Class of April 2017 Support Thread Part One
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 81
Day 10, Woot Woot! 10th meeting soon. Think I've found my home group, at least while I'm still not working. No sponsor yet, haven't been able to determine who is the right fit for me. I don't trust well, hate to talk on the phone and don't like asking for help. Knowing this, I still hope to find someone to guide me through the Steps soon. I wasn't ready last week, I'm getting there now. Going to look into doing some service work, I think the Newbies get to make coffee ;p
Much happier this am. Yesterday things got better once I was able to discuss what I was feeling. SOME of the things I'd suppress using booze are starting to come into focus. I hope it happens overtime, what a Pandora's Box ... not ready to open that sucker ;p
"Grant us the Serenity to accepts the things we cannot change; Courage to change the things we can; and the WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE"
Have a great, sober day X
Much happier this am. Yesterday things got better once I was able to discuss what I was feeling. SOME of the things I'd suppress using booze are starting to come into focus. I hope it happens overtime, what a Pandora's Box ... not ready to open that sucker ;p
"Grant us the Serenity to accepts the things we cannot change; Courage to change the things we can; and the WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE"
Have a great, sober day X
Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Middle of the US
Posts: 9
Good morning! (at least where I'm at!) I'm on day three and feeling pretty positive this morning.
BeFree - I can relate to a few things you said in your last post. I have a terrible time reaching out for help. Honestly, when I feel like drinking, I don't want anyone talking me out of it so I don't ask for help. I also have a hard time dealing with the feelings that I was trying to suppress with booze. Hopefully with some help, that will get easier over time. I usually find that I am drinking to suppress feelings of guilt and shame about my drinking! UGH. Makes NO SENSE.
Anyway, I'm prepared to have a positive, busy, sober day today. I'll keep checking in and reading when I get time, and hopefully I'll make it another 24 hours! Have a wonderful, sober day everyone!
BeFree - I can relate to a few things you said in your last post. I have a terrible time reaching out for help. Honestly, when I feel like drinking, I don't want anyone talking me out of it so I don't ask for help. I also have a hard time dealing with the feelings that I was trying to suppress with booze. Hopefully with some help, that will get easier over time. I usually find that I am drinking to suppress feelings of guilt and shame about my drinking! UGH. Makes NO SENSE.
Anyway, I'm prepared to have a positive, busy, sober day today. I'll keep checking in and reading when I get time, and hopefully I'll make it another 24 hours! Have a wonderful, sober day everyone!
Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 5
Well, last night wasn't as horrible as I was expecting. Every time I woke up I imagined myself kicking this monster's a**! I'm ready for day two. Bring it on my monster, I brought you into my life and I can definitely take you out.
Say cheese!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 3,379
i'm having a pretty bad craving today as i'm not really doing much. Its 31 days for me and i'm trying my hardest to keep it in the day for me today or even and hr a day today. x
Hope u are all well and good job who is making it another day sober. xx
Hope u are all well and good job who is making it another day sober. xx
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 71
Good morning! Checking in as I start Day 3. Almost 51 hours in 
. Cravings were baaaad this morning, but I prevailed. At work now with no opportunity to drink. Hopefully tonight will go well as my husband works late and I have a toooon to do. Drinking has always calmed me down so that I would not be so overwhelmed with everything. It's been awhile since I've gotten a non-drinking streak going. It's usually only 24 hours. When I am on my benders (8-14 days straight, for example), I only go like 12 hours in between drinking. Last time it was even this long (51 hours) was right before St. Patrick' Day when I went I think 60 hours, before then the longest was 90 hours at the end of January when I had my wisdom teeth out. Here's to another sober day! Let's get through this one together!
. Cravings were baaaad this morning, but I prevailed. At work now with no opportunity to drink. Hopefully tonight will go well as my husband works late and I have a toooon to do. Drinking has always calmed me down so that I would not be so overwhelmed with everything. It's been awhile since I've gotten a non-drinking streak going. It's usually only 24 hours. When I am on my benders (8-14 days straight, for example), I only go like 12 hours in between drinking. Last time it was even this long (51 hours) was right before St. Patrick' Day when I went I think 60 hours, before then the longest was 90 hours at the end of January when I had my wisdom teeth out. Here's to another sober day! Let's get through this one together!
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Planet Earth (most days)
Posts: 1,596
Originally Posted by Arcsoul 
Signing in on the April 2017 class. Decided to get my life back April 10 so I'm on day three. Glad to be here and good luck to us
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Planet Earth (most days)
Posts: 1,596
Originally Posted by Dee74
Welcome PippoRossi and welcome back Sid & Risky.
any thoughts on what you 3 folks might do differently this time?
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any thoughts on what you 3 folks might do differently this time?
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Florida, U.S.A.
Posts: 26
Day Four
Day Four is down in the books for me as I get ready for bed, reading SR. A nice moment - I think its been several weeks since I haven't drank after a period of three days. Today was hard, and I had an argument with a friend....also, this extended weekend might be a struggle. If I make it through this weekend, it will be the first in a decade that I've gone without getting drunk at least one weekend night. That's hard to believe. Best wishes to all this weekend!
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Oregon, West Coast, U.S.
Posts: 393
Hi everyone, I'm here for another sober night and looking forward to an alcohol free weekend! This time I'm seeing my family doctor, a counselor, posting here on SR, and working in a recovery book, so I'm feeling really good about my sobriety!
Hope y'all are too! We can do this, just keep going and hang in there!
Hope y'all are too! We can do this, just keep going and hang in there!
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