Dread be Gone - 29 Sober Mondays
Dread be Gone - 29 Sober Mondays
Monday mornings are much more bearable now that they are hangover free. I had a great weekend, ran a half marathon with my best friend on Saturday morning, gardened, walked the dog, saw a movie with my husband, and hung out with friends and family.
I remember in the years I was drinking having many Mondays where there was an "overwhelming sense of dread." Often times, I couldn't even discern what was causing it, it was just a terrible feeling of unease. I don't feel that way anymore. Not for 28 weeks.
That says it all to me. For those of you just starting out, I know it is hard a terribly frightening to imagine your life without alcohol, I want you to know it really does get better. So. Much. Better.
I remember in the years I was drinking having many Mondays where there was an "overwhelming sense of dread." Often times, I couldn't even discern what was causing it, it was just a terrible feeling of unease. I don't feel that way anymore. Not for 28 weeks.
That says it all to me. For those of you just starting out, I know it is hard a terribly frightening to imagine your life without alcohol, I want you to know it really does get better. So. Much. Better.
Yeah - I could have written this myself. This was my turning point last Monday. That dread weighed so heavy on my heart I couldn't go to work last Monday. That was the last straw. I just had my first sober weekend, I'm at work and feeling so much more positive about my week ahead. I feel like I actually had a weekend. It wasn't spent in this alcohol induced fog. Hooray for our weekends and a happy start to the week!
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Good to hear!
Me and you are close in our sobriety dates. I had quite a bit of anxiety and discomfort for quite a few months after I quit, but it did get less and less as time went on.
Now it is so much less that it is rarely evident. I think now it is just the normal ups and downs of life.
Me and you are close in our sobriety dates. I had quite a bit of anxiety and discomfort for quite a few months after I quit, but it did get less and less as time went on.
Now it is so much less that it is rarely evident. I think now it is just the normal ups and downs of life.
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