BEELS

I do not drink
i do not drink
i do not drink....

going home.
not stopping.
getting food/soda at drive through
talk with spouse
take dog for walk
ride my bike
swim
get cake or ice cream
shower
watch movie

be thankful I stayed sober
fo to sleep.

thanks Sr

biminiblue

Good!

biminiblue

Is there anything in particular that happened that brought this on? Whatever it was, this too shall pass.

BEELS

I’m just tired from work and frustrated. Stopped by drive through and forgot my wallet at home. Now I’m really frustrated.

resentful that I can’t drink like a normal person.

angry the whole summer has been Covid and cancer.

im tired.

it never seems to pass.

biminiblue

I'm actually happy that I learned that I don't lost the ability to drink like a "normal" person. I've saved over $20,000 in the past six years by not drinking. I'm healthier and happier than I've ever been in my life.

Covid can bite me. Cancer too. I have no control over either of them...so...there's that...

Probably for the best you didn't have your wallet.

((eHug))

Sober45

I’m so sorry for what you are going through. But bad times do pass and by getting through it sober you’ll be So much stronger and happier at the end of the day.

Why can’t you drink like a normal person? Consider that normal people don’t drink as a way of dealing with stress. a normal person wouldn’t be thinking about alcohol in your situation. Realize this is not us and we can let the fantasy go.

life does get much easier if you stick with it. Time does heal.

saoutchik

Glad you rode the craving out BEELS, there will be others I'm sure but they are not indefinite. The resentment about not being able to drink like a normal person will fade too as you lose the desire to drink.

Hang in there!

Anna

I'm sorry that you're feeling down, Beels. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

BEELS

Just got home.

talked about things with my partner. Don’t want to burden them while they fight cancer, but I do feel better.

i did finally get my cheeseburger ...I could do something about the H in HALT.

so that checks of two things in my sobriety plan. Now going to walk dog and continue with the list.

thanks for the responses. What I like about SR is no one sympathizes with the AV, you all know it’s tricks... and I appreciate the comments about Normal people.

their first thought when tired or frustrated isn’t “I’m going to get smashed”.,. True. True.

i think I’m good.

so thankful for SR.

B

Sober45

Yay! That’s how we do it!

Misssy2

Glad you got thru it...seemed to be a heavy craving day for some people....me too and I also got thru it...
I wish we didn't have to have these awful cravings...they are difficult....

anxiousrock

Do you know why you feel like drinking so much? Staying busy is good, but don't wear yourself out! That's what I did and I ended up drinking because I thought I needed a break

Dee74

I'm glad you got through that BEELS - Keep reaching out

D

BEELS

I wrote that initial post leaving work. I made that list. And even though I threw a tantrum for a little while, I followed my list. No swim.... but I added a run in its place.

this will be a good tool for future cravings. Make a list immediately and March through it. Exercise and outdoors are a must. And cake, of course.

Day 24 done.

thanks SR

B

BEELS

Nice work Missy2. We gotta come here before we go anywhere else....

stay with it. You deserve it.

B

least

I used to eat something if I felt like drinking. It fooled my stomach and once I felt full, I didn't feel so much like drinking.

Stay sober long enough and eventually you won't even give drinking a second thought. It gets better as long as you don't drink!

MaximusD

This is a great example of what to do when a craving hits!

BEELS

yes. at least it was for me. i just kept checking off the next thing...whether i "wanted" to do it or not.
it actually turned into a decent evening...at least one i can be proud of (minus the temper tantrum!)

B

D122y

There is no normal drinker. Only those less addicted. The addiction is for life for anyone that routinely drinks.

My coworker was very hungover today. I didn't envy him at all. He was hurting bad and I know right now he is drunk. I also know that tomorrow at this time he will be drunk again.

I feel fine, rested, finishing up some chicken in our little air fryer. Can't wait to curl up in my comfy bed here soon and drift off to a natural melatonin created sleep.

This is normal life. I love it. I hate booze.

Thanks.

Philemon

The way I look at it is, if someone was trying to sell me something at 100 times what it was worth, would I buy it?
I drank in the beginning with my friends on a night out and got a nice buzz from it, no price to pay, except maybe a bit of a thick head the next day.
Skip decades, I drank alone, wanting to feel that initial buzz became my focus in life.
The price was enormous in terms of what I threw under the bus in my life striving for that initial couple of hours (maybe) buzz in the end. Now I think, it's just not worth the price