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07-22-2012, 12:53 PM

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koalabear

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2nd day sober

Well for the first time ever I have stopped drinking for 2 days.

I met someone in chat who was also at 2 days and wanted to wish them the best.

So apologies for the following 25 posts.

07-22-2012, 02:12 PM

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Dee74

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Welcome to SR Koalabear

07-22-2012, 02:15 PM

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Hevyn

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Hi koalabear! Good job on your two days. There was a time when I couldn't do 2 hours. 2 days is a great start.

07-22-2012, 02:41 PM

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navy0923

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Great job, keep it up.

07-22-2012, 02:43 PM

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heathersweeds

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:ghug3

Welcome! It was great meeting you in chat! Sobriety is a rewarding journey. I'm so happy you chose a new life

07-22-2012, 02:46 PM

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duane1

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It is tough in the beginning, but know that it gets better.

07-22-2012, 02:46 PM

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Rossy

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Thats a good start.

07-22-2012, 02:50 PM

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Jeni26

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Excellent start, and good to meet you xx

07-22-2012, 02:52 PM

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hypochondriac

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Well done koalabear! I remember how hard it was to get to day 2! Welcome to SR

07-22-2012, 03:16 PM

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MastiffGuy

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koalabear - Welcome, im not the person you met in chat but I am at day 3 right now. Looking forward to interacting with you as we travel this common path.

07-22-2012, 04:36 PM

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koalabear

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Thanks all. Cool avatar Mastiff Dog.

07-22-2012, 05:07 PM

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katan

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Welcome! We are all here to help each other.

07-22-2012, 07:16 PM

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sugarbear1

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Welcome to SR!!

How are the 25 posts going?

07-22-2012, 08:27 PM

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CaiHong

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welcome Koala

Stick close and post and read. This the most important journey of your life pay attention to everything. If you want this enough you can do this.

All the best
caiHong

07-22-2012, 09:16 PM

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IndaMiricale

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Well I welcomed you earlier and got erased, nothing new for me lol.

So again welcome aboard.

07-23-2012, 05:42 AM

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too.tall

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Welcome and congratulations. Keep up the good work. Any signs of withdrawal.

07-23-2012, 08:33 AM

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MalkavianEmily

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Welcome koala. Congrats on day 2. Well, day 3 now. It gets better. No, it does. You're in the right place.

07-23-2012, 09:07 AM

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Dominica2

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You will find great support here. Congrats on 2 days!

Dom

07-23-2012, 11:05 PM

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koalabear

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Quote:

Originally Posted by too.tall

Welcome and congratulations. Keep up the good work. Any signs of withdrawal.

Hi Too Tall,

Nothing remotely severe (I was unaware until after I stopped that the recommendation was to see a doctor before starting):
Day 1 - hungover and the runs. I think that was due to a case of beer and having run out the day before continuing on to wine.
Day 2 - decided that having not drunk on day 1 maybe I could do it again on the second day.
Day 3 - brief period of heart racing and brain feeling swelled (don't know quite how to describe just buzzy, possibly a headache I don't normally get them)
Day 4 (today) - same headache thing as yesterday. Sore back; some advice - if you have been a lazy, couch, tv addict don't try and chop up a hard tree with a blunt axe. If you think that sounds silly I think my decision making is worse when drunk.

07-23-2012, 11:19 PM

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GreenThumb

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Quote:

Originally Posted by koalabear

Hi Too Tall,
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Day 4 (today) - same headache thing as yesterday. Sore back; some advice - if you have been a lazy, couch, tv addict don't try and chop up a hard tree with a blunt axe. If you think that sounds silly I think my decision making is worse when drunk.

Congratulations!

Please keep posting as it is inspiring and helpful to me when there are people here who are taking the early days on, beastly as they are.

Finding a tree to take down is one way of distracting the self! I like it! I'm doing workouts, and I think that tomorrow I'll try a jog. I'll let you know how that goes....