61 days..new here
 

Good evening everyone. Will start off by saying i am 61 days alcohol free. The past 2 days have been very ruff. Yesterday i truly didnt think i would make it through the day without giving in to a drink. For so e reason the whole 60 days thing just didnt seem like anything. I ended up very depressed & snapping at everyone around me for no reason. Feeling a little better today but not 100%. I'm confused because i thought i was doing so well & then bam it just hit me. Its like someone else has taken over me. Thankfully i have made many changes in my life & am only surrounded by wonderful supportive loving people. I do not attend AA. I'm not interested as i'm afraid hearing many others talking or seeing otheres depressed might bring me down. I decided to stop drinking 61 days ago because i was binge drinking to cope with life which always lead to larger problems of course! I finally scared myself to this point & loved ones. I knew it was either continue drinking & die or pull myself together & sober up. The last binge drink event took me 1 week to recover from. I never want to feel that way again. I never want to put loved ones through what i've put them through. Well, i'm happy i found this site. Read some inspiring things & hope i keep at this. Thanks for reading my story. So much more of course to add :)

Welcome PixieD - great to have you join us :)

Congratulations on day 61 :)

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Welcome and congrats on 61 days sober! :scoregood I'm glad you joined us. :)

Thank you very much! :)

Welcome to the Forum PixieD!! :wave:

Hi today is my first day hear I've been taking pain pills for 7 years now I been married for three years now. Today when I came home my wife told me if I couldn't stop her and my two-year-old son is going to leave me I told her I won't to stop taking pills I pray every night asking God to help me I told my wife that I was praying for help I thank this is God way of helping me so I'm going to go every thing in my power to stop taking pills. If anyone has advice please let me no.

Congrats on the 61 days sober I hope I have the self-control that you do so I can stop taking the pain pills that I've been taking for several years now

Welcome to SR PixieD - I think the extra support and friendship you'll find here will really encourage you. Those early days are very tough - but we promise it gets better.

Dustin - It's great to meet you too. You are not alone.

Glad you're here PixieD, welcome!

61 days is great!!

Good for you :)

Welcome PixieD congrats on 61 days nice to meet you

Fantastic on 61 days! You should be very proud. What you describe in your OP about taking a week to recover was a major contributing factor in facing my drinking issues. IT WAS HORRIBLE. Completely unnecessary and avoidable. Right?

Welcome to SR, PixieD! If I'm calculating right, your sobriety date is sometime in May 2015. If so (or heck even if not so) I hope you'll join us in the Class of May 2015 thread. We've got a great group, and it's a good way to learn from and help others who are at a similar stage in their recovery.

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-part-6-a.html

Thomas11 ohh yes you are correct & i swear i will never live through that type of pain again. The pain i'm feeling now is heading on a good path so i choose to continue. I am so proud certain days & other days the lil devil on my shoulder is telling me to just drink! It's a good day today so i'm very grateful to be at 62 days now! :) hope you're having a positive day as well

Welcome PixieD!! Congratulations on 61 days!! :) That's great!!

Thanks CaseyW & Yes exactly, May 18 i became sober. 62 days ago. I will take a look at the May board. So happy i joined. Just trying to get used to the boards etc. meeting wonderful people & feels good to share with so many who understand. :)

That's how I felt too Pixie - we never have to be alone with our struggle. Good to see your positivity. :)