Faker

Great job staying sober tonight Edge. Glad you are here.

Edge78

Thank you everyone. Sleep was a bit weird last night with some moments of discomfort, but I expected that. Feeling pretty good today. It's funny, when we drink like we do, we forget what a joy it is to wake up feeling like ourselves, instead of in a fog.

GroundhogDay

Edge, be prepared for nightmares in the early nights of sobriety.

Edge78

Duly noted and thank you. Truth be told, I was having nightmares while I was drinking too. My theory is that those nightmares reflected my own personal hell of not being able to escape. So far I've had some cravings here on day two, but have not given in. Instead I'm about to exercise.

Della1968

Keep going! You are doing great!

MythOfSisyphus

I bid you a belated welcome, Edge78! It's good to have you with us here at SR.

Edge78

You are all very kind. I'm slipping today, pretty badly. I haven't given in to alcohol, but the cravings are driving me crazy. Have a headache and am not getting good sleep. Positive thoughts would be welcome!

Dee74

There's some great tools for cravings here:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html

I think a lot of us feel we fail if we have cravings, but I don;t believe that. We all crave at one time or another, especially in the early days.

It's what we do in response to those cravings that counts, Edge.

D

Edge78

Thank you, Dee. It's been a struggle for certain.

SereneEdition

Welcome Edge. Looking forward to reading more of your posts.

Edge78

I appreciate that, Serene. I'm trying my best here. It's a difficult journey, but one that I'd like to see through.