angie9

Hi all :0) boy do I feel fantastic and tho I know its a combination of antidepressents as well as not drinking its awesome to be alive!!!. Occasionally I still get a urge to drink thankfully not at the normal time of the day that I used to drink at but silly times like in the middle of the night or at work lol as if I ever drank at work. I have found with me that I imagine my glass of wine then another then another then the feeling of being sick or throwing up and then the next morning oh gawd the headache the feeling your not "quite there" the dry retchs and then how Im feeling now the feeling of inner peace and being proud of myself that I am and hopefully will continue to overcome the urges and the alcoholic voice. Hope everyone is well and thankyou all so very much again for sharing your stories take care :0)
Ang

CarolD

Thanks for sharing your progress!

stone

Thats a good coping strategy Angie. I am only 14 days sober and havent been getting too many cravings as the thought of drinking still makes me feel sick but I will remember your technique! I think it is also a good idea to eat or drink something when cravings hit. Preferably something sweet.

IO Storm

Angie 9....

Way to go on your success ...

Yep..I take a lot of psychotropic meds..but we both know it takes a change

of thinking ..a new attitude as well...

Keep up the good work!

Love,



IO

GlassPrisoner

That's called "Playing the tape all the way through....."

Another way is to remember your last drunk. I don't know about you, but mine was horrible, especially the de-tox part.

livefree

Well, I actually DID drink at work (and at school and in the morning and at night.)

I use the same coping mechanism you use. If anything triggers a positive thought about alcohol in my mind, I automatically counter it with negative thoughts. For example, that delicious looking martini becomes me being beligerent and unlady-like or maybe it leads to me sneaking around, hiding bottles of vodka, lying to my loved ones and hating myself and destroying my life.

I also go to meetings, pray, talk with other people in recovery about what I'm going through, come on SR, and keep my mind busy.

stone

I wont forget my last detox and the preceeding few days ever, I hope.

chicago

yeah exactly. my played out tape involves me homeless in an alley picking up cigarette butts and plotting which walgreens to steal a powerbar from. then i envision myself dopesick in detox throwing up on myself and spending a year in a halfway house. i dont feel like doing that again today! sorry for the graphic nature of this post but thats where my addiction leads me so i need to remind myself how very real and horrific my untreated alcoholism is.

parentrecovers

recovery is a matter of life and death?

blessings, k

Rowan

Thanks for sharing with us, Angie. I'm glad you're feeling so good!

2ala2

I always drank from the time I woke up till time I went to bed. I'm sure it helps to think of the bad times but today:
I pray
I tell somebody
I call my sponsor
I go to a meeting

and the craving miracleously goes away (temporarirly) usually for that day.