I just realized...
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I just realized...
that I didn't think about alcohol even once today, and it's a Friday, which was my big drinking day. Just over three months ago my routine for a Friday would have been to have a couple of beers or glasses of wine with lunch, then buy a bottle and maybe a couple of beers for good measure on the way home from work. I would drink those throughout the night...then more throughout the weekend...
The last three months, driving home on Fridays and passing my old booze shops I always thought about alcohol, but not today! I just sat down on my couch, at 8:00pm, and realized that I hadn't had a single thought of booze or a craving all day. I'm so happy I could cry!
Thanks to everyone who has helped this happy day happen for me by sharing your advice and experience here.
Best to all of you, SR friends,
June
The last three months, driving home on Fridays and passing my old booze shops I always thought about alcohol, but not today! I just sat down on my couch, at 8:00pm, and realized that I hadn't had a single thought of booze or a craving all day. I'm so happy I could cry!
Thanks to everyone who has helped this happy day happen for me by sharing your advice and experience here.
Best to all of you, SR friends,
June
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Originally Posted by Hevyn 
Isn't it great June? I'd forgotten how obsessed I was with thoughts of it when I first quit! Then one day they were gone. 
I'm so happy for you.
I'm so happy for you.Hevyn,
Yes, it is sooo great. Better than finding gold! I just didn't know if this day would come for me and had to trust that it would...and now I know it can happen again.
June
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That's awesome June! My first Friday after I quit it was all I could do not to stop on my way home to pick up a bottle. The second Friday I was still thinking about it on the drive home but it was easier to pass by the store. Today I didn't even think about stopping as I was focused on driving home safely in the rain. The thought crossed my mind briefly when I got home and then I was busy doing geeky things all evening so I didn't think about it again. It really does feel great to have the obsession fading! Congrats on kicking your AV out the door!
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Such a nice, happy post Junegirl! Feels good when you realise something like that, doesn't it? The other day I watched two adverts for alcohol during a commercial break and it was only a while later that I realised that it hadn't even registered that both the drinks being advertised were alcoholic. It felt great!
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You know what June, that's a HUGE turning point!!!! I remember the days it was daily struggle then dissolved to weekends only, and then one day I realized wow the weekend no longer phase me either! It's at that point that things start to bloom. You are about to hit the sobriety sweet spot! Don't look back keep moving forward!
Well done!
Well done!
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That is such a lovely post to read, and I'm so happy for you. I remember the first Friday I didn't struggle too...I thought not drinking on a Friday would be impossible at first!
Freedom...that's what it feels like. You have been set free. Awesome x
Freedom...that's what it feels like. You have been set free. Awesome x
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