Struggling .. day 3
 

Hi,

I am out of work due to the virus. I don’t have it.. but it has caused my drinking to increase significantly. I always knew if I had the opportunity I would likely drink everyday.

I feel exhausted and almost deathly daily. I end up with horrible anxiety.

I made it to day 3 and for the first time in a long time feel okay.. I slept last night. But my insane brain says drink.

I need to end the cycle once and for all.

This site really helped me sort the craziness of the first few days

https://www.verywellmind.com/is-this...-it-last-80197

Stay well.

Welcome to SR, Win; glad you found us. You will know much support, encouragement and understanding.

Have a look around the site. There is a wealth of first hand recovery experience here.

You may want to join an SR Class. Here is the link to the April 2020 Class:

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-part-two.html

Glad to hear that you are feeling better at Day 3. Hang in; stay close; sobriety and recovery get better and bettter and better.

3 days is good!
 

Just do whatever it takes... Eat sweets, coffee, whatever... Try to find a good show....Daily household tasks can help as well...

http://www.247aaonline.com/

Also here's a link to a 24 hour meeting if you're into that....

Welcome to SR.

3 days is great.

You can learn to not listen to the AV. Ignore it and stay focused. :)

Keep stacking up the time day by day, I'm back to day one personally so I'm looking forward to my day 3 like yours. :)

Great job on day 3!

Welcome to SR, 2 full days under your belt, you should start feeling better soon. Stay firm in your decision to quit.

Hi and welcome Win :)

Yeah and that became a self fulfilling prophecy when I was 'retired' due to ill health.

I eventually stopped because I didn't want to die that way.

I'm still home, and ironically as isolated as I was then thanks to COVID19- but I don;t drink over it and I haven't for 13 years.

This place has a lot to do with my enduring recovery, Read around, post as much as you like - see what other people are doing to stay sober.

You can do this :)

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How are you doing today, as your post was from Yesterday? I’m not very far into my recovery (only 10 days), but there are stories and help and support all over here, as I have found out. I hope you are doing OK.

Welcome to the family. :) Staying sober is keeping me sane during this lockdown. I know that whatever problems I have, they're not as bad as they would be if I were still drinking. :)

Stick around, you'll find lots of support and good advice here. :hug:

Re: Struggling .. day 3
 

How are you today Win?