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Ever since I stopped drinking five months ago I've been plagued by thoughts of drinking. I am fine during the day and even manage to socialise quite easily in bars without feeling tempted. My problem is that I keep dreaming that I am drinking and that I have let everyone down. I wake up feeling guilty and depressed. I also keep having recurring thoughts about all of the embarrassing and hurtful things I have said and done while drinking. I don't know what to do about this. Help!
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Your not alone, I used to wake in sheer panic, thinking I had drunk, I would curse myself,till I realised it was a dream, nd then I was so thankfull.
The drinking dreams go away, and I think its kinda natural considering how much we all drank.
As for the other drems, well again I had them, but again I was not surprised, my brain was begining to work again, it as no longer floatin in pue alcohol, the poor thing had actually began to think again, and yes it was surprised at all the crap I had caused when I was drinking, and so I rightly I allowed it to mull it all thrugh, rather than drown it.
Nothing here to worry about, it seems that you managed to have saved sufficient brain cells to dream, let yu brain o through its motions, the dreams do stop, but as someone else on here said it is a small part of recovery.
Called thinking, quite scary when your brains not used to it LOL
Take care things get much much better
Trickey
Non-alcoholics don't dream about alcohol and don't obsess about it while awake. Having said that, I strongly suggest you stop socializing in bars, that is no place for someone trying to stop drinking and stay stopped. Have you tried AA? AA is an amaing support network of drunks helping drunks, and they'll also suggest that you not socialize in bars. Best wishes to you.
Maybe my mind was working overtime, in the old days it was just not able to.
I am not letting these dreams worry me, because I am sober and we all have dreams any way, so please do not worry about yours, just one of lifes mysteries I think
Trickey