3 meetings in 3 days and 3 days Sober.. I havnt gone this long without a drink in 10 years.Its not easy today. I feel like Im going to explode. Ive Been staying buisy today working on my Jeep,Jaming on my guitar to the Ramones, cleaned my garage,Took my dog for a walk.Im To short fused to hang with my family tonight.
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Now, get back to the meeting and find a same sex sponsor, get a copy of the big book and start working the steps and watch your life change for the better.
Great job, you might want to check with a doctor though if you havent went that long in that many years, not to scare you but alcohol withdrawal can be deadly if done cold turkey if you were a heavy drinker... Do you have the shakes? seizures etc/
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Didnt sleep much last night,my fingers are twitchy, Im anxious and my gums have been tingling all day.Mood swings up and down . My stomach feels like Im going over a roller coaster hill. Been angry all day too. I dont feel "Sick" just wierd. and real alert, Kinda Like Im on Speed or something. Is this normal?
It will go away in the next couple days.. Drink coffee, eat sugary things like candy, lots of water... You will feel a lot better in 48 hrs trust me.. Just remember dont drink or you will have to do this all over, trust me man its so worth it, im 3 weeks sober today, started a new job today, never felt better in my life! My anxiety is gone and I am a productive member of society. Before I was just existing to drink myself to death.
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Don't count the days...make the days count!!;) I think it took me around 5 days to even get out of bed!! It get's better. Trust me!!;)
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Rheinhold Niebuhr
Continue the miracle!!!Your body and your mind is calling for the 'poison".Keep yourself busy,do not project as the days go by maybe find a running partner in recovery.Re enforce your thought pattern ,like wow I haven't been at this level in 10 years,I can do this thing...For me I did physical stuff to burn the energy that was showing up.I took up Martial Arts,joined a gym and did some things I never dreamed of while active(from time I was 12 until late 37 so there was a lot I didn't do, always too twisted.Remember though we are obsessive compulsive people and you can easily sub one of the many shortcomings we have even after arresting the alcohol..Just for Today you do not have to drink,remember that, and hours will turn to days,to weeks to years.Even with one day recovery you can still carry the message of hope and freedom from active addiction!Good luck man,keep coming back and let us know how its going.This thing is always with us so be vigilante.I just left a meeting tonight where a friend said he wanted to use,came to town to pick up,,but made a meeting instead and said he feels better(just celebrated 9 years)This disease is always lurking.The progression of recovery is a continuous uphill journey,without effort we slide down the hill again,the real trip is that the progression of the disease is ongoing even during abstinence.Proud of you Jerry,you can do this man, ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
I have heard that orange juice and kayro syrup mixed together help. I dunno tho , I never drank the stuff.
Sounds like your withdrawl is typical, but Id still be very, very careful . If at any time you are fearful, then get to an ER. and be completely honest with them about whats going on.
And share with other members in the meetings about whats going on with you ... both physically and between your ears. What about the sponsor and a big book ???
Im going to work today while I still have a job, Im going to stay as buisy as I can. I have 100 hobbies that I havnt touched in years that I can pick up again. I'll try the candy and coffee.Im feeling a little better this morning, Not as "manic" as I was last night. Man...I never realized This stuff was soaked in all the way to my bones.... "One day at a time-All I have to do is not drink THIS day."
L.O.L. hang in there it gets much much better and continues to get better the longer that you stay continuously sober. The first week or two is definitely the hardest. Just keep your head down and stick it out. Get to a meeting every day, that will make you feel better. Good that you're keeping busy, worst thing to do is sit around and feel sorry for yourself or count resentments. Your progress is inspirational to others that are considering taking the plunge. Keep us posted. Good work!
Thanks for posting!! It helps this alcoholic when new people tell thier stories. I didn't go thru horrible withdrawals ...but I like you had the shakes and my mind raced for months. That was ok because I really only had to think about my recovery. As far as the sweets the;y really helped. I was excited that I could eat them again. I always said I couldn't eat sweets because they gave me a belly ache....lol. It wasn't the sweets it was the beer ha. As your feeling better you will understand how we all felt in the beginning. It was like wow...I had a whole new exciting life that I didn't know was there. Sounded corney to me at first but i truly know what all those people were talking about. Keep up the good work and you really touched me with your post. Hugs.
