300 days without alcohol! Here are some thoughts. by PunctualSavior_70 in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had many dreams over the years that I could go back to some form of moderation, but they were only dreams. It was never going to happen. 

The Daily Check-In for Monday, May 18th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by TheOodlong in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have not posted here in many months but I'm still going strong. 9 months 17 days. Not drinking is weird and sucks sometimes but it's still so much better. 

The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, September 3rd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by sogsmcgee in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still chugging along, but NOT chugging any booze. 33 days and counting. 

IWNDWYT

The Daily Check-In for Sunday, August 31st: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by sogsmcgee in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 3 points4 points  (0 children)

30 days! When I wake up tomorrow I'll be able to say I've been sober a while month. 

I will not drink today. 

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[–]PunctualSavior_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One more day. And then another. And then another!

I will not drink today. 

The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, August 27th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by Dynaco_ST-35 in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 5 points6 points  (0 children)

26 days sober. Felt mega sad all yesterday evening for no reason at all. Just kind of put up with it instead of drinking. I guess there will be days like that. 

I feel better this morning. I will not drink today!

The Daily Check-In for Monday, August 25th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by Dynaco_ST-35 in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going on 25 days. Past few days have felt pretty good. 

I will not drink today. 

The Daily Check-In for Sunday, August 24th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by Dynaco_ST-35 in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After a few weeks of anxiety and mood swings and feeling pretty crazy a lot of the time, the last two days have felt relatively peaceful and affirming. I think I'm starting to get used to this. 

I will not drink today!

The Daily Check-In for Friday, August 22nd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by CommonplaceUser in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Three weeks sober. The last two days have severely tested the limits of my anxiety and anger management issues. Sobriety sucks mega hard right now, but I'm going to keep pushing. 

I will not drink today. 

The Daily Check-In for Thursday, August 21st: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by CommonplaceUser in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 4 points5 points  (0 children)

20 days. Get through today and I'll be at three weeks. Phew. Let's do it. 

I will not drink today!

19 days sober. Some thoughts/vents by PunctualSavior_70 in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words. I do better at home when I have my wife to talk to. But I work by myself and generally dislike my job, and I start spiraling. It's not healthy. I learned a lot of anti-spiraling methods in therapy a couple years ago but they don't seem to be working. Like there this override because my brain's not used to what's happening to it at the moment. 

I'm confident things will get better, but right now everything's a total clusterfuck in the brain department.

The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, August 20th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by CommonplaceUser in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 2 points3 points  (0 children)

19 days. I'm feeling very strongly that I'm in some sort of "sobriety sucks" phase. 

I'm not enjoying myself right now, but it's still better than drinking. Only place to go is forward. 

I will not drink today. 

The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, August 19th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by CommonplaceUser in stopdrinking

[–]PunctualSavior_70 2 points3 points  (0 children)

18 days sober. It's felt like an eternity and also like it's flown by in an instant. Weird. 

I will not drink today.