foolsgold66

I think AO gonna be right as rain... Good call posting about it

JaylaaKent

So bizzare you bring this up AlphaOmega - the SAME exact thing happened to me Tuesday. I felt like crap - run down - and after three months without a drink BAM!! I was wanting a drink more than I did after a few days from drinking. I finally realized I am sick when my partner came in and touched me - said I felt like I had a fever. But it made my brain really think "Gee a drink would make me feel better right about now" My partner said that in early recovery your body is struggling to detox/right itself and a little glitch like flu, cold, etc - can really wreck havoc with us. We don't have our sea legs yet dealing with anything "different". Glad to hear I wasn't the only one feeling this - thanks everyone for sharing.

Ruby2

I hate getting sick but when I do, yes, I find that it triggers thoughts of drinking. That a glass of wine with my cigarette will help my aching body and throat. I seem to get sick more often when I am sober than when I was drinking. I used to joke and half believe that the alcohol and cigarettes killed all the germs because it rendered my body a truly inhospitable host.

But if I get sick now, I am truly angry that I can no longer take Nyquil. The wonder medicine of the universe.

Best not to think those thoughts. A nice hot bath. Some tea. That would be nice.

Quinne

Being sick is like an instant ticket to getting ratty-only (truly) because I let it. I find it very easy to get stuck in my own head, wallow in self-pity and become short-tempered. I have discovered that much like anything else, talking things out with someone I trust helps!

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