Being sober really does suck....
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Being sober really does suck....
First off Happy New Year all....I was in bed by 10 last night, I had to be at work this morning at 8....last night was just a blah sort of night, had no feelings one way or another about all the festivities last night that I was not attending....however when waking up this morning and having my coffee I was totally overwhelmed with the thought of just saying F*** IT and going out tonight after work....at this point I know its just my addict talking to me but on the other hand the day is young and who knows where my head will be after work.....hate this sh**.....
'Being sober is hard. Being a drunk is hard. Pick your hard.'
Sorry to hear you are struggling a little with the AV. My moods are all over the place, but I'm focusing on the future as I'm only 2 months in.
It does suck that you are working on New Year's Day though. That's a toughie. Plan something nice for after work and treat yourself for having a sober NYE. I also went to be before the bongs!
S x
Sorry to hear you are struggling a little with the AV. My moods are all over the place, but I'm focusing on the future as I'm only 2 months in.
It does suck that you are working on New Year's Day though. That's a toughie. Plan something nice for after work and treat yourself for having a sober NYE. I also went to be before the bongs!
S x
Sober is the only way I want to live my life and I personally feel that it is wonderful.
By not partying last night, I missed absolutely nothing. I did however assure that I feel good, not only physically, but emotionally as well.
Parties and drinking, all kind of blur into one another. Before you **** away your sobriety on a night of drinking, think it through to the next day...
How great will you feel and how have you benefited your future by getting wasted?
I wish you well in the choices you make.
By not partying last night, I missed absolutely nothing. I did however assure that I feel good, not only physically, but emotionally as well.
Parties and drinking, all kind of blur into one another. Before you **** away your sobriety on a night of drinking, think it through to the next day...
How great will you feel and how have you benefited your future by getting wasted?
I wish you well in the choices you make.
S x
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I am not sure if this will work but maybe take a look before you go out to work?
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I am not sure if this will work but maybe take a look before you go out to work?
xx
SIPD - What kind of recovery program are you working? Make sure you are not just white knuckling it friend. Don't drink tonight. There is nothing a drink is worth. If you think you feel sad right now just think that drink through til tomorrow and all the desperation that will follow. Best of luck to you!
Hey I feel you SI- I'm newly sober and last night was not easy. It's 9:30 am where I am right now and I feel great though. I think at this point sobriety is a reasonable tradeoff- we are giving up some moments of drinking and drugs sure but even short term there are some really nice positives.
There is light at the end of the tunnel though- the people I've met at AA showed me this. I'm not really getting sober so I won't feel like hell every morning, I'm doing it because there is a much longer term reward that I don't understand yet lol. Even when I want to say F it and get plowed I know that isn't really what I want out of life in the long run- not to say it solves the cravings but hey no one said this was easy.
There is light at the end of the tunnel though- the people I've met at AA showed me this. I'm not really getting sober so I won't feel like hell every morning, I'm doing it because there is a much longer term reward that I don't understand yet lol. Even when I want to say F it and get plowed I know that isn't really what I want out of life in the long run- not to say it solves the cravings but hey no one said this was easy.
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First off Happy New Year all....I was in bed by 10 last night, I had to be at work this morning at 8....last night was just a blah sort of night, had no feelings one way or another about all the festivities last night that I was not attending....however when waking up this morning and having my coffee I was totally overwhelmed with the thought of just saying F*** IT and going out tonight after work....at this point I know its just my addict talking to me but on the other hand the day is young and who knows where my head will be after work.....hate this sh**.....
I sacrificed a lot of things in early sobriety, but it was only a temporary sacrifice. I gained back anything and everything I thought I sacrificed, exponentially. Found out I could have just as much and even more fun sober, found genuine friends as opposed to drinking buddies... when I was drinking New Years Eve meant pretty much just getting trashed like any other night. Sober, I had a lot of great parties to go to, good friends to share it with, and I never woke up the next day feeling like crap. Last night was a quiet night in the house for me with my wife, eating pizza, playing games, watching the ball drop on TV, and calling the rest of my family to wish them all a happy new year. I had a handful of other things I could have done, but chose to do what I did because that's what I really wanted to do this year. I enjoyed it and don't feel as though I missed anything.
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