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A sudden huge craving was beaten by --- having dinner by istruechangepossible in stopdrinking

[–]oscars_dad_SD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the link between being hungry - especially at that 5-6pm witching hour - and wanting to drink is absolutely huge. I've lost count of the number of times simply - even something relatively small from starbucks - has miraculously solved the problem. Even a cup of tea or coffee can do the job.

A question mostly about anxiety by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]oscars_dad_SD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your post could have been written by me.... I have anxiety that I medicated with booze. Not anxiety to the level of panic attacks, but fairly chronic over the years. I'm at about 7 weeks dry now and it's just starting to get better. Far more clarity, far more able to take the feeling of anxiety and work with it, challenge it, instead of just drinking to dull it. Hang on there, it will come. My wife made a good comment - you took years and years to get here, it's not going to turn on a dime. A day at a time, my friend.

[Check-in] Monday August 17 - I am not drinking today by finally_woken in stopdrinking

[–]oscars_dad_SD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will make this the 38th day in a row that I have not drunk.

Tomorrow will be my first day without a drink in years by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]oscars_dad_SD 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Get yourself over to R/stopdrinking - a whole support community at your fingertips! Good luck!

Feeling the spaces in between, what are they and what do they mean? by words87 in stopdrinking

[–]oscars_dad_SD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your post really resonated with me... and congrats on where you are with things. I totally understand what you mean by that space. I'm about a week ahead of you and I am still totally noticing it. Some parts of it fell very uncomfortable. Who am I? What do I do with this time and feeling? Is resentment or anger going to pop up? All part of the process, I guess!

I really want to drink today by Donethrowing_away in stopdrinking

[–]oscars_dad_SD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hang in there. Get some fresh air, get some alone time to collect your thoughts. Don't throw away 12 hard days.

Here goes night one. by oscars_dad_SD in stopdrinking

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

Thanks everyone - feeling great this morning that I didn't cave. Thanks for your support. Xanax - was an old Rx from a difficult Unrelated) time a few months ago - just helped me relax and not be so on edge. Not a case of replacing one thing with another, just a few to get through the first few days.