Blimey, its now over a week and today i went with the wife to walk along the river, but the amazing thing is its the first time i have been out of the house without that alcohol stabalizer to get me going, i could only ever leave the house if i had that right amount inside me that took the edge off and even then there would be at least 8 cans in the car, as back up.
I would never leave the house before at least 12 noon, during that time sinking enough cider and wine to give me the courage.
But today we left at 9:30 am walked by river, the sun was shining, i was so nervous and felt really panicky, drunk about 2 litres of water in the space of 1 hour, but i did it
Hey there BK, Congrads on day! 8! I bet without the booze you really appreciated that walk, and probably noticed alot of things you never really saw before!! I find peace in so many different things that I never really thought about before, especially in nature, it is so soothing!
Happy sober day!!
Lovedove
Happy sober day!!
Lovedove
Hi BK, Great job on 8 days, so good!!!!!!!! I remember going to a meeting at 6:45 am and then sharing about the sky being blue, it was like I'd just noticed it for the first time in my life, so much more will be revealed! Sobriety is the ticket!
Hey Bovril King congradulations it's amazing what the real world is like sober, keep it up and keep posting.
Light and love Zac
Light and love Zac
Hey BK,
Well done man, 8 day is great!!
Keep up the good work.
Ginge
Well done man, 8 day is great!!
Keep up the good work.
Ginge
Yeah... well done BK. Eight days is just great... I managed 10 once then I relapsed so just hang in there.
Izzy X
Izzy X
Hey there BK and Izzy, My consellor mentioned to me that the first 90 days are the hardest, and I believe that to be true, are you in any type of program?
Hope all is well with both of you,
Big Hugs
Lovedove
Hope all is well with both of you,
Big Hugs
Lovedove
I'm not in any program. I can't even get an appointment at the alcohol abuse department at the Hospital!!! Which is reallly frustrating me! I have been reffered through a Psychiatrist but even that can't speed up my waiting time. So along with my BPD I am dealing with my alcohol abuse alone... there just aren't the services here in the UK.
Izzy X
Izzy X
Hi there Izzy, that's just plain wrong... what's up with that? I was very fortunate here in B.C. Canada, they have a great support system here, Being alone in this struggle makes it all the more difficult, We are here to help though, anything you'd like to talk about, just to get things off your chest, I'm usually here everyday, and would be more than happy to help you any way that I can.
Lots of love,
Lovedove
Lots of love,
Lovedove
Thanks LD.
Izzy X
Izzy X
You're very inspiring. I need to be reminded of the bravery it takes to choose sobriety. Keep pressing onward---you know what they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
I'm not sure, but in the interim there are AA meetings usually just about everywhere and if not, there are online AA meetings available. Let me know if any of you would like the link to those meetings (on-line or actual physical meetings).
