Waking Up Sober
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Waking Up Sober
No lack of quality sleep, no dizziness, no dry heaves, no wobbly legs, no aches or pains, no panic or anxiety, no shakes, no sweats, no lack of motivation, no ear worms, no bruises or cuts, no foggy head, not having to have a drink in the morning to feel normal........ WHAT A RUSH!!!!!!!!! Newcomers, something to look forward to!!
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14 mornings so far w/no hangover and it feels great! On some of those mornings I've had to remind myself why I don't feel like crap, "Wait, I don't have a headache?" and it's become such a positive way for me to start the day...knowing that I did not drink.
YAY to waking up sober!
YAY to waking up sober!
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Originally Posted by jezza 
No lack of quality sleep, no dizziness, no dry heaves, no wobbly legs, no aches or pains, no panic or anxiety, no shakes, no sweats, no lack of motivation, no ear worms, no bruises or cuts, no foggy head, not having to have a drink in the morning to feel normal........ WHAT A RUSH!!!!!!!!! Newcomers, something to look forward to!!
I haven't woken to a hangover in more than 600 days and every single time I don't wake up to a hangover is a glorious miracle.
Even on the most trying of days, I can always start out grateful for that!
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Originally Posted by jezza
No lack of quality sleep, no dizziness, no dry heaves, no wobbly legs, no aches or pains, no panic or anxiety, no shakes, no sweats, no lack of motivation, no ear worms, no bruises or cuts, no foggy head, not having to have a drink in the morning to feel normal........ WHAT A RUSH!!!!!!!!! Newcomers, something to look forward to!!
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I got sober two years nine months ago....I STILL love and appreciate the feeling of waking up without negative consequences of my drinking! Just this morning I drove past a bar parking lot I used to frequent and saw a lot of cars in the lot in the early morning; it made me think about how grateful I am to not have to "wonder" where I left my car!
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Wonderful post!! The sleep is something for the life of me, I never anticipated! What a gift. Waking up w/o a hangover, without my heart racing...literally thinking of a drink first thing in the morning. I lived with it for so long that I just begin to think of it as normal.
One thing I wonder about though when I look around at people in coffee shops (like I happen to be doing right now). People who have never been alcoholics or lived with the disease, do they appreciate this feeling like the ones of us on this site seem to?
One thing I wonder about though when I look around at people in coffee shops (like I happen to be doing right now). People who have never been alcoholics or lived with the disease, do they appreciate this feeling like the ones of us on this site seem to?
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Originally Posted by soberclover
I got sober two years nine months ago....I STILL love and appreciate the feeling of waking up without negative consequences of my drinking! Just this morning I drove past a bar parking lot I used to frequent and saw a lot of cars in the lot in the early morning; it made me think about how grateful I am to not have to "wonder" where I left my car!
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