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Thank you snitch, dee and lucy. Just settling down for the night, im making plans for bank holiday weekend, Sober plans!! So far i have booked a indoor mini golf and museum tickets for the monday, need to plan saturday and sunday. Have week off next week too for half term but getting my wisdom tooth out on the tuesday, so will be recovering from that for the rest of week, i think.
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Whatever keeps you sober hon!
I didn't have a great day yesterday. I felt anxious and fearful all day. Last night I was stressed trying to put up my garden furniture and my mind started to think of the ease and comfort a few drinks would bring. I prayed to stay sober, to just not pick up a drink TODAY. I left what I was doing, made dinner, had a bath with my daughter (and oh my she is so funny, I was laughing my head off at her!) And then settled in for an early night.
Today I woke up sober and hangover free. Its a beautiful day here in the South East coast, I walked along the seafront to go to my AA meeting and am just sat in the park having my fruit and yogurt for brekkie. The sun on my face, I can hear the birds chirping in the trees and smell the clean cut grass.
Ahhhh I am so grateful to be alive and sober today.
My point is sometimes we will have bad days and the thought of a drink (escape!) can become attractive. But it will not solve anything. Only make it 1000 x worse. And those thoughts and feeling DO pass. We don't pick up no matter what!
You are doing amazing.
Have a great day.
I didn't have a great day yesterday. I felt anxious and fearful all day. Last night I was stressed trying to put up my garden furniture and my mind started to think of the ease and comfort a few drinks would bring. I prayed to stay sober, to just not pick up a drink TODAY. I left what I was doing, made dinner, had a bath with my daughter (and oh my she is so funny, I was laughing my head off at her!) And then settled in for an early night.
Today I woke up sober and hangover free. Its a beautiful day here in the South East coast, I walked along the seafront to go to my AA meeting and am just sat in the park having my fruit and yogurt for brekkie. The sun on my face, I can hear the birds chirping in the trees and smell the clean cut grass.
Ahhhh I am so grateful to be alive and sober today.
My point is sometimes we will have bad days and the thought of a drink (escape!) can become attractive. But it will not solve anything. Only make it 1000 x worse. And those thoughts and feeling DO pass. We don't pick up no matter what!
You are doing amazing.
Have a great day.
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Thank you bathbomb, snitch and hawkeye. Yes i think learning to feel gratitude is important. I enjoy reading the law of attraction stuff so defo need to start practicing gratitude more.
For once i felt energized after work so took my son out for tea and shopping for new pjs for us both, was lovely to do something different with him. Think i had been stuck in such a rut for so long, im starting to feel free.
i know this sounds harsh but i was always worried i would bump into my ex, who had no contact with me or my son and he was abusive and alcoholic. I used to be looking over my shoulder and would go into a panic if i saw anyone with slight resemblance !!! So although finding out he died was a shock and upsetting as it was a terrible death caused by alcohol, it has not only given me massive wake up call as to how deadly alcohol can be but also a sense of freedom, that the world is now at my feet and i dont need to be scared anymore.
For once i felt energized after work so took my son out for tea and shopping for new pjs for us both, was lovely to do something different with him. Think i had been stuck in such a rut for so long, im starting to feel free.
i know this sounds harsh but i was always worried i would bump into my ex, who had no contact with me or my son and he was abusive and alcoholic. I used to be looking over my shoulder and would go into a panic if i saw anyone with slight resemblance !!! So although finding out he died was a shock and upsetting as it was a terrible death caused by alcohol, it has not only given me massive wake up call as to how deadly alcohol can be but also a sense of freedom, that the world is now at my feet and i dont need to be scared anymore.
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I bet losing your ex has brought up so many different kinds of emotions, relief being one of them.
I am glad you feel free and like you have the world at your feet. And as long as you stay sober you do!
Have a great day.
I am glad you feel free and like you have the world at your feet. And as long as you stay sober you do!
Have a great day.
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Hi snitch sorry for not posting yesterday, when i got in from work i spent the night cleaning from top to bottom as wanted my house nixe before i get my tooth out on tuesday and was shattered ha ha.
hope you are well
hope you are well
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