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Day 6 of 365
So I made a plan for last night that ended with me watching a movie and eating a ton of junk. Bad belly today. Can't do that again.
My kitchen was a mess this morning. UGH!!!
Refocus
Key=planning and self discipline.
It's a new day. I can do this. Day 6.
My kitchen was a mess this morning. UGH!!!
Refocus
Key=planning and self discipline.
It's a new day. I can do this. Day 6.
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Originally Posted by Obladi 
Ya didn't drink. 
Thought I'd be the first to great you with a 'Happy 7' this morning!
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Thought I'd be the first to great you with a 'Happy 7' this morning!
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Day 7-WATER
Wow. I was feeling low/tired the night before last. So I started downing the water...a ton of water. I feel alive, like I could run a marathon. It's crazy that something so simple can make me feel so different!
On the downside I'm fearful that i'm in the honeymoon phase and sad days are coming. But it will be whatever I think it will be, right?
Drink up! Day 7
On the downside I'm fearful that i'm in the honeymoon phase and sad days are coming. But it will be whatever I think it will be, right?
Drink up! Day 7
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Originally Posted by fini
have you checked farther down the forums in the Secular Connections threads? the AVRT technique might be right up your alley and mesh with the strategies you are already using.
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No need to worry about upcoming downsides, Sober45. Live right now, today. Things are going well. There's really no reason to think they can't keep going well. Rather than worrying about what comes next, how about planning what comes next? Did you check out any of the recovery plan material yet? That's some good "looking forward" stuff to do.
The very best thing you can do for yourself is keep adding things to support your new sobriety. Word.
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The very best thing you can do for yourself is keep adding things to support your new sobriety. Word.
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Originally Posted by Dropsie
"I'd be living my life waiting for my next drink." THIS !!
Overall, I think the amount of effort required for an alcoholic to moderate can lead to obsessiveness over alcohol which leaves little room for other things...at least that's how it has worked for me in the past. I want a full and rich life and NOT to live in anticipation of my next drink.
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Day 8-Mommy needs a drink
Thinking about the society I live in and how drinking has become normalized...even validated. How many times have I seen a meme online with the subject line "mommy needs a drink". Or the meme of a woman with her single glass of wine that is larger than herself. Or the studies that show the benefits of alcohol consumption such as lowering blood pressure. HAHAHAHA! What a joke!
Alcohol=ethanol=toxic to the human body. I don't want to be "intoxicated" anymore.
Last night was horrible. I have a daughter who is struggling with mental health and everything blew up last night. I'm still not over it. I wanted to numb with alcohol but I did not and today I'm grateful for that.
Mommy don't need a drink. Day 8 my beautiful.
Alcohol=ethanol=toxic to the human body. I don't want to be "intoxicated" anymore.
Last night was horrible. I have a daughter who is struggling with mental health and everything blew up last night. I'm still not over it. I wanted to numb with alcohol but I did not and today I'm grateful for that.
Mommy don't need a drink. Day 8 my beautiful.
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Welcome, I too am starting again. I'm on day 16 today (xmas) is my sober date. I've been listening to podcasts on recovery, I find that filling my mind with recovery is better than mainstream news. Let's do 2020 together and lets get it right this go around.
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Mutual congratulations, Sober45 et al. My Day 1 was your Day 1, S45, and here we are at Day 8 already.
It is challenging enough to acknowledge and address our own, umm, challenges, meaning, in this space, substance abuse. Even moreso in situations that are intertwined with another's well-being.
Brings to mind, in a way, those airplane instructions, something like "... be sure to affix your own oxygen mask before assisting other passengers."
May tomorrow be Day X-plus-1 for all reading this. One breath at a time.
It is challenging enough to acknowledge and address our own, umm, challenges, meaning, in this space, substance abuse. Even moreso in situations that are intertwined with another's well-being.
Brings to mind, in a way, those airplane instructions, something like "... be sure to affix your own oxygen mask before assisting other passengers."
May tomorrow be Day X-plus-1 for all reading this. One breath at a time.
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Originally Posted by GinaShoe
Welcome, I too am starting again. I'm on day 16 today (xmas) is my sober date. I've been listening to podcasts on recovery, I find that filling my mind with recovery is better than mainstream news. Let's do 2020 together and lets get it right this go around.
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