Class of September 2008
 

Day 1

Lets do this together :ghug

I'm in... September 1st is Day 1 for me as well :)

Wibble we cant be the only ones on day one, can we??

Pixy,

Just be kind to yourself, please!

September 1st is my 2nd day. I would love to know what other people do when they get cravings. Practical things! I can manage the physical withdrawals (from codeine) but the mental side is so hard. Reality is unrelenting!! Physically I start to feel better eventually, but mentally I am always hanging on by my fingernails and that is what always gets me started again.

Hi all,
it's day one for me too. I quit for about 6 months a few years ago but then started back. Just talked to my brother this morning who hasn't drank in over a year and he was excited for me. #@$! alchohol.

Well how did everyone find it who was on day 1 today?
I was doing really well until my final meeting of the day when an old friend of mine was there and must have asked me to go for a drink with him 40 times.... it feels hard to be firm and say no but i know i have to. I already feel like a social outcast....But i know i've got to stick with this

I had a horrible day!!! I'm used to having a codeine pillow to get me through work and then take some more with a bottle of wine in the evening. But at least I didn't have to worry about where I was getting the next lot from!!
I do feel sorry for the people I work with though. I think I have been a nightmare today!

Hey all,

I was doing really well untill my partner bought the wrong bacon!! lol yes I know how silly it sounds now but a couple of hours ago it was a big deal. :a043:

I didnt drink though and nor did I want to.

Wibble, well done! we can all be social outcasts together :ghug

Coming to the end of day1 cant wait to wake up with no hangover :Dance7:

I'm on Day 1 with you all! I made it through my first week last week but started to have anxiety/panic attacks & well... September 1 is a great day to start.

I need to make an appointment with my doc to get something for the anxiety & the other things we go through while trying to quit (insomnia etc.)

Lets do this together :Dance7:

Welcome Master G :ghug3

Hi Everyone...:wave:
I'm a recovered alcoholic and it's great to see y'all

LostButterfly...this may or may not be useful to you
as my expierence is only with alcohol
However.. from my personal files

Welcome to the September Class of winners!
:ghug

Hello, this is my first post at this site; I just joined. I haven't had a drink in two weeks; when I got arrested for DWI (first offence). I am still a bit shellshocked, but my cravings are usually there at times when I would normally start drinking - after work and early evenings. Not so much at other times. Starting to go away though.

Hi Rob ...Welcome to SR!
:wave:

AT01...:wave:
Welcome to our community!

Day 1 here too. This is the worst time for me, early evening, after work. At least I didn't stop at the pub on my way home, first victory, now I just need to get through the evening alone time. Fingers crossed

Good Morning Day 2 and no hangover...

How's everyone feeling?

Feeling good... I just wish I could get to sleep. I'm sure I will get in a couple of good hours before work.

Have a great day!

Day 2 feeling so much better than I did this time yesterday :Dance7:

It's so good to have such support :ghug

I really need to put this laptop down or I'm going to be sooooo late for work. That wouldn't be a good start to sobriety would it lol.

Catch you all later.....

This is turning out to be a hard day. I have decided to always come here first and read a while before giving in to the Addict Voice!! It is very loud today!!

But it helps so much to know there are others like me! Thanks for the advice CarolID. I drink too much as well, but I am tackling the codeine first! I was going to dash off and get some, but now I think I will wait it out.

Thanks for being here. I might make another day yet!

Today has been pretty good so far. Just popped home in between meetings to eat lunch. Only had one friend ask me out for drinks tonight so there's a change :)

September 1st - My Day One
 

Hi, I am new here and new to posting on message boards, it's kind of scary!
My first day without alcohol was yesterday, September 1st. I decided Saturday night that I need to do something about my drinking. My husband is worried to death about me, but most importantly, I need to do this for me.

My drink of choice is wine. Lots and lots of wine. I mostly drink on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday when my husband is at work at his bartending job (he rarely drinks these days). On the days he doesn't work, if I am really craving it, I will sneak wine when he's not looking. It had gotten progressively worse over the past years. I have been drinking regularly since I was about 19 years old and I am 39, that's 20 years! I gave up smoking 8 years ago and I was a weekend cocaine users which I gave up 5 years ago. Now I just have one vice....alcohol. I wonder if I have to give this up, what else is there to look forward to? It's very scary to me. But I know there is more to life that alcohol. I quit once for 8 days and I recall feeling both physically and mentally healthier, less irritable. I miss that feeling.

Besides the health risks, the other motivation is to be able to go to the gym and actually see results. I have been doing cardio and strength training 4 times a week and doing Pilates 3 times a week for 2 years and my stomach is still bloated. Stronger, but I still have the pooch from all the extra calories in the many bottles of wine. I average 1 1/2 bottles each night I drank. I am very excited about all the calories I will save. I hope this motivates me to continue to not drink.

I think this website will help too, reading everyone's different situations and advice.

I am excited to begin this new journey!!!

Day one.

If you've got one day, two days or twenty lets keep posting and talking people!!! I know its helping me! I can't believe how much its helping me....

I just want 2 say Congrats 2 all u Brave People out there
we mite of lost the Battle, but not the War

lostbutterfly,I could I.D. with u the cravings n all
I'm on my first month Sept 5, I will make 2 month clean

n I still get cravings 2 drink, specially on the weekends
n when my across the street neighbor is out side
in front of her house,I find it hard some times
saying no, but this morning she came up n I pay her $20
that I had owed her, n told her I'm not going 2 turn back
no more n she was very support it, I'm shock

wibble, I also feel like and out cast, this summer
I wasn't around the people I care about cause
there all addicts, n is funny cause I still relapse
on the 4th of July, after making 6 month clean
that hurted me,so now I'm back 2 square one

N also I want 2 say Welcome 2 all of the new
comers in this thread, n site, Master G, I luv the name
congrats n welcome n audrakay 1969, n dancegirl, n
all of u special people yes wibble, u are right
we all could do this it just takes drive, n determination

just remember when that voice gets even louder
n those cravings snick up on us U could P.M.
n I would do the same thing cause I also need u guys


well that's all for now keep Hope Alive
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Information On De Toxing
 

As some of you are new to SR ....
you may not be aware that we have a
sticky post in our Alcoholism Forum concerning
withdrawing from alcohol.

Here is the link..

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...at-we-did.html

It's always best to consult with your doctor
as de toxing alone can be dangerous for some people.
There is simply no way to predict how you will react.

Yes! you too can continue to move forward
:Dance7:

Day one for me.. (Sept 2). Feeling anxious and put out to have to think about getting home and making dinner, etc. I think I'll go walk around the block real quick

Hi everyone. I am on day 1 today too!! Glad you started this thread. I am looking forward to checking on everyones progress. I started another thread earlier, after just a few hours. Now I'm really glad to meet all of you. Now we are all in this together.

It is now after 5pm here and I am definitely feeling like crap!! I have a headache, I'm a little queezie, hungry feeling, kinda like I'm getting the flu. My nerves are raw but I have not had a huge urge to drink any wine. On any other day I would go have a glass, or 10, to ease my headache. I hope I feel better tomorrow.

Coming to the end of day 2.

I had a great day and felt so good for not drinking last night. Really craved on way home from work but didn't buy any. I was tempted to go out for dinner but I knew if I did It would just be an excuse to drink.

Still craving and feeling out of sorts but the thought of waking up sober is stronger than the urge to drink.

So I'm just going to sit here on SR and read how everyones day is going. :Dance7:

working through day two, ready to rip someone's head off but I think I'll restain on that too:a043:

feels good not to be hungover at work:e088: