Josafe

hi

Just to say that I am proud to be on day 8 and sober. My thinking is much clearer and my feelings of impending doom and anxiety have resided.

I feel hopeful and not helpless.

I clearly recognise I had a problem with alcohol when every activity I did had to end with a drink or alcohol was somehow part of the daily plan.

I am now concentrating on keeping the BEAST and finding out about what I really like doing and where I want to go in my life.

I have found that the AVRT method works for me with dealing with feeling "needy" too.

Thanks for the support.

KateL

Great news x

hayley86

Congrats on day 8. I'm glad you are feeling positive.

Toffee1

Well done o 8 days. I am glad you are seeing the benefits. AVRT is my saviour. Recognising the cravings as being just that. They are just thoughts. Without your physical intervention they are harmless. Ride them out and they will pass and the next one is weaker and so on. You are on the right road , the road to a better life. All the best.

I DONT DRINK NOW AND I WILL NEVER DRINK AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT !

Mags1

Hi Josafe, day 8 and fantastic progress.

The fogs amazing isn't it, you don't realise you have it really until it's lifted.

IOAA2

Congratulations on 8 days. Many of us don't look at the reasons we drank. The most common reason was to block, run away from our feelings which I and many need to work on even after years of abstinence. We find that this work contributes to a solid sobriety as opposed to a white knuckle one.

BE WELL

PurpleKnight

Great job on Day 8 Josafe!!

Serotonin

Congratulations on 8 days!

HeadLump

Well done, Josafe When my fog began to lift I was able to look objectively for the first time at what I'd been doing - to myself and to others. I didn't like what I saw, but it really helped to cement my resolve. AVRT is a huge factor (plus posting here) in keeping that motivation going

Stick with it, Josafe, you're on your way!

Serotonin

Someone please point me in the direction lf educating myself about AVRT, maybe by private message. Don't want to hijack this thread. Again congratulations on 8 days!

OrdinaryBoy

Well done, keep going.

Anna

I, too, did really well when I recognized that the thoughts I was having didn't have control of me. They were just thoughts - no more than that. I could notice them and let them go.

I'm glad you're doing well.

Dee74

Check out our Secular Connections forum if you think you may benefit from a non 12 step approach like AVRT

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