Carver

Hey all,

I'm fairly new here. Day 22 sober, and I don't want to drink, but the cravings are driving me mad anyway. I suffer with bipolar disorder too (rapid cycling), so this doesn't help!

It suuuuucks! Just need to tell myself that if I get through today, then I'll wake up tomorrow feeling much better. And that if I'm getting cravings, then that in itself is a damned good reason to not drink.

doggonecarl

Good that you are posting instead of giving in to the cravings. Most urges are short lived. If you can find something to distract yourself, you should be about the get through them.

Have any recovery books? The Big Book of AA is online. A couple pages should get you through a wave of craving.

Carver

Thanks, I'll look it up! I'm going to check out an AA meeting on Sunday, too. It's too hard to do it all alone. Luckily, I'm at work until 11pm so I could drink even if I wanted to!

Thank you for your reply

nyala

Hello Carver,

Well done on 22 days. You are clearly capable of making it through to day 23 and beyond, and you will. Those cravings will lessen over time.

Why not check in here ( post ) before you leave work and then when you get home. There is always someone around.

Take it easy and stay close.

Fradley

least

Congrats on 22 days sober! The cravings will lessen with more time. The day will come when you don't even think about drinking.

mecanix

keep on carver

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Soberwolf

22 days is fantastic il include some links to help know that it wont last & cravings pass

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html

Stay close to SR bud

PurpleKnight

Keep pushing through Carver!! Day 22 is fantastic!!

Carver

Hey all! Thanks for your awesome responses! I'm feeling better now.

I especially like the urge surfing thing, that's cool.

I'm not gonna drink. I've fought hard for these 22 days, and I don't want to have to start again

Thank you all. You rock!

pleasehelpmeout

Congratulations on day 22, that's very impressive. Don't drink! You'll have to be back at Day 1 again! Day 22 is AWESOME PROGRESS!!

Dee74

good for you Carver

have you checked out the Class of July support thread yet?
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...art-4-a-8.html

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toadie54

C'mon fellow 22 day friend, you can get through this.

Just say NO!

NestWasEmpty

Hiya Carver , Looking good on 22 days and this day will soon be over ! Your working it beautifully

Serenidad

Cravings are HARD! I have been having them too. I am also in early sobriety. I have been breaking my days up in to no more than 24 hours...sometimes and hour at a time or a minute at a time. I don't know about you, but I can do anything for ONE day. Let's do it together!

22 days is awesome! I am right behind you! I dont want to start all over either. That would be like climbing a very tall and dangerous mountain, getting through the really hard part and then saying "GEE! That was fun! I think I will go down to the bottom of the mountain and start all over again!"

Keep on keeping on!!!

daybyday71915

Congratulations on 22 days. I'm on day 6 and at this very moment I'm sober. What I try to do is realize I have a craving and work through it instead of trying to push it down. So, I'm having this craving - what am I going to do? I will go to SR, do something else I enjoy, talk about it.

Carver

Well, I'm on day 23 now

The advice and support I got from you guys was invaluable. Thank you once again

Soberwolf

Great job on day 23 Carver glad you found the urgesurfing tool cool & useful

Your doing great

toadie54

So how is day 24 going for you, Carver?

Carver

Hey Toadie, day 24 was good, despite some relationship problems and some other stressful stuff going on. It's a shock to the system that I have to deal with this stuff now, instead of chucking a bottle of JD down my throat and ignoring it all. But I'm stronger sober, and I can deal with it all better

How about you? How long have you been sober?

Anna

Carver, I'm glad you're learning to cope without alcohol in the picture.