8th August is my day to become me
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How does it feel? Out-GD-standing!
Seriously, I was a complete mess. The 25th was brutal, went to work (would have drank if I stayed home), stayed hydrated, ate plenty of fresh fruit, popped vitamins and potassium. The next day was way better, and by the third day I felt great. A tickle manicy at times, but I've been having pep talks with myself constantly, gotta watch getting too naturally high... I'm in this for the long haul, and a couple of weeks is just scratching the surface, that I know.
But, I will say, after almost three decades of alcohol abuse and trying to quit more times than I can count, it just feels completely different this time, I'm truly ready, and I truly do not want to drink anymore. Don't think I've ever felt this way before, in fact I know I haven't. May sound weird, and maybe it's my age, but I've really just had enough.
Seriously, I was a complete mess. The 25th was brutal, went to work (would have drank if I stayed home), stayed hydrated, ate plenty of fresh fruit, popped vitamins and potassium. The next day was way better, and by the third day I felt great. A tickle manicy at times, but I've been having pep talks with myself constantly, gotta watch getting too naturally high... I'm in this for the long haul, and a couple of weeks is just scratching the surface, that I know.
But, I will say, after almost three decades of alcohol abuse and trying to quit more times than I can count, it just feels completely different this time, I'm truly ready, and I truly do not want to drink anymore. Don't think I've ever felt this way before, in fact I know I haven't. May sound weird, and maybe it's my age, but I've really just had enough.
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Wow well done! You seem chose the right time! Perfect for you! I think Im ready too. I feel that this time I will manage to stay sober and reach mine 7, 30 and 90 days.
Could you help with weekend feelings. I haven't had dry weekend for years!!! Not sure how to stay away this Friday, Saturday and Sunday? If I get through these 3 days I will be hero. Please help with some trick.
Wow well done! You seem chose the right time! Perfect for you! I think Im ready too. I feel that this time I will manage to stay sober and reach mine 7, 30 and 90 days.
Could you help with weekend feelings. I haven't had dry weekend for years!!! Not sure how to stay away this Friday, Saturday and Sunday? If I get through these 3 days I will be hero. Please help with some trick.
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Gotta tell ya Healthyfood, I'm not using any tricks, least I don't see it that way.
On the one hand I've kept kind of busy, but it's things I've been meaning to do for a long time, only most weekends I had gotten up and started drinking to hurry up and get "normal". But, also I spent time just sitting on our deck, sipping water or diet soda, talking to my wife (who was drinking), playing with my iPhone and just enjoying the day, our gardens - life.
Yesterday, while my wife was sitting on the deck, getting as she says "pickled", I was installing all the accessories on my bike that I bought Saturday. I live only a mile from a grocery store, and I decided I wanted to ride my bike for groceries instead of driving. Now, I'm ready to do that, and being sober the odds of me getting killed have been greatly diminished!
I wish I could give you more, I read here about people "white knuckling" it and I just don't have that going on. In fact, we ate lunch out Saturday and Sunday, my wife drank both times, and we even sat at the bar on Sunday and I had zero desire to drink booze.
Like I said, it's different this time, I've flat out just had it with alcohol.
That said, I'll help you or anyone else in any way I can, feel free to PM me, though I think we are in differing time zones, I'm in the Boston, MA, USA area.
On the one hand I've kept kind of busy, but it's things I've been meaning to do for a long time, only most weekends I had gotten up and started drinking to hurry up and get "normal". But, also I spent time just sitting on our deck, sipping water or diet soda, talking to my wife (who was drinking), playing with my iPhone and just enjoying the day, our gardens - life.
Yesterday, while my wife was sitting on the deck, getting as she says "pickled", I was installing all the accessories on my bike that I bought Saturday. I live only a mile from a grocery store, and I decided I wanted to ride my bike for groceries instead of driving. Now, I'm ready to do that, and being sober the odds of me getting killed have been greatly diminished!
I wish I could give you more, I read here about people "white knuckling" it and I just don't have that going on. In fact, we ate lunch out Saturday and Sunday, my wife drank both times, and we even sat at the bar on Sunday and I had zero desire to drink booze.
Like I said, it's different this time, I've flat out just had it with alcohol.
That said, I'll help you or anyone else in any way I can, feel free to PM me, though I think we are in differing time zones, I'm in the Boston, MA, USA area.
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