Class of July 2016 Support Thread Part 4
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Originally Posted by InvisibleDanger 
Why does life have to be this hard? My parents stopped by this morning, and I'm exhausted. There's beer in my fridge and I'm about to fall once again.
1 Corinthians 10:13
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Originally Posted by InvisibleDanger
Why does life have to be this hard? My parents stopped by this morning, and I'm exhausted. There's beer in my fridge and I'm about to fall once again.
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Great night with the kids last night, played ball and sang songs... but woke up to nightmares this morning. Time is the only cure for this. So glad I'm getting through this sober, not sure I could deal with it properly inebriated.
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Originally Posted by wiscsober
doing well
Good meeting this morning. Helped me. Cook ed and did laundry after got kids home. Sitting w 8 yr old while he watches minecraft videos. Reminding myself that today is all there is. Got learn to manage fear about "what's gonna happen at my job tomorrow".
It always ruins my Monday dreading the job. Seeing that my perception is involved, I need to keep on growing and learning when I can.
Thank you all for posting. It helps me so much.
Living sober is hard, but it gets easier (one day), lol !
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welcome back Janeeb 
I'm sorry life is tough. why not make today a little easier by pouring out that beer ID?
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Originally Posted by InvisibleDanger
Why does life have to be this hard? My parents stopped by this morning, and I'm exhausted. There's beer in my fridge and I'm about to fall once again.
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Originally Posted by InvisibleDanger
Why does life have to be this hard? My parents stopped by this morning, and I'm exhausted. There's beer in my fridge and I'm about to fall once again.
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Long day and I am so ready for sleep but dreading the thought of sleeping through the night only to wake up to my alarm- does that make sense? Guess I haven't had enough time to decompress - too much driving today for work. Add the smoothie cleanse to that and I honestly can't tell if I am tired or hungry (probably both.) either way I stuck to it and am proud of that. I may not make it the whole 10 days but at least I survived 1 lol
Hope you can all get some good sleep tonight with no wacky dreams. Anyone having any drinking dreams? I haven't had any lately but am amazed that I still dream about doing coke every few months even though I haven't touched the stuff in 8 years. Weird.
Anyway- gotta get this munchkin to sleep. Good night everyone.
Hope you can all get some good sleep tonight with no wacky dreams. Anyone having any drinking dreams? I haven't had any lately but am amazed that I still dream about doing coke every few months even though I haven't touched the stuff in 8 years. Weird.
Anyway- gotta get this munchkin to sleep. Good night everyone.
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Welcome back Janeeb! Glad you're doing well, Wisc.
Invisible, if you have a way to keep alcohol out of your home, at least for a good long while, it will make it much more likely for you to stay sober. Did your parents leave it there? Do they know you have quit? Shame on them if they do. But, you can pour it out. You seem to be feeling so depressed, I'd hate for you to add the alcohol to that. It makes it so much worse!
Sunflower, I know what you mean about not having time to decompress. I went to a fantastic meeting tonight but it was kind of a drive to get there, then I got home and had some food and now I need to shower and get to bed. It's just not enough time. I like to watch dumb t.v. and play computer games and stuff before I go to bed.
I haven't had drinking dreams that I can remember. I did have an awful dream that I had killed a bunch of people and was trying to hide the bodies and my son stopped in and I was really worried he would see the body that I hadn't gotten rid of yet. That was horrible! I have been watching too much crime t.v., like 2020 and stuff.
I hope we all have sweet dreams tonight and wake up feeling good that we didn't drink!
Invisible, if you have a way to keep alcohol out of your home, at least for a good long while, it will make it much more likely for you to stay sober. Did your parents leave it there? Do they know you have quit? Shame on them if they do. But, you can pour it out. You seem to be feeling so depressed, I'd hate for you to add the alcohol to that. It makes it so much worse!
Sunflower, I know what you mean about not having time to decompress. I went to a fantastic meeting tonight but it was kind of a drive to get there, then I got home and had some food and now I need to shower and get to bed. It's just not enough time. I like to watch dumb t.v. and play computer games and stuff before I go to bed.
I haven't had drinking dreams that I can remember. I did have an awful dream that I had killed a bunch of people and was trying to hide the bodies and my son stopped in and I was really worried he would see the body that I hadn't gotten rid of yet. That was horrible! I have been watching too much crime t.v., like 2020 and stuff.
I hope we all have sweet dreams tonight and wake up feeling good that we didn't drink!
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Day 15 here. We are all kind of having a humdrum day today. Was busy with the insurance merry go round regarding my car so that kept me distracted. I havent had any drinking dreams but its the last thought in my busy brain when i go to sleep but that helps. I have had startling nightmeres every night but it is just something to get used to.
I saw an inspirational quote online that read "in a year from now all of todays worries will be a distant memory" sure we will have new worries in a year but it is nice to think that worry is always fleeting.
I saw an inspirational quote online that read "in a year from now all of todays worries will be a distant memory" sure we will have new worries in a year but it is nice to think that worry is always fleeting.
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I Woke full of worry and fear about work. My truck broke down last week. They punish the drivers sometimes by putting them in a work crew , physically hurting them by putting them with 25 yr old guys . I can't keep up at my age and it really makes me upset. All this is hard to admit, but alcoholic self centered fear is a killer, so I'm letting it out. Gosh I hope it doesn't go that way. I'm really trying to do what my sponsor said and not make job decisions and such until a year sober.
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Originally Posted by JL2014
I Woke full of worry and fear about work. My truck broke down last week. They punish the drivers sometimes by putting them in a work crew , physically hurting them by putting them with 25 yr old guys . I can't keep up at my age and it really makes me upset. All this is hard to admit, but alcoholic self centered fear is a killer, so I'm letting it out. Gosh I hope it doesn't go that way. I'm really trying to do what my sponsor said and not make job decisions and such until a year sober.
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Day 35
On the bike just finishing up my workout. I made a morning schedule with DH so that he has 3 mornings a week with the little guy so I can work out in the garage/ workout room. We are barely talking now. I don't think it's ever been this bad. Therapy on Thursday.
I wish you all a beautiful Tuesday. I have started saying a gratitude list in my head as I drift off to sleep at night. Helps keep me grounded and hopeful.
On the bike just finishing up my workout. I made a morning schedule with DH so that he has 3 mornings a week with the little guy so I can work out in the garage/ workout room. We are barely talking now. I don't think it's ever been this bad. Therapy on Thursday.
I wish you all a beautiful Tuesday. I have started saying a gratitude list in my head as I drift off to sleep at night. Helps keep me grounded and hopeful.
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Originally Posted by ExDrinkingCub
Day 15 here. We are all kind of having a humdrum day today. Was busy with the insurance merry go round regarding my car so that kept me distracted. I havent had any drinking dreams but its the last thought in my busy brain when i go to sleep but that helps. I have had startling nightmeres every night but it is just something to get used to. I saw an inspirational quote online that read "in a year from now all of todays worries will be a distant memory" sure we will have new worries in a year but it is nice to think that worry is always fleeting.
Living in the present is so hard and not resisting it is even harder (that's where worry and stress come from.) It's amazing because we are born that way and then we grow up and the world and life just screws it all up and we have to retrain ourselves to just be present!
I am rereading The Power of Now- an excellent book on mindfulness in case anyone hasn't heard of it.
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