Mirage - Bimini's comments are some of the best advice I have heard for someone in the early phases. I didn't know you were at 25 days. You just need to protect yourself and survive without a drink. Eat ice cream, take walks, try journaling or writing. I was fortunate to meet a great friend on SR and we chatted daily for hours going through tis early hell together.

Someone said don't make any life changing decisions in the first year. I thought they were nuts. As I come up on my first year, that was some of the best advice. I would have gotten divorced 5x over had I not listened to that advice. Your body is changing, be gentle - I pray those around you might be gentle to you too.

25 days is GREAT! it's hard, keep going. so glad you logged, I have 20 and I almost drank tonight, over unresolved "issues" that will never be resolved and I was miraculously saved by Snickers Bites and mug rootbeer, if you down that, the emotions are still there but that other feeling that I wanted to guzzle my problems away really fast with booze went away.

You didn't become an alcoholic overnight, it took time. I feel I need to basically view this as a new start. I am almost to Day 3 tomorrow, I would be overjoyed to be at Day 25.

Remember that the tools of the program work IF we use them. One that was very important to me was having a sponsor and using him for AA situations involving sobriety. At times I found that difficult as self honesty gets foggy at times and I can easily revert to my old thinking process.

BE WELL