Suzib214

Hi everyone. I am on day 3, coming off a 2 year, daily habit of drinking an average of a 5th of 90 proof vodka. I feel physically and emotionally perfect. It's making me nervous, like it's going to hit me hard at any minute. But for the first time in forever, I feel true joy and am so excited for my future. For the past year, I had accepted that I would probably die soon, and I figured everyone would be better off. I now feel completely opposite.
I am a mother of 2 boys, and married to a very unsupportive man. I will be 40 in 2 months and am so excited to have finally become strong enough to start my next chapter.

Goldynkat

Hi Suzi! I'm here on Day 2. Also excited for my future. And so ready to be done with the alcohol chapter, (Who am I kidding? CHAPTERS!) of my life.
So glad you are feeling good; may this feeling find you daily!

Endoftheday

Fantastic , keep going it gets even better

Suzib214

Thanks!

Polished

Hi Suzi! I'm also on day three and I also feel great today! I'm really conscious of getting complacent but I feel as if something has shifted. I've been doing lots of reading about sobriety and this time I feel like I have everything to look forward to and that I'm not actually losing anything. Congrats on your day three!

Josie321

Well done, you are doing great.

This is a great place for support. If ever you are even 0.01% tempted to reach for a drink, hop on here instead and post...it worked for me! Still working today.

Zombie79

Good going Suzi!!

Upstairs

That’s great news! I wasn’t a happy camper three days into sobriety. It did get better!

Tonymblue

Day 3 myself. Congratulations. Beware the pink cloud.

Suzib214

Yes, I definitely feel like I'm experiencing the "pink cloud "
Anyone have advice for when I come down?

Suzib214

It seems as if you and I have had the exact same weekend. Congratulations!

Anna

I'm glad to hear you're doing well on Day 3.

BiggerReasons

Hi Suzi
A Fifth of vodka spread throughout the day, with the most condensed of it coming at night was my vice for a few years as well. I recently went 16 days with no booze and a by-and-large clean diet. The symptoms varied day to day, the urges would come and go, but I gradually started feeling better. I thought I had a handle on myself, was feeling better and thought I could handle drinking occasionally and responsibly. That night I had a few, woke up the next morning without a hangover and thought: “see, I’m not DEPENDENT, I can do this”. Then the old excuses came back and by the following week, I was back to a fifth/day, unbelievably flushed, feeling inflamed and dizzy the next day when I tried to cut it out, it was like those 16 days were all for not, I was already right back in that spot. So here I am, back on day 5 and a new member to this forum - best choice I’ve made all week.

I’m glad you’re feeling great, I’m feeling pretty good today too. Thought about it time to time, but nothing I had to madly suppress.

I don’t mean this with any pessimism at all because I’m saying the same thing for me: be alert because there WILL be challenges, there will be complacency (I can’t believe mine happened so soon), there will be times when you think you have a handle on it, but it’s a very slippery slope. There will be times that are so mindless that will create an urge, I’ll give you an example: I was getting in the shower yesterday, and I used to always take a little drink or two and crank the music. It’s amazing how much brain association you’re going to run into when it comes to drinking. I remember reading a study that said if a college student is drinking when studying for an exam, the students tended to do better if they had a drink(s) before the exam... but that’s no state for your mind and body to live in permanently.

Do what I and many others are doing: every time the thought so much as crosses your mind, stop what you’re doing and log in. Even if you’re in a social setting and need to take a minute in the restroom. Good luck and great job 🙌💪😁

apollo986

Hi Suzi! congrats on day three. I'm on day 40. My advice would be to take it one day at a time. Lots of reading has helped considerably.