Day 16 Today is day 16.. i havent been dry this long in a very long time. Physically I feel okay but not yet 100 percent. Also last night I had two nightmares. One where my home was invaded and family was shot. I woke up in a panic and made my daughter sleep in my room. I went back to sleep and dreamed I was at a furneral of a unknown person and was stealing food. But on the car ride home my son was hanging on the windshield lol are these nighmares normal after quitting drinking? |
Congrats on 16 days toni, that's great! Yes, nightmares are very common during early sobriety. If you think about it, when we were drunk/drinking many nights we didn't even get REM sleep much because we were basically passed out. Now that your brain is clear of alchohol, it's "waking up" in a sense and stretching it's legs. They might seem scary, but they are just dreams...and they don't necessarily mean anything bad. |
Hi, Tonisherrell. I registered just to tell you congratulations on your 16 days!!! That is a big deal. I remember how angry I was because I wouldn't drink. But that passed as I got more comfortable with my sobriety. I am a slow learner. It took me awhile to figure out the answer to the question, if I don't drink what do I do. I had a lot of selfishness to overcome before I really started helping others. Anyway, hang in there. It gets easier. I had a few nightmares around the time I quit drinking. Before and after. They gave me something to think about rather than my not drinking :) |
Toni, I had crazy dreams as I slowly healed. I still have them now, but not always. The dreams sometimes leave me traumatized and it takes me a while to calm down and go back to sleep. But, It is awesome waking up a strong as possible, drug free. I periodically think this: The only way I could ever rationalize waking up with a hang over was ok was because I was physically addicted. A relapse today would be sad for me, my family, my coworkers, and for many here. It will never happen. I hold myself accountable. Accountability is huge in a normal life. Whether it is to ourselves, our family, our boss...accountability is what keeps this addict clean. I have good and bad things going on these days. Each day I am able to face these things with a good conscious knowing I am all that I can be. It is what feeling normal is all about. I am not there yet. I still crave and think about relapsing when things go good and when things go bad. If it wasn't for SR, I would have relapsed hard many times by now. Thanks. |
Thanks everyone.. i cant wait for the bad dreams and aniety to leave. |
They will toni - congrats on day 16 :) D |
Congrats on over two weeks sober! :) Keep going, it gets better. :grouphug: |
16 is great, congrats. I had and continue to have some serious dreams since stopping 26 days ago. Couple were disturbing - especially the drinking dream that I think many people can relate to. But then the sleep comes eventually and it just feels so good to look forward to sleep. I hadn't for years and years - I just passed out. Now I know what non-alcohol abusers mean when they say they like to sleep! To think I hadn't really experienced what we spend half our life doing for so long. Stay strong and congrats. |
16 days You are definitely sober physically. Mentally takes a long time. Like a lifetime for me. It should not define us for the rest of our lives. |
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