I love the sober feeling............. But
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I love the sober feeling............. But
Why do I like the drunk feeling better? I know its not but hearing and listening to the AV consumes me, the problem is AV has been in control more with me than me! 
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Drunk feeling may seem good but it is temporary and can lead to disaster. Hangovers and withdrawal are terrible feelings. Being sober is hard and weird at first but it does get better and it might just become amazing if you are patient and committed.
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I felt that way for a while after i stopped drinking. As my life started to improve and i started to find some peace i missed the drinking less and less.It will get easier, keep up the great work! 
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The Av is a small part of the scene and can be dismissed as nonsense .
Get on with making your sober life as glorious as possible … Every time you paint a positive picture of drinking , deconstruct it and think for 5 mins about at least 2 sober ideas for each romanticised drinking one .
Think about the nausea , throwing up , dry heaving , waking up with a hangover … really inhabit the awful ideas of drinking so it becomes "second nature" to think of all the bad things it causes …
Don't romanticise the alcoholic experience …
Take care , m
Get on with making your sober life as glorious as possible … Every time you paint a positive picture of drinking , deconstruct it and think for 5 mins about at least 2 sober ideas for each romanticised drinking one .
Think about the nausea , throwing up , dry heaving , waking up with a hangover … really inhabit the awful ideas of drinking so it becomes "second nature" to think of all the bad things it causes …
Don't romanticise the alcoholic experience …
Take care , m
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Here are some good tips to help you control the AV, love2grill.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
You can do this x
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
You can do this x
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The drunk feeling and the AV voices are familiar like an old friend so it's easier to fall back into with the warm fuzzies. The feelings of being sober are new, challenging and exciting. Sometimes they can also be overwhelming. Something we're not used to. Try to take it slowly in small doses, stay grounded. In time things will level out.
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Originally Posted by Love2grill 
Why do I like the drunk feeling better? I know its not but hearing and listening to the AV consumes me, the problem is AV has been in control more with me than me!
In every post you make, you post the solution.........
Keep coming back!!
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mecanix makes great points! I do the deconstruct thing when I romanticise it or when I'm with family and they are pushy about getting me to drink. I actually have a list I keep in my pocket as to why I no longer drink. It just reinforces the good feeling of staying sober, even though it is difficult sometimes. The only time I miss alcohol is when I am bored, hungry, or in a social situation as I get very anxious.
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Sounds all too familiar.
I've fallen for my AV's sweet lies
far too many times.
That AV is a cunning snake,
just waiting to pounce when
we least expect it.
Face it head-on.
The AV cannot pick up on it's own.
It needs you to lift that drink.
Don't let it manipulate you.
I've fallen for my AV's sweet lies
far too many times.
That AV is a cunning snake,
just waiting to pounce when
we least expect it.
Face it head-on.
The AV cannot pick up on it's own.
It needs you to lift that drink.
Don't let it manipulate you.
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Recently, I made a pros and cons list of drinking vs. sobriety. There were a lot of negatives for drinking, including physical, emotional, and family costs, and the one positive I could come up with for drinking is that it was "a quick fix for stress or boredom." It's the "quick" part that really gets me. I'm working on it. A pros and cons list might help you too?
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Me without a nice buzz was a miserable me. Irritable, restless, discontent. Alcohol was my solution. When I realized that I still had a terrible case of the ISMs when I wasn't drinking, I realized that my addiction centered in my mind. It needed to be rewired.
Once I rewired my brain, I felt amazing sober and the obsession to drink/drug left me. List-making and quiet desperation aren't for me. I need a solution to the problem, not a treatment for the symptoms.
I got a plan and worked the plan. The rest is history.
mfanch
Once I rewired my brain, I felt amazing sober and the obsession to drink/drug left me. List-making and quiet desperation aren't for me. I need a solution to the problem, not a treatment for the symptoms.
I got a plan and worked the plan. The rest is history.
mfanch
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Originally Posted by Love2grill
...the problem is AV has been in control more with me than me!
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