5 days sober
 

My name is Lily and I am an alcoholic. These are words that I never thought would possibly come from my own mouth. My friends and family all saw that I had a problem, but I always denied that there was an issue. I'm 27 years old, and I've been a true alcoholic for four years. I've lost relationships because of alcohol, and it only drove me to drink more. I'm the kind of person that could buy 8 miniatures of vodka a night, and still function without anyone truly noticing... Or at least this is what I thought. I've had my share of embarrassment with alcohol. I've fallen at bars, I've said some horrible things, and I always get to a point where I black out. My final " aha" moment was 6 days ago. I realized I was neglecting life, and shutting myself to the world because I wanted to drink. I've subconciously knew what I was doing, but never wanted to admit it.... Well I'm admitting it. I don't want to discuss this with family or friends, but I don't want to do it alone. I'm incredibly proud of myself for being sober 5 days, especially since I've gone out to dinner with friends twice. It's really hard but I hate the person I allowrd myself to become. Being sober these last few days have opened my eyes to see that life really IS beautiful WITHOUT alcohol!!!

Welcome and well done on 5 days :You_Rock_:scoregood

Great Progress, Well done.

5 days is pure, unadulterated AWESOMENESS!

Welcome and good on you for the five days.

Welcome Lily nice to meet you youl find a lot of support here from ppl who gone through what your going through and from dedicated ppl who really care

Congrats on day 5 your doing exellent

Welcome to the Forum Lily!! :wave:

Congrats on 5 days Lily - and welcome :)

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Welcome to SR, lily and congratulations on 5 sober days.

Welcome Lily - 5 days is wonderful. You sound very motivated and determined.

You're never alone - someone is always here to listen and help. I felt so much better knowing I had others to turn to who really understood.

there are people out there who would give anything for FIVE DAYS!!!

well done & keep posting Lily :)

Awesome!

Congrats on your progress so far and welcome to our community!!!! happyface:

The amazing thing is that you have the chance to get everything and more back! You can do it!!!

Five days is more than most.

Thank you everyone for all the positive feedback! I've wanted to do this for a long time, and it's amazing to know that I can have a support system. I never truly knew how many people truly struggle with this.

Hi Lily, welcome to the forum. Nice to meet you.

Welcome. 5 days is HUGE - congrats!

6 Days Sober
 

Today I am sober 6 six days. This is the longest I've been sober for years! I feel amazing that I've made it this far. I have cravings, but I'm constantly keeping myself busy. A big problem I've been having is extreme fatigue! I can literally lay down, and immediately fall asleep. Has anyone experienced this? If so what did you do?

Fatigue is very common Lily, a good vitamin B complex, iron complex really helps to battle fatigue, if you can find time to rest I think you should take them whenever possible.

Really proud of you Lily, you are doing great.:You_Rock_