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So, I have a bit over 11 months sober, without any slips.
Last night, I had a VERY VIVID dream, that I ordered a virgin Sex on The Beach (Yeah, I know, no such thing, impossible) at this very trendy, busy bar that I have never been too. The bartender whipped it up and I started slurping it down and about 1/2 way through, realized that it was the real deal. I was mad, shocked, shamed, guilty, and then thought FUCK IT! Slammed the rest and ordered another. I could actually taste it in my dream. And that's where it ends.
I have never a drinking dream like this, maybe that I'd had a beer with a hot dog or something, and it was kind of in the back ground of the dream, if you know what I mean.
I haven't had cravings lately, nor have I been tempted. I think it comes from my slips in Smoking (Cigs and weed) . But I was just curious if anyone else STARTED to have dreams like this, when they had near a year sober.
It was so vivid, I actually felt a bit hung over when I first woke up!!!
Last night, I had a VERY VIVID dream, that I ordered a virgin Sex on The Beach (Yeah, I know, no such thing, impossible) at this very trendy, busy bar that I have never been too. The bartender whipped it up and I started slurping it down and about 1/2 way through, realized that it was the real deal. I was mad, shocked, shamed, guilty, and then thought FUCK IT! Slammed the rest and ordered another. I could actually taste it in my dream. And that's where it ends.
I have never a drinking dream like this, maybe that I'd had a beer with a hot dog or something, and it was kind of in the back ground of the dream, if you know what I mean.
I haven't had cravings lately, nor have I been tempted. I think it comes from my slips in Smoking (Cigs and weed) . But I was just curious if anyone else STARTED to have dreams like this, when they had near a year sober.
It was so vivid, I actually felt a bit hung over when I first woke up!!!
I have to console myself that its just dreams.
the brain is weird, i can still taste speed running down my throat, and smell it up my nose sometimes and im awake!
im just glad that these dreams are one of the only recurring damage i done, physically im quite well considering the amount of abuse i gave my poor body!
these dreams are upsetting and sometimes it takes me a while after i woke up to realise if im really still clean/sober still,
but the more i have the quicker i forget about them as the day goes on, i guess im used to them more now.
What concerns me is your statement about "your slips in smoking and weed" Does that mean you are still smoking weed? if you are, then you are not "sober". Whether you snort it, smoke it, drink it or chew it, anything that you take to alter your state of conciousness is "using" and if you are using, you are not sober.
Ironic, I use to hate my day and enjoy escaping in dreams-now I hate my dreams and enjoy life!
My sponsor told me that when you have drunk dreams, especially when you are not going through a period of craving drinks, and have been sober for a long period,it is just your subconscious surfacing,telling you that one of your greatest fears is that you will go back out and drink again. You may not be consciously planning to,but you are still afraid of it,even if just in the back of your mind. Eventually,this is supposed to get better with time,as you have more years of sobriety,you will begin to gradually start trusting yourself again.
I get these dreams when I am in sobriety (just started abstinence again today). They are really vivid and I often wake up feeling guilty! Until I come to and realise it didnt actually happen.
Used to happen when I first gave up smoking aswell(dreamt i was smoking) but I dont get them any more so hopefully the drinking dreams will subside too.
Remember...AA says, "the only requirement for membership is the desire to stop drinking." and I have done that.
A guy shared in a meeting Sunday that he had a using dream a few days before. Using dreams usually scare the crap out of us and the scary thing for him was that he only had a couple and it was o.k.