Today my favorite thing about being sober is...
lillyknitting
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Loughton, Essex, England
Posts: 638
Not feeling sick & tired, like I'm gonna die I feel so ill. Being able to conduct my life & do whatever/whenever I need to. Peace of mind. Enjoying events to the full then coming away when I've had enough and want to go home.
My emotions are stable. I was on an emotional rollercoaster while drinking, if something bothered me, I would drink to forget about it, which would make me even more obsessed and feeling even worse. Constantly thinking and talking and crying and complaining and feeling sorry for myself about the same thing.
Also, I am hopeful about my life and the future. I have good things going on and things I wish they would be different...but I don't obsess about the bad things in my life thinking my life sucks and that I need a drink to go on. I wish some things weren't the way they are, but it's actually okay. If bad things happen, it's not the end of the world and it will be okay. Finally have some peace in my life.
Also, I am hopeful about my life and the future. I have good things going on and things I wish they would be different...but I don't obsess about the bad things in my life thinking my life sucks and that I need a drink to go on. I wish some things weren't the way they are, but it's actually okay. If bad things happen, it's not the end of the world and it will be okay. Finally have some peace in my life.
I'm able to handle the ups and downs, tolerate the little frustrations of daily life, not take too much personally, maneuver through obstacles, wake up in a generally hopeful state of mind, be compassionate and empathetic, and sustain some highly complex thought processes again.
Guest
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: The Deep South
Posts: 14,636
I had a similar experience/feeling Took me several months to kind of deal with this identity "crisis" but it was for the best!
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