Well done men!! 148.
Well done men!! 148.
My younger brother died December,14 of last year from acholic related disease. I was in the hospital getting treatment from the same. I got discharged the next day the 15th. I have not had a single drink and never again as long I live.
Very sorry to hear that Haraka. Best of luck in your journey. 149.
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151. OK speedwork today.
Haven’t drank in 3 years, best decision of my life. Keep it up men!
Today makes two weeks NA 4 ml run today 8:45 pace. Feeling tired the last few days.
That tired feeling lasted 8 weeks for me but then you turn a corner. 152.
Haraka wrote:
My younger brother died December,14 of last year from acholic related disease. I was in the hospital getting treatment from the same. I got discharged the next day the 15th. I have not had a single drink and never again as long I live.
Good luck, man. My younger brother also passed away from alcoholism. Such a waste. I don’t suffer from the disease, but feel terrible that I didn’t do enough to intervene when I saw it happening to my brother. Your sobriety at least gives your brother’s death some meaning. It’s allowing you to live a more productive life.
19 weeks.
Well done Rooting for you!! Fantastic. 153.
How do you guys deal with the problem of urges and short term thinking on drinking
I mostly want to stop but on a particular day I may simply want to get drunk
Otherwise alcohol is causing a lot of problems
Reader.. wrote:
How do you guys deal with the problem of urges and short term thinking on drinking
I mostly want to stop but on a particular day I may simply want to get drunk
Otherwise alcohol is causing a lot of problems
There are no secrets.
It is a combination of obvious things: making a decision to deal w/the problems caused by alcohol, making commitments to yourself and others (and not wanting to let people down), a strong desire to not feel like crap, setting goals (3 days, one week, three weeks, etc.), finding other ways to deal with stress … and on and on.
For me the most important one is never forgetting how it feels to show up for an early workout a bit hungover from a couple glasses of wine.
I just finished up my run after morning AA meeting. I tried for years and years to stop and it has finally stuck. My Sunday mornings used to be filled with guilt, shame and remorse. Just don’t drink today. Good luck to everyone
s12 wrote:
I just finished up my run after morning AA meeting. I tried for years and years to stop and it has finally stuck. My Sunday mornings used to be filled with guilt, shame and remorse. Just don’t drink today. Good luck to everyone
Just don't drink today is great advice to live by. It's like just finishing the mile you are running right now, that's always possible. Don't worry about tomorrow or the next 20 miles, they will take care of themselves if you can just carry on right now.
Today was my 31st day sober and my one month in AA. I've gotten a lot out of hearing other people talk about their drinking and their current sobriety. Also, knowing that I'll be going back tomorrow to see these same people helps keep me on track.
One month without booze, and 321 miles of running. I am feeling much better now.
It helps to hear that others struggled for a long time before finally quitting
Lot of positivity here which is great. And 100% just focusing on not drinking that fay. Thinking about a wedding in a month or a work night in 2 weeks isn't going to help you today. 154.
Rooting for you! (3) wrote:
There are no secrets.
It is a combination of obvious things: making a decision to deal w/the problems caused by alcohol, making commitments to yourself and others (and not wanting to let people down), a strong desire to not feel like crap, setting goals (3 days, one week, three weeks, etc.), finding other ways to deal with stress … and on and on.
For me the most important one is never forgetting how it feels to show up for an early workout a bit hungover from a couple glasses of wine.
The realization that a decision must be made despite the fact that you may simply wish to get drunk at times as alcoholics do
Have struggled with that
Helps to read others common experiences on time taken taken to finally get sober
100%. 155.