Things I don't have to do anymore
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Things I don't have to do anymore
I'm about 7 weeks into my adventure in sobriety, and I was thinking about some of the things I'm glad not to do any more.
1. Poking my stomach at least once a day to see if I could feel my liver.
2. Avoiding starchy foods because I figured the alcohol was more than enough carbs. (I now stuff myself with pasta and seem to be losing weight regardless.)
3. Waking up in the middle of the night with a racing heart.
4. Telling myself I shouldn't bother dating because I wasn't the person I wanted to be for someone else. (Improved self-esteem and self-wort is probably the biggest highlight and motivator for me to keep going along this path!)
5. Chewing on Tums constantly for raging acid reflux. (Practically gone!)
6. Wondering what happened to my sense of empathy. (Turns out it was just blunted like all my other emotions.)
7. Wondering what the guy at the liquor store is thinking.
I'm sure I could think of many more, but that's a start.
Anything else you might add to the list?
1. Poking my stomach at least once a day to see if I could feel my liver.
2. Avoiding starchy foods because I figured the alcohol was more than enough carbs. (I now stuff myself with pasta and seem to be losing weight regardless.)
3. Waking up in the middle of the night with a racing heart.
4. Telling myself I shouldn't bother dating because I wasn't the person I wanted to be for someone else. (Improved self-esteem and self-wort is probably the biggest highlight and motivator for me to keep going along this path!)
5. Chewing on Tums constantly for raging acid reflux. (Practically gone!)
6. Wondering what happened to my sense of empathy. (Turns out it was just blunted like all my other emotions.)
7. Wondering what the guy at the liquor store is thinking.
I'm sure I could think of many more, but that's a start.
Anything else you might add to the list?
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I'll add another 5!! 
-Chugging water at 4am in the morning, hoping I'd be alright for work in the morning
-Not having to worry about driving to work and being stopped and being over the legal limit
-Rotating liquor stores so that people didn't think I had a problem
-Waking up and panicking about what I had texted, emailed or posted on facebook
-Worrying about someone at work smelling alcohol on my breath and calling me out
So glad none of us have to go back to this place if we don't want to!!
-Chugging water at 4am in the morning, hoping I'd be alright for work in the morning
-Not having to worry about driving to work and being stopped and being over the legal limit
-Rotating liquor stores so that people didn't think I had a problem
-Waking up and panicking about what I had texted, emailed or posted on facebook
-Worrying about someone at work smelling alcohol on my breath and calling me out
So glad none of us have to go back to this place if we don't want to!!
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Originally Posted by Purpleknight 
I'll add another 5!!
-Chugging water at 4am in the morning, hoping I'd be alright for work in the morning
-Not having to worry about driving to work and being stopped and being over the legal limit
-Rotating liquor stores so that people didn't think I had a problem
-Waking up and panicking about what I had texted, emailed or posted on facebook
-Worrying about someone at work smelling alcohol on my breath and calling me out
So glad none of us have to go back to this place if we don't want to!!
-Chugging water at 4am in the morning, hoping I'd be alright for work in the morning
-Not having to worry about driving to work and being stopped and being over the legal limit
-Rotating liquor stores so that people didn't think I had a problem
-Waking up and panicking about what I had texted, emailed or posted on facebook
-Worrying about someone at work smelling alcohol on my breath and calling me out
So glad none of us have to go back to this place if we don't want to!!
Bunnez
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Shoving toothpaste in my mouth to cover the smell of alcohol 
Hoping my son doesn't grow up with the memory of me always having a glass of wine in my hand
Spending around £200 a month on booze
Trying to rub red wine stain off my mouth
Talking rubbish to relatives on the phone when I was drinking and wondering if they could tell I was 'tipsy'
Falling into bed without bothering to brush my teeth
Feeling like crap when I was up at 4am with my little boy and wishing I hadn't had a drop
Love this thread. It's a great reminder of why we are sober
Hoping my son doesn't grow up with the memory of me always having a glass of wine in my hand
Spending around £200 a month on booze
Trying to rub red wine stain off my mouth
Talking rubbish to relatives on the phone when I was drinking and wondering if they could tell I was 'tipsy'
Falling into bed without bothering to brush my teeth
Feeling like crap when I was up at 4am with my little boy and wishing I hadn't had a drop
Love this thread. It's a great reminder of why we are sober
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Sarasota, FL
Posts: 223
Wondering how I got the bruises on myself..did I bump into something? Did I fall?
