Day 27
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Day 27
Today is day 27 for me. I can almost start counting months! 
I'm doing well. Really well. People tell me how good I look. I feel better and better. Just yesterday I noticed that I could read subtitles on the TV clearly again. Before I needed to focus my eyes pretty hard or get closer to read them.
There are many improvements. All adding up to a much better life.
The biggest challenge was once when I got a very strong craving. The others had been mild. But the breakthrough was when I snapped out of it, thinking: "What am I thinking? I don't drink." Then I could ignore them and move on.
Cravings are best dealt with by ignoring them. At least for me. They come up, more and more mildly nowadays, I notice it, ignore them, move on. And they go away. I notice that the more I do it, the milder they get. They lose their grip and fade.
I must admit I have a sense amusement regarding cravings now. It's funny to me how when I ignore them, they can't continue to exist and have absolutely no power.
Anyway, off to work. The job I almost lost because of drinking...
I'm doing well. Really well. People tell me how good I look. I feel better and better. Just yesterday I noticed that I could read subtitles on the TV clearly again. Before I needed to focus my eyes pretty hard or get closer to read them.
There are many improvements. All adding up to a much better life.
The biggest challenge was once when I got a very strong craving. The others had been mild. But the breakthrough was when I snapped out of it, thinking: "What am I thinking? I don't drink." Then I could ignore them and move on.
Cravings are best dealt with by ignoring them. At least for me. They come up, more and more mildly nowadays, I notice it, ignore them, move on. And they go away. I notice that the more I do it, the milder they get. They lose their grip and fade.
I must admit I have a sense amusement regarding cravings now. It's funny to me how when I ignore them, they can't continue to exist and have absolutely no power.
Anyway, off to work. The job I almost lost because of drinking...
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Yea I like to read everyone's stories Happy or Sad , but the Happy ones like yours . Gives me Hope that we all can Beat that AV if we keep working at it !!
Nice work Jerry ! Right almost 1 whole month
Nice work Jerry ! Right almost 1 whole month
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Hi and congratulations on 27 days.
That’s an achievement many seek one day at a time in a row.
Often the obsession to drink will pass fairly quickly when we focus on non drinking thoughts. Compulsion is tougher as it occurs after we have a drink and at that point alcohol has it’s hooks into us.
Continue the good work one day at a time in a row.
BE WELL
That’s an achievement many seek one day at a time in a row.
Often the obsession to drink will pass fairly quickly when we focus on non drinking thoughts. Compulsion is tougher as it occurs after we have a drink and at that point alcohol has it’s hooks into us.
Continue the good work one day at a time in a row.
BE WELL
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Originally Posted by JerryFish 
The biggest challenge was once when I got a very strong craving. The others had been mild. But the breakthrough was when I snapped out of it, thinking: "What am I thinking? I don't drink." Then I could ignore them and move on.
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Congratulations on 27 days sober.
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what an awesome 27 days you have there! One month is just round the corner.
It's amazing the improvements we can see in our bodies in such a short time, I'm actually starting to look in the mirror again although the scale is a different story (but I'm working on that)
It's amazing the improvements we can see in our bodies in such a short time, I'm actually starting to look in the mirror again although the scale is a different story (but I'm working on that)
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