Still drinking a bottle of vodka + a day
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Originally Posted by Kaily 
Hi thanks for asking.
I am now on day 4.
Remarkedly very little physical symptoms with regards to withdrawals but mentally struggling with drinking thoughts, cravings and dreams. Boredom and loneliness are also a very big problem.
On the positive side I am sleeping better, physically feeling better and getting more done.
What I need now is some sort of incentive to maintain sobriety and not become ambivalent about it as I have done before.
I am now on day 4.
Remarkedly very little physical symptoms with regards to withdrawals but mentally struggling with drinking thoughts, cravings and dreams. Boredom and loneliness are also a very big problem.
On the positive side I am sleeping better, physically feeling better and getting more done.
What I need now is some sort of incentive to maintain sobriety and not become ambivalent about it as I have done before.
Great news, Kaily; I am so proud of you.
Make YOURSELF your incentive to stay sober. You deserve a healthy and sober life.
Maybe look into some volunteer activities in your area. Those have always helped to change my perspective on life and fueled my sense of self-worth.
Stay close.
The opposite of addiction is connection.
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Great job! Boredom and loneliness, YES. I totally get that too. What helps me, when I am feeling that way, is to come post here and look at the community of people who are supporting you. I also think about what I am grateful for, and I call or email a friend just to say hi. When it comes to loneliness, there are SO many people in the world who feel alone. We can help each other out....
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I found that drinking alcoholically was far harder work, more exhausting, depressing and damn right horrible than being sober is.
Even if I have anxious spells, or feel in low mood, I accept it's a normal part of life. It is uncomfortable, but whatever we do we must not drink. I am currently on day 15, after 140 fays of sobriety I drank 3 times in the last month. I have had the occasional craving but I've ridden them out.
Drinking doesn't change the world around us, it just changes us for the worse. Alcohol doesn't magically make the world any different, it doesn't solve our problems, it just makes us ignore them temporarily until they come back with a vengeance the next day.
Identify what made you slip, and the next time do something different. Instead of going out to buy that drink, why didn't you post here first? Next time try that.
As a friend tells me who is also in recovery and has been sober for many many years, NOTHING can be that bad for him to drink. NOTHING. No matter how bad life gets, drinking will only make it worse.
Even if I have anxious spells, or feel in low mood, I accept it's a normal part of life. It is uncomfortable, but whatever we do we must not drink. I am currently on day 15, after 140 fays of sobriety I drank 3 times in the last month. I have had the occasional craving but I've ridden them out.
Drinking doesn't change the world around us, it just changes us for the worse. Alcohol doesn't magically make the world any different, it doesn't solve our problems, it just makes us ignore them temporarily until they come back with a vengeance the next day.
Identify what made you slip, and the next time do something different. Instead of going out to buy that drink, why didn't you post here first? Next time try that.
As a friend tells me who is also in recovery and has been sober for many many years, NOTHING can be that bad for him to drink. NOTHING. No matter how bad life gets, drinking will only make it worse.
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