Day 50 today!

[red67]

Day 50 today - it has gone by so fast. This has been great and not anywhere near as difficult as I used to think it would be. When I was drinking (passing out every night for 9 to 10 years) I had no idea how I could stop this. Everyday I would start the day obessing about how to stop this and by the evening I would be at the liquor store after work and saying I would stop drinking tomorrow, or Monday or Next week.

When I finally said enough in March it took another week for me to completely stop (last drink was March 17th). The first few days were definately tough but since then everytime any drinking thoughts pop into my head I immediately shut them down. My thoughts are 'NO DRINKING NO MATTER WHAT". This has forced me to figure out how to deal with everyday stuff I used to drink away. Simple everyday routines that involved drinking had to be relearned.

I feel so proud and amazed everytime I reach another target date (for me 30 days, 40 days, 50 days, two months etc).

I want to say to those struggling that you can do this but sometimes I feel I am too new to this to have credibility. All I can say is it is so much easier living without AL.

Have a great weekend everyone!

[JackieClaire]

Day 50 today!

Red 67,

Believe me it's lovely to see someone excited by their AF ness.

You are doing great :goodjob:

Hope you have a wonderful weekend too.

J x
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[Doggygirl]

Day 50 today!


:yougo::yougo:CONGRATULATIONS RED ON 50 DAYS SOBER!!!:yougo::yougo:


Fabulous!! Loved reading about how it was for you. That's how it was for me too on a daily basis for a lot of years. Loved reading how you did it!! Toughing it out in the early days. Making a firm decision. Changing up your routines.

Don't ever be shy about encouraging others. We all have experience to offer whether we have 1 sober day or a million.

DG

[techie]

Day 50 today!

Congrats Red. You have a winderful weekend too!

[fluff]

Day 50 today!

Congratulations, Red! 50 days is awesome!

[Nelz]

Day 50 today!

Your story sounds vaguely(oh who am I kidding), VERY familiar, I have finally taken the steps to start my AF journey as well.
:goodjob:

I look forward to when I can post up my success! Thanks for the isnpiration

[tlrgs]

Day 50 today!

nicely done keep it going

[mario]

Day 50 today!

5o days that's brilliant, it can only get better keep up the great work your doing on yourself red.

[red67]

Day 50 today!

Thank you all for your replies and encouragement! I really does keep me focused on my sobriety to post here (even though I don't do it that often) and reading your posts and replies.

As I have said before, this has been way easier than my mind would have ever allowed me to believe when I was drinking everynight. It was like an abusive boyfriend telling me I would never be anything without him even though he would abuse me everyday. Very scary thinking and I am so glad I finally choose to quit. I am by no means perfect and I still have lots of work to do, but I could never be in this mental state to work on me if I was still drinking.

I just want to say to those who are scared of stopping (two of my biggest fears were what will I do if I am not drinking - thats all I did everynight till I passed out and how would I fall asleep naturally) - the fear is way bigger than reality. For me at least. At first I did LOTS of cooking everynight - so much that some of it did go to waste. But it kept me busy and once I got thru the first couple of weeks
the cooking slowed down and I started to fill my time with other activities. Sleeping was a little difficult at first (the first couple of days) but now I sleep just fine and if I don't it is still better to be tired in the morning than hungover.

So just wanted to say thank you again - I just wish I had better words to describe how this site and all of you have helped me get this far.

Having a great Saturday - hope you are too!

And Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers here!!!!!!

[RedJib]

Day 50 today!

Isn't it amazing how great sobriety is? All those years spent obsessing, procrastinating, avoiding.... And it turns out not to be as terrible as we'd feared.

Congratulations on 50 days, and the many more to come!

-from another "Red" (Jib)

[rubywillow]

Day 50 today!

Every day is a challenge. But isn't it great, when we lie down to sleep, that we can say 'another sober day'?

[hillsidetime]

Day 50 today!

Nice work Red 67, keep adding those sober days together! You should be proud of yourself.
Hill

[sunshinetoday]

Day 50 today!

Wonderful job red. I too did not have high hopes for myself on the start for this journey, but am so happy with how good it feels to be AF. YAY for your 50 days!