23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

[htide]

I have been so relaxed and hopeful and my outlook has changed so much that I almost don't recognize myself and to think all I had to do was NOT PICK UP THAT FIRST DRINK..now with that said I am starting also to see the insanity more clearly in my drinking and realizing that there truly was no chaos in my life that was not directly a result of A. This site has been my savior in a sense. Found this site and put forth some effort to cherish the wonderful person I am and today is GOOD. Love all here and thank-you all again for your support.:thanks:

[Unwasted]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

HTide - really happy for you. Amazing, isn't it!

[available]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

congrats htide, i think something has to click in our brain and when it does then that is it. my light keeps turning on and off but i know i will get there.

[Struggles 106]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

So happy for you! It is great to be sober. Though I had the dumb slip I am as committed to it as before.
Just be careful; I would say in my case well....never mind. I really don't know what to say anymore since I'm still a bit baffled.
But keep it going and stay strong!

[Pinecone]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

Htide, I'm so happy for you. It is amusing to think about how we used to drink in order to "relax." We had no idea what it really means to relax! Alot of the times I drank it was "to help me with stress." I never recognized that the drinking itself was a huge cause of stress and unhappiness (or I did recognize it but I wasn't ready to deal with it). Very happy for you!

[panicprincess]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

I can't wait to feel like you do. I know al and anxiety is just a vicious cycle. Trying hard to quit for good.
P

[WineWrangler]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

23 here also

Things are definitely better, sleeping better still not great, I still have a difficult time staying focused and getting things done (like today). I am truly committed to never drink again, already failed several times at the moderation concept. The whole thought process of a life without AL takes a lot of energy. Spending time working on my photography, thinking about restoring a older sailboat, and of course running my business. I'v been trying to eat well, and ready to start riding my mountain bike again.
Take care all

[mauritiusdodo]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

htide really pleased for you

I am really trying to get past the 5 days I know I can do and progress this time, I long to feel relaxed!

[lifechange]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

good for you htide!!
and you too wine wrangler.
it helps me so much to read about what others are doing to deal with not drinking.
how you are feeling now--how you're occupying your time.
it's great to have so much time, but feels crazy not to know what to do with it?---

[mauritiusdodo]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

lifechange;1250126 wrote: good for you htide!!
and you too wine wrangler.
it helps me so much to read about what others are doing to deal with not drinking.
how you are feeling now--how you're occupying your time.
it's great to have so much time, but feels crazy not to know what to do with it?---

take up a new hobby, I started doing henna a year ago and I now do handcrafted items with it and also make barefoot sandals when I get on with it it really does take my mind off AL

[sunnyflower]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

Htide so lovely to read your post - just come back on this site after 2 years - starting again trying to be AF you have given me hope today

[MWOLady]

23 days AF...haven't been this relaxed in years

Yes, thanks htide. So true what everyone has said. But one comment has resonated with me - something about "getting things done" and "stress" To my mind that's one of the things that has changed for me in the last little while. We all seem to be so caught up in "getting things done" that we find it hard to relax.

In the whole of the universe does it really matter if "whatever" doesn't get done??? I don't mean things at work. But that long list of chores, or those things that nag at our brains. What's wrong with just sitting and looking out of the window for half an hour and just doing nothing? Just listening to music and NOT knitting. Not doing a cross word puzzle. Not sitting at the computer! Not plugging in the iPod but just walking and looking at the scenery....but we hardly ever do these things. But these are the things that would be really releasing the stress in our lives.....just a thought.