Dreams of drinking

[lizker]

I have been having quite a few of these night mares. The relief of waking up sober is priceless. Kinda like them actually as they remind me ofthe horror of my drinking days. Anyone know how long they last ? Iam past 100 days

[paulywogg]

Dreams of drinking

i hate those dreams! i can actually feel myself being drunk in them,ugh

[Nelz]

Dreams of drinking

Got a few years sober, I still have them, but I share your "relief" when I wake up LOL

[K9Lover]

Dreams of drinking

I have them too sometimes, and they can seem quite real. But yes, what a relief to wake up and not have the dreaded hangover or anxiety!

[Wildflowers]

Dreams of drinking

lizker;1513254 wrote: I have been having quite a few of these night mares. The relief of waking up sober is priceless. Kinda like them actually as they remind me ofthe horror of my drinking days. Anyone know how long they last ? Iam past 100 days

Yes it's priceless Liz! Glad you have one more tool to remind you of the insanity of drinking. Maybe not a nice one depending on how you look at it, but it could be your subconscious cementing it even deeper. Try some meditation, prayer before bedtime. Avoid sugars, certain things in your environment perhaps. Pleasant thoughts & surroundings. Your likely self ware & will adjust things.

I doubt they will last much longer hun. As you say they aren't real, but can feel that way. I haven't had one in quite a while. One time when I did, it seemed really real & scary... I just got busy, but I had a good cry first.

Your doing grrt! :l

[Anjicia]

Dreams of drinking

Yes it happen me a couple of times lately and i'm only over 3 weeks sober. Then can be quite graphic and scary but the relief i felt last time and woke up knowing it was only a dream whew panic over lol. Not pleasent but guess its part of being sober as long as they don't drive us back to drink. Won't go back if ya offered me a million al has been hell for me at times. Well done in 100 plus days.

[FallenAngel]

Dreams of drinking

I haven't had any of those dreams for quite some time, but when I have had them, they are very unnerving & feel so real.
In my dreams, I would find myself half-way through a drink or cigarette before I realized what I was doing... and then the awful realization that I had "ruined" everything. What a relief it is to wake up & realize that it in fact, only a dream.
I remember one dream I had of drinking, it took probably close to 5 minutes upon awakening to figure out that I had been dreaming... and that my quit was still intact.

[lizker]

Dreams of drinking

I too think its the subconscious mind doing its thing Wild Flowers. Good ideas there. The sugar has been the hardest to shake but the green smoothies i take every morning have been really helpful with cutting back on the sugar. Iam very thankful for most of you guys who have gone before us and donate you time and knowledge generously to help total strangers.

[lizker]

Dreams of drinking

I too think its the subconscious mind doing its thing Wild Flowers. Good ideas there. The sugar has been the hardest to shake but the green smoothies i take every morning have been really helpful with cutting back on the sugar. Iam very thankful for most of you guys who have gone before us and donate you time and knowledge generously to help total strangers.

[DriftyAlison0]

Dreams of drinking

I haven't had the dreams recently but once in awhile I do have a AL dream. I do feel relief when I ether wake up and know it was a dream or in the dream itself I find out its just a dream.

[kuya]

Dreams of drinking

I only had one drinking dream and that was my second night sober. In the dream I was sipping a drink, stopped, stared at it and said 'OMG ! I am drinking poison !'

It was a lightbulb moment for me......I had never seen alcohol as a poison, only as a social drink that I couldn't limit.

Weird huh? The mind is so powerful. Mine rejected alcohol from that point and I have never wanted it or dreamt of it since.