Didnt sleep much last night,my fingers are twitchy, Im anxious and my gums have been tingling all day.Mood swings up and down . My stomach feels like Im going over a roller coaster hill. Been angry all day too. I dont feel "Sick" just wierd. and real alert, Kinda Like Im on Speed or something. Is this normal?
The good news is that you are pretty normal for this stage of the game. While it is true that most people who have seizures or DTs will do so at around 72 hours, not everyone has that experience. I hope you'll let your family know what you are doing, just in case you do need medical attention. Not at all unusual to have some sleep problems for a while. The mood swings are normal, too. Alcohol regulates emotions, so when we quit the natural response is that emotions are suddenly out of control. Not usually something our kind likes, but the 12 steps of AA helped me to deal with them. Someone mentioned drinking OJ or Karo syrup. That's a home remedy some have used for detox because it replaces the sugar alcohol used to provide. By this point you are probably past that. I do recommend plenty of water. Many newly sober people find themselves craving sweets; I was one of them. I am of the opinion that alcoholics have blood sugar problems, and I now know that I have reactive hypoglycemia. That is, if I eat sweets my blood sugar sky-rockets---then I crash & burn. It's a personal choice, of course, but I don't think too much caffeine or sugar is a good idea.
It's been hard but it's getting easier. Drink something, even water, before you get thirsty - don't dehydrate! Easy test, when you have a pee, it should be clear or palest yellow - any other colour means you're not drinking enough water.
remember HALT - Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired. At this stage of the game any two will be a trigger for the bottle,
Hungry - if you're hungry, eat. (Don't worry about your weight just now, no-one ever got done for driving under the influence of a burger, or being fat and disorderly etc.)
Angry - sort it out, why am I angry - because the world and it's wife won't do what I want? Really, what's it got to do with you, remove yourself from the situation,chill out (as you chaps say over the pond), be nice to yourself (and go to a meeting)
Lonely - easy - go to a meeting.
Tired - rest then. Take a power nap.
Remember it's one day at a time. Maybe one hour at a time. and you can decide to restart your day at any time.
You're doing great, keep going. Some say it's an uphill journey. So it is but the more you do it, the fitter you get, the easier it is.
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Thanks for the support today. . I didnt think this part was going to be this hard...I guess I never thought I was actually physically hooked.... I thought it was more of a mental thing... Man this totally sucks...
Just hang in there!! Although it doesn't feel like it right now. It does get better!!
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Rheinhold Niebuhr
Yes, hang in there, the first five days for me were tough too. I agree with Bikerbill, if you need to eat, eat, I did this and still have chocolate if troubled, I have not gone up one pound from last year, and I'll worry about that when the time comes, at the moment we have enough on our plate, get to meetings, this saved my sanity and I wish you the best.
I see your name down on the lurker bar which means you're still hanging in there. I can almost feel with you at this time. The important thing is not to drink no matter what!! You're doing great!!
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Rheinhold Niebuhr
Im hanging in there. Reading alot of stuff on here. Trying to stay buisy and keep focused on my task at hand. I crashed hard around 1 pm today and couldnt keep my eyes open. Now Im back to bouncing off the walls.I keep telling myself "One more day,I just have to get through one more day,Tomorrow will be easier".I know I can do this... My hats off to all of you that made it. This is pretty damn tough!
I ain't made it yet...when I'm 6 foot under & died sober then those around me can say...she made it!!!;)
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Rheinhold Niebuhr
Hey Jerry, Hang in there man! You are helping us as much as we are helping you. This is an important time to remember. What we went through to get here plays a big part in our staying sober. It's definitely a good idea to hit one meeting a day for a while.
It might not FEEL like it, but you are doing a great thing for yourself....and what you said, about those that made it. I agree 100 percent with what Tessa said.
Only because this is always just a one day at a time Program, no one ever gets any guarantees. We only KNOW that we did indeed Make it, like Tessa said Only when we have Daisey's growing over us, and we died Sober.
What you are going through is not easy, but pretty soon as some have pointed out, that really difficult nail biting part will be gone, it sure would help you so much if you could make one if not more meetings per day, that in my opinion would be the very best medicine for what is going on right now.
Congratulations, you Posted this yesterday so that means this is day 4, promise dear, it will get better. it might at times just get different....but no matter what or how your day goes, it beats out your last drunk, hands down. As the saying goes, "My worst day Sober is always better than my best drunk day....ever"
Hugs, Toni PS, ha ha, I said that the only time we Know we made it was when daiseys........well after we leave this earth, dont think we will be thinking we know anything.....:)
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