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Member Since Mar 2008
Location: england
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May 30, 2008 at 11:28 AM
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Hiya,
Ive been COMPLETELY sober twelve days, and my life has turned out better. I am questioning whether I was relying on alcohol cause of all %#@&#!, am an abuser or alcoholic. But physically feel better, emotionally leveling out, looking better, and ive been to interviews got a good job offer! Still crave a drink though, so maybe i am an alcoholic! When im excited, happy-want a drink feel guilty/shamed-want a drink angry/frustrated-want a drink depressed-want a drink. But without the drink for this short time, i am learning to experience all these emotions and not escape them. i am appreciating the finer details in life now. Its mad, i know its a case of taking it day by day, but i find it hard dealing with the past, and am planning to many future things, because dont want to be stuck i this recovery rut. but adding all this emotional events in my life may be positive, but is it going to make wanting a drink worse? I know i haven been sober long, i am going to aa meetings, phoning people when i can to avoid that drink. its so hard, because you talk yourself out of bein an alcoholic aswell. Its evil!!!!! |
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Grand Magnate
Member Since Feb 2008
Location: SC
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May 30, 2008 at 11:40 AM
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Congratulations..every single day is a miracle...
Keep doing what your doing,,cause its working... Lenny __________________ I have only one conclusion,,and that is things change too quickly for me to draw them.... Sobriety date...Halloween 1989. I was plucked from hell...and treat this gift as if it is the only one... |
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May 30, 2008 at 01:12 PM
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Congratulations on your first 12 days. that's awesome. I found in my really early days of recovery that I was on a real emotional roller coaster I could go from happy to really sad to full blown rage within the space of an hour. I was really unused to dealing with emotions because I'd been supressing them with booze. But it was worth sticking through.
Glad you're feelign better physically already - keep going it only get's better. --splitimage __________________  "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba 
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Member Since Jan 2008
Location: Redneck Central, North Florida
Posts: 323
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Jun 02, 2008 at 12:26 PM
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I think I just read about myself in your post.
WOW I know exactly what you mean. The cravings will get easier, and easier to deal with. I drank for every emotion too! I know just what you have to go through!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been sober since Jan 26, 2008 Keep on truckin'! __________________ "Life is short, you get one shot, make it count." ~ Yours Truly |
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