My life, my progress, my sobriety
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My life, my progress, my sobriety
Hi everyone,
I've decided to start a thread I will update rather than fill the board up with individual ones.
I am now practically on day 29 the longest I've been sober in my drinking life. I've also got my leather bracelet now which states one day at a time and my date of sobriety. I look at this if I get a craving.
I'm very proud of myself, the last 29 days have felt sometimes like the longest time and I know that the reality is the hard work starts now.
I went to a meeting tonight, it was hard to watch a father in tears that he had relapsed again but it was amazing the support he was given with some of the longest sober members taking some responsibility that they hadn't been there to support him and saying that they should have given him there phone numbers. Terribly hummbling.
For all those starting out on the sober path let me tell you it's so worth it,
30 years of drinking and after only 29 days my blood pressure and heart rate have returned to normal, I've lost 11lbs, my headaches have disappeared,,my depression is lifting, and the most important thing- I'm starting to like myself a teeny bit and get back some self worth.
No one, especially in the pub thought I would last 2 days. Oh how I love proving them wrong one day at a time.
I've decided to start a thread I will update rather than fill the board up with individual ones.
I am now practically on day 29 the longest I've been sober in my drinking life. I've also got my leather bracelet now which states one day at a time and my date of sobriety. I look at this if I get a craving.
I'm very proud of myself, the last 29 days have felt sometimes like the longest time and I know that the reality is the hard work starts now.
I went to a meeting tonight, it was hard to watch a father in tears that he had relapsed again but it was amazing the support he was given with some of the longest sober members taking some responsibility that they hadn't been there to support him and saying that they should have given him there phone numbers. Terribly hummbling.
For all those starting out on the sober path let me tell you it's so worth it,
30 years of drinking and after only 29 days my blood pressure and heart rate have returned to normal, I've lost 11lbs, my headaches have disappeared,,my depression is lifting, and the most important thing- I'm starting to like myself a teeny bit and get back some self worth.
No one, especially in the pub thought I would last 2 days. Oh how I love proving them wrong one day at a time.
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Originally Posted by Jtmlk 
Hi everyone,
I've decided to start a thread I will update rather than fill the board up with individual ones.
I am now practically on day 29 the longest I've been sober in my drinking life. I've also got my leather bracelet now which states one day at a time and my date of sobriety. I look at this if I get a craving.
I'm very proud of myself, the last 29 days have felt sometimes like the longest time and I know that the reality is the hard work starts now.
I went to a meeting tonight, it was hard to watch a father in tears that he had relapsed again but it was amazing the support he was given with some of the longest sober members taking some responsibility that they hadn't been there to support him and saying that they should have given him there phone numbers. Terribly hummbling.
For all those starting out on the sober path let me tell you it's so worth it,
30 years of drinking and after only 29 days my blood pressure and heart rate have returned to normal, I've lost 11lbs, my headaches have disappeared,,my depression is lifting, and the most important thing- I'm starting to like myself a teeny bit and get back some self worth.
No one, especially in the pub thought I would last 2 days. Oh how I love proving them wrong one day at a time.
I've decided to start a thread I will update rather than fill the board up with individual ones.
I am now practically on day 29 the longest I've been sober in my drinking life. I've also got my leather bracelet now which states one day at a time and my date of sobriety. I look at this if I get a craving.
I'm very proud of myself, the last 29 days have felt sometimes like the longest time and I know that the reality is the hard work starts now.
I went to a meeting tonight, it was hard to watch a father in tears that he had relapsed again but it was amazing the support he was given with some of the longest sober members taking some responsibility that they hadn't been there to support him and saying that they should have given him there phone numbers. Terribly hummbling.
For all those starting out on the sober path let me tell you it's so worth it,
30 years of drinking and after only 29 days my blood pressure and heart rate have returned to normal, I've lost 11lbs, my headaches have disappeared,,my depression is lifting, and the most important thing- I'm starting to like myself a teeny bit and get back some self worth.
No one, especially in the pub thought I would last 2 days. Oh how I love proving them wrong one day at a time.
I'm on Day 4 (again) and trying hard to stay sober can I can feel good about myself again.
Good work and Godspeed!
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Very happy for you! Today is day 2 for me. I like the idea of the bracelet. Something to look at as a reminder when I get a craving would be helpful. I may have to steal that idea from you. Keep up the good work, your story gives me hope.
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Thanks everyone,
It is indeed 30 days today!. I went to my last rebalance session today,( it's a 3 month, one night a week government thing in the uk for people with a BMI over 30 and encourages healthy lifestyles). I've lost a total of 1 stone, another couple and I will be sorted. I also went for a long walk with the boys which we all enjoyed- in the old days I wouldn't have dreamt about doing it. As well as all the benefits of sobriety that I've listed before my so called fibromyalgia seems to be hardly noticeable.
Take care and keep strong everyone
To all the newbies I would say post post and post, the support here is amazing.
It is indeed 30 days today!. I went to my last rebalance session today,( it's a 3 month, one night a week government thing in the uk for people with a BMI over 30 and encourages healthy lifestyles). I've lost a total of 1 stone, another couple and I will be sorted. I also went for a long walk with the boys which we all enjoyed- in the old days I wouldn't have dreamt about doing it. As well as all the benefits of sobriety that I've listed before my so called fibromyalgia seems to be hardly noticeable.
Take care and keep strong everyone
To all the newbies I would say post post and post, the support here is amazing.
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Nice work jtmlk!
One thing that caught my eye is your statement about headaches. I have over a month of sobriety and am still getting headaches almost daily. I have an appointment with a neurologist on May 5, but how did you manage them? Did you see your doctor? Is this normal? TIA
One thing that caught my eye is your statement about headaches. I have over a month of sobriety and am still getting headaches almost daily. I have an appointment with a neurologist on May 5, but how did you manage them? Did you see your doctor? Is this normal? TIA
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Originally Posted by Jemma44
Nice work jtmlk!
One thing that caught my eye is your statement about headaches. I have over a month of sobriety and am still getting headaches almost daily. I have an appointment with a neurologist on May 5, but how did you manage them? Did you see your doctor? Is this normal? TIA
One thing that caught my eye is your statement about headaches. I have over a month of sobriety and am still getting headaches almost daily. I have an appointment with a neurologist on May 5, but how did you manage them? Did you see your doctor? Is this normal? TIA
I did speak to my doctor who explained - as I thought- it was to do with GABA which are to do with the brain receptors. Where I had heavily drunk for many years the alcohol numbed them and now sober they were going crazy. I prob haven't explained that well so Google GABA brain receptors and sobriety. Hopefully your neurologist will also put your mind at rest. I found drinking lots and lots of water, taking the odd paracetamol and trying to be as stress free helped control them.
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