A week sober!
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A week sober!
Well, in ten minutes, but I'm happy to celebrate with a nice cool can of Fanta.
I'm pretty happy with how things have gone so far, I've been a little tired and anxious, yesterday I had a 20 minute period of serious cravings like nothing I've felt before. I was sat at work, thoughts drifting off and suddenly all I wanted to do was drink and for a short time it occupied my mind completely. I even went and sat in the bathroom so nobody would talk to me. It was a scary reminder of the power of my addiction and a reminder to look at alcoholism as a serious, deadly enemy I shouldn't underestimate.
I went home and wrote down ways to cope, tried to plan my days so I'm not sitting around getting bored and craving.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my post about my friends making fun of my past behaviour, it's pretty much started dying down, I think it was likely a panic response of "he's actually quitting, make sure he remembers how bad it was so he doesn't relapse". It's good to know i hadn't destroyed my relationships
The fog hasn't really lifted, but I can feel some movement in my brain, a lightness like when you finally get outside after being stuck inside all day.
I've watched films, gone for walks, had real conversations, listened to music, read, enjoyed cooking. I might not be in the best shape right now, but I've experienced an actual life for the first time in years. I'm not going back.
Plus later I'm having a homemade curry and James Bond is about to sort out this terrorist geezer, so things are on the up.
I'm pretty happy with how things have gone so far, I've been a little tired and anxious, yesterday I had a 20 minute period of serious cravings like nothing I've felt before. I was sat at work, thoughts drifting off and suddenly all I wanted to do was drink and for a short time it occupied my mind completely. I even went and sat in the bathroom so nobody would talk to me. It was a scary reminder of the power of my addiction and a reminder to look at alcoholism as a serious, deadly enemy I shouldn't underestimate.
I went home and wrote down ways to cope, tried to plan my days so I'm not sitting around getting bored and craving.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my post about my friends making fun of my past behaviour, it's pretty much started dying down, I think it was likely a panic response of "he's actually quitting, make sure he remembers how bad it was so he doesn't relapse". It's good to know i hadn't destroyed my relationships
The fog hasn't really lifted, but I can feel some movement in my brain, a lightness like when you finally get outside after being stuck inside all day.
I've watched films, gone for walks, had real conversations, listened to music, read, enjoyed cooking. I might not be in the best shape right now, but I've experienced an actual life for the first time in years. I'm not going back.
Plus later I'm having a homemade curry and James Bond is about to sort out this terrorist geezer, so things are on the up.
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