Class of April 2018 Part One
 

this is the support thread for everyone who wants to quit drugs, alcohol or any kind of addiction this month of APRIL 2018

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...rt-two-17.html

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Day 20!
Woke up to a lovely bright, fresh morning and got the dog out and walked then made a big breakfast and I'm suitably stuffed!

Feeling very positive and looking forward to hitting the 3 week mark tomorrow!

Hope everyone has a good Easter!

Crikey i forgot its the 1st of April lol

so wonder what it be like having Easter on April fools day? lol

day 7 for me, still in the fog, however i am still here. So its count down month for my first grandson to be born, can't wait to meet him and also see my daughter x

Have a great easter sunday and make sure u eat plenty eggs .

Hey y’all
Going to try this again !!!! Day 2 it’s 8am my kids and husband still sleeping and I’m thinking I can hurry up get a buzz on before having to go to in laws for Easter!!!! It feels like it’s killing me not to drink but not going to give in..... I’m going to be 100% here for my kids and enjoy the holiday with them !!!! Life is better sober anyways!!!!
Take care y’all enjoy today if you celebrate Easter happy Easter if you don’t have a good Sunday enjoy the little things!!!

Good morning!Happy Easter!

I'm going to join you. It was the day after Easter 4 years ago when I joined SR and my original class.
While I've had some sober time and learned a lot it is really time for me to get serious.
I did a meeting this morning and have new plans in place. Ready to have a completely sober April.

Well I messed up and drank today so it's the first hour :(

I'm sorry Strawberry. Now is a great time to start over.

So so mad upset and angry with myself and going to bed now worrying about the hangover that awaits me in the morning :a043:

See drink as much water as you can before you fall asleep. Maybe it will head some of it off.
No use feeling mad at yourself. Just move forward. :hug:

Happy Easter and Happy Sunday to those who don't celebrate.

Looking forward to a nice, healthy spring.

Strawberry stay strong being mad and angry doesn’t help the past you can’t change but what you do now matters!!!! I’m here for you

Hey chick chick, max, orderfororder erratic and zombie

So I’m bad about running away and turning my back on the good things in life i lost my faith and struggle with believing but today I unexpectedly went to church I was lied to about where I was going but I’m glad I went I felt bad about the things I’ve been doing and made me think about the decisions I’ve made I hope I can find my faith again maybe in time other things will change with sober time!!!

I'm committing also - time to finally kick this 25 year demon!
-Jean

Hi guys

I was in the March group but I'm still seem to be struggling to get past early days. Had nine days and then drank for three so I'm back to Day 1 today.

ChickChick I feel like you do; I joined last year and got some sober time for the first time in decades, but now I need to learn how to live a completely sober life.

Mind if I tag along this month?

Hi argillaceous! The more the merrier! :)

Welcome to all you guys :)

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100% focus on drinking I hate it ugh!!!!! It’s got me nervous irritable and shaking....holding on with everything I got not how I wanted to start off my new month but at least I’m sober at the moment!!!! Only one way out of this and I know it’s not drinking!!! Pushing through this craving I can’t keep breaking promises and hurting others no easy way out button tonight!!!!!

Keep going Nichole, you can do this!

You can do this Nichole :)

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I think I recognise everyone's name here, that's a good thing cause it means we are still here fighting the fight..
Day 1 for me.. Time to make a new life with new experiences rather than repeating the same old boring thing..

Howdy Red

So I’m still trying not to drink but the feeling still there and strong.....I’m I doing something wrong??? Is this when an action plan comes into play???? Because my F it attitude is squeezing its way in and that’s a disaster itself!!!!

Hi Red.

Nichole have you tried eating something sweet, exercising, taking a bath, brushing your teeth or other of those types of things to keep you occupied until the craving passes?

Hey chickchick
Only thing I’ve done is listen to music trying to occupy my mind but obviously that hasn’t helped any and I got my kids asleep which makes me think just one drink it won’t hurt anyone or anything!!!!

Hi all, I'm going to join this class too, since I was a late Marcher to sobriety. I think two classes will be great support. I had over 30 days Feb. into early March and then stepped back to my old ways. I am now committed to this sober life for good, and I'm going to do all I can to stay away from alcohol (wine in particular was my choice.)

I'm not counting days but I'm a bit over a week and will look forward to sharing when I hit 30 days.

I was reminded today how the urges can just come out of nowhere...when you least expect it. I was feeling great today with no desires for drink until I decided to call my mom. She mentions right away how she just poured a glass of wine, so my timing was perfect. I admit I began having slight thoughts to drink, very slight, but decided to enjoy the conversation and go for a walk when I hung up. Honestly, I'm a bit worried about my mom. She's not a heavy drinker, but I have seen her wine intake increase in frequency over the last couple of years. I feel sorry for her, and I hope when I tell her I've stopped drinking, she'll think about her own habits.
Anyway, on my walk I listened to a great sober podcast which set my mind totally straight again. I would highly recommend podcasts. They are very encouraging and a good reminder that we are not alone in this sobriety journey.

I look forward to all the posts this month!

Hi Quitnow. I had a similar experience with a friend today. My mind wandered to drinking when a friend texted at 12:15 and said one beer down. And then continually texted the rest of the day. Of course it turned into texts I couldn't read. I did text her after her first and said none for me today. And every text that she sent after I felt really good with my choice today.
I love sober podcasts too!

I'm exhausted, in a good way. I'll see you all tomorrow. :)

Morning from day 1 . Just feeling fuzzy and tired. No headache or sickness ! It's going to be a long day

Day 1 today ended up drinking I take full responsibility for my bad decision really nothing to say about it other then when someone hands you a glass of wine and tells you to chill out it’s hard to put it down when your weak at the moment I just wanted the cravings and withdrawals to stop but instead added another day of them

Strawberry I think we’re both better off without alcohol

Yep... So let's make today our last day 1 . How many times have I said this? Sick of felling sick. Tired of feeling tired.
I have to change . That will start today

Today is 21 days sober for me!!!!

When I decided to be sober, I honestly didn't think I'd hit 3 weeks as like a lot of people, I seem to get to one week then the cravings get too much/ I just feel like a deserve a drink to take the edge off

Very happy and positive, next goal is 28days! I've seen my heart rate drop, my cardio fitness increase and my sleep gradually improve.
Today I woke up listening to the rain and just felt good that it's another sober morning. A major thing helping me is wanting sobriety more than anything else. I don't want to wake up again at day 1.