I've been reading so many posts that contain the common emotion that so many of us feel. We are afraid of ....forever. The thought of never having alcohol again scares us. Why? I know everyone says ODAT, but this is a thought that's been posted so many times. I really was getting pissed off today thinking about this, because this agonizing thought has had such a grip on me since day 1. And I'm discovering every day that it has an ugly hold on so many of you. So I ask you....
What the hell are we sooo afraid of??!!??
...of being healthy?
... of being happy?
... of not having continuous blackouts or memory gaps?
... not experiencing embarassing ourselves and or our families because we couldn't control ourselves?
... are we gonna miss the hangovers?
... we gonna miss those all knowing "glances" at work, chuch, PTA, etc.?
...are we going to miss the disgusted looks from our loved ones when we indulge?
...we gonna miss hating ourselves?
I'm sick to death of feeling like this and that's it - I'm f$%king done with it! I control me and my feelings. Not some sick little bottle filled with a deadly poison!
Been AF 15 days now and you know what I will miss if I slip?
...my niece telling me how proud she is of me.
...how good I feel for the first time in about 15 years!
...the fact that weight is coming of with little effort.
...sleeping through the night.
...waking feeling sooo good.
...not yelling and bitching at little things.
...smiling for no apparent reason!! Really, I'm getting strange looks from my family!
...much clearer skin (and younger looking!)
...being a productive person and not a blob that sits and wonders why my life sucks!
...feeling proud and confident.
I don't know about you, but I'll take the later list any day!
LET'S STOP BEING AFRAID OF....FOREVER!!!!
:groupluv:
Thanks for all the wonderful gifts you people have given me. (And thanks for letting me rant and rave).
Love, Me
What the hell are we sooo afraid of??!!??
...of being healthy?
... of being happy?
... of not having continuous blackouts or memory gaps?
... not experiencing embarassing ourselves and or our families because we couldn't control ourselves?
... are we gonna miss the hangovers?
... we gonna miss those all knowing "glances" at work, chuch, PTA, etc.?
...are we going to miss the disgusted looks from our loved ones when we indulge?
...we gonna miss hating ourselves?
I'm sick to death of feeling like this and that's it - I'm f$%king done with it! I control me and my feelings. Not some sick little bottle filled with a deadly poison!
Been AF 15 days now and you know what I will miss if I slip?
...my niece telling me how proud she is of me.
...how good I feel for the first time in about 15 years!
...the fact that weight is coming of with little effort.
...sleeping through the night.
...waking feeling sooo good.
...not yelling and bitching at little things.
...smiling for no apparent reason!! Really, I'm getting strange looks from my family!
...much clearer skin (and younger looking!)
...being a productive person and not a blob that sits and wonders why my life sucks!
...feeling proud and confident.
I don't know about you, but I'll take the later list any day!
LET'S STOP BEING AFRAID OF....FOREVER!!!!
:groupluv:
Thanks for all the wonderful gifts you people have given me. (And thanks for letting me rant and rave).
Love, Me
I used to struggle with not really wanting to give it up, and it's not easy being clean, I'm finding my emotions are coming back to haunt me, over old stuff I thought was dead and buried, one day I'm up, the next down but it's a transition and I know I have to work at it, a happy healthy body isn't just going to happen like magic. I love sleep the most, and the spring in my step in the mornings, and eating real food for dinner, not just getting sloshed and cooking as an after thought. I'm hoping to rid myself of self hatred too, it took it's toll big time in the last year. Good luck - Keep up the great work!!
c: :heart:
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