Pick up the phone and talk to someone

OK guys an gals. I'm onto DAY 30! It's gonna take me a lot to get through this one. Feeling a little better but still... not too great.

Any wise words from you lot?

Love!

Day 30! That's fantastic! Do something to celebrate you and your success. It was hard to get here and you deserve recognition for that. Congratulations~!!

Nellie

Glad to see you posting BSU.

Keep it going as it does get better.

I too found that I have the occasional down day if you will but they pass. I had more in the beginning but even at 6 months I had this one week where I just felt lousy. Not urge to drink but feeling negative. I muddled through and kept with my support and focused on the positives in my life. I got over that hump and again....made me a bit more stronger.

Sobriety has the typical ups/downs but we need to rely on our sober selves and our tools in recovery to handle things.

Like Carol said....alcohol is a depressant so we know that is no longer an option. Give yourself the time to have a sad or down day. Its ok as these are feelings and we are entitled to them especially since we are free and able to live again.

Proud of you! Stay the course :) We are here to support!

Congrats on day 30 BSU.

I have no more suggestions for anythign more to do than those I've already given, mate - read up about PAWs and look at the suggestions in that link...and do think some more about checking out a recovery group, or maybe some counselling - support can really help that whiteknuckling feeling...

I'd suggest going to an AA meeting and picking up your 30 day chip!!!!!! WOW! What an accomplishment!!!!

BSU
I am proud you are sober, you have shared your feelings instead drinking for the last thirty days. It gets better, just ask someone who is still sober.
SH

Thanks for this thread BSU - I should have asked the same question coming up to 30 days myself.

Good to see you got through it though. On with the recovery...

Thank you for all of your kind words guys. This has all really made me feel much better! Day 31 today. PUSHING THROUGH!

You're doing great! :a122:

Biggest, hang tough man, I just had a tough day at work, boss jumped the gun on something without hearing my side and lit me up, then it got better but had a ton of weork to do, I sat at my desk an hour ago thinking I dont have to go in to the office tommorro so I can drink tonight, dang were did that come from? I drove home and just ate like a pig for dinner, fried chicken and a ton of wheat thins, I am so full that I have no desire to drink. Being not hungry helps me alot because I always drank on an empty stomach and when I am full I dont want drink? Strange but works for me. If I put on a few lbs. big deal, I stayed sober.

Wonderful to hear you're hanging tough on this one. Just keep trying to divert your mind with anything except booze. Like TV, talking to friends, going to meetings, exercise, eating some good stuff. Anything you think you'd like except booze. And try to really sit down hard on as many negative thoughts as you can. Try to think positive. Think of those 30 days you've now accomplished. Medals on your chest. Get as many more medals as you can so your chest is bullet proof- against booze! Good luck and congratulations.

W.

I'm so very proud of you!!! :a194:

Again, thank you all for the messages of support!

Day 32 in a few hours!

Hang in these feelings will pass.........what your going through is normal.
I've been through it as well, what I learned to do is find something to do, like a hobby or something to keep busy... idol hands are the devil's work shop. Meetings helped as well...lots of meetings.

WOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!
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