day 4 and the weekend... help!

[Fallen Angel]

hi all, well here I am at day 4, it's Friday night and all I can think about is having a drink .. I feel really emotional, how's everyone else holding up?

[sweetpea29]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Hi Fallen,
Im just new here so cant really give you best advice, but well done on getting to day 4
I can empathise with you on the feeling emotional part, im feeling much the same. Trying not to beat myself-up over that tho, and trying to be gentle with myself. Its ok, probably normal to feel emotional. Are there any things you could do for distraction? like read, watch tv, have bath, talk to a friend, read here, think of how you felt on your day 1, what benefits did drink bring you, i could go on a bit here!
you are not alone xo

[Fallen Angel]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

hi sweet pea thanks for the post, I'm feeling a bit better now thanks just stressed.. it really is an emotional rollercoaster. thing is my partner doesn't know what I'm going through so he just thinks I'm being silly for no reason it makes it worse as I'm going solo through this. what day are you on of being AF?

[Phin]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Fallen Angel;1438054 wrote: hi all, well here I am at day 4, it's Friday night and all I can think about is having a drink .. I feel really emotional, how's everyone else holding up?

I hear ya! It is my Day 5, the longest in a long time, AND the first weekend in I can't even remember how long!!!! Not sure how I'm going to do but I just am, some how some way.

[merry]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

I'm on day 5 and am going through the same emotional roller coaster
my husband dosn't know either he's heard it all before so now I just keep quiet and go solo
I'm doing it for me anyway
and it's hard when your surrounded by drinkers
but I'm detemined to get to goal 1 jan af
hang in girls we can do this

[OnceAgain]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

I had 7 days AF and then blew it last night. Let me tell you it is not worth it. I felt guilty, had a stunner of a headache and have not been myself all day today. I was feeling so good! So I am back to day one. Do whatever it takes not to drink this weekend.... you will be so happy that you did. We can do it!

[paulywogg]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

today is my day 2,ive been on that pattern of a week here and there so this isnt nothing new,weekends are pretty easy for me cuz i dont work all weekend i can kinda take it easy,i dont want to feel like i did new years day ever again! it truly felt deadly this time

[New Day]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Hi Everyone.......day 4 for me as well.....and Friday evening is here. This time of day is always the hardest for me. I'm also doing this "solo"..... But we aren't in a way, as we have each other here. Lets stick it out tonight and we will so much better in the morning.......let's keep our eye on the prize!

[Honeysoup]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Fallen Angel,

I am also on day 4 and as some of them call it "Dancing with the Devil". Do you have Netfix? If so I recommend watching Dr. Drew's rehab, its a reality show - Im addicted to reality shows. Some of them are nuts but others I can truly relate to.

Hang in there! How about baking? Sex? Going to the movies? Cleaning out that closet you never want to do!

K9 and I rearrange furnature! That really does help!

Good luck and stay close!

[K9Lover]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

I agree with the others...do whatever it takes to stay busy, OR just veg out on the couch watching dumb mindless TV. Honey is right, we like to rearrange furniture to throw our brain off by changing up our drinking "spot". I also went on a crazy closet cleaning/organizing quest...now I'm SO organized that I can't find sh*t. LOL

Read a book, take a walk, go to the library, take a bath, bake cookies, clean the oven, do laundry, color in a coloring book, rearrange photos...WHATEVER it takes. I can guarantee you this: You will NOT wake up in the morning wishing you'd drank tonight!

[Hippyman]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Look for things that make you feel good and do that! When I was in my first week sober I made sure that I found my favorite foods to eat, music to listen to, favorite clothes to wear and I watched funniest home videos alot. It helped me to do things that made me feel joyful. The laughter was empowering and I needed to feel some kind of power!

[damo180]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Hi all,

I am back on my first weekend also AF.
I am finding it so difficult but going to fight it through.
Trust me, it WILL get easier and your life WILL improve.

My big regret is that I relapsed but need to put it behind me and move on.

I wish everyone here the very best especially all in the early stages of quitting.
There is so many great things ahead of us if we can fight this.

Damo in Dublin

[sweetpea29]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Hi Fallen Angel,

I couldn't get back on this site last night sorry.

How are you doing today? Hope you were able to through get the night ok.

Im sorry that your partner is not very understanding, i guess for folk who dont have a drink problem it would be hard to understand. Im single so dont have anyone to either support or not support me! Except the folk here.
When i have discussed my worries re drink with my close family/friends in the past the response i get is the 'just cut down lecture' or 'you dont have a problem!' When i have announced previous quits to them i get 'ah right' and looks of ambivalence. That is fine tho as they dont really know what it is to have this problem. In reality its down to me to sort it, no-one else, this is terrifying, from reading around here tho it has been done by many others and why not us?

Thinking of you and all who are battling this feckin monster,

Never give up hope

[Fallen Angel]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

Hi all thanks for the messages and the support were all giving each other, it does make it that little bit easier to know were not going through it alone. Honey and K9 i completely moved my front room round today, i dont know why just wanted a chage, maybe subconsciously it did have to do with breaking habits. All i know is i took the xmas tree down (which also felt really symbolic) like xmas is over, leave the past in the past and time to move on to the future
I had a really good day today... day 5 and I got lots of house work done, jobs i had been putting of for ages, even went for a run this morning which put me in a good mood for the rest of the day... even my partner noticed Things are looking up, come on guys together we can do this Once again dont beat your self up about it, weve all been there.. make this time your last time and stay with us

[Hippyman]

day 4 and the weekend... help!

This time 4 sure!