Day 2..
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Day 2..
Have just woken up to day 2 clean and sober. Feel so raw, anxious and just empty. But I will not drink today no matter what. I'm reading threads and I'm going to read the big book today as i did yesterday. I just want to feel decent again
Hi, Sean. I have an old copy of the Big Book. I had mentioned to a coworker (and an outspoken AA advocate) years ago that I was worried about my addictions at times. She gave me a copy of the Big Book that obviously belonged to someone else who had underlined parts of it here and there. I kind of like seeing what he thought was important to his recovery. That coworker died suddenly and was found with her bible in her lap and the big book on the table beside her. Somehow that comforts me.
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Good going Sean...soon you will be a old timer like me.) 14 days today...each morning I/you will feel clearer and clearer...Almost worth it just for the mornings...keep up the good work and I will always be 12 days ahead of you.))
Sean, like everyone's posted, it does get better. I'm sitting at 5 days now after drinking almost everyday for the last 10 years and heavy binge drinking over the last two. I'm just now starting to feel better...and I know it'll just keep getting better. Keep it going!
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Day 3
Hi all,
It's 1:30pm on day 3 and I'm still clean and sober. This morning I fought off some pretty mild urges to have a drink while doing some shopping but managed to dismiss it fairly quickly. I did some excersise this morning and I'm following a 24 hour plan right down on when to shower and eat. Reading the big book and trying some mindfulness when my thoughts just run amok. Starting to feel a lot better physically but my mood is quite low, but it's great to be a little more free at this moment than I have been for many months now. Number one mission, don't pick up the first drink NO MATTER WHAT. Thanks all
It's 1:30pm on day 3 and I'm still clean and sober. This morning I fought off some pretty mild urges to have a drink while doing some shopping but managed to dismiss it fairly quickly. I did some excersise this morning and I'm following a 24 hour plan right down on when to shower and eat. Reading the big book and trying some mindfulness when my thoughts just run amok. Starting to feel a lot better physically but my mood is quite low, but it's great to be a little more free at this moment than I have been for many months now. Number one mission, don't pick up the first drink NO MATTER WHAT. Thanks all
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Hi all,
It's 1:30pm on day 3 and I'm still clean and sober. This morning I fought off some pretty mild urges to have a drink while doing some shopping but managed to dismiss it fairly quickly. I did some excersise this morning and I'm following a 24 hour plan right down on when to shower and eat. Reading the big book and trying some mindfulness when my thoughts just run amok. Starting to feel a lot better physically but my mood is quite low, but it's great to be a little more free at this moment than I have been for many months now. Number one mission, don't pick up the first drink NO MATTER WHAT. Thanks all
It's 1:30pm on day 3 and I'm still clean and sober. This morning I fought off some pretty mild urges to have a drink while doing some shopping but managed to dismiss it fairly quickly. I did some excersise this morning and I'm following a 24 hour plan right down on when to shower and eat. Reading the big book and trying some mindfulness when my thoughts just run amok. Starting to feel a lot better physically but my mood is quite low, but it's great to be a little more free at this moment than I have been for many months now. Number one mission, don't pick up the first drink NO MATTER WHAT. Thanks all
You're doing so well you posted on one of my threads so I'm doing the same for you! I am also on day 3 - it's 6.13pm here in the UK. I'm finding it helps to tell myself that I've resisted the urge to drink once, I can do it again, and it will never get worse than this initial phase, only better. Are you going/planning to go to AA meetings? I'm here if you want to chat.
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