debs

Day three and I'm SOOOOOOOOOO fighting hard!!!!!

WHY does this have to be so HARD!??!!!???



Just don't know if I can make it tonight but I SO don't wanna have to start over on day one!

smacked

Just think when you wake up tomorrow .. I promise you wont say "Damn I wish I had gotten wasted last night!"

Hang out here instead.. jump into chat.. eat some really yummy food and go to bed early with a good book. Get some exercise, take a walk outside.. call someone you've been meaning to that you keep putting off because you were always drunk or hungover.. anything but drink. You'll be so proud of yourself. All the strength you need, is already inside of you.

kwigers

I carried a piece of paper with me for over five years in sobriety that listed my every option, no matter if I was angry, pissed off, anxious, experiencing cravings, whatever triggered me...
Drinking or using drugs was not an option on my list!

Some of my options were call someone,
go to a meeting
throw dishes against the wall
scream
take a shower
vacume the house
wash the windows
do laundry
rat my hair
color my hair
cut my hair
give myself a pedicure
give someone else a pedicure
take a nap
eat something
go for a walk
turn the radio on full blast and dance until I was exhausted
call someone else
go to another meeting
run as fast as I could for as long as I could
write a love letter to myself
send myself some flowers and chocolates
spend some times thinking about how great I will feel to stay clean until they arrive
prank someone, only nicely, and tell them that I hope they know that they are how important they are...if they want to know more let them know they just saved me from using.
go to my next door neighbors house and ask her if she needs help with anything, and not accept any money ...
paint something strange on a wall in my house
spit shine every single door nob in the house
well, there are some of the things that were on my list of options to do when I did not know what to do with myself. Hope it helps you!
Love and light~Cheryl

Dee74

It is hard Debs, but you will look ack and recognise this as the best thing you've ever done

I found it best to be keeping busy - do something healthy and fun that you enjoy maybe?
we started a what to do thread here...

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ething-do.html

I also posted here a lot in the early days. Anything that took my mind off 'it' was good LOL.

stay strong

D

smynthia

Just remember, this too shall pass. You'll feel better on the other side of this. When all else fails, get out of the house and walk, walk, walk. I always find it relaxes me and takes my mind off of my obsessions.

rider

Hey Debs, hang in. Don't cave. It IS hard. Anything worth doing is hard. But it does get easier. I only have 17 days but I do find that going for a walk, reading a book, driving around in my car, calling someone, hanging out on SR are all good ways to not drink. Lots of folks go to AA too. As Smacked said, the strength is inside you. Just don't buy alcohol and just don't drink alcohol. It's kind of simple in that respect. I do understand, it's the hardest thing I ever did but the best thing I ever did....I like myself immensely lately for doing something so wonderful for myself and no one else.

Room1

I would like to add that, in my experience day 3 is ALWAYS the wrost one, so take everyones advice above to get through it, and then know tommorow will be better

debs

Just ate me a big ole bowl of ice cream....

Thank you everybody for your kind words....

My dumb#$%$%& roommate just showed up with whisky!!!



This is REALLY gonna test me...

I REALLY wanna be able to come back tomorrow and say I'm on day four.

Dee74

I really want you to be able to do that too Debs.
Got anywhere else to go?

D

debs

I could go down to the gym and run my ass off.... god knows I need the exercise anyway...

Room1

Eeeek, either you have to go somewhere or the roommate does?

Serioulsy, you can't sit there and watch, what time is it where you are, can you go out anywhere?

x

Zencat

Yes, that is a strong temptation to have there where your at. But you don't have to drink. As my experience has shown me...There are alternatives to picking up that first drink. Sometimes the alternative measures are; getting out of the house, maybe visiting sober friends, going to a meeting, reaching deep within yourself for a resolve to maintain sobriety (work's for me), calling a sober friend to hang out with you, stay on SC, enter chat here,...why not list a few things that you could do...

Faerie

Do it then Debs, go to the gym.

Does your housemate know what you are going through?

If yes maybe you can talk to them about not bringing alcohol into the house.

Love ya Babe, you CAN and WILL get through this.

Faerie xx

Pancake

debs,

C'mon on over to our Chat Meeting tonite! It starts in 25 minutes!!

Love and HUGS Pancake xo

debs

Well I did the meeting w/ yall and it got another hour and a half behind me and another source of strength so thanks so much for that!

I'm orrrf to the gym now...

Love yall! xx :ghug3

wanttolive

Good for you Debs. My BF brought home a 12 pack tonight and I am having a rough one too. Only day 10. I watched a NCIS marathon and made him drink it outside. I hope your roommate keeps it far away so you don't even have to smell it. Hang tough!

Charmie

hello debs.im glad you went to a meeting.i would no way have been able to quit on my own.the cravings for alcohol and the obsession were lifted from me through the fellowship of AA and the 12 step recovery programme.

vegibean

Good Morning debs. I hope the rest of your night went well.

Welcome to SR by the way. Hope to see you later.

smacked

Hope you wore yourself out at the gym

Good job on getting through the night. I think every day we're tested only makes us stronger for the next.

And I agree on the maybe talking to the roomie about alcohol in the house thing, at least for a while. I don't know how I would have stayed sober if there was liquor in my home..

debs

Guess WOT...........

I'M ON DAY FOUR!!!!!