Day 12
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Day 12
Longest period sober for 2 years after 20 years of heavy drinking. It got to the point over the last 18 months where I drank daily. Never missed a day's work but I struggled through my day until I could drink again. I haven't had serious cravings but I'm anxious about my life as everything outside work involved alcohol. I haven't socialised for 12 days and I'm withdrawn, all I want to do is lie in bed and read and sleep. All my friends are people I know from bars. That is how sad my life has become. I'm glad to be here
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Thank you for replying. I realise I'm not physically addicted....but mentally I'm a raging addict. There is so much I miss about drinking but it took so much from me. One thing that can kiss my ass are those 2am wake ups after a night on the beer. Waking up thirsty, exhausted, hungover and anxious. Lying there until the alarm goes off at 5.30am and forcing myself through the coffee shower routine. Then an hour long commute on a packed train to work an 11 hour shift. Get home via the bar, more beers at home then collapse in bed ready to do it all again. Why oh why 😢
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Apologies for the one-woman pity party!! Read my last post and cringed. What's done is done and I'm grateful for the last 11 nights sleep without the angst. I don't know how I survived it. No wonder we're so tired at the beginning
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Originally Posted by flguy1 
You can do it and great job! I cold not imaging going even 1 day without a drink but something clicked and today is day 30 for me....and I was a HEAVY drinker...keep up the great work!
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