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    my journey of sobriety!!

    Hi all,well it's been 27 days for me sober,it's okay but l have my moments,like last night l was angry than l cried,after l talked with my husband and was okay,but l made a big bowl of Carmel popcorn,LM on a change of healthy eating so that wasn't good but it sure felt good.l have been on here before just didn't know how to place my story, well here goes why l quit drinking,well on easter Sunday my triplet sister came up to visit,we decided together to quit, the reason being it was becoming a daily thing,wine not just 1 bottle,more like 1 and a half to 2, almost daily, getting to be a problem when that's all your thoughts become,when am l gonna have that glass of wine that turned into. My husband doesn't drink,he just never liked it,were married 25 years,still very young and vibrant,young looking for our age,but l was putting this barrier between us, which,l can proudly say now is lifted, as well as my22 yr. Old son was very pleased that l gave up drinking, l use to annoy him,now he enjoys talking to me, so glad l quit before he leaves home,now hell remember mom as normal, not have wine define me. Anyway the wine was robbing me of my life and my wonderful family,glad LM on this journey,good to have this site of great people sharing the same demons.hope my story wasn't too long,thanks for reading and being here for me.
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    #2
    my journey of sobriety!!

    Well congratulations on 27 days sober. That is quite the achievement. Your life will be more and more awesome as the time passes by. Isn't it great to not have that little monkey on your back.. I know he's still there bugging you occasionally but it's different when we're not drinking.. I am only on day 12 or so but feeling great too; a fellow wine drinker...

    Keep up the great work and keep checking in here. Your strategies for success is something we can all learn from.
    Tipplerette

    I do this for my children, my grandchildren, my health, my peace of mind, and mostly for the opportunity to learn to live with my true, unfiltered, clear-headed, vulnerable self.

    "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
    ? Lao-Tzu

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      #3
      my journey of sobriety!!

      Hi,Triperette,well thanks,and congrats to you as well,yes it feels great not having that monkey on my back,and always feeling guilty, wonder why l am doing that to myself, it was a bad habbit became an addiction, now becoming a passing memory, l will prevail, thanks to all my support, that's what life is about helping each other,through our demons,not being hungover every weekend is great, l seem to cry every Friday since, oh well getting those emotions out help me get through the week, keep keeping on,we have power in numbers, I'll keep posting,you too my fellow wine drinker friend!!!

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        #4
        my journey of sobriety!!

        Well, I must admit, I have missed your progress.......I have not been on here as much as I usually am.

        So.......I owe you some Nelzstars for going 1 day, and 7 days without AL. You are so close to the third one!

        Keep it up, it is a roller coaster and will be for a while, your body is adjusting to life without AL, and that is a good thing

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          #5
          my journey of sobriety!!

          Thanks!!

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            #6
            my journey of sobriety!!

            Hi all, well today is 32 days sober for me,l am a bit tired ,my job changed and it,s longer ,makes my feet hurt so l'm a bit more exhausted these days, as well as l use to have a few wines after work,missing that but not the morning effects,like having a clear head these days,l really hope l can keep this up,how long before it gets easier, l had drank for a lot of years, but just the last few years was almost everyday, my red wine,boy l wish l didn.'t drink so often,cause l really want to be able to have some on weekends,but I'm not just hard,help,I'm frustrated, not sleeping well either,l am taking g melatonin and lorazapam for sleep,l just want to sleep without taking anything,LM tired of this,now I'm sad,l just started to cry,very frustrated!!

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              #7
              my journey of sobriety!!

              Oh bcp, I feel for you. We feel sometimes that we've lost our best friend. One day your mind will allow you to accept the truth and that is that not drinking is not deprivation; it's FREEDOM. When you feel sad, lonely, bored and really miss your glass of wine, try to remind yourself that this is the choice you made with a clear mind after a night or a series of nights of drinking and feeling the effects the next day. You made the right choice to give up the wine and establishing another ritual to replace it. I make lovely teas now and drink them out of nice cups. Soda and lemon, soda and a splash of pineapple juice.. delicious drinks if you feel the need to sip something.

              Here I am advising you and i am only on day 18. Let us know how your are doing.. x
              Tipplerette

              I do this for my children, my grandchildren, my health, my peace of mind, and mostly for the opportunity to learn to live with my true, unfiltered, clear-headed, vulnerable self.

              "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
              ? Lao-Tzu

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                #8
                my journey of sobriety!!

                BCP day 30+ is hard. The novelty has worn off but you are not healing as noticeably fast as in the first two weeks.
                Reality dawns but it is not the true you yet. There is a lot more healing to happen.

                For me between 30 days and 100 days I found my moods went in cycles of about four days. I was irritable and sad.....not tears sad just low. Sleep is still hard, you feel fatigued most of the time, I was so bad I thought I had leukaemia or something like. All this is caused by the metabolic pathways that have been adapted to use alcohol now having to readjust to only running on food.....you can't get the goodness out of your food so you must eat LOTS of good quality food. Avoid sugar and eat protein.

                Suddenly it all lifts and I felt great, which has lasted for four months with even moods and very infrequent thoughts of drinking.

                Hang in there, cry if you need, eat well and plenty and, most of all, be grateful that you have achieved what the majority of problem drinkers never do .....sobriety, normality and a return to sanity.

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                  #9
                  my journey of sobriety!!

                  Well put, Kuya and congrats on your latest milestone.
                  Tipplerette

                  I do this for my children, my grandchildren, my health, my peace of mind, and mostly for the opportunity to learn to live with my true, unfiltered, clear-headed, vulnerable self.

                  "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
                  ? Lao-Tzu

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                    #10
                    my journey of sobriety!!

                    Thanks so much,tipplerette and kuya, very good advice, l am just so grate full to have you all ,it truly helps,l know it,s not gonna be a easy ride, but l am sticking to it, l didn't go this far to fall,l hope one day the thoughts of wine will be in the past,thanks so much,have a great weekend, wish me luck on my kayaking tomorrow,first time out!! Trying to plan good activities to replace bad ones!!

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