I hate that the mid afternoon to early evening mental struggle has returned. I want to return to my sane sober life but put off being honest here and in the over one year thread because I was ashamed.
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Big Book online
Originally Posted by ben83
Is there a book for this daily A A stuff or do you read it on line ? I wouldn't mind a peek
Alcoholics Anonymous : Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/twelve...lve-traditions
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