Finding empty plates of food that I didn't remember eating after dieting all day....
Not being able to find important items because I had decided to reorganize my desk after a few glasses of wine....
Having my friends and/or family call to check on me and ask me if I'm alright because I'm so hungover I've called out of work and won't answer the phone due to being sick yet again....
Finding empty plates of food that I didn't remember eating after dieting all day....
Not being able to find important items because I had decided to reorganize my desk after a few glasses of wine....
Having my friends and/or family call to check on me and ask me if I'm alright because I'm so hungover I've called out of work and won't answer the phone due to being sick yet again....
Just another day...
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Location: Michigan
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fromadistance,
I found your 6th empty bottle, it was under my bathroom sink behind the tampon box(sorry guys), I knew the husband wouldnt bother looking there. Empty twinkie wrapper back there too..hmmm so I ate the last twinkie...
I found your 6th empty bottle, it was under my bathroom sink behind the tampon box(sorry guys), I knew the husband wouldnt bother looking there. Empty twinkie wrapper back there too..hmmm so I ate the last twinkie...
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Try to recollect what the hell happened the night before..... how I got home.... what kind of rubbish I was talking about.... if I offended somebody.... how much money I spent...
Clean up the empties in the morning and hate myself for drinking so much again......
Throw up.
Look at my bank statement and read... Beer Store, Beer Store, Liquor Store, Beer Store, Liquor Store......
Go to work exhausted because I kept saying just one more......
Clean up the empties in the morning and hate myself for drinking so much again......
Throw up.
Look at my bank statement and read... Beer Store, Beer Store, Liquor Store, Beer Store, Liquor Store......
Go to work exhausted because I kept saying just one more......
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: New England
Posts: 4,420
I don't have to nod along with conversations because I actually DO remember what people are talking about now.
I don't have to worry about my recycling barrel clinking and clunking as I wheel it to the curb.
I don't have to limit my social events because of the chance of driving intoxicated.
I don't have to worry about my blood pressure.
I don't have to feel shame and regret every morning.
I don't have to worry about my recycling barrel clinking and clunking as I wheel it to the curb.
I don't have to limit my social events because of the chance of driving intoxicated.
I don't have to worry about my blood pressure.
I don't have to feel shame and regret every morning.
Just another day...
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Michigan
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Flynbuy, #7 wondering where I have been did happen yesterday. And why Im not getting my usual of beer and pizza and pringles. Nice. Its like cheers for me at MY corner store. lol I walk in and they holler my name.
how about-
-waking up in the clothes I had on the night before with a few leaves...hmmm..outside wrestling.. and wondering how long I left my dog outside on the leash and how long has it been raining on her
how about-
-waking up in the clothes I had on the night before with a few leaves...hmmm..outside wrestling.. and wondering how long I left my dog outside on the leash and how long has it been raining on her
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Location: Christchurch
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Waking up in bed fully dressed with my shoes on. Throwing up in the bucket beside the bed
Considering if I need to call in sick again and what excuse I can use
If i do go to work I have to cope with heart pounding anxiety while driving and fight the urge to pull over to throw up
Have a really s$@t day because I am exhausted, anxious and can't stomach eating
On the way home buy two bottles of wine so I can start the madness all over again
No. Don't miss this at all
Considering if I need to call in sick again and what excuse I can use
If i do go to work I have to cope with heart pounding anxiety while driving and fight the urge to pull over to throw up
Have a really s$@t day because I am exhausted, anxious and can't stomach eating
On the way home buy two bottles of wine so I can start the madness all over again
No. Don't miss this at all
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Colorado
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I needed that!
I just signed up to this wonderful site today, after obsessively reading many posts foe weeks. This made me laugh out loud, as I can relate to all of them. I decided to get out and take a walk while reviewing my own list and try to ignore my craving. I laughed and smiled the entire time at how great not having to do all that stuff is. I probably looked liked I was drunk or crazy. :p
Thanks for helping me smile through this process. 28 days feels like a long time and I continually count the days to see if it was longer than I thought. That is something I can't wait to NOT do anymore.
Thanks for helping me smile through this process. 28 days feels like a long time and I continually count the days to see if it was longer than I thought. That is something I can't wait to NOT do anymore.
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