Made it to a month!

[treetops]

I have been abstinent from the booze for a month and am feeling great. Having my afternoon diet coke at the moment. While I feel great I am still plagued with worry that I will fall back into drinking. I don't have cravings - just worry that I will stuff up. After decades of stopping and starting I am doing this finally with the help of Antabuse. I am seeing a dr and a specialist from time to time. Earlier in the year I tried support groups but this no longer appeals - weirdly I found them 'distracting' from my own goals and my own little non alcoholic rituals. Like I would resolve a strategy and then someone would pick away at it - and sow doubts.
Maybe I will return a group - but in the meantime - I feel like I have a whole new lease on life. And I am having fun as well as working hard.:goodjob:

[Alcoholic]

Made it to a month!

Congrats, treetops!!! That's awesome!

[daisy45]

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Treetops. so well done!
Don't worry about going back; worry is such a waste: 'two men looked out from prison bars; one saw the mud and one saw stars.' (Dale Carnegie)
Be proud of yourself and happy today - tomorrow will follow....

[kuya]

Made it to a month!

treetops;1407046 wrote: I have been abstinent from the booze for a month and am feeling great. Having my afternoon diet coke at the moment. While I feel great I am still plagued with worry that I will fall back into drinking. I don't have cravings - just worry that I will stuff up. After decades of stopping and starting I am doing this finally with the help of Antabuse. I am seeing a dr and a specialist from time to time. Earlier in the year I tried support groups but this no longer appeals - weirdly I found them 'distracting' from my own goals and my own little non alcoholic rituals. Like I would resolve a strategy and then someone would pick away at it - and sow doubts.
Maybe I will return a group - but in the meantime - I feel like I have a whole new lease on life. And I am having fun as well as working hard.:goodjob:

Don't worry about having a group, they are not neccessary. You must do it your own way.

And well done on your month ..... Awesome!

[Nelz]

Made it to a month!

Pure Awesomness!


I love it when members hit the what I consider benchmark goals, and 30 days is most certainly one of them.

Well played, keep it up

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[Doggygirl]

Made it to a month!


:yougo::yougo:CONGRATULATIONS TREETOP ON 1 MONTH SOBER!!:yougo::yougo:


Awesome job! Glad you are changing your life in addition to just putting down the booze (i.e. finding the FUN in life!)

I can relate to what you said about having a nagging fear that somehow you will drink again. I experienced that too and got tired of living with that feeling when I was about 8 months sober. I did find group support that helped me get over it. There are lots of things to try - keep after it until that feeling goes away! Contented sobriety is possible - don't settle for anything less.

DG

[paulywogg]

Made it to a month!

hi tree,30 days!! woo hoo!! im glad you did it your own way,whatever worx,keep it up! congrats!

[Mick]

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well done treetop :happy::yay::yougo::wave::applaud::banana:

[iamaquitter28]

Made it to a month!

CONGRATS TREETOP!!!! that's awesome!

[Byrdlady]

Made it to a month!

On behalf of the Newbie's Nest, I'd like to offer a token of a job well done....there are no parades (there should be) or balloons....but to those who have done it, we know it took work and dedication. Please accept this hat for a job well done! :bday3: Come join us over there for ongoing support, we have folks in all stages of their quit! Well done on your 30 days! Byrdie

[treetops]

Made it to a month!

Thanks everyone - its really really lovely to have this warm support from all over the world.
I know there are many American members on MWO so I hope you are soberly recovering from the presidential elections. We had almost instant coverage here in NZ and we watched the speeches by Obama and Romney last night. I won't get into politics as this is not the forum for this. But definitely a time for the history books.

[Lavande]

Made it to a month!

CONGRATS on 30 AF days treetops
It took me a long, long time to really trust myself, maybe a year. But if you keep doing what has been working for you, the trust will come!

Stick around, let us know how you are doing

Lav

[Turnagain]

Made it to a month!

Way to go on your AF time, Treetops...it feels good, doesn't it?

Like Lav, it took me a bit to trust myself on my quits since I had tried and failed so many times before. One of the big things that helped make this quit different than all the rest is my solid and unwavering commitment to never drink again....no matter what. I compare drinking to the act of stepping off a cliff. That would be fatal. And you know what...probably sooner than later...drinking would be fatal for me. So. I live by not stepping off the cliff or picking up a drink. And I don't worry about that happening. Because it won't.

The other really important thing I do is to actively cultivate gratitude on a daily basis. Every day I remind myself how wonderful life is now that I am no longer addicted. I am very specific about this. I run through my list in the morning before I get out of bed. I think about the good things in my life throughout the day and especially in times where there is stress. And I run back through my list at night when I go to bed. This is powerful. It helps produce the feel-good chemicals in the brain which is what we were really after anyway when we drank alcohol. This natural high is cheap...and really good for you too!

Keep it up friend....I'm glad you're healing.

[nurdl]

Made it to a month!

congrats Treetops! Well done on your 30 days. It's not easy but it's a huge step to a new way of life.
~nurdl

[treetops]

Made it to a month!

Thanks again all and to Turnagain I too try to cultivate daily gratitude. But i have tried to do this most of my life (thanks to my Mum's influence) - its just now I add in the alcohol free extras! I also like this recent 'freedom' to 'waste' a bit of time doing non-work stuff (as I am a workaholic I suppose) - drinking was my permission to relax and have down time - of course we know how that can drag out to several hours and is self-defeating. Lovely day here in NZ, birds chirping away, sea is pancake flat and sun is coming out - its Saturday morning and I am looking forward to the day. I will be very busy but I will relax tonight without booze.