johnc

I'm pretty excited that I've made it this far! I did have the thought right after work, like I always do- 'you deserve/need to escape'. It's hard to adjust to living life without alcohol. I miss it. Not like a person- but like a companion that would always promise relief from boredom and anxiety and loneliness. I took at 15 minute walk to church, prayed for a while, and walked back home. Now I'm about to have some ice cream! Then the day will be over!
I guess what's getting me by is the hope that it'll get easier.

Stride34

Nice work John, keep it up. It does get easier as time passes.

Marria

I'm on day 8 and I feel very much the same johnc, drink was my reward and my companion. I miss it sometimes but I'm adjusting more with each day. I also hope that it gets easier and that thoughts of drinking get less and less.
Good luck with every new sober day!

EmeraldRose

ICE CREAM! And you didn't invite me??? Every night my 'new' habit is a big bowl of chocolate chip ice cream with chocolate syrup and chocolate chips.

Awesome you did so well today and tomorrow will only be better. Really. Good Job!

johnc

Yeah! Ice cream wasn't my fav while I was drinking, but my taste for it is already coming back! I'll have to take it easy, though!
Still- I'm saving a lot of alcohol calories!

Bikeguy

It gets easier man, it really sucks for a while but it's worth it in the long run.

EmeraldRose

Ice cream doesn't mix well with beer and booze! And I think of all the calories I absorbed while drinking forever and I deserve a bowl a night -maybe two!

Mynxt30

It's my day 4 as well and it does feel great, doesn't it?

Missy7

I'm finishing Day nine and am on a seirous diet so I'll have Activia and frozen fruit. Almost as good and I can convince myself it's healthy. Yay. Yay. Yay. I won't be hungover tomorrow.

In fact I look forward to breakfast, lunch, dinner, in a straight row without messing up.

Congratulations on Day 4. If is an achievement and ice cream is a great consolation. As is a walk to church. I wish I was within walking distance to church. What a beautiful thing that would be. Good for you.

recoverywfaith

artsoul

Day 4 is great....... and I right there with you on the ice cream (and there with you too EmeraldRose with the chocolate sauce).

I've realized lately that this is a journey (one day at a time) and there's really no end to growing as a human being. It's hard to trust the process sometimes - I floundered around for a while at first - but there did come a time when I felt like being sober was normal and was content with it. At 4 days I wouldn't have believed it though!

No reason you won't get there too!