I have been attending AA for 40 years. I was always told by the 'old timers' that the cravings were sugar cravings. Where I attending meetings there are several bowls of small candies to suck on. The body wants that sugar I used to give it. It depends on what you drank, at the end I was a win o and wine contains a lot of sugar. I had cravings for about 3 years. A piece of candy worked for me as there were no medications for cravings my first 3 years of sobriety. Another new aid to help with my Major Depressive Disorder was taking a blood test and that test determined what psychotropic (which I do not need) and antidepressant worked for me. Bupropion was my answer, and this old medication is the best for me for sure. It works. I haven't had an episode for 2 years now. No side effects or withdrawal when I decide to quit taking it--because I do occasionally think I am cured haha! The mind is a great tool to use for solving math problems, but the mind has not been my friend when it comes to making life decisions. I appreciate your story and as a young person when I first got sober was more challenging than someone who had drank 40 years and hit bottom. Until I hit a hard bottom, I was not able to stay sober. Good luck to you and keep coming back!
I know it's an overused cliche' but staying clean is truely one day at a time. Sometimes an hour at a time.12 days is an accomplishment. Changing our life is not easy, getting over our self centerdness is not easy but can be done with perseverance, determination in a Higher Power. Let's try for 13!
I know it's an overused cliche' but staying clean is truely one day at a time. Sometimes an hour at a time.12 days is an accomplishment. Changing our life is not easy, getting over our self centerdness is not easy but can be done with perseverance, determination in a Higher Power. Let's try for 13!
Yes it is..I'm a recovering addict...alcohol is a demon for me..I do live it minute by minute...I thought when I posted this I was in the clear..(life)..said watch this...the psychotic part is working on me..weight loss..sleepless nights..shakes..etc..proud to say..I'm 16 days no alcohol..still have a long ways to go...I pray for all that suffer 🙏
Yes it is..I'm a recovering addict...alcohol is a demon for me..I do live it minute by minute...I thought when I posted this I was in the clear..(life)..said watch this...the psychotic part is working on me..weight loss..sleepless nights..shakes..etc..proud to say..I'm 16 days no alcohol..still have a long ways to go...I pray for all that suffer 🙏
Wow, I don't remember early recovery to have been as characterized by Cody Jinks at all! That's not recovery. He's singing about being drunk, having hangovers, being depressed. That's how a drunkard thinks. I don't know him and I wish him the best, but I hope beyond drudging up the "bluesy" life of a drunk, he is doing something concrete to work out his problem rather than just singing the blues. Put all that behind you. Once I "admitted I was powerless over alcohol--that my life had become unmanageable," then "came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity," that's when the good stuff started. Going to AA meetings, meeting happy people who are now living wonderful lives. Getting a sponsor. Working the AA 12 Step Program. Going to meetings. Laughing, joking, enjoying life without all that crap that Jinks laments. I found entering AA to be like someone had opened the door for me to enter a fifth dimension. Hopefully you're not getting stuck on the "good old days"...which were anything but good. Go to an AA meeting today, call an AA and talk about your mutual successes. Be happy in your sobriety. What an accomplishment today!
Wow, I don't remember early recovery to have been as characterized by Cody Jinks at all! That's not recovery. He's singing about being drunk, having hangovers, being depressed. That's how a drunkard thinks. I don't know him and I wish him the best, but I hope beyond drudging up the "bluesy" life of a drunk, he is doing something concrete to work out his problem rather than just singing the blues. Put all that behind you. Once I "admitted I was powerless over alcohol--that my life had become unmanageable," then "came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity," that's when the good stuff started. Going to AA meetings, meeting happy people who are now living wonderful lives. Getting a sponsor. Working the AA 12 Step Program. Going to meetings. Laughing, joking, enjoying life without all that crap that Jinks laments. I found entering AA to be like someone had opened the door for me to enter a fifth dimension. Hopefully you're not getting stuck on the "good old days"...which were anything but good. Go to an AA meeting today, call an AA and talk about your mutual successes. Be happy in your sobriety. What an accomplishment today!
19 days sunday...18 as I write this...the mental and physcotic part working on me...#stuggling..wanted a drink so bad fri evening..Saturday to..I fought it..didn't drink
Good for you if you've made 19. But don't count them until you make them. One day at a time is good enough. It's great! If it's the "mental and psychotic part" working on you, you're doing wondefully well. The physical withdrawal is what really sucks, where you want to lock yourself in a closet and have a two-week sleep and "be cured". Maybe you're just kinda bored now. Maybe in the past you'd start the bottle because you had nothing better to do. Go for a walk. Check out a nice park. Walk the mall. Call another AA and bat the breeze with him. Meet him for coffee or lunch. Read a little bit of the Big Book. Maybe look up and wander into an AA meeting and see if you can find yourself a Sponsor. If not at that meeting, try another. Or see if you can have coffee with someone at the meeting. Lotsa meetings have "fellowship" after which is generally just jokes and smokes. Getting a Sponsor right now may be the exact thing to do. Look up how a Sponsor can help...and how you can help a Sponsor!
