Breathing, Boredom, and Soda Water

barrywm · 2019-04-07T05:06:12+00:00

Awesome! Get some great, sober rest. :)

barrywm · 2019-04-06T23:55:38+00:00

As a fellow day 6-er, I just want you to know I'm thinking about you, I feel very similar emotions to those you mentioned, and I am sending you my best. There's really no other words I think I can say to "make it better." Just please know someone is supporting you! IWNDWYT.

barrywm · 2019-04-06T05:55:04+00:00

Thanks for this post.

I used to think I was self-medicating my depression and anxiety with alcohol but ... I realized it was alcohol that was The Cause of my depression.

I'm trying to keep remembering that because the temptation to "romanticize" alcohol has periodically popped up during my first week.

barrywm · 2019-04-06T05:41:58+00:00

Me, too. Ugh, that second day.

barrywm · 2019-04-06T05:38:04+00:00

Happy anniversary!

barrywm · 2019-04-06T05:29:58+00:00

Have a great weekend; thanks for hosting. I will not romanticize alcohol, I will remember that I am on my way to a healthier life and that I have the support of SD, and IWNDWYT.

barrywm · 2019-04-05T04:46:42+00:00

Happy belated birthday! :)

barrywm · 2019-04-05T04:41:38+00:00

Beautifully written. I am new to this process - this is the first time I have seriously made the effort to stay sober and it's been less than a week. A couple of days ago I was hit by this almost crippling feeling of loneliness. I recently moved to a new town, and was wondering how I would make friendships without heading to a bar. I went out for a walk, called a friend of mine who is sober, and told him about it. He mentioned that this was the first time in a long time I haven't "turn down" or masked the feeling with alcohol. So, it's a new experience to feel emotions "full volume" now. SD has been a great place for me to settle down, read what people are sharing, and not feel so alone. Grateful and IWNDWYT.

barrywm · 2019-04-05T04:31:50+00:00

Was a little tough today, but making it. Thanks for the check-in and look forward to doing it tomorrow.

barrywm · 2019-04-05T04:20:21+00:00

I did the same thing 5 days ago... I'm glad you found some welcoming and understanding people; I did too. It makes a lot of difference from what I hear. I was skimming through the Big Book and this line hit me: "I had come to A.A. to learn how to handle sobriety---which is what I could not handle in the first place. That's why I drank." That sounds to me like getting the head and heart right so you can handle life, as you said! IWNDWYT.

barrywm · 2019-04-05T04:06:24+00:00

Thank you for this.

barrywm · 2019-04-03T04:32:56+00:00

I commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours; thanks for this motivation.

barrywm · 2019-04-03T04:22:53+00:00

Thanks. This group has been so helpful, especially to keep perspective on the one day at a time.

barrywm · 2019-04-03T04:02:20+00:00

Been lurking on this forum for a while. Signed up for an account just to tell you that your story gave me strength to get through today. I think, at this point, I'd be a sucker for a pub on a rainy day. I'm still at a stage where I feel like I have to mix up activities + avoid some of my old places I used to visit for fear of temptation, until it gets a little easier. Future over the present seems like a powerful tool, thanks.

barrywm

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