June 2010 Sobriety Group
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Sydney
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Day 6 for me, it's the evening here. I was back at work today, it was good not to have a hangover. I have been craving coffee. I had an argument with my fiancee tonight and I thought how good it would be to have a glass (ha! more like ten) of wine but stopped myself by telling myself it wouldn't help matters and I don't want to throw away the last few days.
Keep going everyone!
Keep going everyone!
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London
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KC1, thank you for your thoughts... Actually, one thing I have learned it is better for me not to do is to use the children as an excuse to drink, or not to drink. I mean, I am very, very aware if I am alone with them that if something happens to them I better be sober. I am not going to lie. I have drunk in the past with them in the house - Then if I have thought I may have overdone it, I have vomited as much as possible... sorry this is really sick and too much information, probably. An then i have stayed awake close to them until I considered myself sober enough to sleep without being a danger. An still I would wake up in full panick every half an hour to check.
Fortunately, so far, they have been sick several times in the night (one of them with febrile convulsions and she hardly made a noise) and luck of all lucks I was always 100 percent sober... My problem is the hiding. If I use my kids to focus on the non-drinking I will for sure get in a big binge when they are not around. And I travel at least once a month. Every time I try to tell myself I am not an alcoholic because I do not drink everyday (although I would like to) and because I keep some control, i only need to think of what happens when I am alone... It is total chaos. My kids and my husband are keeping me 'under control' because I am too ashamed to show this to anybody. But if I do not start doing this for myself I am goingo to get to a very bad place.
It is so liberating to write about this. By the way, English is not my mother tongue. I wonder why I did not look for a forum in my own language - Is this part of my hiding too?
Wish best of lucks to all of us and see if we can get into a very sober July.
Fortunately, so far, they have been sick several times in the night (one of them with febrile convulsions and she hardly made a noise) and luck of all lucks I was always 100 percent sober... My problem is the hiding. If I use my kids to focus on the non-drinking I will for sure get in a big binge when they are not around. And I travel at least once a month. Every time I try to tell myself I am not an alcoholic because I do not drink everyday (although I would like to) and because I keep some control, i only need to think of what happens when I am alone... It is total chaos. My kids and my husband are keeping me 'under control' because I am too ashamed to show this to anybody. But if I do not start doing this for myself I am goingo to get to a very bad place.
It is so liberating to write about this. By the way, English is not my mother tongue. I wonder why I did not look for a forum in my own language - Is this part of my hiding too?
Wish best of lucks to all of us and see if we can get into a very sober July.
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by dancinggirl 
Day 4 for me, sweeties! Have a great, drink-less day!!
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Originally Posted by soap
not sure if i'm the best one to answer this as i have social anxiety along w/ alcoholism. so i most definitely use alcohol as a crutch in party situations.
i'm only on day 13 now but in the past when i made lone runs of sobriety, i would avoid parties altogether or show up fairly early and congratulate people on graduation, b-day, etc.. and then make an early escape.
if your early in sobriety, i imagine it is just not worth the risk of putting yourself in that environment. if people care for you, they should understand that you need to work on sobriety instead of going to the party.
i'm only on day 13 now but in the past when i made lone runs of sobriety, i would avoid parties altogether or show up fairly early and congratulate people on graduation, b-day, etc.. and then make an early escape.
if your early in sobriety, i imagine it is just not worth the risk of putting yourself in that environment. if people care for you, they should understand that you need to work on sobriety instead of going to the party.
In other news, I made it to day 2 finally. I feel good, very proud of myself. Last time around I got really sick on the 3rd day. I'm really hoping that doesn't happen, I have to work tomorrow.
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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Day 3!
Is there any trick to getting some sleep? Feels like my mind is going 1000 miles per hour. my head hurts, too. And I feel warm. Is this normal?
Usually I don't complain, but this feels likE one heck of a hang over!
Is there any trick to getting some sleep? Feels like my mind is going 1000 miles per hour. my head hurts, too. And I feel warm. Is this normal?
Usually I don't complain, but this feels likE one heck of a hang over!
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Originally Posted by mf150
Day 3!
Is there any trick to getting some sleep? Feels like my mind is going 1000 miles per hour. my head hurts, too. And I feel warm. Is this normal?
Usually I don't complain, but this feels likE one heck of a hang over!
Is there any trick to getting some sleep? Feels like my mind is going 1000 miles per hour. my head hurts, too. And I feel warm. Is this normal?
Usually I don't complain, but this feels likE one heck of a hang over!
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