5th day...feeling antsy, my mind is telling me to go out
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5th day...feeling antsy, my mind is telling me to go out
Hi everyone. I have gotten through my 5th day of sobriety. I just got home from yoga. I am sitting here telling myself not to go out, but my mind keeps telling me to go have a drink. I have been feeling great, but I am getting weak here.
I met Joe Frazier the boxer in Philadelphia!
Ok, that has nothing to do with drinking.
I just thought it would distract you.
Please don't drink.
You have to just get through a couple of hours and go to bed.
You will be so pleased in the morning.
You will be so peed off if you have a hangover.
HALT, Do not let yourself get,
Hungry
Angry
Lonely or
Tired.
Don't drink!
Ok, that has nothing to do with drinking.
I just thought it would distract you.
Please don't drink.
You have to just get through a couple of hours and go to bed.
You will be so pleased in the morning.
You will be so peed off if you have a hangover.
HALT, Do not let yourself get,
Hungry
Angry
Lonely or
Tired.
Don't drink!
CopDoc
Watch a movie.. read a book... play a computer game .. do some house work ... make something to eat.... boil the kettle ... immerse yourself in SR .... get on SR chat ....just don't go out and drink
Watch a movie.. read a book... play a computer game .. do some house work ... make something to eat.... boil the kettle ... immerse yourself in SR .... get on SR chat ....just don't go out and drink
Do you have a support group or a sponsor you can call?
Is there an AA meeting you can go to? (No matter how you feel about AA; if it's a meeting or a drink, pick the meeting)
If not, there's an online meeting here in a little over an hour: AAOnline.net--Realtime Open AA Meetings on the Internet
5 days is a big accomplishment. At this point, the alcohol is out of your body. You've detoxed successfully and safely. Think about that - your body fought a battle to cleanse itself of a poison and it won. Don't make your body start all over again.
And do you really feel like drinking? Tomorrow morning would you be glad you did? Would you feel better than if you woke up after a good night's sleep and it was day 6?
Is there an AA meeting you can go to? (No matter how you feel about AA; if it's a meeting or a drink, pick the meeting)
If not, there's an online meeting here in a little over an hour: AAOnline.net--Realtime Open AA Meetings on the Internet
5 days is a big accomplishment. At this point, the alcohol is out of your body. You've detoxed successfully and safely. Think about that - your body fought a battle to cleanse itself of a poison and it won. Don't make your body start all over again.
And do you really feel like drinking? Tomorrow morning would you be glad you did? Would you feel better than if you woke up after a good night's sleep and it was day 6?
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Thanks all. I've just been doing this on my own, no meetings or anything. I'm not a big talk about my feelings kinda guy, so I can't bring myself to go to one. I will get through this. Thanks for the support
You won't regret not drinking tomorrow CD.
I know it's uncomfortable but you can get through this
have you heard of the urge surfing technique - it helped me
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
D
I know it's uncomfortable but you can get through this
have you heard of the urge surfing technique - it helped me
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
D
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I'll be at day 6 with you TT...thank you. I think I am going to go shower, make some popcorn and watch a movie. Thank you, all the comments were really helpful, but yours hit me being that you are in the same boat. Thank you.
Since I was home sick today I had lots of time, started reading Rational Recovery, you might like it.
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