Healthyfood

Just wanted to share some positive things with you!

Its Friday, day 5. I feel exactly the same as day 2,3,4 very low.

But I was strong enough to manage my first 2 challenges.

1. My friend wanted to come on weekend and as always eat out first and then get drunk in the evening. I just made an excuse that Im busy this weekend. So he insisted kindly to come over anyway and bring drinks. I just said no thanks.

2. Today I was lunching with my colleagues at the local pub. Two of them had a pint of beer. Smell was everywhere. I just concentrated on my meal.
Did not even think about the beer.

2 challenges completed. How many more will come...

Ghostlight

Good for you! And congratulations on day five.

The challenges will never end, it's how you handle them is what matteres. I admire your tenacity in dealing so well with drinking situations being so early in sobrity.

After a while, you'll not be tempted when whese situations arise. You'll gain a new understanding that to drink, is to die. And it is a matter of life and death.

Get some support from non drinkers, do whatever it takes to stay sober. Become a hermit for awhile so you're not tempted.

I'm proud of you for how you dealt with possible drinking scenarios. That's great. Keep at it, my friend.

Best to you.

Healthyfood

Ghostlight

thank you!

Yes for me is to quit or drown in this poison. Im glad I have no parties planned for tomorrow. So a little easier.

I will go to the supermarket early tomorrow when family people do their shopping rather than in the evening when all hangover people start to appear.
Will fill my basket with healthy super foods! Before I used to take trolley cause booze was to heavy to carry.

Jeans

Good for you healthyfood. There will be lots more challenges to come but each time you get through it you'll be very proud of yourself.

After work everyone went for a quick drink in the pub and I went and had a soft drink, last week I was ok doing this but for some reason I felt like I really wanted to drink. I
left early and cried when i got home. Crying for a bit is much better than drinking!

I wish you so much luck in ur journey, I really relate to ur posts

Healthyfood

Jeans

I think you cried because you felt restricted from doing what you were used to do.
But the bottle will be empty and then restart will harder than staying off it.

Be strong and we will get there!!!

Jeans

We will get there, as long as we believe we can do it

Healthyfood

Jeans

I just read somewhere in posts that its just a short time pleasure that comes with massive long term pain.

Lets stay together and count each and every day towards happiness!

Hevyn

Great job Healthyfood. Those first days are very hard, our emotions are so raw.

Jeans - I cried too in the beginning. I think it is a grieving process we go through. We're letting go of a whole way of life. Even if it was a sick way to live, it was all we knew for a long time.

It gets so much better as you go along - the anxiety will ease up. You are doing great, so proud of you.

logicalparadox

That's amazing! I think the isolation is really hard for me i/r/t missing out on "social" times. I can't go out and not drink, maybe someday. But really inspiring to read this!!

Dee74

congratulations on day 5 Healthy Foods
hope you feel less low soon.

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IndaMiricale

Congrats and keep going forward

katrinka

I've cried, too. Very strange. I'm feeling worse today (day 33!) for some strange reason, but I'm not going to drink, not drink, etc.

jocata

Hang in there Healthyfoods! Those challenges are never ending. But we get stronger through each victory.

God bless.

ElegantlyWasted

High Healthy. Not sure what your drinkin' was like, but I feel soooo much better today at day 12 than I did at 5. Keep it rockin' and positive! Congrats of 5!

Jeans

Healthyfood, thought I'd let you know that even though I had a bad day yeterday, today is great. There's a spring in my step, I want to talk to people and laugh and i'm having fun and full of energy.

I wanted to tell you this because even though you'll have bad days, you'll get really good ones like i'm having today. Hang in there and you'll do jut great xx

Healthyfood

Jeans

Im glad you are feeling better.

Today is day 6 and I feel exactly the same as on 2,3,4,5. And to be honest Im starting to ignore it, because I would rather be bored and low, than happy and drunk!

Im craving green salad for the past few days! Got the whole bag of it! YUM

Jeans

Keep going, each day your closer to feeling better. Enjoy the salad xx