Two months!
Um Dia de Cada Vez
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Seven months sober
Well, that was kinda of a rough month, the last two weeks to be more precise. I came close to picking up a drink but I'm feeling much more safer now. When I first tried to get sober I would get to 1 month, then the urges hit and I drank. Now it's more like when this urge came I said to myself "I'm going to drink" many times, I got really angry, but stayed sober until the urge was gone. Now I'm happy I didnt give in and I dont have to start all over again.
Well, that was kinda of a rough month, the last two weeks to be more precise. I came close to picking up a drink but I'm feeling much more safer now. When I first tried to get sober I would get to 1 month, then the urges hit and I drank. Now it's more like when this urge came I said to myself "I'm going to drink" many times, I got really angry, but stayed sober until the urge was gone. Now I'm happy I didnt give in and I dont have to start all over again.
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Congrats Bliss.
Today I am proud of celebrating 4th months of sobriety after 8 years of drinking carrier. I am 27 and like you studying at a university. Lots of my friends graduated from university and they earns money whereas my financial sourse is my family and this hurts me.
Today I am proud of celebrating 4th months of sobriety after 8 years of drinking carrier. I am 27 and like you studying at a university. Lots of my friends graduated from university and they earns money whereas my financial sourse is my family and this hurts me.
Um Dia de Cada Vez
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8 months today!
As I said in the other thread, this was a kind of a difficult month. I had to make sure I didn't relapse now because I would feel very bad with myself and my family.
Another thing that comes to mind is that it may take a couple of years to change my alcoholic mindset, or if it is that a thing that will stay with me. Some part of me believe I will drink in the far future, while another lives one day at a time, even my therapist says that if I want to drink in the future then why I'm not drinking right now? All that thinking made me realize that right now I don't want to try to moderate or consume any alcohol, and that's good.
As I said in the other thread, this was a kind of a difficult month. I had to make sure I didn't relapse now because I would feel very bad with myself and my family.
Another thing that comes to mind is that it may take a couple of years to change my alcoholic mindset, or if it is that a thing that will stay with me. Some part of me believe I will drink in the far future, while another lives one day at a time, even my therapist says that if I want to drink in the future then why I'm not drinking right now? All that thinking made me realize that right now I don't want to try to moderate or consume any alcohol, and that's good.
Um Dia de Cada Vez
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10 months sober.
So along with the 10 month sobriety mark, now I'm on the second week free from antipsychotic medication. And It's a huge relief as I took them for almost 2 years.
But last week I kinda of had a behavioral relapse. As I felt my body way more sensitvive as I was medication-free for the first time in 22 months, I wondered If phytotherapyc medication would give me a buzz, so I took 2 pills of a medicine made of passion flower and valerian root. I know this stuff is not a benzo or oxy, but the drug-seeking behavior was there, even if in a smaller scale. Also my caffeine intake has increased.
I guess it's time to recommit to sobriety, read more here and help others on the forums. I never stopped checking SR everyday, and that helped immensely to keep me grounded on why I'm doing this.
So along with the 10 month sobriety mark, now I'm on the second week free from antipsychotic medication. And It's a huge relief as I took them for almost 2 years.
But last week I kinda of had a behavioral relapse. As I felt my body way more sensitvive as I was medication-free for the first time in 22 months, I wondered If phytotherapyc medication would give me a buzz, so I took 2 pills of a medicine made of passion flower and valerian root. I know this stuff is not a benzo or oxy, but the drug-seeking behavior was there, even if in a smaller scale. Also my caffeine intake has increased.
I guess it's time to recommit to sobriety, read more here and help others on the forums. I never stopped checking SR everyday, and that helped immensely to keep me grounded on why I'm doing this.
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Congrats on 10 months and I've enjoyed your posts. I'm going on 7 months and getting off of caffeine. I was never much of a coffee drinker before sobriety and found it was too mind altering and I was using it like a drug, sugar too.. Withdrawals..ugh!
I'm not brave enough to stop my Prozac of 22 years (10mg) and Trazodone for sleep but it's a goal. I took Valerian years ago for nerves. How did you get past the smell? :/ Keep sharing your journey!
I'm not brave enough to stop my Prozac of 22 years (10mg) and Trazodone for sleep but it's a goal. I took Valerian years ago for nerves. How did you get past the smell? :/ Keep sharing your journey!
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Congratulations on 10 months sober! I started reading your thread starting with your being 2 months sober. Myself being close to 3, I cheered you on as I read that you logged in another sober month. It gives me hope!
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Originally Posted by oldsoul1122 
I took Valerian years ago for nerves. How did you get past the smell? :/
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Originally Posted by Delilah1
Congratulations on 10 months, that is an incredible accomplishment!!! How is school going for you?
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So. I made it to one year. I've been anticipating this milestone for the last 2 months I guess 
I just want to say that staying close to SR even when I was drinking surely made a difference. Also around the 3 month mark staying sober didnt was as hard as it was in the beginning, I felt things really getting easier and that helped a lot too.
I joined the chat room and did a few meetings around 6 months. I had a lot of drinking dreams and I still have them but not so much as before.
I watched documentaries about addiction and read about brain chemistry. Also read some parts of the Big Book, and Rational Recovery.
I hope you all are doing well see you in the next update!
I just want to say that staying close to SR even when I was drinking surely made a difference. Also around the 3 month mark staying sober didnt was as hard as it was in the beginning, I felt things really getting easier and that helped a lot too.
I joined the chat room and did a few meetings around 6 months. I had a lot of drinking dreams and I still have them but not so much as before.
I watched documentaries about addiction and read about brain chemistry. Also read some parts of the Big Book, and Rational Recovery.
I hope you all are doing well see you in the next update!
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