Greentree87

Hi everyone well done on all your milestones...I'm very quickly checking in its day 17 for me, I'm sat on a bench in the pouring rain but I got good internet signal here. It figures -_- I think it's pretty normal to feel a bit emotional owen and it will pass. It's better to let it out than bottle it up! Well done kaptn, willow, scott, redcardid and the haddocks, keep going charon and anyone else I've missed stay sober and safe xx

redcardid

Day 29

Thanks for the support (I need it)
I am wrecked - got kinda Lupus symptoms (a light version)

I really do wish we/I had more science-based information about quitting (especially when you/I are a seriously bad alcoholic). Anecdotes are interesting, helpful, and empathetic - but we do not have access to scanners and do not have access to a testing lab to really get to understand the mechanisms and biochemistry in play when quitting (particularity for heavy drinkers).

I have a idea about the malevolence of small things. Viruses are no even alive - just a small bundle of molecules organised into bits of DNA/RNA with protein coating yet they seem to act worse than Hitler (like they have big evil brains planning genocides). I think we suffer a similar malevolence of small things when we quit drinking - like a few nuerons in your brain, wanting their fix of alcohol (out of the 86 billion nuerons in the average brain) can mess with your emotions, immune system, sleep, hormones - everything, to try to create scenarios to get you drinking (so they can get a fix).

So there you have it - quitting drinking is like battling Hitler.

Seriously, I am dog rough rough at the moment and lack of sleep is effecting my judgement. But this makes me even more determined not to drink.

Anyway, well done if you are hanging on :-)

CaptainHaddock

Evening of day 33 here. All is well apart from a bit of unwanted work pressure.

I’m glad that you are holding out Greentree. Hope week three is a good one for you.

Interesting facts and fear inspiring theories there, redcardid. You’re almost at one month, congrats!

Scott2295

Interesting thoughts Redcardid. I am with you on wanting to better understand what exactly is happening. I always feel that my body is working hard to get rid of the toxins I put in it. Sleep will come in time. I’m sleeping ok but getting up early but feeling good so its ok. I get an earlier start on the day. When drinking I don’t want to get up because I know I’ll feel like crap when I stand up. I hate that.

owen90

Day 14 here. Longest i've gone without a drink since 2015 (when I somehow strung together 3 weeks..)

Obviously still very early days but I don't feel like i'm hanging on for dear life this time.

Good to see you all

Scott2295

Congrats Owen.

MaximusD

Great going everyone. I have read all your posts and am really happy we are putting together such great sober time. Hang in there Red! Venus, that was a cool memory you posted! I am almost up to a month. i think that would be tomorrow! Very little AV activity and everything is going well! Keep at it everyone! I hope this class stays busy far into the future.

Dee74

Congrats Scott Owen and everyone else kicking goals today

Sorry to read you suffer from lupus Red,

There are, or were, two rather lengthy threads on scientific approaches but I can;t find them. I found these tho

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...addiction.html (Science of Addiction)
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...n-science.html (Addiction and the dopamine connection -- science)
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...addiction.html (Science of addiction)

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Willow00

2 weeks is great Owen!
Well done everyone on whatever day you’re on. Every single day sober counts, and makes a difference for the better
I’m on day 45. A bit of murmuring from the AV today but I managed to boot it out of my head.

SirFHaddock

Congrats Greentree, CaptainH, Scott, Owen, MaximusD, Redcardid and Willow68 on your milestones. It's good to see us class of July still racking up the sober days.

itsmeagain2020

Congratulations to everyone in the class of July, 2020 for your sober milestones!

As of this moment, I'm 15 days, 0 hours, 40 minutes sober and I'm looking forward to another sober weekend. I still miss the routine of getting drunk. It's all I've known for most of my life. However, I don't miss the wasted time, wasted money, poor work performance, lack of motivation, not getting things done around the house because I'm too busy being drunk, setting a bad example for my kids and slowly killing myself.

venuscat

Congrats on 15 days dear itsmeagain!! s

owen90

Congrats IMA2020, we're still here!

itsmeagain2020

Right here with you, Owen my sobriety date sharing friend! Let's both work hard to make sure we always keep the same date.

copperfield

Day 13 here. Feeling a bit spent and cranky today, for no good reason. But I'm here and still sober as of now.

owen90

Absolutely mate

Also, hang in there Copperfield. I get that too, mood is all over the place

venuscat

I don't think anyone feels fabulous every day dear copperfield.
The good thing is, we have the tools to turn our day around. s xx

Huge hugs for both of you!!!!! ❤️❤️

MaximusD

I was just saying in another thread, or maybe this one that everyone has down days. I think when we quit maybe we expect everything to be perfect but life isn't perfect. 1 month today!

copperfield

MaximusD ONE MONTH!!! Awesome!!! Good on ya!!!

MaximusD

Thanks! I just realized Puck has not logged in since late July. I am going to send a PM and I would ask that others of you that know him do as well.