InParticular

Wow everyone is doing so well, we are AWESOME!!! Fraggy I'm glad your leg prickles finally subsided, I know that's been a problem for you. And it's great that you're keeping your doctor on board, shows real commitment to being healthy on your part.

Told my shrink last night about my getting sober, it was so nice to say something that made him happy for once! He was relieved and said it would be a whole new life for me. I believe him! I feel great!

THAT BEING SAID.....my bf is going away for the long weekend, leaving me to move and be alone for three days straight. He's even taking the dog with him. I would be lying if I didn't say I was nervous about it. Being by myself has always led me to drinking in the past. I mean ALWAYS. But I just have to be strong and keep busy I guess and I'm going to go to an AA meeting finally.

Hope you are all feeling healthy and booze/drug free this morning! Keep it going everybody! We really are worth it.

OutwardBound

Glad to see all the new peeps in here! Day 4 for me, feeling great.

I walked into a chemical dependency clinic that my healthcare provider runs yesterday and met with a counseller and they want me to join a rigerous 1 year program. I have until Monday to decide, but just not sure I can commit to the hours necesary to complete this thing while working two jobs.

I think I will make a new post about my options to get some input from those who have been through a program like this.

Everybody hang in there!

OB

lovinit41

just checking in before bed....all is well here, no cravings tho might have tomorrow as its friday!! In particular.....perhaps we should start a weekend thread, its the hardest time, specially if you are all alone and have 'no reason not to'. Once drink o clock arrives we will need all the support we can get!
Outward bound......good luck with that decision. Perhaps its worth serious consideration, I mean how much of your time did your drinking time take up???Good luck x

lovinit41

thanks Tigger xx

neferkamichael

59 days off crack today. I am happy to join. All the good folks who run this website deserve a big thank you and hand.

Dee74

welcome DH and Michael
You could do worse than hang out here this weekend InParticular

Glad the pricklys are getting better Fraggy

I don't know anything about those programmes, OB, but personally I would have jumped at it had one been offered to me....

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OutwardBound

Thanks lovinit! I decided to sit down with my parents, who I am extremely close with, to have a serious conversation about it tomorrow evening.

OB

Tigger41

Hi crew. Wow Thursday already. Day 8 and I now believe that alcohol does in fact impact your memory. I actually remember everyone' name who I met this week. Now I knowwhat you mitght be thinking. "oh she's being funny". (which I am) but I mean this - I actually thought I couldn't remember people's names. The past few years I've been so bad about that. But today I noticed that I remembered 3 people who I was introduced to last Sunday. Crazy.

So here's today's why I'm happy I didn't drink today. " I remembered Erica's name who I've been introduced to 2 other times and couldn't remember her name then - but I do now"

8 days - 9 tomorrow.

Hey Nov post something that's surprised or made you happy today about staying sober

OutwardBound

Interesting!

The one big thing that has surprised me is how NOT thirsty I am. I used to drink sooo much water during the day and always felt thirsty for water or had drymouth...probably cut my water consumption in half and feel great!

OB

InParticular

You know OB that's true about the water! I remember CONSTANTLY being thirsty, but now, not at all! We must have been so dehydrated all the time, ugh that's awful to think about.

alaskasunshine

I was feeling so great, no cravings, no thoughts of drinking. But then I had take some microsoft skills testing for a job I applied for and boy, after that I just felt so low, like there is no way I'll get this job. Fell right off that pink cloud I had been floating around on all day!!
Am working my way back up on it.
So just as a brief intro... I was in the august, september and october classes before landing here with you all in November. I am curiuos, anyone else doing the try, try, try again thing?
I have been in AA for 6 years, but haven't been able to string any time together, a few weeks here, a month or two there. Its getting old.
Hope everyone is having a sober evening!!

Dee74

Not here at SR alaska but I 'tried tried tried' for years, for sure.

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JustMeg

Hello everyone, I'm a bit nervous as this is my first post although I've been reading and lurking for a while, so this thread seems like a friendly place to dip my toes in the water. Very pleased to meet you all, Meg

Dee74

Welcome to SR Meg

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JustMeg

Messed up my first post...posted it twice

JustMeg

Thank you Dee - as I said, I've been reading this forum for a while and I remember reading your story and being very moved by it. I have to stop thinking about sorting myself out and actually do it. How nice that you are the first person to welcome me

Berdant

Welcome JustMeg. Nice to have you on board

JustMeg

Thank you Berdant I see you're quite new here too. I have felt so alone with all of this for so long and I'm grateful to be made so welcome. It's very late here (in Scotland) or very early depending on how you look at it but I'm going to bed with a less heavy heart tonight

flamingredhair

I start my outpatient treatment tomorrow. This will be my second time. That's good because I'm not nervous; I know what to expect. And I'm also ready to do it right the second time around. I'll probably be tired because I haven't been able to get to sleep much before 1 or 2AM. But maybe this will also help me get my sleep schedule adjusted. Thinking positive thoughts.

Dee74

best wishes to you FRH

D