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Old 09-13-2016, 09:03 AM
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Day 6 - I won!

I woke up this morning and decided to take control of my day.. No more allowing the symptoms, it was MY DAY.

I dusted off my hiking gear and headed for the mountains of North Wales. I managed to summit Mt Snowdon. It was a lot harder than it used to be in my Military days and took three times as long. I got there.

I was exhausted, tired, out of breath, aching..... but they were MY symptoms and not those of alcohol withdrawal.

Someone mention exercise on another post as a good therapy. They could not have been more right.

A small victory for me, the battle is long. I will win.
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Old 09-13-2016, 09:15 AM
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Old 09-13-2016, 09:22 AM
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Woohoo! You will win. Well done. Great job on 6 days, also.
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Nice one Bertie, great attitude.

Did you go via Crib Goch, that'd take your mind off drinking!?
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Old 09-13-2016, 10:14 AM
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Snowdon is beautiful and well done
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Old 09-13-2016, 01:04 PM
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Keep going grats on day 6
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Old 09-13-2016, 02:58 PM
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that's great Berty
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Old 09-13-2016, 11:39 PM
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I didn't dare try Crib Goch...felt a little to 'wobbly' to risk it.

After the euphoria of the walk wore off, the withdrawal symtom's did return. When do they stop?
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Old 09-13-2016, 11:51 PM
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Its different for everyone, Berty....a week you should generally be feeling better tho...

you're sure you're just not cream crackered from the climb?

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Possibly..... It's difficult to differentiate between normal life and alcoholic life when the latter has been so prominent for so long I guess.
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Old 09-14-2016, 06:18 AM
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Stay sober and the withdrawals will clear eventually.

Exercise has been a great help for me, and I do all sorts of things from
hiking to yoga to running and weight lifting.

I suggest high-quality whole-food diet, with plenty of organic produce,
a good multi-vitamin, stay well-hydrated, and plenty of sleep / low stress
time. Your body and mind need healing time.

I also regularly meditate now--nothing formal, just time alone with my
thoughts and feelings which bubble up quite a bit since I quit.
I used to drink to drown them out. Now I welcome them.

Great job on that hike! I've always wanted to hike in Wales.
So beautiful. . .
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Old 09-14-2016, 06:47 AM
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Its different for everyone, Berty....a week you should generally be feeling better tho...

you're sure you're just not cream crackered from the climb?

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"cream crackered"? Never heard this phrase, but definitely smiling. May steal this.
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Fantastic Bertyboy, you can do this!!
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