Day 71. I am feeling tired at afternoons and evenings. This has been going on about a week now. I tought first that it is because of work but maybe the primary reason is paws (I quess it can take 6 months or more that the brains are recovering and making you exhausted). Still I know I have some fatigue by the work but holidays are coming soon so it will good.
How long can the recovery phase and fatigue last after 25 years of drinking? Google says 1-6 months but I quess you know better here. Ps. I have been sleeping quite ok.
Today I accepted that my mental health is not in a good place. Iāve been to this place before and am often able to accept the discomfort, knowing full well that it is temporary. But thereās a line. A line between cyclical depression and chronic ideation.
Today I have to admit Iāve crossed that line.
So, im showing up to say it out loud.
Iām not ok. I donāt know if/when I will be ok.
I need to be held accountable by my sober community
(Even though, at this point none of you know me)
Good to see you again! Even though you feel you are not ok, I am glad to see that you are ok enough to say it, some donāt. I donāt much to offer, just a sympathetic ear and a virtual hug.
Great to hear from you @MrCade! Wish it were under better circumstances. If no one has told you today, I see you, I hear you and I love you friend. Sending huge hugs
Hi. Probably a year or more at the most, but most of us feel better sooner. At 71 days youāre still in fairly early sobriety so I think itās the repair process going on right on schedule. It took me a good 5-6 months to start feeling energized again. I have some residual insomnia like many of us do so that takes a toll. I know it seems like forever but you and the days will pick up speed soon!
Thank you.
Yeah, Iām not going down without a fight.
Today, this is what my fight looks like. This is my program. TS has never done anything but help me.
Itās literally the first thing I recommend when someone says they want to get sober.
So naturally, for me, itās always gonna be the āfirst right stepā
Day 1240
Im really rather proud of myself today!! Started my monday off not so great. Layed around until about 11am (like I have been doing lately), not doing anything that i had planned to do, and felt super crappy bcuz of it. My all or nothing thinking kicked in and i thought, āwell i screwed up today so might as well try again tomorrowā. But i didnt listen to it. I finally got up, made my coffee, did the dishes, swept and vacuumed the floors, then did a random HIIT workout video on youtube for 25min, and finally after lunch i took my son out with his walker for some exercise too. Im so glad i didnt listen to my thinking. I feel 100x better right now. I also made sure to pray to my HP this morning as well. I pretty much got everything done that I wanted to do today, except for 1 thing. But ill make sure to do that tmrw.
Im now waiting on an Amazon package. I bought a bathroom scale, so I can keep track of my weight since I cant weigh myself at the gym over the summer. Its a smart scale and idk how accurate the other measurements are but its a good estimate i suppose. Either way it was a good deal so bought it.
Today is turning out to be a good day! Hope everyone is doing well!!
Welcome Audrey!! Im glad u found us! Congratulations on day 4 I too used to get stuck at a certain amount of clean time and then would relapse. For whatever reason, I couldnt get passed 3 days for the longest time. But once i started to focus on doing this just One Day At A Time, it helped. I viewed the 3rd day (the day I would normally relapse) as any other day. And since I knew that it was a hard day for me, i made sure to double down on all my recovery related stuff, went to 2 meetings that day instead of 1, prayed a little more, kept myself busy and reached out to other addicts. Maybe that would help for u? Plus since u found this forum, u have us to connect also Hope to see u posting more and sharing ur sober journey with us.
@stacyann So glad you saved it ā This really did speak to me. WOW ā how lovely that your nephews are cutting cords with this disease. @lasse Hard to answer how long fatigue lasts as it can be affected by many factors. Your body is in detox, your work and life schedule and your environment (ie excessive heat makes us tired). 71 is an impressive number of time I know it took me many months to finally regain energy. I slept a LOT during my first few months. I also had bouts where I would regain energy and then after a few weeks I would have it all appear again. It does get better. Stick with your recovery ā keep at it and you will find yourself healing @breathnow Yeah to double digits! Since you are not doing meetings, are you relying on other resources for your recovery? Keep vigilant and stay focused on stacking up the days! @marit Oh man I would have to hide it so that I didnāt open it Good restraint and patience @mrcade Sorry that you are not ok. Grateful you did post and reached out. Here for you if you need to talk through what you are feeling / experiencing. Know you are not alone @butterflymoonwoman Way to not let your start of your day dictate how the rest of your day would play out.
Checking in on Monday night
929 days free of alcohol and weed
1344 days free of cigarettes
Got pool time in and a yoga session. Feeling tired and not motivated to get much else done ā gonna try to rest for now and gain some energy ā one moment at a time
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening ā Sending you all so much love
Hello!! Thank you for the message. Can you show me how to post in an already created thread? Someone said a blue arrow, but I am not seeing it! Thank you for the link. I will take all the help I can get!! I would like to figure out how to āreport in.ā God blessā:growing_heart:
Checking in on day 713. My daughter was up until 3am just feeling sad and anxious so she didnāt make it into school today. She did come and talk to me ladt night, rather than engage in SH which Iām very thankful for as she doesnāt always manage to. Itās been super windy here today so we mostly just hunkered down at home except to take the dog out. I did get a deep clean of the living room done and we had some good food. 1am here now and sheās still not settledā¦fingers crossed for a better night
I too used to get stuck at a certain amount of clean time and then would relapse. For whatever reason, I couldnt get passed 3 days for the longest time. But once i started to focus on doing this just One Day At A Time, it helped. I viewed the 3rd day (the day I would normally relapse) as any other day. And since I knew that it was a hard day for me, i made sure to double down on all my recovery related stuff, went to 2 meetings that day instead of 1, prayed a little more, kept myself busy and reached out to other addicts. Maybe that would help for u? Plus since u found this forum, u have us to connect also 
Good restraint and patience
