lifereturning

The symptoms haven't gone away but I am progressing. Mentally, I feel better than at any point since I stopped drinking over 10 days ago.
Moving forward; anyone in the same boat?

Soberwolf

congrats on ten days

lifereturning

Thanks Soberwolf!

lifereturning

Very motivational and sensible talk; one year sober:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO-UQSvWFPo

martina12

Hi I'm 10 days sober now and feeling so much better...sleeping really well and feel so much more able to cope with all the stresses and strains of life. Eating way too much chocolate though!

SoberComposer

A huge congratulations! That is great!

lifereturning

Well done. It's a slow process and I have been full of anxiety once again today (and hit the chocolate too!) but at least the anxiety is from facing up to problems rather than avoiding them.

NorMar

Biggest issue for me was sleep, and very vivid dreams. Took about 3 weeks for that to end. But doesn't it feel great to wake up without a hangover. That was the most immediate positive I realized. Congratulations on 10 successful days sober. Those 10 days for me were unbelievably hard.

PurpleKnight

Great stuff!! Keep pushing through!!

Anna

Congratulations on 10 days sober.

peace2uuu

I hear ya 7 days in and WOW what's up with the dreams? hahaha jeez!

Sulu1

Congrats!

I'm on day 13 and feeling great. Everything feels different this time. I finally believe myself when I say I will not drink.

I struggled for a while in AA, then recently read rational recovery and was sold on it straight away. It's still early days but I'm feeling very positive.

NorMar

I know Peace, I know. Not necessarily bad dreams, just really vivid ones,that would wake me up after just a few minutes sleep. Sometimes accompanied by a loud bang or shout that was not real. Or what I call Zombie Sleep. Not asleep, not awake, just a semi conscious state somewhere in between. Horrible.

And I have learned that if I relapse, even just a couple of drinks, for one day, they come back for a day or two. But it's a good thing. Keeps me from touching the stuff.

lifereturning

This time I am doing this rationally and sensibly, and without AA. I see AA works for some people but I think It was pulling me back to feeling like a failure and having a life sentence. I also had a strange experience with a couple of people in meetings that made me re-evaluate why I was going.

ccam1973

Great job Lifesreturning! It does get easier with time. Keep your guard up and stick with your plan.

Best wishes.

anattaboy

You are all awesome! Thanks for posting.

Dee74

Congrats to everyone here hitting those milestones

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Findingtheway

Excellent work on getting to the double digits! Today makes 2 weeks for me. Already feeling soooo much better about myself on all levels.

Stay vigilant over your thoughts...almost got derailed a few times during this 2 weeks...CBT worksheets are helpful for me in these spots.

Thepatman

You guys totally rock! Well done!

Keep trucking!

JasonNorth

Well done - keep up the progress Lifereturning.

It seems that your life is returning!