Day 33!!!
I will NOT drink to that!
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Baltimore MD USA
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Day 33!!! I just realized that today marks day 33 that I have not had a sip of alcohol. I am proud of myself. I feel strong & healthy. I feel in control.
Last night, I will admit, I was this close to taking a sip. After looking at the budget I realized that we blew it by overspending for Thanksgiving. I immediately got stressed - on the verge of freaking out. I was tempted to drink from all the left over alcohol we have in the house.
BUT, I didn't drink! I did tell my husband I was going to bed early & be depressed. I laid in my bed & watched TV until I fell asleep. This morning I am in better spirits (no pun intended) & have figured out a solution to our budget problem.
I learned something last night. I learned that it is OK to sit by yourself & feel defeated. It is OK to allow yourself to feel a little depressed. Allowing yourself to feel anything at all is OK.
I also learned that I am much more powerful than my AV.
Last night, I will admit, I was this close to taking a sip. After looking at the budget I realized that we blew it by overspending for Thanksgiving. I immediately got stressed - on the verge of freaking out. I was tempted to drink from all the left over alcohol we have in the house.
BUT, I didn't drink! I did tell my husband I was going to bed early & be depressed. I laid in my bed & watched TV until I fell asleep. This morning I am in better spirits (no pun intended) & have figured out a solution to our budget problem.
I learned something last night. I learned that it is OK to sit by yourself & feel defeated. It is OK to allow yourself to feel a little depressed. Allowing yourself to feel anything at all is OK.
I also learned that I am much more powerful than my AV.
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Great job! When you drink (at least in my case) you are suppressing your feelings. When you get sober things get real but you actually have the capacity to deal with it instead of drowning it out.
Keep at it!
Keep at it!
I will NOT drink to that!
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Join Date: Nov 2014
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Originally Posted by risingup 
Good for you! I often feel defeated at the end of the day. But then I wake up totally refreshed and optimistic and ready to take on the world!
Originally Posted by esinger
Great job! When you drink (at least in my case) you are suppressing your feelings. When you get sober things get real but you actually have the capacity to deal with it instead of drowning it out.
Keep at it!
Keep at it!
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Originally Posted by JT0626
I learned something last night. I learned that it is OK to sit by yourself & feel defeated. It is OK to allow yourself to feel a little depressed. Allowing yourself to feel anything at all is OK.
Congrats!
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Congratulations on not drinking and on 33 days. Financial stress and overspending was really, really a trigger for me. I drank at the problem but once I stopped I realized that in drinking I was only making matters worse because I was not only spending more by buying alcohol every day I was also buying a ton of other junk and food that added up. Christmas is coming up with the spending for that too. Double whammy. What helps me is taking a deep breath. Thinking it through that drinking will only increase my debt and make things tighter. That I can't unspend what I have already spent but I can make better choices going forward.
Yay! Keep up the good work.
Yay! Keep up the good work.
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Congratulations, and way to flex those sober muscles by dealing with stress sans alcohol. I now sort of enjoy, perversely, those moments when I can prove to myself that there is an alternative: I don't have to drink just because of something stinky that is happening!
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