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Well, today it's been four months since I last drank alcohol. Yeah, yeah it's only a number, but I'm pretty stoked to be honest. I'm not blowing my own trumpet, well actually I am :=] Things have changed so much in four months. I'm feeling really hopeful.
Yesterday I had a couple of things on that involved talking in front of a group of people (in a very minor way.) Those kind of things trigger major anxiety for me, regardless of whether I'm drinking or not. The thing is, since I've been sober I've become able to identify the specifics of anxiety and work on it. Before, it was all just a confused mess of racing heart, heavy breathing, sweating and generally feeling panicky. Now I can actually take a step back and separate all those things out and address them in a methodical way. It's a real gift. So I did Ok and I felt Ok. Major :=]
There's so much else that's easier now I'm sober. But being able to effectively manage my anxiety is a real victory, I think. Thank you for listening and thank you all for being here :=]
Yesterday I had a couple of things on that involved talking in front of a group of people (in a very minor way.) Those kind of things trigger major anxiety for me, regardless of whether I'm drinking or not. The thing is, since I've been sober I've become able to identify the specifics of anxiety and work on it. Before, it was all just a confused mess of racing heart, heavy breathing, sweating and generally feeling panicky. Now I can actually take a step back and separate all those things out and address them in a methodical way. It's a real gift. So I did Ok and I felt Ok. Major :=]
There's so much else that's easier now I'm sober. But being able to effectively manage my anxiety is a real victory, I think. Thank you for listening and thank you all for being here :=]
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