Good morning friends, day 45.
Slept terribly the past 3 nights. I think I must have passed some age/physical threshold where my body just can’t handle extra caffeine late in the day anymore. I am going to try no coffee or chocolate after noon today and see how I do tonight.
I used to be able to have coffee every night at my meeting with no issues. Now, I wake up 20 times during the night.
On to more. I will not get complacent though. I know better Thank you to everyone here. I honestly don’t think I would’ve made it this far. The real work is just beginning I feel. To another sober day:sparkles:🩷
And maybe our body metabolise caffeine differently without alcohol in our system? Just a thought that i had never had before , i will do some googling research!
Many times I’ve had to ask my self “do I want to die or do I just want to die right now.” It’s always the latter and it always passes. Here for you if you ever need to talk things out. You can do this!
Day 1,732 clean and sober today, 13 hours no smoking/vaping. I was going to quit on my birthday this coming Saturday but my lungs hurt from picking up smoking cigarettes again that I just can’t do it anymore. I absolutely loved vaping but I also love hiking and love learning how to love myself. Life is challenging at times but there is absolutely nothing that a drink or drug won’t make worse. Glad to be alive and well on this spinning planet hurtling through the universe. What an amazing opportunity I have to explore all the beautiful things I can while I’m here. I’m grateful and content at the moment. Have an amazing day everyone, I love you and am so very proud of you all!!!
I’ve had the same problem. I used to be able to drink two pots of coffee throughout the day and a cup after dinner, but that time has passed. No coffee after noon for me. It helps.
This is accurate for me. I used to drink 2 redbulls and a few cups of coffee a day and be able to take a nap at any time. I cut out energy drinks almost immediately, but around 5/6 months sober, I had to cut out caffeine almost entirely bc of the insane anxiety I was having. Turns out I don’t need stimulants when I’m not flooding my system with depressants
@Catmama23 Embrace that hatred right now and point it all towards alcohol. It’s what’s making you feel this way. If you can condition yourself into hating alcohol enough, you’ll want absolutely nothing to do with it.
Rocking on. Doing the doing. Sobriety is my priority, everyday. My mental health is my priority, everyday. Compassion and pause is my only way to tackle the difficulties. Happy 24
You wish you weren’t here RIGHT now during your hungover, self loathing, stressed due to money, tired due to shitty sleep, angry due to noisy neighbours state.
When you add it all up, I can see why you’d want to escape from all that RIGHT NOW.
But when we drink, it goes away for a minute and it comes back worse. It comes back plus all the shit we should have done when we were drinking. That’s no help at all.
Right now you need to take this one hour at a time. Do
something to make it ok right now. Hot shower, walk outside, anything.
You might not feel like it right now, but you’re worth it.