Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

[retteacher]

Hi 30 dayers: Yesterday, for a variety of reasons, I was very down in the dumps. I managed to get through the day by:
-speaking to my husband about what I felt.
-bathing & clipping my puppy.
-starting a new knitting project.

6 months ago, I wouldn't have wanted to deal w/the feelings I had & would have gone straight to the liquor store. I didn't even think about booze yesterday until the day was more than half over. I knew that by drinking, I would be compounding the depression w/guilt & shame.

I feel better today. I know that having gotten through the day yesterday, I can do it again in the future. Life is far from perfect; however, I can deal w/it. That's what sober life is all about.

Thank you everyone for being there. Love, Mary

[universal]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

Hi Mary,

I am back to day one today..........going to try to make it through the rest of the month. My alcoholic haze of a weekend sure made the pain a little more bearable but it's still there once the bottle is empty, isn't it.

And now I feel like crap to boot. But my daughter comes home today and I can't wait to see her smiling face. That always cheers me up.

Thanks guys,
Uni

[treeman]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

hello all....5 days done...

still getting hit hard by life's many problems.....attacking them with a clear head seems to be giving me a renewed vigor....

today should be a manageable af....next week will be a struggle....

but no one said this would be easy...

evryone keep living.....

[rustop61]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

Hi everyone

Day 6 and feeling good. This is the easiest start I have ever had to doing the 30 Days so all the AF time you notch up does help. Have had a busy day with family but went on a nice long walk with a friend which felt really good.

Rustop

[retteacher]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

Yes, one of the reasons we drank was to put off the inevitable...dealing w/life's ups & downs. "This too shall pass" is such a truism.

Uni: I was trying to say (the other day) that you have a future ahead of you. I know you will find someone wonderful when you least expect it. 38 years ago I was a young widow w/a baby son (Vietnam War), & I was struggling to go from day to day. Gradually it got easier (I wasn't drinking then), & lo & behold, my present husband came into my life quite unexpectedly. We've had a happy 35 year marriage. He accepted my son wo/equivocation. There are other men out there like him. Similarly, my daughter broke out of a bad 7 year relationship only to find her soul-mate about a year later. In the year's interim, she didn't date at all...just worked on her inner self. There's hope. Don't give up. In the meantime, work on your goal (mod/abs) & look ahead.

Love, Mary

[universal]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

Thanks Mary..........I am feeling better today and I know that as time passes I will continue to feel better. I am choosing not to drink today, I am choosing to face today with a clear head. Thanks to all of you guys I know that I can do it. This website has been my saving grace the past 2 days.

[Determinator]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

top of the snowy mountain ABerooos far and wide!

just got in from a vigorous snow shoveling of the drive...huff puff.

Day 6 is looking nice and peaceful so far happy to say!
Uni nice to have you here! you'll feel better soon.

when I used to binge drink I didn't get hangovers per se...more like psychotic anxiety attacks....yuck! what a horrid thing to do to ones self. Enough of that crap.

be well everyone

[Senex]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

Hello all - doing well on Day 9 AF.

Hey Determinator - I know exactly what you mean about "psychotic anxiety attacks"; that is exactly what brought me here. I tried to moderate before on my own, with some success, and haven't completely given up that I might succeed with that at some point - but there is just no way I want to continue to live in fear of a binge and the aftermath. I need to prove to myself that I can be abstinent for a relatively long period of time. So abstinence for me for at least 30, and perhaps more, if I can make it.

Take care.

[YoungAtHeart]

Sun. - Jan. 6 - Daily Thread

Hi All!

It's nice to take a few minutes and pop on to say hi. I've been staying pretty busy this week, and I haven't had a lot of time to hang around here, but I'm still AF and happy to be so. Now when I'm lazy, I'm just lazy, and not in a booze fog! I suppose that's a good thing....

Mary, I especially wanted to say hi and congratulations on your 90 days. It must be a very special feeling to hit that milestone. You have worked hard, and I am really happy for you.

Deter, I was glad to see that you posted today. I was hoping that you didn't get socked too badly by the snow. I hope you only had a few inches to shovel out.

Congrats on 6 days, rustop, and on 9 days, Senex.

Hi and welcome to Universal and treeman.

Anyway, I'm going to check a few threads and then spin out of here again. I'm finally making progress on stuff that had me stymied for awhile, and it's good to get going again.

Hugs,:l
Kathy