Hi Everyone. Its been a long time since I was 10 days clean and today I’m 10 days, 14 hours clean. Feeling good! And I just want to thank everyone and all your posts. The real challenge starts now coz I cant remember the last time I was clean for 30 days. 1 day at a time! Will keep you guys informed.
Hey, that’s awesome man, keep it up! Feel free to share your thoughts on the whole process, I find that to be helpful, to vent and share concerns. Keeps me on my toes so to say Let’s hit our goals!
19 days clean… but the thoughts seem to be coming more frequent the longer I stay. like no one has to know. and I know that’s my first mistake. help. please.
@cflbush@Zyzz1990
Try not to focus on your days sober…i don’t mean forget about them but sometimes the more we think “gah i been sober 19 days” the more it can make us think "I’m not drinking"
Try and keep your minds busy with other things.
Do you work…what do you do for fun, hobbies?
“Don’t count the days…make the days count!”
Yes I got good job… Love working out. Its not like I’m constantly thinking jeez I’m 10 days clean today but there has not been a day that goes by that I have not thought about - jeez I’m 10 days clean today and I’m not gonna lie, it is difficult… but the 1 day at a time helps me… my working out helps me… my eating healthy helps me… I have my parents that helps me… even my job helps me stay clean although no one knows about my illness… While typing the message I felt - I’m 10 days clean, I can use once and start over again. what harm would be done? but that’s how I feel now and I know I wont feel like that anymore when its time to go to the gym but that feeling… I have that everyday…
@Zyzz1990
Good!
Keeping busy is such a help and having wonderful parents that understand is a huge help!
What your going through will come in stages until it’s basically just another part of life…like having to get up and go to work or having to pay bills. We don’t always want to do it but we know it necessary so we trudge on through!
One thing I have to remind myself of when the thoughts creep in is that my disease wants me to stay sick. My disease catches me often, especially when things are going good! My disease tries to tell me I have been doing so good i “deserve” to celebrate, no one will know, it’s ok, you’re cured. My disease wants to keep me sick and miserable! This may sound silly but I talk out loud to my disease, I tell it to piss off and get out of my head when it’s trying to pull me back in. It empowers me to hear myself telling my disease to take a hike! Just make sure you do this alone otherwise people will think you’ve lost your marbles. …lol