50 Days. Bah.
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Congrats on 50 days and welcome! You don't say how long you drank, but your brain chemistry may be altered by the alcohol abuse for months and even years. Also, it is not just a physical addiction. I recommend AA or Secular Sobriety to talk the feelings that make you drink. Best of luck!
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Originally Posted by GerandTwine 
Hi FF,
Are you still on Antabuse?
GT
Are you still on Antabuse?
GT
Originally Posted by lessgravity
FF - 50 is great, congrats. I think Dee's post is valuable - what else can you add to your plan to fortify your sobriety? I focused on getting in really good shape and used that as a platform to make other positive changes. Not everyone is into working out - what can you add that you care about that allows you to take advantage of your sobriety?
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Originally Posted by saoutchik
Hang in there freedomfries, it took me a couple of months before the cravings died down so fingers crossed not much longer.
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It seems like forever and that's exactly why many people relapse. It's a illusion cause by our addiction. It will pass, FF. I've been off and on with the exercise too. Maybe time for us to set some serious fitness goals.
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Well it's day 55. If I make it to tomorrow I'll be eight weeks which is my record since I started drinking alcoholically. I'm seeing my counselor this morning which always makes me want to drink so it'll be tough to get through today. Need to recognize my AV and remember my big plan.
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Originally Posted by freedomfries
Well I'm 50 days today and I can't say I'm enjoying it a whole lot. AV is very active which is disappointing. I thought it'd have quieted down by now. Even now with the off licence closed, I hear the siren song of hand sanitizer.
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Originally Posted by freedomfries
Well it's day 55. If I make it to tomorrow I'll be eight weeks which is my record since I started drinking alcoholically. I'm seeing my counselor this morning which always makes me want to drink so it'll be tough to get through today. Need to recognize my AV and remember my big plan.
You don’t really need to be perfect at the Technique of Recognizing your Addictive Voice. IT happens to be right there in your post. But recognizing IT does make life easier. At least it does for me.
“If you make it to tomorrow...”? (So, your Big Plan is fake? NOT. “If” and “counting days” is AV.)
Here are some alternatives that are not from the Addictive Voice:
“eight weeks was my record when I used to be drinking. But since my Big Plan, there’s no need to count time.”
”I’m seeing my counselor this morning which doesn’t make ME want to drink (because I know it’s wrong for me to ever drink again), but upon past appointments it has made MY AV very recognizable.”
“So it’ll be tough to get through today without doing some simple recognition of my AV and recalling my Big Plan.” And doing that recognition isn’t really very “tough”. It takes zero calories, zero action, zero expenses, zero involvement or reliance upon other people, and as little as a few seconds of time.
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