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08-21-2015, 01:32 AM

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Berrybean

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Welcome to Sober Recovery Lesley. x

08-21-2015, 03:15 PM

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Leslie36

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Thank you! I'm a worry wart, rough night can't sleep awake feeling shaky with racing heart! Detox sucks, I didn't think I drank that much🙆

08-22-2015, 05:29 AM

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PurpleKnight

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Welcome to the Forum Leslie!!

08-22-2015, 05:36 AM

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SoberFish

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Hi Leslie, welcome to SR. I'm new as well. This website is great. Glad to hear your sober! Keep it up!

08-22-2015, 03:17 PM

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Dee74

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If it's really worrying you Leslie, why not see a Doctor?

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08-22-2015, 04:49 PM

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least

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Welcome to the family.

08-22-2015, 05:03 PM

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Fly N Buy

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Welcome, glad you're here with us!

08-22-2015, 06:05 PM

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NestWasEmpty

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Just found your Post , Hope your doing ok today ? Welcome to SR

08-22-2015, 06:23 PM

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N3p3nth3

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Congratulations Leslie for seeing things as they really are and taking the initiative to get on the right track!

08-22-2015, 06:25 PM

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Incontrol15

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Leslie36

So that next day I awoke in that cloud of guilt, shame, depression, mentally and physically sick and had to work and pretend I was fine, it hurt to breathe.

It took me a long time to realize how my drinking was causing those feelings. I never had headaches or hang overs like that. Depression and anxiety was my hangover. It seemed that alcohol was the only thing that would help those horrible feelings. Little did I know that alcohol was causing them!

I'm glad those days are over.

Good for you for jumping on board!