... and I started off feeling different ... but after the several days of yucky withdrawals, up-and-down emotions, anxiety, insomnia, fears of dealing with everyday life, wondering if my days and nights would be boring or scary, etc... I have turned out to be the SAME person I was before I stopped drinking every day -- except I'm way more alert and awake and smart now. Interesting!
"Life" is certainly better, but I'm talking about the inner "me" .. the me that I always was, booze or no booze.
So ... TV is actually still fun to watch - imagine that. I still like to sit and do the puzzles in the newspaper. I can still relate to the people I talked to every day, but without alcohol in my system now. I can actually get to sleep - that's a cool one. Another cool one is that I'd stopped corresponding (via computer) with a certain online friend during my first week of withdrawals, because I'd always chatted while drinking, and it just didn't seem worthwhile or "fun" if it was done sober .. Well, that passed .. and it's the same as it used to be - very nice. And the list goes on.
Turns out that the stuff I enjoyed while drinking, I still enjoy sober. It came back to me. It took a week or so for it to come back, but it came back .... and is so much better.
Just wanted to share!
"Life" is certainly better, but I'm talking about the inner "me" .. the me that I always was, booze or no booze.
So ... TV is actually still fun to watch - imagine that. I still like to sit and do the puzzles in the newspaper. I can still relate to the people I talked to every day, but without alcohol in my system now. I can actually get to sleep - that's a cool one. Another cool one is that I'd stopped corresponding (via computer) with a certain online friend during my first week of withdrawals, because I'd always chatted while drinking, and it just didn't seem worthwhile or "fun" if it was done sober .. Well, that passed .. and it's the same as it used to be - very nice. And the list goes on.
Turns out that the stuff I enjoyed while drinking, I still enjoy sober. It came back to me. It took a week or so for it to come back, but it came back .... and is so much better.
Just wanted to share!
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