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Good update.

OLA1123
OLA1123
Hi !

I recently posted that i would not drink for the next 3 months in an effort to see how bad i needed to drink. I have now been sober for 6 days and am feeling better.It feels good waking up without a hangover!
I am aware of the fact that once an alcoholic always an alcoholic so I will always be on the safe side from now on but the fact that 6 days have gone by and it hasn't been as bad as i thought is excellent.

One day at a time and i will continue on this path.

Thank you all!
Community LeaderExJerseyGirl2
ExJerseyGirl2
WOO HOO!

Excellent!

It is really nice to hear that you are doing well 6 days in.
Impermanence
Impermanence
It gets better every day.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm really pleased that you are pleased! Well done.
stickywick
stickywick
Awesome! Remember its today, its now, its don't pick up that first drink no matter what.
1is2many
1is2many
That is the best thing I have heard all day!

Congrats

1is2many
Fish98
Fish98
Good job and stick with it. I joined recently and am 15 days sober today and feel great. One day at a time. There is great support and ideas on this forum. It definetly has helped me.
lk5784
lk5784
Good for you! I feel so much better when I wake up without a hangover and that awful feeling of dehydration in my mouth and throat.
Deogee
Deogee
Ola, sounds like you are on a good path. Great you have gone 6 days without drinking and not feeling so bad. I think that is often what leads us back to drinking, feeling bad, both mentally and physically, one or the other, or both.

Or just plain being alcoholic - no matter the circumstances, good, bad, whatever. Sometimes I think that is what all we alcoholics do - drink for no reason, just drink because that is what we are supposed to do because we are alcoholic.

Of course, it makes no sense to the normal world. We are just alcoholics, and the most normal thing to do to us is DRINK ALCOHOL. So hard to change that mentality when it's a lifetime of thinking.
billwfriend
billwfriend
hell for me as a binge drinker I could zip thru the entire 3months without a drink then lay on bigtime drunk....so remember what you said once an alcoholic always an alcoholic and then to add this too...it is a progressive disease that only seems to get worse if we drink...if we stop drinking it can get better but if we drink it progressively gets worse....
Gr8ful
Gr8ful
Congrats OLA, even after several years sober when alcohol enters my conscience the no hangover is still a good thought for me.

Best of luck G8
akacountrygirl
akacountrygirl
I am so happy for you. Did you attend any A.A. meetings during those 6 days?? You may not think you need A.A. but A.A. needs you. You sound like someone who can give hope to those who are suffering.

In addition you will find an education there that no college can teach.
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