hi guys
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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hi guys
hi guys
3 months sober today have trouble with boredom,
surfing,cycling doing all the things that i should to lead a healthy lifestyle
but cant get rid off that feeling to have a drink and go on a rampage...
miss that alot
any ideas
3 months sober today have trouble with boredom,
surfing,cycling doing all the things that i should to lead a healthy lifestyle
but cant get rid off that feeling to have a drink and go on a rampage...
miss that alot
any ideas
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Serene In Dixie
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Welcome....
Glad you are here and well done on your sober time...
I found new friends who enjoyed all sorts of interesting things
when I started to attend AA....we stayed sober together.
Glad you are here and well done on your sober time...
I found new friends who enjoyed all sorts of interesting things
when I started to attend AA....we stayed sober together.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,439
Hi Tim
Good to see another Aussie here.
why'd you quit, Tim? Are those reasons still current for you?
Are the reasons more important to you than fitting in with your mates?
I found the support of other sober folks was vital...I also had to change my life in a few ways... but I don't regret it
Welcome to SR
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Good to see another Aussie here.
why'd you quit, Tim? Are those reasons still current for you?
Are the reasons more important to you than fitting in with your mates?
I found the support of other sober folks was vital...I also had to change my life in a few ways... but I don't regret it
Welcome to SR
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lake Tahoe CA
Posts: 1,098
Hi Tim and welcome to Sober Recovery.
I just got to 60 days sober yesterday. I had found myself
out of sorts and restless for a few days leading up to this.
Some members pointed out to me that at different sobriety milestones,
(30, 60, 90 days, 6 months etc...) it was common to go through something
like you described and I definitely felt. It might be something to do with
PAWS (Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome) I wish I could explain it,
but you will find information on it in the Stickys at the top of the forum
and maybe someone will come along and explain it much better then I can.
It seemed to apply to me and I do feel better after holding on a few days and not drinking.
I just got to 60 days sober yesterday. I had found myself
out of sorts and restless for a few days leading up to this.
Some members pointed out to me that at different sobriety milestones,
(30, 60, 90 days, 6 months etc...) it was common to go through something
like you described and I definitely felt. It might be something to do with
PAWS (Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome) I wish I could explain it,
but you will find information on it in the Stickys at the top of the forum
and maybe someone will come along and explain it much better then I can.
It seemed to apply to me and I do feel better after holding on a few days and not drinking.
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: perth
Posts: 2
thanks for the replies
i quit because it was ruining my life ,
hurting people close to me ,no respect for myself or others ,doing crazy things that were out of character..
but now after three months clean im finding it hard to find things that really get me going ,like the alcohol did
i quit because it was ruining my life ,
hurting people close to me ,no respect for myself or others ,doing crazy things that were out of character..
but now after three months clean im finding it hard to find things that really get me going ,like the alcohol did
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Welcome and congratulations on 3 months - that's awesome!
Sounds like you had some good reasons to quit. It's normal to have those urges in early sobriety and to miss the feeling of a good buzz. But the price most of us have to pay is not worth it. When you're wanting a drink, follow it through to the consequences and the aftermath......... do you really want to go back there?
If any of us could control our drinking, we would have done it already. If you're like us, you don't intend to mess up your life but when you drink that's what happens.
Also, most of can't stay sober without support - have you gone to AA or done anything to keep your motivation up?
Sounds like you had some good reasons to quit. It's normal to have those urges in early sobriety and to miss the feeling of a good buzz. But the price most of us have to pay is not worth it. When you're wanting a drink, follow it through to the consequences and the aftermath......... do you really want to go back there?
If any of us could control our drinking, we would have done it already. If you're like us, you don't intend to mess up your life but when you drink that's what happens.
Also, most of can't stay sober without support - have you gone to AA or done anything to keep your motivation up?
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Up, Up and Away
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Originally Posted by timkerr 
i quit because it was ruining my life ,
...........
miss that alot.
Congrats on the 3 months. Keep it up!
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