Two weeks tomorrow but still tired?
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Two weeks tomorrow but still tired?
Hi!
It will be my 14th day tomorrow (already counting ahead) since I last drank.
Apart from having some strange dreams and conversations with myself in the shower about how it might be OK to have a drink I am managing kind of OK.
But I am absolutely exhausted, had two lie ins which is something i have not had for over 10 years - is that normal, it is body recovery?
Thanks!
It will be my 14th day tomorrow (already counting ahead) since I last drank.
Apart from having some strange dreams and conversations with myself in the shower about how it might be OK to have a drink I am managing kind of OK.
But I am absolutely exhausted, had two lie ins which is something i have not had for over 10 years - is that normal, it is body recovery?
Thanks!
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Yes. I am now at 40 days, and I can have some serious sleep-ins - up to 10 hours at a stretch, which is very unusual for me. I think it's probably my body regenerating and making up for the terrible quality of sleep I had all the time I was drinking.
Just make sure you are eating well, drinking plenty of water, and taking exercise (even just a brisk walk). Enjoy the fact your body is working to hard to heal. See your doc for a full check up if you are worried.
Just make sure you are eating well, drinking plenty of water, and taking exercise (even just a brisk walk). Enjoy the fact your body is working to hard to heal. See your doc for a full check up if you are worried.
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I slept and slept in early recovery. It was very healing. I think I was getting about 10 hours a night. Waking up feeling great but so tired again the next night. Still (9 mos in)I sleep more than I did when I was drinking. Finally taking care of myself!
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I think it's normal, and for me, I was also exhausted emotionally, as well as physically. I had been used to being on hyper-alert during my drinking days because I was working hard to hide everything. When I stopped drinking, I realized that I was not only tired physically, but in every way.
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Very normal woowaa.
I think most of us drink for years - as people have said, it takes a little while to recover from that, physically and emotionally
Keep it up - two weeks is great- congratulations!
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I think most of us drink for years - as people have said, it takes a little while to recover from that, physically and emotionally
Keep it up - two weeks is great- congratulations!
D
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