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[RemorseBeGone]

DAY 2 AF

This is a big step for me i.e admitting I have a real problem and making a real attempt to quit.

38 years old.
Drinking 23 years.
Drinking extremely heavy for the last 15 years (50 units a week average).

For me I just got so sick of the remorse and fear the morning after.
Enough is Enough.

Glad I found this place .....

[Jordan]

End of Day 2

Good luck! I'm closing in on 30 days. Whenever I think about taking a drink--which happens less and less frequently, I come here and read posts. It always gets my back on track!

[daisy45]

End of Day 2

Hello and :welcome: You have soooo come to the right place. Check out the Newbies Nest; just start posting.....it wont be long before you feel the care, understanding and support of this great bunch who know exactlly where you are coming from....
We all come here for the same reason....looking forward to getting to know you and just Good Luck!

[RemorseBeGone]

End of Day 2

DAY 3 AF

Thanks for the kind words people! This place is great ..:goodjob:

Day 1 and 2 have come and gone - went quite well ...

BUT today I am feeling very upset - no cravings as such, I dont feel like a drink...
I am upset over a near barfight on my last drinking day which I didn't start but am really upset and annoyed at how I responded and reacted. I feel humiliated and hate what people might be saying about me ...

DAY 3 is hard but POISON is not going to help ..
Thanks for Listening

[PlaceSeeker]

End of Day 2

RBG - this is why I'm quitting too. Alcohol is making me severely depressed these days (didn't used to). And, my reactions to things are way out of proportion. Something changed for me when I drink - maybe the same is true for you?

Today is day 4 for me, so I'm right there with you.

PS

[gregorino]

End of Day 2

Onward and Upward

Good Day RBG - I'm up to a whopping Day 6, so I'm thinking I should be getting advice and not giving it, but just wanted to offer some moral support with your issue re: the fight that wasn't....
Replaying stuff from the past just whips up our emotions "as if" it were happening now, in the present. The fight didn't happen, and sure, maybe some others have some opinion about what you did/didn't do, but the fact remains: it's in the past - try and leave it there!
Counting on you to make it to 7!!

[RemorseBeGone]

End of Day 2

DAY 3 AF

Thanks for the support people ...

I suppose I am too focussed on what OTHER people think of me i.e. I havn't been to the bar since the incident happened and I would normally have been there at least once since then. So my paranoid voice is telling me that my drinking "buddies" are talking about me and what happened and the reasons I havnt showed up since ... Damn Damn Damn

Bad timing to quit the POISON at the same time that this ugly incident occurred...

Cravings now - the witching hour is upon us .... Damn paranoid and remorseful thinking ...

I WILL BE STRONG ..:upset:

[madmans]

End of Day 2

Hello and :welcome: RemorseBeGone, don't worry about these

drinking "buddies" they mean nothing and it doesn't matter what they think , you will find the longer sober you get the less time you will want to spend in their company and lifestyleBad timing to quit the POISON at the same time that this ugly incident occurred...

There is never a bad time to Quit , for everyday we keep drinking is another day in our life we wasted . Read and post as much as you can you will learn so much from this site and it will keep your mind busy. MM

[PlaceSeeker]

End of Day 2

Madmans, love your thinking! Great encouraging and meaningful words. Thank you.

[RemorseBeGone]

End of Day 2

DAY 3 AF

Thanks again folks ..

Made it through the witching hour and coming to end of DAY 3 and the emotions discussed earlier are settling down now.

It's been an interesting and emotional journey so far - so many ups and downs and different feelings, thoughts etc....

I don't know what day 4 will bring but I havn't touched a drop for nearly 70 hours and I feel proud of that fact.

Typing 70 hours and seeing it in black and white on the screen scares me that I am celebrating such a short amount of time....

Glad to be sharing the journey folks ...

[PlaceSeeker]

End of Day 2

I do think it's a pretty long road with potentially many setbacks. I've tried to quit multiple times, so I'm always guarded about whether this one will take. I hope so. It feels different, but I've learned not to celebrate. Don't mean to dampen your spirits, but I think it's easy to get sure of ourselves and then be tripped up.

[madmans]

End of Day 2

Hi Placeseeker

I do think it's a pretty long road

when i started this i was told not to look too far ahead, all i had to worry about was today, it was good advice even now i wont look at how long the road is. There is a lot to be said for the "one day at a time" saying, HALT was another one, hunger,anger lonely and tired most of our craving can be explained by one of these , good to remember when trying to beat the craving when they come

[PlaceSeeker]

End of Day 2

Good advice Madmans - otherwise it would be daunting. Somehow though it made me feel a bit better knowing that many people who are successful did have a few slips. I'm hoping my slips are over but as you say it's a lot more manageable to think in small bits of time. I will try to do that too.

[damo180]

End of Day 2

Best of luck all in your continued attempt in giving up the booze.

It IS a long tough road, but you CAN do it and it is SO worth it.
Hope you stick with this site and let us know how you are getting on.

All the very best

Damo

[Change]

End of Day 2

Hey,

I'm on day 2 and have decided to commit to 5-6 days AF, for the pure reason of seeing 'how i feel'. I know i've got to quit... So far, not too bad. Feeling like i could have a drink tonight, but am rationalising with my promise to myself. Am going to get a pizza and sit back and enjoy TV. Have a date with my mum tomorrow, so don't want to turn up hungover :egad: