Hope for those in the very beginning of sobriety
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Hope for those in the very beginning of sobriety
Im new in sobriety at 43 days.
Even so-you may be at only a few days in and I simply want to pass along a few really cool benefits of sobriety I didnt really think of:
(this is to give you hope-if your feelin like ARG IS this worth it? - soon enough you will feel MUCH, MUCH better)
-Lately I feel like I forgot I could feel. I mean - simple things like playing cards sober with friends and having real fun! and NO anxiety- just pure enjoyment of good friends.
-Really diggiin this freedom. Every part of it. I can drive whenever I want, Financially Im really seeing the extra money, I feel restored- younger.
- Theres more -in summary Im feeling "restored" - more each day.
THATS why you want to do this!
Thanks for listening
Even so-you may be at only a few days in and I simply want to pass along a few really cool benefits of sobriety I didnt really think of:
(this is to give you hope-if your feelin like ARG IS this worth it? - soon enough you will feel MUCH, MUCH better)
-Lately I feel like I forgot I could feel. I mean - simple things like playing cards sober with friends and having real fun! and NO anxiety- just pure enjoyment of good friends.
-Really diggiin this freedom. Every part of it. I can drive whenever I want, Financially Im really seeing the extra money, I feel restored- younger.
- Theres more -in summary Im feeling "restored" - more each day.
THATS why you want to do this!
Thanks for listening
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I couldn't agree with you more. I'm only 3 weeks sober and spent last weekend playing Uno and Yahtzee with some family. I had a great time and normally I would be wanting to drink and getting the others to drink with me. I forgot how much fun simple things can be without the booze.
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When I was in my first couple of weeks of sobriety, I remember one afternoon flipping the light switch in my bedroom and noticing the bulb had burnt out. I was in a bit of hurry, and thought damn!!! I have to change that bulb right now, because by the time I get to bed tonight and remember it's burnt out, I'm going to be way too wasted to change the bulb.
I got an incredible rush of gratitude when it hit me that I wouldn't be wasted! I would be sober, and in the same condition I presently was. I would be able to change a light bulb. And I was thrilled about it.
Hmm... there's a joke somewhere in there, but it hasn't come to me yet
.... how many alcoholics does it take..... ?
Anyhow, congrats on the 43 days. I remember how great that felt.
I got an incredible rush of gratitude when it hit me that I wouldn't be wasted! I would be sober, and in the same condition I presently was. I would be able to change a light bulb. And I was thrilled about it.
Hmm... there's a joke somewhere in there, but it hasn't come to me yet
.... how many alcoholics does it take..... ?Anyhow, congrats on the 43 days. I remember how great that felt.
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Originally Posted by Joe Nerv 
When I was in my first couple of weeks of sobriety, I remember one afternoon flipping the light switch in my bedroom and noticing the bulb had burnt out. I was in a bit of hurry, and thought damn!!! I have to change that bulb right now, because by the time I get to bed tonight and remember it's burnt out, I'm going to be way too wasted to change the bulb.
I got an incredible rush of gratitude when it hit me that I wouldn't be wasted! I would be sober, and in the same condition I presently was. I would be able to change a light bulb. And I was thrilled about it.
Hmm... there's a joke somewhere in there, but it hasn't come to me yet.... how many alcoholics does it take..... ?
Anyhow, congrats on the 43 days. I remember how great that felt.
I got an incredible rush of gratitude when it hit me that I wouldn't be wasted! I would be sober, and in the same condition I presently was. I would be able to change a light bulb. And I was thrilled about it.
Hmm... there's a joke somewhere in there, but it hasn't come to me yet
.... how many alcoholics does it take..... ?Anyhow, congrats on the 43 days. I remember how great that felt.
I was also in graduate school so I would "speed write" through my paper to finish by seven or eight pm so I would still have my precious time. Often I would click "submit" with about six drinks in me. I'd start drinking when the paper was almost done, getting tipsy as I wrote the reference list.
Finished all business phone calls by 6 pm. God forbit someone called me at 8 pm.
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