Day 15.
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Day 15.
Well so far so good. Up to today I've been fine, but got cravings and my mood stinks. I'm tired and cranky feeling, everything is making me irritated. I've just tried staying out of everyone's way. I keep getting the 'maybe I'll be fine, just have a couple to calm down' thought over and over. I won't drink today, but keep thinking that stopping forever is a huge task.
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If you're anything like me, a couple wasn't an option. I've been in your shoes many time and gave in, only to start an interminable bout of drinking.
Never could have a few. Never really wanted to, I drank to get drunk.
Bad moods and cravings go away. And you don't have to think about not drinking forever. Just don't drink today. I can handle that.
I won't wake up with the anxiety, guilt and remorse of having failed again if I just don't drink today.
I hope things get better for you today, and there is no problem a drink ever solved.
Never could have a few. Never really wanted to, I drank to get drunk.
Bad moods and cravings go away. And you don't have to think about not drinking forever. Just don't drink today. I can handle that.
I won't wake up with the anxiety, guilt and remorse of having failed again if I just don't drink today.
I hope things get better for you today, and there is no problem a drink ever solved.
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Thanks everybody, I managed to get through today unscathed! I need to keep reminding myself to take baby steps - one minute, one hour, one day etc and not get swamped in the enormity of it.
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I can relate to your post (especially the moodiness/irritability, WOW). These are the things I tell myself (still early at 90ish days):
Cravings are temporary (I've read everything from 7 seconds to the time it takes for wet hands to dry without a towel)
If I still feel this way, I can have a drink "tomorrow" (never comes)
If nothing works, do nothing. Take a nap, watch TV, anything mindless.
You can do this!
Cravings are temporary (I've read everything from 7 seconds to the time it takes for wet hands to dry without a towel)
If I still feel this way, I can have a drink "tomorrow" (never comes)
If nothing works, do nothing. Take a nap, watch TV, anything mindless.
You can do this!
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Congratulations on your decision and way to go on 15, that's fantastic ! It gets better , it may seem almost imperceptible in the beginning but , It Gets Better.
The fear or trepidation of forever or never again is the AV trying to shake your resolve, like a jedi mind trick. I made a forever , never again decision too, hope neither one of 'wins', by that I mean we can't 'do' forever at any one time, we can only ever do Now, forever being only all the accumulated Nows we live through. The AV will try and convince that Forever is a 'thing' that gets accomplished ( or even has to be attempted) in one fell swoop, it's not, the only time /thing we can or 'have' to deal with is now, right now this very instant and now this now , and doing it (the now) without drinking is soo possible (we just did it ) .
All the (then) nows that made up day 11 were totally do-able, yes? You proved they were, yes? You can do forever, but you only ever have to do Now
wish you well and hope to see you around
The fear or trepidation of forever or never again is the AV trying to shake your resolve, like a jedi mind trick. I made a forever , never again decision too, hope neither one of 'wins'
, by that I mean we can't 'do' forever at any one time, we can only ever do Now, forever being only all the accumulated Nows we live through. The AV will try and convince that Forever is a 'thing' that gets accomplished ( or even has to be attempted) in one fell swoop, it's not, the only time /thing we can or 'have' to deal with is now, right now this very instant and now this now , and doing it (the now) without drinking is soo possible (we just did it ) . All the (then) nows that made up day 11 were totally do-able, yes? You proved they were, yes? You can do forever, but you only ever have to do Now
wish you well and hope to see you around
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Originally Posted by jimmyhow 
Well so far so good. Up to today I've been fine, but got cravings and my mood stinks. I'm tired and cranky feeling, everything is making me irritated. I've just tried staying out of everyone's way. I keep getting the 'maybe I'll be fine, just have a couple to calm down' thought over and over. I won't drink today, but keep thinking that stopping forever is a huge task.
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I'm still hanging on, day to day seems the way to do it. Plenty of snacks, juice etc. and keeping my mind occupied. I've got through so many movies it's unbelievable! Not far away from a month - that I'd a goal that doesn't seem too unrealistic now.
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Originally Posted by dwtbd
Congratulations on your decision and way to go on 15, that's fantastic ! It gets better , it may seem almost imperceptible in the beginning but , It Gets Better.
The fear or trepidation of forever or never again is the AV trying to shake your resolve, like a jedi mind trick. I made a forever , never again decision too, hope neither one of 'wins', by that I mean we can't 'do' forever at any one time, we can only ever do Now, forever being only all the accumulated Nows we live through. The AV will try and convince that Forever is a 'thing' that gets accomplished ( or even has to be attempted) in one fell swoop, it's not, the only time /thing we can or 'have' to deal with is now, right now this very instant and now this now , and doing it (the now) without drinking is soo possible (we just did it ) .
All the (then) nows that made up day 11 were totally do-able, yes? You proved they were, yes? You can do forever, but you only ever have to do Now
wish you well and hope to see you around
The fear or trepidation of forever or never again is the AV trying to shake your resolve, like a jedi mind trick. I made a forever , never again decision too, hope neither one of 'wins'
, by that I mean we can't 'do' forever at any one time, we can only ever do Now, forever being only all the accumulated Nows we live through. The AV will try and convince that Forever is a 'thing' that gets accomplished ( or even has to be attempted) in one fell swoop, it's not, the only time /thing we can or 'have' to deal with is now, right now this very instant and now this now , and doing it (the now) without drinking is soo possible (we just did it ) . All the (then) nows that made up day 11 were totally do-able, yes? You proved they were, yes? You can do forever, but you only ever have to do Now
wish you well and hope to see you around
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