May 4 - May AFers

[Determinator]

May 4 - May AFers

Popeye!! hey, don't be a stranger mate!


Peanut, crappy dreams will come and go. magnesium and B1 have helped my brain get balanced in that respect. those are two things all drinkers are critically deprived of. Hope it gets better soon!

[Wooflet]

May 4 - May AFers

Hi Everyone

I went AF on 1 May and have been posting elsewhere on the "hello sober living" thread. Just thought I'd say hello here too. I'm in Australia so this is the start of May 5 for me, which means I've got 4 AF days under my belt (woo hoo!). One of these was at a party surrounded by alcohol, so I'm especially proud. Not sleeping very well and therefore pretty tired (and internally cranky) during the day but otherwise coping ok.

Been loving reading all your posts and getting motivated and inspired, but like Jinja said I am a bit apprehensive about this post-honeymoon stuff. I guess though it's better to be prepared for reality, even though my fantasy is that this will go away at some point in time in the not-so-distant future.

Good luck all of you for the remainder of May 4

Wooflet

[Beck]

May 4 - May AFers

Hi everyone,

I'm a late poster today.

Mary, glad to be of help to you yesterday. You know what to do - just power through the tough times.

Janice, you sound better.

Det, You must be feeling great -staying sober in Dx's absence is a big step...

For those of you concerned about the honeymoon thing, I once posted that I felt I was the most reluctant sober person at MWO. Young at Heart aka Kathy responded with advice in the nick of time...she told me to "trust the process". I pass that along to you. There are highs and lows and the best that you can do is ride them out (AF) and learn something about yourselves along the way.

Beck

[Popeye]

May 4 - May AFers

Peanut,
I've had a lot of dreams since stopping drinking. Usually about someone I'm missing, but then I get the odd one that starts off nice and then suddenly will flip and get quite distressing.

[Lila]

May 4 - May AFers

I think this is day four, well, actually tonite will be night 4. I was pretty happy today. This is a great May!! Isn't this fun!!!
Lila

[Cinders]

May 4 - May AFers

The dream thing.

I too, seem to remember my dreams now more than before. Some of them have been nightmares.

I have learned to "turn them around" while sleeping so they go from being scary to being good.

However, I still suffer horrible night sweats.

I guess that won't go away for a while. Not alcohol related, I suppose. Sigh.

btw, Popeye. It is so good to see you posting again.

Cindi

[Jaded]

May 4 - May AFers

Peanut;321453 wrote: Hello AFers,
Day 4 starting up for me here and another beautiful day on the prairie. Grouchy yesterday, full of head ache and body ache. I had a long sleep though, while listening to the subliminal CD - I think it actually helped me fall asleep, as I never really sleep during the day - this was about 5:30 pm, while dinner was cooking. I think those waves really relaxed me. I just wish I had gotten up less mad at the world.

I should pull out the old South Beach Diet too. I was going to try to WWatchers, but I will take a quick read of SBeach and see is that might be the way to go. I know when I did it before, I had no sugar cravings at all (I can't remember if I drank anything while on it - I may not have been a daily drinker at that time - can't remember).

Has anybody had really bad dreams since starting new on this program? I can't believe how awful my dreams are. I'm talking blood and gore!! It is horrible! Also, my aim at being so productive yesterday didn't really pan out. I worked in the yard in the sun, but didn't get anything done in the house that I had planned (too sunny outside) and then got all tired and useless. I guess I need to give it a bit of time before I feel physically normal - whatever that is.

Have a wonderful Sunday everybody!
Peanut

yes I can relate to the horible dreams...I wonder what is causeing them..it has to be from one of the suppliments b/c I don't have topomax yet.

[Peanut]

May 4 - May AFers

hello gang!
Jaded - I'm not on topamax either, so I was wondering about one of the supps or the kudzu too maybe giving me these horrific dreams - but then again, maybe it's just me.

I have just returned from the beer drinking running club. I had 3 AL free beers. Yes!!! Thank goodness the bar we stopped in halfway through the run actually had them!!! Then I brought a few along for the afters. Of course, at the end of the run, the little ceremonies we have, I was called in as someone noticed that someone in the crowd was pregnant!!! Plus, I had changed into a loose summer dress, so just a bit more ammunition for the bugger! Uh - I think I'm a little old for a new baby??? Waiting for grandchildren here?? (please - not yet!). Anyway, it was all a joke, why would anybody not drink beer???? But they were curious why I was drinking non-beer, so I just answered I am on a health program. Mental, physical or spiritual was the question!! Silly buggers. I didn't go into detail. Anyway, it all went fine, I am back home again, and actually drove a few people not worried about getting caught driving with a number of brews under my belt. That always is a good thing!! I'm very tired though - would have been nice to taste my friend's honey mead she made, but that can wait!

So hopefully I will sleep tonight. Bought some sleepy-time tea, so keep your fingers crossed for me.
That was day 4 - bring on day 5!!!!
Talk to you all tomorrow!
Peanut

[Lila]

May 4 - May AFers

I like that answer, a health program!! ANd, Renegade, I just went through a very long, painful (because my ex was a big big pain) divorce. THat's what got me started with all this drinking. Not because I was sad to not have my selfish, horrible, druggy ex husband around. But the whole long legal process of divorce. Well, it can be very worth it. I wouldn't have stayed, but it has been such a stressful time, years of stress! People always say it;s the death of the dream, but for me it was the stress of legal stuff and for awhile living on credit cards before he had to pay court ordered child support and spousal support.
Anyways...May is exciting for me becasue I haven't gone this long since I started drinking.
Sorry such a long post, time for bed!
Lila

[jessie]

May 4 - May AFers

Hallo Peanut,
Yes, I also have nightmares and most of them involve fighting or running for my life, and always just-just making it to safety in time. I think the dreams are messages and I should interpret them as such.
Well, I am on day 4!
Jessie