That is great. All any of us has is today. I focus on today. I am not drinking/using today. Play the tape forward. If I pick up a drink or drug, the tape always plays out the same. I do not ever want to get back on that nightmare merry go round. Just today.
Yes it is..I'm a recovering addict...alcohol is a demon for me..I do live it minute by minute...I thought when I posted this I was in the clear..(life)..said watch this...the psychotic part is working on me..weight loss..sleepless nights..shakes..etc..proud to say..I'm 16 days no alcohol..still have a long ways to go...I pray for all that suffer 🙏
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My anxiety does the same to me. Sometimes, I’ll feel a little bit better, like this morning. I thought I would have to cancel my doctor’s appointment but then all of a sudden I thought, oh my God, my brain fog lifted but by the afternoon I was very unsteady on my feet and my palpitations seem to be returning. It’s so disappointing as I was praying for some sleep tonight. Wishing you well from Arizona.
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Today is 12 days without alcohol...doesn't sound like that much to some of you...its a record for me...prayers for all that suffer
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4 ReactionsTy for sharing ...positivity and encouragement..thats what all need...prayers for all that suffer
I know it's an overused cliche' but staying clean is truely one day at a time. Sometimes an hour at a time.12 days is an accomplishment. Changing our life is not easy, getting over our self centerdness is not easy but can be done with perseverance, determination in a Higher Power. Let's try for 13!
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2 ReactionsYes it is..I'm a recovering addict...alcohol is a demon for me..I do live it minute by minute...I thought when I posted this I was in the clear..(life)..said watch this...the psychotic part is working on me..weight loss..sleepless nights..shakes..etc..proud to say..I'm 16 days no alcohol..still have a long ways to go...I pray for all that suffer 🙏
Sums up early recovery pretty well.
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1 ReactionWow, I don't remember early recovery to have been as characterized by Cody Jinks at all! That's not recovery. He's singing about being drunk, having hangovers, being depressed. That's how a drunkard thinks. I don't know him and I wish him the best, but I hope beyond drudging up the "bluesy" life of a drunk, he is doing something concrete to work out his problem rather than just singing the blues. Put all that behind you. Once I "admitted I was powerless over alcohol--that my life had become unmanageable," then "came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity," that's when the good stuff started. Going to AA meetings, meeting happy people who are now living wonderful lives. Getting a sponsor. Working the AA 12 Step Program. Going to meetings. Laughing, joking, enjoying life without all that crap that Jinks laments. I found entering AA to be like someone had opened the door for me to enter a fifth dimension. Hopefully you're not getting stuck on the "good old days"...which were anything but good. Go to an AA meeting today, call an AA and talk about your mutual successes. Be happy in your sobriety. What an accomplishment today!
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3 Reactions19 days sunday...18 as I write this...the mental and physcotic part working on me...#stuggling..wanted a drink so bad fri evening..Saturday to..I fought it..didn't drink
Good for you if you've made 19. But don't count them until you make them. One day at a time is good enough. It's great! If it's the "mental and psychotic part" working on you, you're doing wondefully well. The physical withdrawal is what really sucks, where you want to lock yourself in a closet and have a two-week sleep and "be cured". Maybe you're just kinda bored now. Maybe in the past you'd start the bottle because you had nothing better to do. Go for a walk. Check out a nice park. Walk the mall. Call another AA and bat the breeze with him. Meet him for coffee or lunch. Read a little bit of the Big Book. Maybe look up and wander into an AA meeting and see if you can find yourself a Sponsor. If not at that meeting, try another. Or see if you can have coffee with someone at the meeting. Lotsa meetings have "fellowship" after which is generally just jokes and smokes. Getting a Sponsor right now may be the exact thing to do. Look up how a Sponsor can help...and how you can help a Sponsor!
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2 ReactionsThat is great. All any of us has is today. I focus on today. I am not drinking/using today. Play the tape forward. If I pick up a drink or drug, the tape always plays out the same. I do not ever want to get back on that nightmare merry go round. Just today.
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My anxiety does the same to me. Sometimes, I’ll feel a little bit better, like this morning. I thought I would have to cancel my doctor’s appointment but then all of a sudden I thought, oh my God, my brain fog lifted but by the afternoon I was very unsteady on my feet and my palpitations seem to be returning. It’s so disappointing as I was praying for some sleep tonight. Wishing you well from Arizona.
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